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The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1901-05-23
ASHFORD.
WestfOrd.


Miss Laura Chism is visiting her aunt.
Prof. T B. Stowell has not returned
to Providence as stated last week.
Mrs. Abbie Kinney is having her house
painted and is making general improve
ments.
A party of friends called upon Mr.. and
Mrs. Harvey Barrett Tuesday. All spent
a pleasant evening.
Harvey Barrett of Westford and Miss
Matte Broadway Of Stafford were married
here last week Sunday. ....
Mrs. Garvis and Mrs. d. E. Chism and
son Ellery, from Stafford Street visited
Miss Mary Chism one day last week.
MANSFIELD.
Gurleyville.
Rev G. c. Pratt has bought A. E.
Summers driving horse.
Charles Wyllis had the misfortune to
loose valuable horse last week with the
collie.
Arthur Wood has bought large size
new blower to take the place of his bel
lows at his shop.
Mrs. Carrie Conant Of Conantville is
spending a few days with Mrs. s. D..
Yeomans.
Ell Wood, painter and paper hanger of
East Wilmington, has been at work In
this place the past week.
Miss Sophia Zinsser who came from
Windsorville with Rev. G. G. Pratt and
family has returned to her home in that
place.
Mrs. s. P. Chaffee, who has been very
sick, Is now SO much improved In health
that Mary Barrows, who has been with
her during her illness, has gone home.
The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1901-05-23

A meeting of the members of the Bap-
tist church was held In the hall Tuesday
evening for the purpose OF taking action
on the proposed bylaws for the govern
ment of the church, submitted at that
time. A good number were present.
VIM. III. Bracket was chosen clerk of the
meeting, The bylaws were read to those
present, and adopted without dissenting
voice.
Moose Meadow.
The Ladies' Aid society will give con-
cert at the NE. E. church, on Friday even
ing, May 81. To commence at 8 p. m.
The Wilmington orchestra will be present.
A cordial invitation is extended to all.
Admission, Is cents, refreshments inclu-
sive.
West Wellington.
The meeting of the w. G. T. U. which
was postponed last Saturday on account
of rain, will be held Saturday afternoon,
at O'Clock at the chapel near the depot.
The meeting will be parliamentary drill
on woman suffrage, in which eighteen
ladies will take part. The public are cor
daily invited to attend.
The annual convention of the Tolland
County Woman's Christian Temperance
Union will be held at the Congregational
church, Storrs, next Wednesday. The
morning session will be held ct 1915 and
the afternoon session will be at 100.
Hemmela's bus will carry eighteen at IS
cents a piece. Those who wish to go
please send name to Mrs. w. u. Holman.
Those wishing to go by train will be met
at station,
The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1901-05-23

Decoration day services will be held at
the Congregational church on nearly the
same plan of past years, consisting of
speaking, recitations and vocal music,
services to commence at 2 p. m. Ladies'
are requested to leave flowers and
wreaths at E. w. Upham's. The decora-
ton of the graves In the center yards
will take place at l.. 80. All old veterans
of the civil war and ourslate wars are in
vited to take part in the observance of
the dav
The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1901-05-23

STAFFORD
Miss May Colburn spent Sunday with
friends In Wilbraham.
Mrs. Henry Tbresher of the Village Is
spending week In Springfield.
Miss Huldah Wakefield is visiting rel
atives In Springfield and West Springfield.
Rev. George Williams attended the
Baptist convention In Springfield the first
of the week.
A stated Communication of Wolcott
lodge, F. & A. M, will be held next We'd
nesday evening.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-11-16
THE GREAT ROCK ISLAND.
New Line 10 Texas, the South and
Southwest.

Early in 1872 the Chicago, Rock Island
& Pacific railway viii throw open 20 the
public It's new lire 20 Texas and the great
South and Southwest. The opening Of this
new line viii mean much 70 the travelling
and shipping puhlic, aud vii take its
place as one OF the great railroad ir-
provements Of that year
This new line is 81 extension Of the
branch OF the Rock Island extending -
Liberal, Ia the southwest corner CT Kan
sas. The extension from Liberal runs
ia sn almost straight line 20 r Paso.
Texas. the terminus. The distance from
Liberal 10 II Psso is 50 miles. a re-
marksble piece q railroad construction
is 10 d. found on this extension being a
perfectly straight piece 81 track. Without
a curve Tor the distance ~ Is miles. taus
becoming the longest piece II straight
track In North America- The mazirnuu
grade Is only Per cent. another renlaslz-
able and important fsct This aiI make
the Rock Island the ouly trie sa1thera
Route. with the lowest sititeds and snuch
lower grade than any other llne- Pew
people viii realize what This means uaia
feIiv CONSIDERED
with tie completion ~ this uew eztsn-
sion tie Rock Island wll become
greater and mere potear facle7 il rte
railroad world i Viii zrg only ada 1na1y
niles 70 its already lsrge mileage het
il xifl give the Rock IsIans fhe short
Lire over rs ovn tracks from ChieaE7
70 z Psso. Texas. and. Eith tbs conrert-
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-11-16

ing lines at FL Paso, viii become the
Short Line between Kansas City and
the Pacific coast. as well as between Chi
csgo and many important points in Texas
and Mexico. This Of itself is Of great i'm
portance in the busy railroad world. and
it VIII bring the Rock Island an immense
amount of traffic, especially through
business both 20 and from the Pacific
coast, Mexico. Arizona and New Mexico
To quote distances and show wherein the
extension viii actually benefit and shorten
the time between the east, the west. the
south and the southwest, the following
figures may be given:
The distance from Chicago and FL Paso.
Texas via the Rock Island. is 1f7l miles;
while by the other shortest route * So
1873 miles. The distance between Kansas
City and Fl Paso via the Rock Island is
954 miles; while by the other shortest
route it is lI72 miles. The distance be-
tween Kansas City and Los Angeles via
the Rock Island is Ito miles; while by the
other shortest route it is 1901 miles. The
distance between Omaha and FL Psso via
the Rock Island IS l1os miles; while by the
other shortest route it IS 1864 miles. The
distance between Omaha and Los Angeles
via the Rock Island to ID Paso ard con-
Meeting lines is 1918 miles. while By the
other shortest route It IS 900 mics. Thus
it VIII be readily seen that the great
Rock Island viii become pre-emirently
the "straieht Line the Short Line the
Low Altitude Line between Missouri
river points and the principal points both
west south and southwest
Then. again. in addition % che immense
gain in time 10 the freight and passenger
traffic. the building ~ the new Rock
Island extension VIII open MP q rass and
as yet wholly undiscovered territory.
brimfuU ~ interest and surprises r. the
tourist Il IS reported 1y the srgineeys
who have been over the regte that the
scenery is defghtlui.
The resources ~ the country through
which the new extension passes aye All
that could o. desired. There is abundant
land rich. fertile and Wen ~ate-ea. f9r
the farmer; plenty - pastgre ard feed
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-11-16

| is a strange thing here, is it not? Well,
we have no use for cold storage.
Nearly all OF the wholesale trading is
/ carried on by TWO companies. the North
ern Navigation Company and the \. A.
T. and Z. Company. These two concerns
do all Of the wholesale business but there
are many retail stores. just the same as
| there are in the United States. A great
part Of the goods are canned. They are
shipping cattle in by the hundreds at the
present time Most of these are killed as
soon as they reach US and then are frozen
to await consumers. A great many cat
tie are kept on grass there in the summer
and killed as they are needed.
Fruits are for sale there and bring
great prices. A sample Of what the
prices are may be seen when it is said
that an apple. a peach, banana, or in
fact any small fruit of like character,
costs a quarter each There is no small
change used. The smallest thing that is
valued is a quarter.
The mail facilities are very good. A
fine new postofice has been erected and
it is the pride of the city. Mail is receiv-
ed twice a week, almost without Interrupt
ton, except for the times in the spring
ana autumn when the river freezes up
and thaws out The mail goes TO and
from Whitehorse by stage all of the time
except when the river is open and then
the steamers come up with mail and
freight
Dawson City is well represented in
churches and schools and IS in most re-
spects. a modern town. The Presbyterians
have recently completed a fine $500
church that is the pride of the city. The
NIethodists are also well represented
and have a fine building. The Salvation
Army is there in force.
The Indians have a small village
about two miles below the city but are
scarcely reckoned in the affairs Of the
country.
This year has seen the largest weld Of
gold that has as yet been secured from
the mines The total output will be in the
neighborhood $25.0o 900. The gold is all
free, placer gold and has to be dug out in
the winter and then when the summer
months come It is washed and the gold
secured. The gold is in the form of dust
and varies in size from small grains of
dust up to nuggets that are sometimes
very large"
Mr.. Honnen had with him two nuggets
that were fair specimen of what they
are digging out every once in a while.
The largest of the nuggets is about two
inches in length and at its longest diam
eter about an inch across. 1t was a
rough piece of metal and showed that it
had been subject 10 the action Of water
for q considerable time. The second mug
get was about half the size and the two
were worth about S175.
Mr. Honnen left last evening for the
Atlantic cities where he viii spend some
little time. He has planned a trip that
VIII include all of the important points
in the United States and VIII include al
most all of the states in the Union. Mr..
Honnen VIII return to his place in
Alaska about March first. after an ab-
sence from his woIk Of about six months.
IN that time he VIII have seer more of
America than most men see in a lifetime.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-11-16
PLAY AT NEWTON
High School Football Team Goes to
That CITY TODAY.

Today the Wichita high school football
boys are going TO Newton to contest for
honors with the team of that city.
Two weeks ago these teams played here
in the mud and rain and the high school
came out the victors by a score of to 3.
difference is hardly noticeabletao vmfwyt
Newton is heavier than Wichita, but the
difference is hardly noticeable. The high
school team has undergone several
changes this week. Hess is changer from
his guard position to tackle and Gerties
takes the vacant position; then with
Wareham again at it IN his tackle posi-
ton, the line seems to be considerably
stronger. The back field remains the
same. and there is no doubt but that they
will hold up their ende of the perform
ance
Hard signal practice during the week
has got the boys wind good and strong.
The boys are hoping for a dry day, for
they think there are more points in their
favor on dry land. 4 large crowd Of
high school enthusiasts viii accompany
the boys.
Following is the lineup:
T. E. AIDES; L. T, Hess; l. G., Gerties;
C, Rowles or Walton; r. G.. Dunn; r.
T., Wareham; R. Z. Lewis. Q B.. LOOMS;
/. II. b. Sternberg; r. II. B., Barnes:
F. B. Clapp; -Minnick. Geh-
ring, Weir
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-11-16

irrigation suit brought Dy Kansas against
Colorado. the demurrer filed by Colorado
opens the way for action to be tried On
its merits anu resuscitates the almost
buried question Of states rights
Mr.. Gedard has called to assist him in
the case E. F. Ware of Topeka and S.
S. Ashbaugh of Wichita.
THE demurrer filed by Colorado attor-
neys. throws the whole question on its
merits said Attorney General GODDARD
Colorado claims practically that It has
the right to take water out OF its streams
whenever and wherever it desires; that
that right is given it in its adopted con-
stitution and by the approved act OF con-
gress. The whole question is IN entirely
new one in the United States and when
decided VIII be law for other states
whose water supply has its source in
some other state. While it is new. Il
brings up the old question Of states
rights, however"
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-11-16
HAS A QUERY BOX
Rev, CoOmbs Answers the Questions
Without Reference to Bible.

The total disregard of the fatalic num-
Der thirteen. which has appeared in the
number of fun seats, chapters read.
verses. date. lights and people in commit
tees connected with the meetings now in
progress at the Central Christian church.
corner Market and First streets. has
caused the number TO disappear in utter
rout Yesterday a large number of chairs
were placed in the church and all were
filed last night and many were unable
to gain admission to the house.
A query box was opened in the begin
ming Of the service last night. the ques-
lions being read 10y others as they came
from the box, Rev. Coombs answering
Immediately. In one case of a question
regarding Christian Science. man in
the audience added other queries in an
argumentive manner and was satisfied
with the answers. This proved an in
tensely interesting feature. Queries may
be put in writing by anyone. a box hav-
ing been prepared for their reception.
The test in being called upon to answer
these queries without an oporiunity TO
think over Them is a daring venture for
any speaker.
p
the mems meeting at the auditorium
Sunday afternoon is TO be used. it is
said. the particular manner in which il
is To be done remaining n secret as vet,
and OF course. conjectures as to its sue
cess cannot be even guessed at. How
ever, the meeting promises TO be an
overflow. a large male chorus has been
prepared and Mr.. Davis viii sing solo.
Tho sermon last night was strictly TO
the point Tests of fellowship so-calIed.
are plain opinions of individuals and
uuiuteresting: no organ in the church.
no jeWelry. kinds Of clothes and ali that
are idle; ST we do what God says to do
straish ont. we VIII receive reward. God
said 'Ahrahem. sacrifice YOUR son Abra-
ham said- .IlI do .t and God VII bring
hlm IN life again. Abrahams theory
was an wrong, but his faith was right.
be did his part. and God did his Joshua
aud hiss people went around Jericho seven
times and not "a stone moved in the wall.
hut they were then 20 shout, they did
shout and down came the walls What
God says to Go we must do. no matter
what our nttie opinions are; It's all
clear II we VIII let IT be We can have
no opinion in some things- ne can wear
any kind ri clothes. have any kind Of
music in TIE church, the Bible places no
limit upon utuc things When God speaks
We have uo ri1ht to any opinion"
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-11-16
HE WAS SCARED
Burglar Left the House without Max
ing an InsnecfiOn

Last evening two young ladies who are
staying at Mrs. Ben Garland's home on
North Lawrence avenue, received a scare
that made them rather nervous. Mrs.
Garland went out to spend the evening,
and left the young ladies alone in the
house Shortly after she had gone the
girls heard a noise as though some one
was walking around the room below
They supposed that it was the porter, but
when he made a noise as though he was
stumbling over a chair they became sus-
picious and called down stairs. Receiving
no answer. they became convinced that
it was a burglar, and telephoned for the
police. An officer was sent to the scene
and made a thorough investigation. and
found the cellar door ajar and a ccnserv-
atory window open. Nothing that the
girls knew of was missing, and they
concluded that the burglar had been
frightened away. 1t is supposed that he
entered by the cellar door. and when the
girls called to him he went out through
the conservatory window Mrs Garland
is always very careful to leave the win
dOws fastened, and this leads TO the con-
clusion that the thief came in through
the cellar and went out through the win
dow. The young ladies were quite lit
tie frightened, but were treasured when
the officer mad made an inspection and
declared that if they had had a gun they
would have shot at the burglar. One Of
them has lived on a claim in Oklahoma,
and has fired a revolver a great many
times. and has no fear of handling a
gun. 1t would have been interesting for
the burglar if they had had shooting
irons.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-11-16

land for tho cattle ard sheep raiser,
abundant timber lard Tor building pur-
poses. an inexhaustihie slppiy q ooal
within easy reach. deposits q gold. sa-
Yer. copper and other minerals IN fact.
land and resources % suit any and al
tastes
The climate is favnrably compared with
that ~ California u is just lar enorssh
H01th to secure those warm dsya 20 usc-
essary % raise Erain. frglL ctc. aai
those deliehtf4HY cool nigAfs. 80 refrcsh-
Ing 10 natlre ard beneficial ~ naaki1d
In fact * IS the recognized heatta zoaa
~ the United stafee.
40 the present time tz-o gangs. cqm1-is-
ius several hundred men and teams. ere
Warklng with az possshis sTeea toward
e.-ch other from ether ead 81 ire route.
Those on tie nor.h have asqlt = rulra
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-11-16
MAY NOT LIVE
Old wichita Merchant Dying in II an
saS CITY

". NJ. Swentzen arrived in this city
yesterday. lie is well known here. He
was in Kansas City a few days ago and
went out TO see his old friend Ar X
Jackson, who at one time ran dry
goods store in the building where the
Boston Store now Is. For a number Of
years Mr.. Jackson has been travelling
for a firm in Philadelphia. and made
his headquarters in Kansas City. He
lived here many years and is well known
among all the old-timers OF the city.
Mr.. Swentzen reported that his friend
is very sick ard is not expected 10 live.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-11-16

ious chemist succeeded in combining
them. together with other antseprics,
into pleasant. effective tablet
Druggists sell the remedy under the
name OF SUart's Catarrh Tablets. and
lt has met with remarkable success i'm
the cure Of nasal catadrh. bronchial and
throat catarrh. and In catarrh of the
stomach.
Mr. H. \. Benton. whose address is
rare OF Clark house. Troy y. T.. saws.
when I run up against anything that
Is good. like 20 tell people OF It. j have
been troubled with catarrh more or less
for some time. Last winter more tnar
ever Tried several So-called cures. but
aid not set any benefit from them.
About six weeks ago i bought a 51-cent
box Of stusrt's Catarrh Tablets ana
am glad 10 say that they have done
wonders for me ana 90 not hesitate TO
let all my friends know that Stu8rts Ca
tarrh Tablets are the right tbins.r
Ny Geo. J. Casanova of hotel Griffin.
West Ninth street. New York r,sr
writes: 81 have commenced using stu
arts CatarIh Tablets. ana -I-aady they
have given me better results than any
catarrh cure i have ever triei.~
A leading physician oc Pittsllrr advises
the use of Sruarts Calarrh Tablets In
preference II amy olher trla tment Tor
eatarrh OF the head. throat or stomach.
lie claims they are Tar superior a. ire
halers salves lotions or powder. ana are
much more con enieEr and pleasant 10
take and are So harmless that rtte
children 5ake thcm wth h'aeHr rs they
contain no oniste. coea.ae or amy nr.sar-
All druggists SCI. ssaarrs ca-arrh Tst-
lets ar 81 cents tor faH sized nacaa se
aad they are probably she safest and
Taost Heiiabie cure for any form u ca
Largh.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-11-16
CONJUNCTION OF PLANETS
Noon, Saturn. Jupeter and Venus
almost in Line.

The moon, Saturn. Jupiter and Venus
were in conjunction last night, making
almost a straight line from the moon TO
Venus. Those who saw them last night
will have been dead over LOO years be-
fore any human eye Will see them in
exactly the same relative position again.
The event occurs only once in 1.200 years.
Very few people in Wichita knew Of the
rarity of such a spectacle. Venus was
especially bright and made an appearance
worthy of her name. Jupiter was also
bright, but Saturn was not attractive.
Jupiter and Saturn viii be so close to
each other on the 9th that the distance
between them viii no larger than the
moon diameter. Monday night the three
planets will be nearest in line. Venus
viii be three times as far from Jupiter
as from Saturn. A fine view of the plan
cts was obtained from the roof of the
Eagle Office last night.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-11-16
RECOMMENDS IT TO TRAINMEN.

G. H. Hausan. Lima. O.. engineer L.
Z. & ". railway. writes: I have been
troubled a great deal with backache I
was induced 10 try FOLEYS KIDNEY
CURE. and one bottle entirely relieved
me. I gladly recommend it TO any che,
especially my friends among the train
men. who are usually similarly afflicted.
g. Gehring. 900 +. Douglas; Geo. Van
Werden. - y. Main; Wichita Drug Co.
10 z Douglas
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-11-16
WILL BE A BIG CASE
Arkansas River Question Brings Out
Stafe-S Rights

The meeting held in this city some
months ago. of the people interested in
the suit OF the state OF Kansas against
the State Of Colorado has borne fruit
That meeting was for the purpose OF
getting statistics for the use CT the at
torney general. and since the case has
been called and the attorney general re-
turned from Washington. this state is
better prepared than ever To make the
fight
Instead Of limiting the extent Of the
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-11-16

W. J. Shively, BatesvTre. o.. speaking
Of BANNER SALVE, says: Il used It
for piles. and it has done me more good
than any sslve I have ever used. and I
have tried a great many kinds" G. Geh-
ling. 100 E. Douglas; Geo. Van Werden
S2s n. Main; Wichita Drug Co., 10 E.
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