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Hutchinson gazette., 1901-08-08
On tho Cnntrnl nIyIsInn.

Topeka, Aug. 3.--The Santa Fc rail
road is preparing to equip its engines
in the Central Division for the use of
Beaumont Oil as fuel. They propose
to spend nearly 100000 this year in
equipping its engines for oil and pro-
viding receiving and delivery tanks
along the line Coal will eventually be
entirely superseded on the entire sys.
TEN as steam fuel by first using the
Beaumont oil, The Santa Fe already
has contracts for four hundred barrels
of tandage.
Hutchinson gazette., 1901-08-08

vi Reno, Aug, 2.--Governor Rich
ards has announced the names of the
townsite commissioners, j. II, Hamp-
ton who had charge of the registration
at Fort Sill, will take charge at Law
ton n, p, Holcomb who was in charge
of booth here during the registration,
will be at Hobart. G. r. Nessler, In
dian Inspector, will be in charge at
Anadarko, The men now in the gov
ernment employ will be relieved from
duty here, The commissioners are
required to give bond of ono hundred
thousand dollars each.
Hutchinson gazette., 1901-08-08
To Punish Repeaters.

FL Reno, Aug 5.-Judge Dale is quo
ted thus;
"Judge, you have already unearthed
several repeaters. Can they be pun
ished for violating the rules of the
drawing.P" Certainly" was the re-
ply. "The law gives the president au-
thority to make all rules and regula-
tions and gave them the force of law.
A violation Of those rules is just the
same as violation of statute law.
Those repeaters will be arrested and
prosecuted"
Hutchinson gazette., 1901-08-08
Trots A Milo In eioe Id.

Columbus, Ohio, Aug. 5,--Crcsceus,
champion of the trotting turf, added
more laurels to his fame by trot-
ting a mile in 9:O2ll reducing by half
second his week-old record of 2;094,
made at Cleveland last Friday. The
first half was trottcd in 0:509l, the first
time that distance has been covered in
less than one minute by trotter, The
time by quarters was 0:999i, O;509i,
1904, and 2:O2A,
A stiff wind blowing directly up the
stretch kept him from stepping faster.
Hutchinson gazette., 1901-08-08
To Protect Foreigners.

Washington, Aug. 6,-The state de-
partment has received through Mr..
Squires, secretary of legation at PelSin,
a note from Ii Hung Chang, describing
the regulation for the control of the
mounted patrol, which it is proposed to
establish along the road between
Ching-Ting and Pao Ting Flu. Mr..
squires srys this is the first step on the
part Of the Chinese authorities toward
the protection of foreigners travelling
through the disturbed districts of the
provinces of Shan 81 and Chilli.
Hutchinson gazette., 1901-08-08
nrnu IL In thu F0darntIOn.

Washington, Aug. 6.-President shaf-
fer and other members of the executive
board of the Amalgamated Association
of Iron, Steel and Tin Workers, have
been sounding the American Federation
of Labor as to the extent the latter
body can be depended upon in support
ing the great steel strike now under
way. If any decisive action is to be
taken by the federation in aiding steel
strikers, 1t is probable a meeting of the
council will be called for that purpose
President Gompers is expected here.
Hutchinson gazette., 1901-08-08
NOW II Is A FREIGHT JAM.
But Divided Among Hall a Dozen
Railroad Towns.
GOODS PILED UP ANYWHERE.

I'll Reno, Aug, 5,--The railroads oper-
Ating in the vicinity Of the, Kiowa-Com-
anche country are now troubled with u
freight jam, For three weeks they
were taxed 10 their utmost capacity TO
handle their passenger traffic, For the
next month they will do tremendous
freight business, Homeseekers and
people who expect TO engage In business
in the new country are all trying TO get
their goods shipped In Mt once, The
passenger jam was Mt III Reno, The
freight jam will be at ChiclsashH, Rush
Springs, NARROW and Duncan for the
next ten days, and after that Richards,
the new town ON the Lawton branch,
win be included In the list, The Rock
Island will get into Lawton about Sep
tcmber /, and until that time all goods
will have TO go via the towns mentioned
above. All are 30 miles from Lawton,
except Richards, which Is 10 miles, but
the line has not been completed there
yet,
At Marlow freight is stacked all over
q ten.ocre field and farmers are making
big money hauling 1t TO the new coun'
try, The same condition exists at Rush
Springs and Duncan, At Chiclsasho
the jam is with freight cars, but the
Rock Island will be able TO handle It,
The freight jam extended even to I'll
Reno, and north bound passenger
train was laid out here seven hours on
account Of freight trains being piled
Hutchinson gazette., 1901-08-08
Wool and wheat Clog Newton.

Newton, Kans,, Aug. 6.--Yardmaster
Anderson reports an immese traffic on
the Santa Fe at present, in fact he
says IL is the heaviest he ever saw at
this time Of the year. The yards are
blocladed every night and morning
There seems to be an immense amount
Of wool being shipped over the Santa
Fe, and train load after train load of
wheat passes through Newton every
day. When night comes the employees
are ready to go to bed as soon as they
get their supper
Hutchinson gazette., 1901-08-08
why 40 Many Olslahomans.

FL Reno, Aug. 2.-From reading the
names of names in the drawing one
might think that Oklahoma, and
especially El Reno, had cinch on the
game. But as a matter Of fact only a
small per cent OF those who have
given their addresses to be notified, as
Ell Reno and other parts of the terri
tory are residents of Oklahoma. These
addresses were given as matter OF
convenience, to all those who intend
remaining here or near here until
after the drawing.
Hutchinson gazette., 1901-08-08
ylctorIn's Eldest child.

Hombcrg, Germany, Aug 0,--Em
press Frederick Is dying from cancer,
Her son, the Kaiser, who has never
shown any affection for his mother, is
present. King Edward VII went by
special train and boat to the bedside Of
his sister, The physicians bulletin
says;
"The external disease from which
her majesty is suffering, and which for
years has been slowly increasing, has
in the course Of the last few weeks eN-
tended to the internal organs, Her
mojesty's strength is diminishing rapid
ly, owing to inability to take sufficient
nourshment She is conscious and at
without pain"
Later; Empress Frederick died at
Gl5 last evening,
Hutchinson gazette., 1901-08-08
Tampa in a state of seIgo.

Tampa, Fla, Aug. 6.--Guards have
been placed around many homes in
Tampa to prevent incendiary fires.
Those whose homes are guarded are
known leaders in the anti-Resistencia
strike movement. Rumors of possible
incendiarism have been rife for two
days. All of the closed cigar factories
are kept guarded. 1t is believed that
the crisis in the strike situation will be
reached this week. AS yet there has
been no attempt at violence and every
precaution has been taken to preventit.
Hutchinson gazette., 1901-08-08
Forest Fires In Prussia.

Berlin, Aug CA terrible fire. is
raging in the extensive forest near
Kalden Kirchen on the Dutch-Prussian
frontier, Firemen from all the neigh
boring villages, aided by the inhabi
tants headed by their bourgmasters are
there trying TO check the flames, but
so far without success.
Several thousand acres Of valuable
timber has been destroyed. Train
service through the district has been
suspended, as the fire has reached the
railway track
Hutchinson gazette., 1901-08-08
strlke wn Not nolnr RocG I,lnnd.

Topeka, Aug, 6,--"Enough steel rails
are stacked up at Chickasha to com
plete all of our lines now under the
course of construction" said Rock
Island official, eve got our order in
in time to have IL filled before the steel
strike. Our greatest difficulty is in
getting men to lay track. Under or
dinary circumstances our Lawton
branch would have been completed and
thrown open for traffic. now, We in
tended TO have it in operation for the
opening, But the big wheat harvest
came ON aud the farmers took our
laborcrs away from us.
Hutchinson gazette., 1901-08-08

Chicago, Aug. 5,-What is considered
to be an important move toward the
abolishment of free transportation has
been inaugurated by officials of lines
centering at Chicago. Owing to the
extra heavy passenger traffic prevailing
at present it has become necessary, the
officials say, to prohibit the issuance
of free-trip passes of all descriptions,
until the close of the Pan-American
exposition in October.
These orders are sweeping and pro-
hibit passes to employees Of other lines
Hutchinson gazette., 1901-08-08

Joplin, Mo-, Aug. "A s4O,O pub
lie library is to be built at Joplin by
Andrew Carnegie A letter to that
effect has just been received from Mr..
Carnegie's private secretary. About
three months ago Professor Elf, super
intendent of the public schools here,
wrote to Mr. Carnegie in behalf of
Joplin's library committee requesting
donation. The letter just received Is
an answer to his.
Hutchinson gazette., 1901-08-08
Immenae plies Of wheat.

Topeka, Aug, GA Lincoln CORE.
spondent writes Enormous quanti-
ties of new wheat are piled upon the
ground in the open air at different sta
tions along the entire length of the
Salina, Lincoln & Western railway
go miles, At some stations ten IS or
20 thousand bushels are thus exposed
to the winds, dust and possible rains,
The aggregate amount thus exposed
can hardly be less than quarter Of u
million bushels, and may be muchmore,
OF course no wheat is piled outside
until the elevators and warehouses are
filled and no ears in sight,
Hutchinson gazette., 1901-08-08
t1BlRN SCORES WILSON
For Saying That Kansas is Not
. Considered Corn Producing,
QUOTES WILSON'S REPORTS

Topeka, Aug. OF d, Coburn, sec
retary Of the State Board OF Agricll'
ture defends Kansas from the state
ment OF Secretary Wilson of the United
States Department of Agriculture, that
Kansas is "scm-Nrid region and not
TO be considered as great corn pro-
ducing state ms "the crops are too un-
certain" Speaking about the matter
MIR, Coburn said'
81 have been amazed 10 see in the
daily newspapers under Washington
date line n statement that Secretary
Wilson of the United States Depart
ment Of Agriculture IL starting on
visit TO observe conditions In the corn
belt which he is careful TO define rs
Iowa, Illinois and Missouri Also he
refutes the contention that Kansas and
Nebraska are included, for conditions
there can never be counted ON. The
crops Of those states nrc too uncertain
The reports of Mr., Wisons's depart
ment for the past lve years show the
foremost corn producing states Of the
woEld Qn aggregate yicld) to be Iowa,
Illinois, Nebraska, Kansas and Mis-
souri,,
"The corn crop Of Kansas in one of
the past ten years was greater than
that Of Iowa in four different years Of
the same period; greater than that OF
Illinois in seven of the years; greater
than NcbrNskas In nine of the years;
while Missouri's nearest approach In
the decade fell nearly lO,000,OOO short
Of being It's equal
"If the lands of central part of Kan
sas belong TO the scmi-0rid classiaca-
ton II is lamcntablo that there are not
larger areas in the United States that
can properly come under the same
classification, for the particular portion
OF the Sunnower state, as described,
constitutes what is probably by odds
the most prohtably productive wheat
field in the world, the ilours from
which are unsurpassed by the product
from wheresoever, all of which IS gen
orally well known,
"This part Of the state is the portion
that has made Kansas famous to the
ends of She earth by its wondrous out
put of winter wheats, out-doing all
competitors, and placing the state in II
class by itself, In short, this region,
'arid, 'semi-arid, or otherwise, is with
out peer in wheat production,
"AgriculturNlly, therefore, Kansas,
II would seem, is better equipped to
successfully claim recognition as n
foremost commonwealth than any Of
the states alleged to be so favorably
mentioned producing largely both
wheat and corn; the fore part of the
season being favorable, a record break
ing wheat crop is garnered, while If
She later months are proptious prodi-
Iious corn crop is gathcred-one or the
other, II not both; In Iowa, Illinois and
Missouri as compared with the situa-
tion in Kansas, it is apparently either
corn or confusion.
Hutchinson gazette., 1901-08-08

Kansas City, Mo-, Aug. 5.-The Union
Pacific is using large number of men
on It's steel gangs and a day has hardly
passed in two or three months but from
twelve to twenty-five men have been
shipped out for work along the Union
Pacific. The steel gang near Wa
Keeney has been absorbing u vast
number of laborers for some time, but
now all new recruits will be sent along
the Solomon-Beloit branch. where n
new steel gang starts the coming
week.
Hutchinson gazette., 1901-08-08
AtohIaon Elevator Fire.

Atchison, Kas,, Aug, 3,-The elevator
OF the S. r. Washer Grain company is
totally destroyed by fire together with
all its contents, consisting of about
$50, 900 bushels of grain. The loss,
which is estimated to be in the neigh
borhood Of $500, was covered by in
surance, The origin Of the fire is un-
known. Three Missouri Pacific freight
cars loaded with wheat for the elevator
were also destroyed, and the loss Of
the railroad is estimated to be in the
neighborhood Of 5000.
Hutchinson gazette., 1901-08-08
Non-MInoral AmdAvlts.

FL Reno, Aug, 6,-Governor W.. A.
Richards received information from the
Interior department that persons MAX
ing homestead entries on lands will
not be required to make non-mineral
land aflidavits in connection with their
fling The affidavit can be made later
ON. According to the provisions Of the
affidavit a person is required to have
knowledge of the land on which they
file and accuretely describe each forty
acres, BY this method, IL the tracts Of
land examined should be taken when
the applicant appears at the land office
1t would be an impossibility to make
affidavit that the land filed ON had been
examined.
Hutchinson gazette., 1901-08-08
Smuggling GIrls.

Rome, Aug, 1.-The frequent walks
across the Swiss.Italian frontier of
girls OF seminary near Masliance
aroused the suspicious of the customs
officers, who finally stopped pro-
cession Of forty walking two by two
and ascertained that each girl was
smuggling cigars or cigarettes OF the
aggregate value of 100000.
Hutchinson gazette., 1901-08-08
Both Ready to Make Concessions.

San Francisco, Aug 3,-The only new
phase to the local labor trouble is a
strong undcrcurrent that is making for
peace. The municipal league, which
held secret meetings with labor leaders
and employers report that the outlook
for settlement is encouraging and that
basis of adjustment may be reached
within twenty-four hours. An officer
of the league said:
ave find both sides ready to make
concessions on general lines"
Hutchinson gazette., 1901-08-08
Fastest Hundred Yards,

Colorado Springs, Col, Aug. Our
ing the athletic contests attendantupon
the quarto-centennial celebration here
Cadiras De Foya, Ute Indian, broke the
worlds running record for 100 yards,
making the distance in 0 seconds fat.
The professional record was 3-5, and
the amateur record 1-5 second slower.
Hutchinson gazette., 1901-08-08
ChocLnm tn ro DO Mlchltn.

III Reno, Ok, Aug, G,--The Choctaw
railroad has changed its plans and will
build its Kansas branch into Wichita,
At first it intended to run branch
from Geary, okla, to Kiowa, Kansas, a
delegation of Kiowa people informed
the company that Kiowa didn't care to
have the road, so the company took
Kiowa at its word and changed the
route so that the line viii go through
ANTHONY and terminate Mt Wichita.
Hutchinson gazette., 1901-08-08
Largest stock of Gold.

Washington, Aug. 1.-The stock Of
gold in the treasury is the largest in
the history Of the government and is
accumuating at the rate of S4,5OO,OOO
to S5,OOO,OOO a month, The figures are
S5O4, 354, ,2o7, of which S24s, 1858, G0s is
free gold, but including the $50, O,oOO,-
600 gold reserve.
Since July 1, 1900, the stock Of gold
on hand has increased about Ssl, ,OOO,-
600.
Hutchinson gazette., 1901-08-08
LIKE JONAH'S GoURD.
LAwton Was = City of 10000 = wsek
Refore Lot Was Sold.

Fort Sill, o. r., Aug.O.-Ilnid wns a
great town In It's day, and 10 was Perry,
but Lawton is a town before It's day.
Perry and Enid became cities OF 10000
inhabitants after the Cherokee strip
was opened 10 settlement, Lawton had
u population Of 10000 inhabitants six
days before IL can become town Be-
fore n lot could be purchased on the
townsite II had three streets, 400 busi-
ness houses and 1 800 tents, Along the
main road running south Of the town
site and separating 1t from the home
steads which MIR, Woods and Miss Beal
will beyond doubt select, runs Mccoy
avenue, n distance of one mile Goo
Goo avenue Is Immediately east Of the
townsite and Is half u mile long. Grand
view avenue bounds, the townsite on
the north. An area Of 390 acres be-
tween these thoroughfares is barren,
save for land office in the very center,
SO by o. feet, and n frame building that
will be used for a national bank just as
soon as n lot can be purchased NJ the
auction sale. Before IL was town
Lawton had wholesale grocery and o
daily newspaper.
Hutchinson gazette., 1901-08-08
Veteran of Knnsas Eighth.

Leavenworth, Aug,-The temperature
reached 100 between 3 and o'clock,
Rudolph Mag, a veteran from the Sol
diers' home, started to walk to the city
when he was overcome by the heat and
died. MaOg was soldier in Company
B, Eighth Kansas infantry during the
war. He had been at the Soldiers
home three Years.
Hutchinson gazette., 1901-08-08

Washington, Aug, 5,.--Josiah Il, White,
who has been appointed postmaster Mt
Lawton, in the Klowa country, will not
be able TO open his postoflice at this inn
portant point on August 6 unless his
bond arrives here and his commission
can be forwarded in time to enable him
to begin doing business on that date.
The fault will not be his, however,
When his commission was sent the usual
small bond for fourth class Office was
sent Mr., White suggested that it be
made large enough to cover the grade
the office must soon reach and q bond
for $50, 900 was sent.
w, r, Dutton, the postmaster for Ana
darlio, has not yet been commissioned.
w. NJ. English has had his bond ap-
proved as postmaster at Hobart.
Hutchinson gazette., 1901-08-08

up,
La Junta tribune., 1901-04-17
Qusssiea Aos.sses.

Yes, August Flower still has the
largest sale of any medicine in the
civilized world. Your mothers and
grandmothers never thought of
using anything else for indigestion
or biiiousness- Doctors were very
scarce and seldom heard Of appen-
dicitis, nervous prostration or heart
failure, etc. They used August
Flower to clean out the system and
stop fermentation Of undigested
food. regulate the action of the
liver. stimulate the nervous and or
ganic action Of the system, and
that Is all they took when feeling
dull and bad with headaches and
other aches You only need q few
doses of Green's August Flower.
in liquid form. to make you salts
fed there is nothing serious the
matter with you. For sale At
Finasy's pharmacy.
La Junta tribune., 1901-04-17
Nigh School ces,s Case.


The students OF the high school
will hold court next Friday alter
noon, April Iotb. Viii KiIeore
will preside as judge. and the case
will be called promptly at 1890
O'Clock. The title OF the cause OF
action is repressed. but j, will be a
civil case for damages, and the
arguments will be interesting.
The attorneys for the prosecution
are Carl Lesher and Fred Hill,
and for the defense. Frank Finney
and Earl Chambers Both sides
have been attending court and
consulting local attorneys for the
purpose of familiarizing themsel ,es
with legal phraseoloey. technical
points, and Blsckstonian lore
generally. A jury will be en-
pannelled to try the case.
La Junta tribune., 1901-04-17
a New Order.

An aerie of the Fraternal Order
OF Eagles will be instituted in La
Junta Thursday evening. The
order is social and beneficial, up
to date in its ritualistic and floor
work, and its social features are
said to be new and unique. d.
Byron Hall, grand organizer at
large, and Charles NJ. Graf,
deputy grand president Of the
state OF Colorado. will be the insti-
tuting officers.
Charter lists and literature may
be found at Dalton's drug store.
Initiation fee, S6.as; monthly
dues, IS cents, which entities the
member to the services OF the
aerie physician for himself and
family, 81 per week sick benefits
and 500 funeral benefits.
La Junta tribune., 1901-04-17
s.e.i.. Church a..,.., m..,,ns..

The revival meetings continue
at the Baptist church with growing
interest. There are converts at
each meeting. Four more were
baptized Monday night. and a
number gave their names as ao-
cepting Christ, Although Rev.
Brown goes to an appointment at
Trinidad to-day, the meetings will
go on through the week. Fred
Fisher, the sweet Gospel singer,
will remain over Sunday. Fish
er's singing reaches hearts that
cannot be touched by preaching;
he has consecrated voice. and
reminds US of Sankey. Come and
bring your friends
La Junta tribune., 1901-04-17
SOME MORE LOCAL ,,sss.
osl,on,s pharmacy for drugs.

Dslton's pharmacy for drugs.
For fresh bread, pies or cakes go
to Fishers postoffice news stand.
Money for city or farm loans on
easy terms. Inquire w. r. Gibson.
Columbia patcn, hard wheat
flour, best in La Junta, at Carlton
* Bradley's.
Mrs. F. A. Sabin has gone to
Pueblo for a three weeks visit
with her father.
"Gem Flour" best in the market.
Every sack guaranteed or money
refunded.-La lunta Milling Co.
a marriage license was issued
last Saturday to Feiltz ankow. OF
Fowler. and Catherine Barston, OF
Sugar City,
NJ T. Walker, of the Moptelius
Piano company, OF Denver, is
spending this week in La unta in
the interest OF the company.
The Harvey hotel at Florence,
Kansas, "The Clifton" is being
torn down. 1t was the first OF the
Harvey system OF hotels establish
ed on the Santa Fe railroad.
Mrs. c. II. Davis, OF Philadel.
phia, who recently came here for
relief from bronchitis, is improv
ing very rapidlp and is enthusias
tic in her praises OF Colorado's
climate.
You canno, enj perfect health.
rosy cheeks and sparkling eyes if
your liver is sluggish and your
bowels clogged. DeWitt's Little
Early Risers cleanse the whole
system. They never gripe. Mil
Ter & Andrews.
A. Griffin, State Comman der
OF the Knights OF the Maccabees,
will visit La unta Tent, No. %. at
the next regular meeting, Satur-
day, April goth, for the purpose OF
initiating class OF twelve candi-
dates All Sir Knights are re-
quested to be present, and visiting
members are cordially invited.
La Junta tribune., 1901-04-17
District Court.

The district court convened a,
10 o'clock Monday morning fol
the regular April tern, Judge
Voorhees, being on the bench.
The session will be verv short
one, the Jurors being discharged
last night, and, court will adjourn
probably thursday afternoon.
The cases disposed of thus far as
follows:
People VS.. Joseph Davis and
Harry Adams-Larceny of live
stock; tried at the November term
and jury dissgreeing; nollied.
People VS.. Hailet Cioud-Bur-
glary and grand larceny; plead
guilty. An information charging
forgery was also filed yesterday
morning.
People vs.. A. o. Wakefield
Removing mortgaged property
from county; plea OF not guilty;
set for Tuesday at p. m.
County Treasurer Beerbohm vs.
Bergerman Bros.-Taxes; set for
Wednesday at 10 .. m.
People, ex rel, c. c. Post,
attorney general, vs.. Rocky Ford
Building and Loan Association
Injunction preventing officers
from loaning money and applica
tion for receiver; set for Thursday
morning NJ 10 o'clock. The case
in nutshell 10 a fight between the
north and south side Of that town
to secure control Of 4he Affairs
of the association. Whe the $3.50
ciation was organized the south
side bad. costrol. Latsr. enough
stock vas poschased BY the north
side to elect the o6Rcefs and secure
coatrol Attorney General Post
Is satisfied from proofs presented
that the aGaiss Of the association
have cot been conducted in &C.
cordance With the statutes and in
the Interest of the stockholders
and ssls fos the appointmest Of !
receiver