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The Conservative, 1901-06-13
paign of four days, it devastated the

paign of four days, it devastated the
country.
The "HOt Winds"
well remember the bountiful fields
of wheat and barley that were begin
ming to yellow with golden promise
The farmers said that the wheat and
barley were almost out of the "milk"
and into the"dough, "and, while the dry
weather would prevent the kernels from
filling, as in former years, yet, after all,
there would be fair yield. The cattle
men said: "Wait, and you will see
whether southwestern Kansas is an ag-
ricultural paradise or a cattle range"
The farmers, however, were not
easily discouraged They pointed with
The Conservative, 1901-06-13
REcOLLEcTIONS OF SOUTHWESTERN
KANSAS.

[EDIToR's NoTE:-Mr. Emerson is a resident
of Wyoming A dozen years ago he was cash.
ier of the Meade National bank, at Meade,
Kansas. In the Harrison and Morton CAM
paign, he was the presidential elector from the
Seventh Kansas congressional district, and
later was selected electoral messenger, to carry
the returns to Washington. He is lawyer, an
orator, a novelist, and a man Of affairs. He is
largely interested in the copper fields of south
ern Wyoming. In the last national campaign
Mr.. Emerson was vicechairman of the speak
er's bureau Of the republican national COM
mittee. Recently he was elected an associate
trustee with President Mckinley and Vice
President Roosevelt, Of the American Univer-
sity of Washington, D. C.]
My recollectlons of southwestern
Kansas are many and varied. They
come before me in moments Of retro
spection in panoramic vividness. My
remembrances are of hurrying men,
homesteading claims; of breaking out
prairie lands, and broken promises of
agricultural reward; of prosperity and
panic, burning winds and blighted
crops; buffalo grass and buffalo bones;
the brightest prospects, and the direst
poverty; freighters' outfits and fatiguing
drives; old cattlemen and new farm
ers; money lenders and mortgage loans,
exorbitant interest and hazardous Sc
curities; county seat fights and crushed
hopes paper railroads and dreams of
paradise; prairie dogs and prairie chick
ems; rainless sky and tireless peo-
pie, sod houses and fragments of east
ern luxury; old soldiers and good COM
rades; fortune and famine, meadow
larks and oon-light nights lariatting
cowboys and long horned cattle; coyotes
and cactus; mirages of many lakes and
bleak plains of alkali dust; brown sand
dunes and red sand plums; dearth of
water and deluge of water melons
fields of sunflowers and days of sun
shine; kingly hopes and kaffir corn;
Indian summer days and an inland sea
of vastness prairie schooners and prai-
rie fires; cattle corrals and canned
goods; Kansas drug stores and Kansas
sufferers; buffalo chips and centipedes;
bucking bronchoes and baby buffalos;
tumble weeds and tumble bugs; brave
hearted men and noble hearted women;
and, withal, a God-fearing people, pa
tient, Industrious, tenacious, heroic and
possessed of more bravery, fortitude,
endurance and tenderness of heart than
the people of any other community that
l am acquainted with on the face Of the
earth.
Farmers vs.. Stockmen.
Southwestern Kansas is the great
pasture-feld of the North American
continent. The soil is rich and nourishes
buffalo grass which is not only i'm
pervious to hot winds, but is cured by
them and made more nutritious for the
The Conservative, 1901-06-13
Farmers VS.. Stockmen.

Southwestern Kansas is the great
pasture-field of the North American
continent. The soil is rich and nourishes
buffalo grass which is not only i'm
pervious to hot winds, but is cured by
them and made more nutritious for the
vast herds of cattle.
In the early eighties it was gener-
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-07-04
COOpersville.

What little wheat there is in
the vicinity is being thrashed.
Quality very good.
Mrs. Sam Ryan and little
children returned to their home
in Hannibal Saturday after a
weeks visit with her father,
Mr.. Shaw and other relatives.
Mrs. Frank Thomas and little
daughter, Virgie, of Monroe.
spent Thursday with W. j.
McLeod's family.
Robert Sharp, of Monro e,
spent Saturday and Sunday
with his uncle, Crews Hanley.
Miss Ona Foley, of Monroe,
spent the first of last week
with her friend, Ella Evans.
Miss Ray Webb, of near Bell
vile, is spending the week with
her sister, Mrs. B. F. Handley.
Miss Polina Camden spe mt
last week with her brother.
William Ga nder, at Clarence.
Miss Fay Walker returned
home Saturday from Hannibal
where she has been visiting rel.
atives.
Mrs. Green and children, Of
Monroe, spent last week with
Miss Annie Whitmer.
Joe Ryan visited in this VIM.
nifty Sun day.
The ice cream supper at
Sharpesburg Saturday nigth
was we'll attended.
Grandma Joe will leave
Wednesday for Mo untain Grove
Mo. where she expects to
make her home.
Mrs. Charley Evans fell from
the barn loft Friday and stuck
a stob in her arm about two
inches making a very painful
wound.
Dave Gosney, Harley Will,
liams. Bernie S andifer, Crews
Hanley, Robert Sharp and
Misses Daisy Hanley, May
Lear, and Josie Mcleod attend.
ed Children exercises at Union
Valley Sunday might. .
Miss Ollie Mccall, of Mon,
roe, visited her little friends
Gertrude and Virgie Evans
Saturday.
Ely News.
w. Foreman, of Monroe City,
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-07-04

Joe Gray and family, of Has
SAID, were the guests of friends
in this vicinity Sunday.
Quitea number of young peo
pie from a distance, attended
preaching at the NJ. E. Church
Sunday evening.
Mrs. H. II. Boone, who was
very i'll last week is GONZALES
cling.
Will Corder returned home
last week after a ten days visit
in Kansas.
W. Lightbody and wife, are
spending the week with rela.
tives in Hunnewell.
Miss Jennien Brewington, OF
Hannibal, was the guest OF her
uncle, W. B. Turpin last week
H. W. Ginther and the Misses
Cassidy spent Sunday very
pleasantly at Spalding Springs.
Mrs. r. Moss has returned tc
her home in Palmyra after a
visit 10 her facher, Daniel
Boone.
Miss Willie Maddox is al
home again from New London
where she has been attending
the school institute.
Work on j. S. Smith modern
residence is being rapidly pusL
ed forward and when finished
will be one of the handsomest
dwellings in the county.
Dave Clark, j. S. Colvert, H.
t. Boone, H. W. Ginther ant
many Others dre preparing &c
make a prospecting trip through
Oklahoma.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-07-04
HO, For Hannibal.

All Hannibal is stirred up
over the Midsummer Carnival
which is to be pulled off" in
that live town the week of July
1920. Already the great arches
are being constructed and the
Administration Building"
right in the the middle of
Broadway, is a pretty picture
decorated in Carnival colors,
Red, Yellow and Green. and
electric globes of the same
lines. The to wn generally is
being polished and dressed up
for the great event. Hundreds
of visitors will be delighted by
the free street attrac tons.
Phillon's spiral ball feat, de
scending in a pyrotecnic dis.
play wonderful to see: the high
dive, electric fountain, ETC., be-
sides scores of ten cent shows
of the Midway character.
The railroads have made a
fare of one and one-third for
round trip fo- the week. Every e
body should go to Hannibal.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-07-04

After a pleasant visit of two
weeks with relatives and friends
Miss Alta Booth lett Monday
for Macomb, ILL.,, where she will
have a nice but brief visit be.
fore returning to her home in
Chir1sea
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-07-04

Miss Emma Jackson left Tues
day afternoon for Shelbina
where will visit her grand.
mother, Mrs. Sarah jackson
and spend the Fourth. We are
happy to say that Mrs. Jack
son, who has been quite i'll for
some time, is improving.
Clearance Sale of Shoes and
Slippers.
BOULWARE'S SHOE STORE.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-07-04

Hon. W. S. McClintic and j.
S. Scott were business visitors
in Palmyra Monday.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-07-04

COUNTY OF MONROE.
We Thomas Proctor, President, AMI
j. L. s. Hickman Cashier, of sal
bank, each of us, do solmenly swe
that the above statement is true to I'll
best of our knowledge and belief.
THOMAS PROCTOR, President
1T. S. HICKMAN, Cashier
Subscribed and and sworn to befoj
me. this Bird. day of July, a. N. 100
Witness my hand and notar ia Sc;
the date last afore said. (C&QNi
stoned and qualified for term 3
piring 9th lee. 1901 -
CHAS o. MAYES.
SEAL NO,AitY PUBLIC
Correct j. j. B.bvN
Attest ID: II. DAVENl'l TT DirectoIl
j. Nj. PROCTOR
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-07-04

MAJ, and Mrs. r B. Brislo
returned Monday atteruoo
from Urbana, Va, the h, ONE
his childhood and happy hour
The Major looks as we'll an
young as he did twentHNYea
ago. They had a delig w
visit at their old home.
David Moss, of Paris. wa
the city with friends a sh
1919 \ onday.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-07-04
Market Report.

pHIpHtHIs lot TIE week Cnd-
ing yesterday noon easy. Bar
ger and McClintic cars of hogs
and , of cattle; ShIrp and
Gray 3 cars of hogs and 1 of
sheep; Yates and Hays car of
hogs; and of cattle J. Hender.
sonl car OF poultry; Balzer, Diri
go d Co., car of poultry and;
eggs; A. H. Green car of hay
Boulware and Finks ! cars Of
ties. Totals cars.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-07-04

Secretary Gage has not heard
from Russia, but the American
people have learned what
commercial retaliation is to
them.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-07-04

j. F.. Smith and his former
tenants have or are having
trouble. Messrs Dodson and
Tracy bought out j. w. HUT
who had a lease on the building
and they claim to have paid
rent up.to. date and rendered
rent tor month of July. Mr..
Smith claims $40 rent which
they refused to pay. He then.
on Tuesday as they were pack.
ing the stock of goods to NOV e
it, it is valued at
50. 600 and also $500 in bank.
The gentlemen propose TO fight
to 4 finish. While in this city
Messrs Dodson and Tracy have
made favorable Impressions on
the business men and the pub
liz.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-07-04

Our bargain counters are
crowded W it'll good bargains on
shoes, clothinfi, etc.
pnf,EDC
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-07-04

, Al OF MIooVUIlI, ss
COUNTY OF MONROE.
We. Samuel North. President, and
w. Il. L. Jackson, Cashier of said
bank, each OF us, do solemnly swear
that the above statement is true to the
hest of our knowledge and belief.
SAMUEL. NORTH, President.
w. II. =. JACKSON, Cashier
Subscribed and sworn to before me,
this Bird. day of July, A. d 1901.
Witness my hand and notarial
seal the date last aforesaid. Com
missioned and qualified for term
expiring December 10, 1904.
ROBERT MERIwETHER.
SEAL) NotaryPublic.
w, w. LONGMIRE
Correct w. II. YATES Dir'trs
Attest +. II. HAGAN.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-07-04


fire. Last Thursday a gust of
wind blew down one of the
oldest maple trees in the st.
Jude church yard. In it's fall it
broke the electric light wires
that ran into the church, and
no report was made of it. On
account of making repairs the
plant was not run on Thursday
and Friday nights andthe wires
were left hanging in the trees.
Saturday night the current was
turned on and the broken
wires set the green naples afire
it caused quite a commotion in
that neighborhood.
Mrs. Ellen Brown, nee Miss
Ellen Proctor, of this city but
now of Winchester, KY, and
masters Joe and lack, are the
guests of her p arents, Mr.. and
Mrs. j. M. Proctor. After
visiting here they expect to go
to Colorado for a visitwith rel
atives.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-07-04

There came near beng blood
on the grant old Monday night,
Nelse White, the saddle color.
ed gentleman who tiorisheS 1T
the Stephens-Foley tonsOria |
parlors. took Will Finks
by the throat and with Il
glittering razor in his hand
threatened to make the gore
fly. William wrenched HIM
self loose from the darky's
grasp and went in seach OF 4
cannon which lie soon found
and returned with the intention
of stopping Nelse clock" but
Nelse had hid out so the en-
gagement had to be declared
off.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-07-04
Ely News.

w. Foreman, of Monroe City
was an Ely visitor Saturday.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-03-24

oath: Number of miles of lines in each
county. and total number of miles IN
the state. including road-hed, right-of-
WAYS and superstructures, depot build
ings section and tool houses, rolling
stock and personal property, including
also if desired by The commission,
pullman cars owned or operated over
the lines provided Tat machine and
repair shops, office buildings, ETC., out
side of rightof-way and depot grounds
% above ehall be listed by the officers
of the company with list takers Of the
county where the property may be sit
uated.
Every company constructing or oper-
atincr railroad in the State shall in
June annually return to the commits
sioners a LIST containing detailed in
ventorv of all the rolling stock of such
comnanv and the value thereof, and a
statement of Cd amount of capital
,fock authorized and number Of shares;
C2l amount capital stock paid up; 90
,,arl,et or actual value of stocks; a.
lane.fi, If line operated in each county,
and total in the stat; CD total assess
Cd yalne Of all tangible property in the
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-03-24

company gas company, ferry company,
bridge company, canal company and ether
generations exercising the right of emil
nent domain, shall also make like
statement to the Board of Corporation
Commissioners.
If the Board of Corporation Commits
sion shall deem these statements in
sufficient, they shall require such fur
Their statements as they may deem ne
cessary.
The Corporation Commissioners shall
meet and value and assess the property
of each company. They may require
the agents or officers OF any company to
appear before them with such papers
as they may require, and may compel
attendance of witnesses, to enable them
to ascertain true cash value of prop
erty.
The board shall ascertain the true
cash value of the entire property own
ed by the company, adding the amounts
of mortgages, if any exist From the
gross value shall be deducted the value
of property within the State of North
Carolina end not specifically used in
the general business of the company.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-03-24
A, AND NJ COLLEGE

The text Of the bill putting the A, and
M. College under control of the Board of
Agriculture is as follows:
The General Assembly of North Carolina
do enact:
Section /. That section 3, of chapter $40,
of the public laws of 1892 is hereby re-
pealed, and the management and control
of the North Carolina College of Agricul-
ture and Mechanic Arts shall be vested
in the Board of Agriculture and the said
board shall have and exercise all the
powers and be subject to all the duties
granted to and imposed upon the board
of trustees of the said college in said act.
Sec. 2. The Board Of Agriculture shall
use for the purpose of, said college and
for the benefit of education in agricul-
ture and mechanic arts, as well as in the
furtherance of the purposes and duties
conferred upon said board by existing
laws any funds buildings, lands, laboro-
tories and other property which may be
in their possession, as in their judgment
shall be thought proper.
Sec. 3. 1t shall be the duty of the Gov
ernor to appoint board of visitors to
consist of eleven members, besides the
Commissioners of Agriculture and the
president CT the college, who shall be ex-
officio members of the board whose duty
it shall be to meet at least once in each
year, and not more than twice, in the
city of Raleigh, to visit and inspect the
College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts,
and make such recommendations to the
Board of Agriculture for the conduct Of
said college as they may deem wise and
beneficial. This board of visitors shall
elect chairman, and shall meet at such
time, within the limits herein prescribed,
as said chairman shall designate They
shall serve without compensation, but
their actual expenses of travelling to and
from home and their board shall be paid.
The terms of service of four Of these
visitors shall be two years, or four others
four years, and of the remaining three
six years, and successors of these visitors
respectively shall be appointed by the
Governor, at the expiration of their term,
for a term of six years.
Sec. :. That all laws and clauses of
laws N conflict with this act are hereby
repealed.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-03-24

after due notice, shall meet on the ina
Monday in July ana revise the tax llst
reported to them, and the Register OIL
Deeds shall complete the list by attlX-
ing the tax payable by each person after
his name The board shall sit for one
day at least, and shall hear all persons
Directing to the valuation of their prop
erty, have power TO summon ana eN-
anime witnesses and correct the lists
as may be right, SO that the Valuatloh
of similar property may be as nearly
uniform as possible.
In case of valuation not discoV-
cred until after the sheriff shall nave
settled UP with the State and county,
the commissioners may give ceruhcate
of relief granted, to be forwarded to
the Auditor.
The sheriff may recover oVer-payment
by error upon certificate of the COM
missioners to the Auditor
The commissioners, in case any prop
erty shall have escaped taxa
ton, shall enter it upon the
duplicate of the next succeed
ing year. The chairman of the
board of commissioners shall examine
the tax list from each township for the
previous year, and insert all property
not given in, and charge such persons
double the tax, unless satisfactory ex
cuse shall be rendered 10 the board by
October 1st.
The board of commissioners shall
cause the register of deeds to make out
two copies of the tax list for each
! township, as revised by the tax lister,
and shall make out an order for his
| proper compensation
When property is assessed to any
person as agent for another, such per-
son shall have lien upon such prop
erty until he is Unidentified against the
payment thereof, or if he has paid the
! tax until he is reimbursed.
The clerk of the commissioners shall
by the first Monday in November re-
| turn to the Auditor an abstract of the
lists, also an abstract Of the list of the
poor, county school and poll taxes and
gross amount of taxes of every kind
! levied for county purposes, under pen
atty of $1,000 forfeit
All taxes shall be due on the first
Monday in September end the sheriff or
tax collector shall give receipt upon
! payment of the same.
The remainder of the act is taken up
with the duties in detail of the sheriff.
tax collector clerk of town or city, regis
ter of deeds. and Auditor; definitions of
! towns and explanations
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-03-24

plant of any taxpayer of the assess
ment district.
The tax listers, before receiving the re-
turns of tax payer, shall administer the
oath required by law that the statement
is true.
Foreign building and loan associations,
doing business in this State, shall list
through their agents stock held by citi-
zens in this State, where owners Of such
stock reside.
QUASI PUBLIC CORPORATIONS.
All telegraph companies, whether in
corporated under the laws of this or any
other State, or of any foreign nation,
shall annually between the first and
twentieth of June, deliver to the Cor
poration Commissioners a verified state
ment showing total capital stock, number
of shares and par value, principal place
of business, market value OF shares on
May S1st next preceding and if no mar
ket value, then actual value, the real es-
tate, structures, machinery, fixtures and
appliances owned by company, specific
real estate together with permanent inn
provements thereon owned by company
outside the State of North Carolina, all
mortgages upon the whole or any part of
it's property total length of the lines
of the company length outside OF
North Carolina, and length within each
of the counties and townships Of North
Carolina.
Telephone companies, express COM
panies, sleeping car companies and re-
frigerator and freight car companies
shall make similar statements, the first
two to the Auditor and the last two to
the Corporation Commission.
Every street railway company, water
works company, electric light and power
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-03-24

The board shall then. take as a guide
the proportion of the whole aggregate
value of the company. after deducting
the assessed value of real estate with
out the State, which the length of the
lines within the State hears to the total
length: and in the case of express COM
panies and sleeping car companies the
proportion shall be the proportion OF
the whole aggregate value, which the
length of the routes within the State
bears to the whole length of the routes
of the company The amount so ascer-
tanned shall be deemed the entire value
of the property of the companies within
the State. From this amount there
shall be deducted the assessed value of
all property subject to local taxation in
the counties The residue shall be as
sessed by the board to the company.
The board shall multiply the value
per mile by the number Of miles in
each county, as reported in the state
ments, and the result shall be certified
to the chairmen of the board of county
! commissioners of the counties in which
the company operates
In case a company fails to pay tax,
in addition to other remedies provided
by law for the collection of taxes, an
action NAV be- prosecuted in the name
of the State by the solicitors of the
| judicial circuits, and the judgment shall
I include penalty of 80 per cent. of the
amount of taxes unpaid, together with
| reasonable attorneys tees.
RAILROADS.
| Every railroad, telegraph, telephone
! street railway company shall return to
| the Corporation Commissioners all the
following described property Of such
company within the State, verified by
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-03-24
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