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Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1901-08-17


The following loaded editorial
appears in the Topeka Herald and
written by the veteran Kansas
editor j. K Hudson.
That IS Beneath the
Plains of Kansas.
sit is an accepted theory, borne
out by many geological facts, that
the plains from the Missouri river
to the Rocky mountains. were once
a great salt sea. The 100 miles
square or more of salt deposit IN
south Central Kansas, hundreds
Of feet In debth, is one Of the evi
dences pointed to in support OF
! the idea that the great wheat fields
/ of our state now cover the area
that was once al ocean, The los
siIiferOus deposits also bear OUT
this theory The practical Kansan
OF to-day, however, is not so much
interested in the condition of Kan
sas Ia prehistoric times, as he is In
| what the soil will produce nov
and what there is Of value below
| the surface The salt is being man
ufactured and sent in every dlrec
ton In Southeast Kansas the
zinc and lead deposits have been
Yielding a rich return for 20 years.
Now comes the irresrossIble Kan
SAP TO say that the gushers of Bean
mont, Texas, Will be duplicated a
hundred times on the plains of
Kansas, Companies are catherine
the money and buying the machiD
cry to find out whether the sur
face indications of OIL that are
found II many places liz Central
Western Kansas will give the state
new source of wealth Oil is
much like lead and zinc and gold.
exists where you find it Often
the accepted theories of science are
upset by new formations and com
blnatlons, and while no scientist
has had the temerity to say that
there IS nc Gil underneath the
great plains of Kansas, no wells
have yet been put down deeI
to find out whether t,oie
really is to be a land Of gushecs e
pushers q gamblers In Oil or NOT
The Herald Is such an abso-
lutO believer III Kansas as the r;cJ.
est and best spot on earth tbat
believes III the Oil theory 6 onl,
awaits the putting dowr Of the
drills to announce the c.rino ct
he gushers. 'i''" ~
bur mat Is rot hearty all. The
hen VINO nav been for four wears
eo'ing IN hundred laboratories
NC 'ha.es OF Ellis and Trego coun
les no longer hesitate to say that
there is gold & silver c-u ZINC j.
paying quantities ii . blue
shale- The only orosti0n that now
puzzles them i how to extract
these values, and even this Difficult
tY they claim is being overcome
vi new processes made necessary
by the unusual chemical problem
the shaie presents AS to the ge
ologlsts and chemists who declare
there is nc gold in the shale, and
others who say the shaIe IS only
sea mud and cannot carry gold and
silver, the Herald, VITA a sub
lime faith that 1t IS the province
OF Kansas to show new things t.
the balance of the earth, asks these
doubters to emulate the clam.
and wait
Let the Oil wells 90 down. the
shaie MUS go up, and once more
will hS.nsas ask the capitalists of
other states TO come see the best
thlr.gs for investment in the re
DrIblic,
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1901-08-17

If the action of your bowels is
not easy and regular serious com
plicatioRs must be the final result.
DeWitt's Little Early Risers will
remove this danger. Safe, pleas
ant and effective. j C Farley.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1901-08-17

The beauty thief has come to
stay Unless YOU drive the PIN
pics and black heads away;
Do this; don't look Ike fright;
Take Rocky Mountain tea to night
ASK your Druggist
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1901-08-17

0 O Buck, Beirne, Ark, saws:
L was troubled with constipation
until l bought DeWitt's Little Ear
ly Risers. Since then have been
entirely cured of my old complaint
l recommend them. j G. FARLEY
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1901-08-17

Stops tie cough
and aO0rkS off tie cold.
Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets
cure cold IN one day. No cure,
no pay. Price IS cents.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1901-08-17

AppOtntme7at as -d1ms7aGStrntOo'.
Ist published Aug II, 1901.
State of Kansas. Ellis Co. SIS,
Mn the Probate cQnrt in and for said
In the matter of the Estate of
Andrea0 G0etz,
late OF Ellis county, kansas, deceased.
Notice Of Appointapent.
= office is hereby given that Letters OF
administration have been granted to
the undersigned on the estate of
Andrew Goetz, deceased, late of said
Go, by the Hon.. the Probate court CT
Ellis county kansas, dated the 10 h day
o. Aug. A. d, 1851. Now all per-
sons having claims against the said
estate, are hereby notified that they
3aNst present the same to the under
signed Ior allowance within one year
from the date Of said Letters, or they
may be precluded from any Asnetlt OF
said estate; and that if such claims be
not exhibited within years after the
date IF said Letters, they shall be for
ever barred
Catherine Goetz
Adm. u :sa estate of Andrew GOetz'
deceased.
Dated Aug 10, 1891.
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taken uD.

Came to my pasture near the
Smokey a mule Owner can have
on proving property and paying
expenses. John II. Smith.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1901-08-17

James White, Bryantsvllle, Ind
says De Wits Witch Hazel Salve
healed running sores on both legs.
He has suffered years. Doctors
tailed to help him. Get DeWitt's.
Accept no limitations. j c Farley.
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$500 reward.

Will be paid for the arrest and
conviction of the person who stole
the rubber garden hose from my
residence this week.
Israel GreneW.
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Dr.. Miles
II e q ri Gore

builds up the heart muscles,
ouiets the irritation and regu-
iates the force and frequency of
its beating. Sold by druggists
on guarantee.
Dr.. Miles Medical Co., Elkhart, Ind.
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Helps young ladies to withstand
the shock of sudden proposals.
that's what Rocky Mountain Tea
has done. 35 cts Made by Mad
isen Medicine Co Ask your drug
gist.
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Dressnnaking,
1f,ae ,Co,n P,,oo,

Hrs Sara RyGn
wishes TO announce to the
Ladies Of Hays and Vicinity that
she has resumed Dressmaking at
her home on east Juniata street,
where she will be pleased to meet
her old customers and many new
ones, and will endeavor to give
to all.
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Publication Notice.

In the District court within and for
the county of Ellis in the state of Kan
sas.
Andrew Olson. Plaintiff,
VS.
Theodore Stegner and Stegner.
his wife, B Fl, Chapman and - Chap
man. his wife; Defendants,
Theodore Stegner, : Stegner. his
wife, B, II. Chapman. = Chapman, his
wife, will take notice that the said
Andrew Olson, plaintiff, did on the 3rd
day of August, 1901 file petition in the
District court within aud for the coun-
ty of Ellis and state of Kansas against
the said above name d defendants. and
that SAID defendants and each of them
must answer said petition filed as afore
said Ola or before the 23rd day-of Sept
1867 or said petitIGIl viii be taken as
true and Judgment rendered. in said
action against said defendants Theo-
d0re Stegner, Stegner, his wife,
real name unknown; B, II, Chapman,
- Chapman, his wife, real name IN
known, for a decree of the Court can
ceiling the Lease on the nogFh Is SWA
& north y SEX section fourteen, town
ship eleven south, range eighteen west
lying and situated in the county of
Ellis and State Of Kansas.
Andrew Olson.
Attest: T. j. Bryant. ILSl
CLERK of Dist court, Ellis Co. Kan.
1st pub Aug 10, 1901.
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Horses for sale.

Lhave 8 horses for sale cheap.
Iron grays, 3 year old broke to
work, nice and gentle, See
ROGER MILLER. Hays.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1901-08-17

In the District court within and for
the county of Ellis in the state of Kan
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1901-03-15
SITINGTON.

A case of smallpox was discovered in
Northport last week. Nelson is the pa
tient's name.
The war department has accepted
the bid of the Northern Pacific COM
pany for a warehouse and wharfing at
Tacoma for its Alaska and Philippine
business.
Mr.. Payson, representing Moran
Brothers of Seattle, has signed at the
navy department the contract for the
construction by that firm of the battle
ship Nebraska.
Representative Jones has succeeded
in having the department agree to de-
tail an inspector at North Yakima to
conduct stock inspection at that place
and vicinity.
The commercial club of Walla Walla
have decided to send delegates to Chi
cago st. Paul and other eastern ter
Tninal cities for the purpose of bring
ing homeseekers and inducing them to
make their homes there.
Another wreck occurred on the Spo-
kane Falls & Northern railway at a
point five miles north of Colville last
week. No damage to human life was
done. Eighteen box cars were thrown
from the rails and badly damaged.
The wife of General Peter Spott,
a well known Puyallup Indian, fell out
of her husbands wagon into a mud
puddle last week at Tacoma and was
drowned. The same night Spots son
was killed by a streetcar while tying a
horse at the reservation.
A miner named Joseph Walker met
with a fatal accident near Carbonate
last week. He was standing on mass
of loose coal in one of the chutes when
the chute was opened from below and
the unfortunate man precipitated the
full length of the passage. He died
almost Immediately.
Township 35, range A, in Stevens
county, covering 23,027 acres, will be
opened to homestead entry at the Spo-
kane land Office April Is. Actual set
Tiers will be allowed three months from
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1901-03-15

Washington, March 1.-THE official cor
respondence that has passed between the
state department and the several powers
interested in the Chinese question dis
closes the fact that Russia, suspected as
she is by England, and perhaps by some
other powers, of planning to seize and hold
Mlanchuria as her own, has upon every oc-
casion when opportunity served to draw
forth statement of her motives, declared
emphatically that she had no such purpose
On the 10th ultimo the United States
addressed strong representations to China
through Mr.. Conger and Prince Ching and
Ii Hung Chang. China was told that the
United States could not approve any Sc
cret negotiations between China and any
individual power looking to the concession
of territory to such power And it was
further insisted that to be valid any such
concession of territory should be given
only with the assent of all other powers.
To still further emphasize the warning
against the beginning of a division of
China, it was significantly stated that the
United States did not regard the present
as an opportne time for making any con-
cessions of territory or even for conduct
ing negotiations for such concessions.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1901-03-15
LAT Err.

London, March 12.-No further news
has been received concerning the nego-
tiations between Lord Kitchener and
General Botha. The Daily Express
says it hears that Lord Kitchener de-
clared the surrender must be uncondi-
tional, while the question of the future
treatment of the Beers was referred to
London. 1t is asserted that Mr.. Kru-
ger, through DR.. Leyds, has sent a long
telegram to Mr.. Schalkburger, acting
president of the South African Repub-
lie, asking for details regarding the
negotiations.
General Dewet has escaped north
ward by forced march with 400 men.
His objective point is believed to be the
vicinity of Kroonstadt Four other
Boer leaders are still in the southwest
ern part of Orange River Colony. Now
that General Dewet is back in his own
country it will be almost impossible to
operate against him.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1901-03-15
Later.

London. March l2.-The Times in its
second edition publishes a dispatch from
Shanghai, March IL, saying:
1T is reported upon trustworthy author
lily that Russia has notified China that
unless the Manchurian convention is sign
ed at an early date she (Russia) will with
draw the convention and substitute harder
terms in its place.
Iii Hung Chang declares that he is pow
eiless to resist, and has appealed to the
United States. Great Britain, Germany
and Japan to intervene in China's behalf.
considerable uneasiness in consequence
of the extreme friction is believed to exist
between the Yangtse viceroys and Ii
Hung Chang"
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1901-03-15

that date to offer their filings and the
state of Washington will be allowed 60
days from April Is to offer selection
lists of unoccupied lands.
Thomas Muncaster, an employee of
the Union Iron works of Seattle, was
killed recently in the freight elevator
used in the companys building. His
head was caught between the bottom
of the machine and the ceiling of the
ground floor while he was loading sup
plies on the elevator from a narrow
gallery about 10 feet from the floor.
Will Jenkins was fatally injured in
railway accident at North Yakima
recently. He was riding on an empty
cattle car which jumped the track He
is a native of England, a stranger in
the city, being engaged by Coffin broth
ers. He is in the hospital and the ply
sicians say he will die. He is aged 46
years. He has a family in the east.
William Seaton, who on December 6
killed his uncle, Dan Richards, with
an ak, and with the same weapon at
tempted the life of his sister and her
two adopted children, was found gull
ty of murder in the first degree in the
superior court at Seattle. The princi-
pal defense offered was insanity. The
jury was out less than an hour and
the verdict was unanimous.
The Spokane chamber of commerce
wants information concerning the land
of the entire Inland Empire. A land
bureau has been established at the
chambers rooms in the Traders build
ing. for the benefit of homeseekers.
Information is wanted concerning
farms for sale and farm land prices,
lumber lands, government lands and
soils and products. Many homeseekers
desire to purchase land and many old
residents of Washington have land to
sell, owning perhaps more than they
can well cultivate. The chamber will
not become land agency. The infor-
nation secured will be freely given to
all who apply
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1901-03-15
OREGON.

The Necanicum creek is filled with
salmon trout at the present time.
Oil has been discovered on the farm
of Edward Duryee, in Camp Creek Val
ley, 16 miles east of Eugene.
c. N. Scott, treasurer of Trinity par
ish, Portland, was arrested recently
on a charge of embezzling $1,000 from
the church.
]. F. Cook of Omaha is in Portland
for the purpose of buying horses for
the British army. He has bought 200
head in Harvey county for early deliv-
cry, and expects to purchase 500 more
in the state.
A deed to 1890 acres of Linn county
timber land has just been filed. The
ers of New York; grantee, r. F. Grae-
cen of Minnesota; consideration, $780,
900.
Health Commissioner J. p. Meme
fees report for 1900 which has just
been published shows Portland to be
the healthiest of the large cities of the
United States. It's death rate, based
upon the Federal Census. is 1905.
In competition with 20 of the best
shots in the state. H. ]. Stillman of
Pendleton, at the live bird shoot on the
lower Force farm, on Columbia slough,
carried off the Beal trophy and the
first prize of 500 by making a clean
score on 20 birds.
Franklin S. Walker pleaded guilty
in Portland in the criminal court to an
information charging him with embez-
element OF s1,S4O from the London and
San Francisco bank, where he was un.
til recently employed as clerk. Judge
George stated that on account of cir
cumstances surrounding the case sen
tence would be suspended and he
would release the young man on bail.
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searIes May he IA bankrupt.

New York, March IA petition has
been filed in the bankruptcy court in
Brooklyn to have the affairs of John S.
Searles wound up in bankruptcy. The pc
tition was filed by William w. Cook as
attorney for the petitioner, the Western
Reserve National bank of Warren, Ohio,
the Duluth Furnace company of Duluth,
Mimi, and John Thomas of Niles, Ohio,
whose claims against Mr.. Searles are some
thing over $4,000. This proceeding takes
the administration of the property out of
the hands of Edward Dwight. to whom
Mr.. Searles made an assignment few
days ago.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1901-03-15
RUSSIA SEXES PARTOF CHINA
CORRESPONDENT so REPORTS
Manchuria TO Become n Part of Rus
sia-Thefr Flag Raised in Mon
goIia and the District Organized
Siberian Troops Praised.

Berlin, March 1.-THE Tageblatt's spe-
cial correspondent, who has been travelling
in northern Manchuria, Mongolia and on
the borders Of Siberia and China for year
and whose reports hitherto have been cor
rect without exception, has furnished his
paper with a long letter, which is pub
lished, containing interesting details re-
garding the Russo Chinese agreement on
the subject of Manchuria, Mongolia and
Turkestan.
He says he is certain the published YER
sion of this agreement is in no way like
that in actual existence. He proceeds to
give facts concerning the proposed inter
national administration of that part of
China, demonstrating that Manchuria will
become an integral part of Russia, more SO
than even Bokhara.
In regard to Mongolia he says there is
no doubt a protectorate has been estab-
lished, as this was effected by the hoist
ing of Russian flags everywhere, the thor
ough organization of the district, the es-
adjustment of tax collecting offices and
the opening of branches of Russo-Chinese
banks with no one but Russian officials in
charge. All this virtually has taken place
during the past six months and began be-
fore the Boxer outbreak.
The clearest evidence, however, is con-
tanned in an army order issued by General
Grodekoff to the Siberian troops in which
the general said: "You have nobly full
filled your task of defending a line 100
kilometers long, on the frontiers of the
Russian empire, from Udga (Mongolia) to
Khoshuna and have thrown back the en-
envy across this threatened line"
Besides establishing direct communica-
ton with LHassa (Thibet), where Delai-
lamf scored victory for Russia by an inn
mense bride of bars of silver, direct tele-
graph communication also exists between
the Russians at Kuldja and those in China,
even reaching Sinan-fu, where the Chinese
have been sojourning, by way of Barkcol,
Khami, Stoochow and Lanchow.
Without the knowledge of either the Eu-
rOpeans OF Americans or their japanese al
lies, the correspondent says Prince Tuan
went to Kan-su province Tin the north
western portion of the Chinese empire, Dor
dering on Mongolia), where the best Chi
nese troops are formed from the 100000
of Moslems there, which troops are firmly
loyal to Prince Tuan and refuse to serve
against the allies or the Chinese court.
Perhaps the most important information
furnished by the Tageblatt correspondent
is that the Russian government has caused
to be printed, distributed and posted
decree ordering for March Is a general re-
mobilization of troops, because "this is rem
dered necessary in order to put down new
disturbances which have broken out in
China" meaning thereby partly the Kan
su rebellion under Prince Tuan.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1901-03-15

Poultry and eggs-Chickens, old, so
&c per lb. live weight; ducks, 81 per
doz.; geese, dressed, 12c per lb; tur-
keys, live, 1O@12c; dressed, 12@19c;
eggs, fresh, $5@5.50 per case.
Observation-Disclosures, $4,000 per
cwt; onions, SO per cwt.
Live Stock-Beef, live steers, 411c;
dressed, SC; live cows. SIC; dressed,
TIC; veal calves, dressed, 1000; NUT
ton, ewes, &c; wethers, S1sc; hogs, vile,
$4.75 per cwt; dressed 81 per cwt.
Notwithstanding 1Oc each;
short wool pelts, 30@5Oc; medium
wool, 50@75c; long wool, 75c@s1.
Hides-Green hides and calf skins.
5@6c per h.; dry hides, butcher, 100
12c per lb.
The Spokane mills pay the following
prices for grain delivered: Club
wheat, 44c bulk, 45c sacked; bluestem,
47c bulk, Acc sacked; red, 42c bulk,
44c sacked.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1901-03-15
MONTANA

The supreme court has refused to
ment of John B. Welcome at the bar.
Lulu and Edith McMasters of Mis-
soula were discovered to be suffering
from smallpox last week.
Hon. Paris Gibson of Great Falls has
been elected United States senator
from Montana for the term expiring
March 4, 1905.
Frank Stamm. a young man Of
Butte, is missing and no efforts by the
authorities of the Montana mining city
avail to locate him.
Gus Herman was instantly killed at
Butte recently by falling down the
shaft of the st. Lawrence mine, dis
lance of probably so or 60 feet
Governor Joseph K. Toole has ap-
pointed members for the state board
of sheep commissioners in the differ
ent counties for the term Of two years.
Former Senator Carter of Montana
has been appointed by the president a
United States commissioner of the st.
Louis expedition. He has accepted the
Ouer. Inc position pays $o,OOO year.
The first bill passed by the present
legislature to become a law without
the governors signature was certified
to last week by Secretary of State Geo.
M. Hays. The bill is known as substi-
tute for senate bill No. II, providing
for the payment of bounty of IS for
each wolf and coyote killed and 81 for
mountain lions.
Attorney General Donoivans claim
for salary from January 1, though he
entered upon his duties January 7.
declared invalid by Judge Henry c.
Smith in the district court on Dono-
vans own showing of facts. State Au-
ditor Calderhead was rebuked for not
making answer and Donovan for radi-
cal defects in papers.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1901-03-15
storm on English Channel.

Paris, March l0.-The storm on the Eng
fish channel continues. A fishing smack
has been wrecked at Tregastel, near Brest,
and the crew of four was drowned.
The schooner of st. Mars of Bordeaux
boats rescued five of her crew and the re-
naming seven persisted. The gale is sweep
ing over the bay of Biscay. The Nor
wegian bark Lizzie Curry from Savannah,
with cargo of wood, was thrown on the
rocks on Gijon bar and is a total loss. Her
captain and crew were saved.