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The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1902-06-20
DRAWING OF LAND
THAT is HOW HoMEsTEADS WILL
BE SECURED.
PRIZES TO COME IN SEPTEMBER
Extension Of the Elkhorn Road,
Which Taps Dakota's Rich Terri
tory to Be Settled, Will Be Finished
in Time for the Opening.

OMAHA, Neb.. June 11.-Laying
the steel on the Verdlgris extension
of the Fremont, Elkhorn & Missouri
Valley railroad has now begun at the
Verdigris end. The tract or agency
land in Gregory county, South Dako-
ia, at the terminus of this new line,
will not be opened by the govern
ment for homesteads till the Elkhorn
has it's line completed to Bonesteel
and is ready to carry the passenger
business connected with the rush.
The section to be opened aggregates
416, 900 acres, or $500 free homes OF
100 acres each. The chance system
will be used, and Bonesteel will be
the location of the drawing. The
Elkhorn road expects to make ST.
OO0, 900 out of this opening, enough to
cover half the expense of It's new ex-
tension from Verdigris to the scene.
AS neal as can be said at present,
the opening will be on September %,
or within a few days of that time.
The Elkhorn expects to be In COM
pleted condition for service shortly
after September l. Three new towns
are now building in Boyd county, Ne
braska, as a result of the new line be-
ing located on it.
These facts were gathered from ID.
w. Forbes of BOnesteel, editor Of the
Gregory County Pilot and of the
Homesteader's guide. Mr.. Forbes ar
rived in Omaha from his home and
was in conference with Elkhorn Off
Gals. He is intimately familiar with
the situation in Gregory county and
with the status at Washington of the
plan to open the portion Of the Rose
bud reservation.
Everything waits on the rail
road" said Mr.. Forbes. "As soon as
that is finished the drawing will como
off. 1t will certainly be in SeDtem-
Der, probably September %.
You cannot imagine what a great
effect this prospect of a new road ami
thousands of new inhabitants and
reighbors has had upon both Gregory
and Boyd counties. IN Boyd county
three new towns are being built. The
first one west of Niobrara is MonOwi,
six and a half miles east of Lynch.
Next comes Bristow, between Lynch
and Spencer. Then there is Anoka,
two and a half miles north of Butte.
This is the new station required be-
cause the new line could not get into
Butte owing to its elevation.
Further illustration Of the spur to
upbuilding which this line has been
nay be found in Bonesteel itself more
strongly than anywhere else. AS soon
as it was decided to end the line
there building began. The result is
that 200 buildings have beer erected
IT. the last two months, and that
while We had 100 inhabitants three
months ago we have 600 now"
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1902-06-20
STARTS HONOLULU CABLE.
Company Asks Conduit Privileges in
San Francisco.

san Francisco.
SAN FRANCISCO, Cal, June 13.-
The first actual move in the direction
of establishing cable communication
from San Francisco to Honolulu and
Manila was made today when the Com
mercial Pacific Cable company asked
the supervisors for permission to use
the streets for a conduit from the pro-
posed landing at the western end of
Fulton street to the company's office
in the Hobart building on Market
street near Montgomery.
The petition asserts that it is the
intention of the promoters to lay and
operate a submarine cable between
San Francisco and Honolulu and Ma
Mia, and that the enterprise will be
ready for operation in November of
this year. Work on the project has al
ready begun, it is declared, and the
laying of cable will begin within nine
ty days.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1902-06-20
coNFERs DEGREE ON REID.
Special Ambassador Made Doctor Of
Laws by Cambridge University.

CAMBRIDGE, England. June IL
The degree of doctor of laws was con-
ferred this afternoon on Whitelaw
Reid, the special ambassador Of the
United States to the coronation of
King Edward, by Cambridge univer-
sity. The public orator, John Edwin
Sands, referred to Mr.. Reds previ-
GUS official visit to England and his
return on the equally suspicious oc-
casion of the coronation. Mr.. Reid,
said the orator, had also distinguish
cd himself as ambassador of the Uni
ted States to France and as the edi-
tor of Talleyrand's memoirs, while
for the last thirty years he had ably
conducted the New York Tribune,
with which he had initiated and long
continued a fund for giving the boon
of fresh country air to poor children.
Mr.. Reid embodied the humanity,
kindly feeling and friendship Of his
country and was thus entitled to a
hearty welcome, not only for his own
sake, but also for that of the great
transatlantic republic which he so
worthily represented.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1902-06-20
Colonel Ayme Coming Home.

BASSE TERRE, Island of St. Chris
topher. ST. kits, June 14.-Colonel
Louis H. Ayme, the United States con-
sui at Guadelope; George KEENAN,, the
well known traveller; Prof. Angelo
Heilprin, president of the Philadelphia
Geographical society, and Mr.. Varian
and Mr.. Jaccacci arrived here yester-
day from Fort De France, Martinique
on the steamer Fontabelle, which will
leave tomorrow for New York. All
are in good health.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1902-06-20
FAIR TO CLOSE ON SUNDAYS
President Francis Executes a Contract
to that Effect.

ST. LOUIS, June 12.-President
Francis has been authorized by the
exposition directors to sign a contract
with Leslie NJ. Shaw, secretary of
the treasury, in which the worlds
fair management pledges itself not
to operate the fair on Sunday at any
time.
This action was taken as the result
of a letter from Secretary Shaw re-
questing the company to comply with
the section of the federal act appro-
priating $4,000, 900, which stated that
a condition of payment of this was
that the company execute a contract.
The secretary notified the company
that none Of the vouchers of the II
tional commission for salaries or ex-
penses would be allowed until the
contract was signed.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1902-06-20
DENIES SECRET PAST RUMoR.
BaIfour Says Kitchener Did Not En-.
ter Into Concealed Plans.

ter Into Concealed Plans.
LONDON, June 1.-THE sugges.
ton that Lord Kitchener. with the
connivance of the government, enter
ed into a secret compact with the
Beers to induce them to surrender,
was denied by the government leader,
A. J. Balfour, in the house of com
mons this afternoon.
Mr.. Balfour declared hat SO far as
the government was aware. no pledges
and no assurances were given by
Lord Kitchener which had not been
published.
The colonial secretary, Joseph
Chamberlain, answering a question
regarding the agitation for the sus-
pension of the constitution of Cape
Colony, said he had received a petit
ton from forty-two members of the
parliament of Cape Colony in favor
of its suspension and should await
the observations of the Cape ministry
on the subject. An act of the impe-
rial parliament, he added, was requir-
ed before the constitution could be
published.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1902-06-20
MORGAN Losing No Time.

NEW YORK. June ia London
dispatch to the Tribune says that
while many positive statements re-
specting the British anti-Morgan ship
ping combination are printed, it is
probable hat nothing will be done
until the conference Of Imperial pre-
miers meets. Morgan is not wasting
time in London. however, and skip.
ping men and colonial officers confess
that he may succeed in obtaining con,
troll of the Cunard interests.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1902-06-20
Down Forest Transfer Bill.

WASHINGTON, June 1.-THE
house defeated the bill to transfer Ger.
tain forest reserves to the a%gricultu-
raj department and to authorize the
president to establish game and fish
preserves. Its death was accomplish,
ed by striking out the enacting clause.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1902-06-20
Wanted in Colorado.

DENVER, Colo, June Hilary
Tracey, who, with Dave Merrill, kill
ed three guards and escaped from the
Oregon ~penitentiary yesterday, is
wanted in Colorado to answer charges
of murder, robbery and horse steal
ing. He was about to be tried for
the murder of Valentine Hoy, a veal
thy cattleman of Routt county, when
he bound and gagged the sheriff at
Aspen, Colo, and obtained his liberty
and left for Oregon.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1902-06-20
Bessie BonehilI is Dyino.

NEW YORK, June 14.-Bessie Bone
hill, the actress, is dying from cancer
at a hotel in London, according to adj
vices received by members of her
family. Accompanied by her husband
w r. Seeley, and her son she went
TO Europe last September to fill an
eight months engagement. Owing RI
illness, however, she was compelIed
to cancel many of her contracts. An
operation was performed for Cancer
AMI for a time she improve5
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1902-06-20
ENCAMPMENT DATES IN DOUBT.
Believed Now that July is Likely to
Be the lime.

Be the Time.
DES MONIES, Ia, June 14.-Adju-
tant General Byers went to Fonda this
morning, where he was to meet Colo
mel w. B. Humphrey of the Fifty-sec-
ond regiment, Iowa National guard.
and consult in regard to the encamp-
ment date for the regiment at Fonda.
The date originally fixed was July II.
This was not satisfactory to all the
members of the regiment and it was
changed to June 26. The members of
the companies at Fort Dodge and at
Webster City have protested against
this date and say that the original
date would have suited them better.
General Byers will open the question
after consultation with the colonel
and the people Of Fonda and it is prob
able that the encampment will be in
July.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1902-06-20
Bey of Tunis is Dead.

TUNIS, June 13.-Sidi Ali, the hey
of Tunis, died this morning.
Sidi Ali was born October 4, 1917.
He was the son of Sidi Ahsin and
succeeded his brother, Sidi Mohame-
des-Sodok, October 81, 1882. The de-
ceased hey is succeeded by his son,
Mohammed, who was born in 1855.
The reigning family of Tunls mas
occupied the throne since 1891.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1902-06-20
Convicts Are Surrounded.

SALEM, Ore, June 12.-At Z
o'clock this evening Tracy and Mer-
Iill, the convicts who escaped from
the Oregon prison Monday after kill
ing three guards, are surrounded in
a tract of timber, probably 200 acres
in extent, one mile east of Geryais,
Marion county. Two companies of
national guard and about 100 citizens,
all heavily armed, surround the tim
Der and the escape of the convicts
now seems impossible.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1902-06-20
John David Lakes His Life.

LINCOLN, Neb., June 11.-John C.
David, president of the Lincoln Paint
and Color company, took his own life
by shooting himself in the head with
a 22-caliber revolver. The only the
DRY advanced for his act is that a
press of matters unbalanced his mind.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1902-06-20
Train Blown Off Track.

CORWITH, Ia, June ia lorna
do struck an empty excursion train
on the Iowa Central, five miles east
of here, last night, and blew three
cars from the track while the train
was running thirty miles an hour,
leaving the engine and the two last
hurt.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1902-06-20
Roller Mills Destroyed.

ELKHORN, Neb., June 1.-THE
Elkhorn roller mills were entirely de-
stroyed by fire, entaiIing a loss Of
about $4,000, with only small insur-
ance. The mill was the property of
Charles Cchlelp and was erected in
1895.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1902-06-20
Fatal Flood in Porto Rico.

SAN JUAN, P. R., June 11.-EXten-
sive floods have occurred in the Pa
tillas district of this island. Five per-
sons have been drowned. a number Of
houses have been destroyed and the
owners of sugar property and cattle
have sustained great losses.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1902-06-20
Million Acres Open in Texas

FORT WORTH, Tex, June 12.-
Over 1000, 600 acres of Texas school
lands have been thrown on the mar
ket by the recent decision of the state
supreme court holding that renewal
of school lease to cattlemen was IL
legal.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1902-06-20
Thanks Roosevelt and Congress.

CHEYENNE. Wyo., June 1.-THE
Cheyenne Board of Trade tonight pass
ed resolutions thanking Wyoming's
representatives in congress for their
efforts in securing the passage of the
irrigation bill and President Roose-
welt for his kindly cooperation.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1902-06-20
Moruan to Dine with the King.

LONDON, June Ill. Pierpont
Morgan is expected to dine with Jo-
seph H. Choate, the United States am
bassador, and Mrs. Choate tomorrow,
when King Edward, Queen Alexan-
dra and Princess Victoria will be
present.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1902-06-20
Lightning Strikes Church.

ODELL, NeR, June 11.-Lightning
struck the First Methodist church
while the graduating exercises of the,
1902 class of the high school were be-
ing held. Several people were shock
ed into insensibility, but not seriously
injured.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1902-06-20
Lincoln Church Burns.

LINCOLN, Neb., June 1.-THE Sec
ond Presbyterian church was badly
damaged by fire, the crIpola, roof and
fixtures being burned away and tho
walls damaged possibly beyond re.
rair. The loss is esti".ated a. 5000.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1902-06-20
AGAINST ADVANCING BROOKE.
Opposition to Bill to Make Him a
Lieutenant General.

WASHINGTON, June 1.-THE house
committee on military aaffirs voted
against making a favorable report on
the bill which recently passed the
senate authorizing the advancement Of
the senior major general of the army,
General John R. Brooke, to the rank
Of lieutenant general and his retire
ment at that rank.
The vote, which was Z to 3. was not
on party lines. Members of the COM
mittee said that the adverse action
was due to the course taken by the
house against the bill advancing Sur
geon General Sternberg and also be-
cause of the opposition within the
committee to retirement at advanced
grades.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1902-06-20
KANSAS CITY

CATTLE - Market steady; native
steers, $4.2JnL.65; Texas and Indian
steers, s.. 7Ou5.25; Texas cows, $3.OVa4.00;
native cows and heifcrs, $2.7Ju5.J0:
stockers and feeders, 50. 4Ga5.2O; bulls.
S 3.2ON5.25; calves. s .7505.JO.
HOGS-Marhet weak to &c lower; bulk
of sales. $7.250745; heavy, s7.45@I.55:
packers. $z.2507.50; medium. $7.15M7.40;
light. Sc. Om7.3O; workers, $7.9GU7.3O; pigs.
So. 25a7.OO.
SHEEP-Market steady. muttons. 500
$3.50; lambs, $5.GOH6IO; range wethers.
A.0Ou4.G5 ewes, $i.25M5.2O
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1902-06-20
Drowned While Swimming.

LINCOLN, Neb., June 11.-Hans
Wolff, the little son of Emil Wolff.
Who lives five miles east of here, was
drowned in a small pond formed by
the recent rains.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1902-06-20
More Beers Surrender

LONDON, June AT was announc-
ed that SG4 T~ransvaal Beers surren-
dered yesterday, bringing the total of
surrenders for all the colonies up 10
about 10000.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1902-06-20
swedes Leavinu for America.

COPENHAGEN, June 11.-Emigra-
ton from this port to the United
States is assuming large proportions.
The emigrants are mostly young
Swedes, who are leaving for America.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1902-06-20
Hunu Himself in Jail.

OTTUMWA, Ia, June 11.-Edward
Hale, who shot and killed Miss Fora
Donahue in the streets Of Cantril on
Decoration day, hung himself in the
jail at ~E.eosauQua todG-.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1902-06-20
$4,000 Lost by Flood.

BEATRICE, Neb., June 11.-Farm-
ers in this vicinity estimate their loss
in grains from the present food at
$4,000. The river in many places
was a mile wide.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1902-06-20
Woman a City Treasurer.

KANSAS CITY, Mo-, June 13.-Mrs.
Lillian J. Adams was today appoint
ed treasurer of Kansas City, Kan,
by Mayor Craddock to succeed her
husband.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1902-06-20
Earthauakes in Ecuador.

GUAYAQUIL, Ecuador, June 13.-
Violent earthquakes have been felt
during the last fortnight at Tulcan,
a town near the Colombian frontier.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1902-06-20
A Veteran Soldier Dead,

BEATRICE, Neb., June 11.-Cap-
tain j. W. Herbert a prominent civil
wal veteran of this city, died rather
suddenly of heart failure. aged Il.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1902-06-20
Miss Nve to Wed.

LARAMIE, Wyo., June 13.-Cards
have been received here announcing
the marriage of Miss Bessie, daughter
of the late William ("Bill'O Nye.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1902-06-20
Safe Blowers Work.

COLORADO SPRINGS, June r.
Robbers blew open the safe of the
Bank OF Fountain at Fountain, Colo,
fifteen miles from this city, last night.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1902-06-20
Moruan Goes to Venice

LONDON, June 13.-J. Pierpont
Venice by way of Paris.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1902-06-20
River and Harbor Bill sianed.

WASHINGTON, June 14.-The
president today signed the river and
harbor bill.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1902-03-25
MILK For Chickens.

On most of our farms there is always
more or less milk that must be fed to
the pigs or chickens, or be allowed
to go TO waste. OF course hogs are
very fond of milk and grow fat on it.
but there can be no better or more
profitable way of utilizing it than by
feeding it to the laying hens and grow
ing chicks
1t may be given them to drink. or it
may be used to moisten stale bread.
Any way. they relish it. and It makes
them thrifty.
MIX, to Il certain extent, takes the
place of a meat diet, and is therefore
especially recommended during the
cold months, when the supply of bugs
and insects no longer exists. Young
chicks are very fond of milk and grow
rapidly when fed on it.
Buttermilk should be fed to the hogs.
but sour milk may be given to the
chickens, though not so good for them
as the sweet milk. If you hav, never
utilized your surplus stock of milk
this way, try II for month, and see
If the hens do not lay more eggs
lone ana Farm.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1902-03-25
Competition on Farms.

Inc farmer OF the present day meets
closer competition i'm his business than
the merchant his competitors being
other farmers who are alive 10 every
opportunity to increase their profits.
The progressive farmer closely OBJ
serves the markets. but he gives more
attention to the lesSening of the cost
of production than to anything else.
The farmer who does not know of the
production OF the latest labor saving
appliances. or of the advantages OF
the various breeds of live stock. is sure
TO work ut great disadvantage in
competition with one who lessons the
cost of labor, and increases the prod
ucts of his farm, for II prices fall by
reason of great supply. the unprepared
farmer, who has not kept pace with
others. will be the first to fall by the
wayside.
The beginning OF the new year is
the time to plan for next season. The
farmer no longer has any choice in
the matter of reform. He cannot de-
eide to continue on with old methods
unless other farmers are doing the
same. Necessity will compel changes,
and IL is better to get ready for them
than TO wait until the growing season
arrives than to discover that n whole
year must be lost in the attempt to
produce crops under methods that 9th.
ers have discarded. There is more Ia
Dor performed on farms from which
the farmer secures no return than is
incurred in any other pursuit, and it
is this waste Of labor-the result of
adhering to old systems-that causes
farmers 10 mortgage their farms and
pay interest. No farmer can afford
TO sell his produce for less than it's
cost, yet the cost depends largely on
the management. His competitor, with
lower cost and larger yields forces him
to sell at unremunerative prices.
Where some farmers fail is in not
increasing the productive capacity of
their live stock. Beef cattle that weigh
less than One-half the weight that
could be obtained, sheep weighing less
than 100 pounds each on the hoof,
and milk from cows that but little
more than pay the cost of keeping,
are examples found everywhere. The
most difficult matter on the part of
those who are interested in the adj
vancement of farming is to convince
farmers that an essential duty in the
keeping of live stock is to use the pure
breeds. Strange to say, the greatest
obstacle to the introduction of pure
breeds is the prejudice of the farmers
On the large majority of farms Will be
found animals that demonstrate their
worthlessness in comparison with some
that are better, yet even this fact so
plain that it cannot be avoided, has not
induced farmers to discard scrubs ana
accept the poor breeds. Only when
some progressive farmer steps out of
the line and adopts new methods are
many of the farmers convinced that
they must do the same thing OF suffer
loss.-Philadclphia Record.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1902-03-25
mow 10 I1nIssr EelnIlntes.

The German Emperor when in any
way crossed or contradicted pulls VIC
lently ut the lobe OF his right ear with
the thumb and fOrefnger of his right
hand. When he was staying I'm Eng
land at the time Of the Queens funeral.
he received a telegram and opened Il
in the presence of one Of his smart lit.
tie nephews a boy of six Something
in the telegram did not please his
Majesty. ana he began to tug at his
ear. The little fellow said:
TELL me, uncle, why do you pull
your cart"
Because 1 am annoyed. my darling. 4"
was the reply
do you always DO that when you
are annoyedT'
Yes. my darling" said his Majesty.
And when you are very.very much
annoyed, what do you do?' persisted
this Juvenile inquirer
Then / pun somebody clsc's." said
William II.-Lond0n Answers.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1902-03-25
Fowls Require Exercise.

Fowls that are expected to lay in
winter require exercise Feeding
should not De too often. When millet
seed is scattered in litter. or over a
wide surface, the hens Will be kept
busy seeking them. In the spring the
hens will begin laying as soon as the
weather becomes mild. This shows that
warmth controls egg production TO n
certain extent. 1t is in the spring that
the hens can seek a variety of food, as
worms. seeds and grass can then be OBJ
tanned. The breed of fowls is not so
important as management in winter.
for the tendency of birds is not to Law
during the cold weather, but in spring
and summer.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1902-03-25
He THO IcAr HE KNEW 1T ALL.

knew a nan who thought he knew it all.
lie knew Dw earth became ~ ling ball.
He lsne the source and se,et Of ell
life.
He also knew how Adam came to fall.
He knew the causes OF the glacial age.
And what it was that made the deluge
rage.
He k9ew-in fact. he knew most ever
thing.
In his own mind he was earth's greatest
sage.
His knowledge was of such s,'pendOus
grth
IL took in everything upon the earth
And IN the heavens; but most strange
of all,
He didn't know thing OF real worth.
He knew where people go when they are
dead.
lie knew all wonders ever sung or said.
He knew the past and future; but for all
He didn't know enough to earn his bread.
He was n marvel of omnisciencc.
He knew the secret of the hence and
whence.
He was bundle of great theories.
The only thing he lacked was common
sense.
j. A. Edgerton, in Denver (Col) News.