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Notice 40 Bridge contractors.

i Will let to the owest and best bidder on
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 10, A. D., 1902,
One Wooden A Truss Bridgefor construction,
= feet span, to be built across Little Tabo
Greek on pub &c road sea the quarter sec
ton corner between section 1911, township
70, range ., and just east Of the John Price
farm.
Letting viii be at 10 o'clock a. M, at
bridge site.
Plan and specifications can be seen at
time and place OF letting.
Contractor Is to give bond for maintenance
OF bridge as the law directs.
commissioner JS5efVer lhe rlght 10 reject
any or all bids. b. d. WEEDIN'
it-zotd Commissioner.
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ORDER OF PUBLICATION

STATE OF MISSOURI,
COUNTY or LAFAYETTE. $50
In the Circuit Court OF Lafayette County, Mis-
souri,. IN Vacation, July 18th, 1902
The State of Missouri at the relation and to
the use OF J. J. Fulkerson, Collector OF the
Revenue of Lafayette County, In the State
Of Missouri, Plaintiff,
Unknown heirs Of Burris G. Carroll, Defen-
To the said unknown heirs Of Burrls
Q. Carroll: You are hereby notified
that the said plaintiff has commenced
a suit against you IN said court by
petition, the object and general nature
of which is to obtain a judgment for
the taxes, interest and costs due on
the following described real estate, situate
in the county Of Lafayette and state Of Mis-
souri,, tOwit: Lots Five () and Eight 90,
Block Fourteen QA, Pomeroy, Houx and
Graham's addition to the City Of Lexington.
missouri, said real estate being delinquent
for the years 1896. 1897. 1898, 1899 1910,
and that said taxes for said years
exclusive Of penalty, interest and costs.
amount IN the aggregate to the sum OF
Thirty -Four and b9-l00 Dollars C34.59)
and that the same may be declared
a lien on said real estate. and that
the same may be sold or so much thereof rs
may be necessary to satisfy the Judgment
rendered herein, with interest, fees, pom
alties.commisslOns and costs.
And you ARE further notified that unless
you appear AZ the next term OF oalu cOufb, 10
be begun and held at the courthouse, in the
City OF Lexington, In said county, on She
lst day Of December, 1902 next and on or be-
fore the first day of said term, II the term
shall 50 long continue, and II not, then be-
fore the end OF the term, and answer said Pc
tition, the same will be taken as confessed.
And it Is further ordered that y copy hereof
be published in the Lexington Intelligencer,
q newspaper published in said county Of
Lafayette, for four weeks successfully, the
last insertion to be at least 30 days before
court.
A trueCopy. Attest
lsEAL1 j. II. CAMPBELL, Clerk.
By j. w. SYDNoR. DC.
Lhas. Lyons, Attorney for Plaintiff l0-4ts
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Remarkable History OF Aaeisal Tree IN
Topeka's Capitol Square.

AZ
Topeka's Capitol Square.
In the Kansas capitol square at To-
peka stands q handsome cottonwood
tree that has a history, says the
Kansas City Star. Maj. 7. j.
Anderson, who is its historian, and
when it was struggling for existence
its friend and protector, says it first
took root in 1869. 1t sprang from a
seed which had found Judgment in
the stoneyard where the contractors
we're dressing stone for the super
structure Of the east wing of the
capitol. In the spring Of 1870, when
the men, fortified by Legislative
appropriation, returned to work
after the winters lay-otf, the little
sprout had taken firm root among the
stone chips, and it was so green and
vigorous in the waste that sur
rounded it that it attracted atten-
ton. It was in the way and the
workmen wanted to pail it up, but
Mai. Anderson interceded for it and
alittle pen was built around it. Hem
ny Worrall said it was a male tree
and would shed no cotton" which
added to the interest in it, and so it
grew and fourished in the midst Of
the little desert of rocks. After many
years the east wing was completed
and the stoneyard was removed and
blue grass took the place of stone
chips. In 1895 the tree was again in.
peril. 1t had grown into majestic
beauty, and was the monarch OF the
capitol square, but it was not located
exactly to suit the landscape garden
er who had been imported from New
York to improve the grounds, and
he marked it for the ak. Again the
friends Of the tree came to the rescue
and Gov. Morrill, ordered that it be
saved.
Men who frequent Topeka from
other parts Of the state agree that it
is the largest cottonwood tree in Kan
sas, and, with the exception Of an
occasional elm, the most graceful.
1t is not SO tall as some trees, being
only about So feet, but its spread is
100 feet, forming a circumference Of
about 315 feet, and its foliage, when
the sun is at the zenith, shades an
area Of 1854 square feet. The cir
conference Of its trunk is 10 feet. It
is a favorite playground Of children,
and men and women seek its shelter
from the summer sun. In 1895 when
William Mckinley rested beneathit
foliage, and when John f. Dillon,
now Of New York, was United States
circuit judge, he never failed to visit
1t and comment on its beauty when
he came to Topeka. John j. ingalls,
used to speak e~loquently Of it, and
Preston B. Plumb's involuntary ex-
clamation was: 81 wish that tree
was in my yard" This tree has wit
messed the coming and passing Of Il
governors, including Stanley, whose
successor has already been nominat-
ed; Harvey, Osborne, Anthony, st.
John, Click, Martin, Humphrey,
Lewelling, Morrill,, Leedy and Stan
ley. 1t came into existence almost
at the beginning Of the construction
of the state house, and lives to see the
east wing begin to decay.
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FINAL SETTLEMENT.

Notice is hereby gwen to all creditors and
ether persons interested in the estate OF Sarah
X. Hopkins, deceased, that the undersigned
public administrator will apply to make a
nnal settlement Of said estate. at the Novem-
her term, 1902. of the probate court Of Lafay-
cite county, Missouri. to be begun and held at
the probate court room, In the city of LeXing-
ton, on the second Mondayin November, 1902.
NJ. WILSON.
l0-llt5 Public Administrator.
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Copying the Bible.
press

A pious Liverpool lady has devoted
her odd moments to writing out all
the books Of the Bible. A local
preacher in the Midlands has three
times written out The whole con
tents Of the New Testament.
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FINAL

Notice is hereby given to all creditors and
other persons Interested In the estate of
George schultz. deceased. that the under
signed administrator will apply to make a final
settlement Of said estate, at the November
term, 1902, of the probate court of Lafayette
county. Missouri, to be begun and held at the
probate court room, in the city Of Lexington
on the second Monday in November, 1902.
MARCELLUS G. VAUGHAN,
l0-llt5 Administrator
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ADMINISTRATORS NOTICE.

Letters OF administrator on the estate Of
Louisa @ Bedsworth deceased. we're granted
to the undersigned on the 9th day OF Sept.
1902. by the probate court Of Lafayette
county, Missouri. All persons having claims
against said estate are required to exhibit
within one year after the date Of said letters
or they may be precluded from any benefit Of
such estate; and II such Chains be not ex-
hiblted within two years from the date OF
said letters they will be forever barred.
This eth day Of September. 1902.
LAMAR BEDSWORrH,
l0-l1t5 Administrator
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FINAL

Notice is hereby given 10 all creditors and
other persons interested in tine estate OF
John Henry Klotz, deceased. that the under
signed executrix will apply to make a
hnai settlementOf said estate. 1.-THE November
term, 1902. OF the probate court OF Lafayette
county, Missouri, to be begun and held at
the probate court room, in the city or Lex
ingt0n, on the second Monday in November
1902
ARTHUSA JANE KLOTZ.
l0-llt5 Executrix.
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FTNAI.

Notice is hereby given to all creditors and
other persons Interested IN the estate Of Madi-
son Williams, deceased, that the undersigned
public administrator, will apply to MAKE u final
settlement of said estates at the November term
1909, Of the probate cou OF Lafayette county,
Missouri, to be begun and held at the probate
room, in the city OF Lexington, on the
second Monday In November. 1892.
M. d. WILSON,
l0-11t5 Public Administrator
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FINAL SUPPLEMENT.

Notice is hereby given to all creditors and
ether persons interested In the estate Of
Diedrich Rodenburg, deceased. that the UNI
derslgned public administrator, will apply to
make q final settlement of said estate, at the
November term, 1902, of the probate court Of
Lafayette county, Missouri, to be begun and
held at the probate court room, In the city Of
Der, 1902.
M. d. WILSON,
l0-llt5 Public Administrator
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FINAL B

Notice is hereby given to all creditors and
other persons interested In the estate OF
Menoah Beamer, deceased, that the under
administrator will apply to makea final
settlement Of said estate, ut the November
term, 1902, OF the probate court OF Lafayette
county, Missouri. TO be begun and held at the
probate court room, IN the city OF Lexington,
the second Monday in November. 1902.
IKE p. TAYLOR,
l0-llt5 Administrator
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Oysters cannot live IN the Baltic
sea. The reason is that il is not salt
enough They can only live in wa
ter that contains at least 81 parts Of
salt in every 1000 parts Of water.
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Notice to Bridge Contractors.
/ YIN bed 70 DC lowest and best bidder. on

Will let to the lowest and best bidder, on
MONDAY OCTOBER ID. A. D., 1902,
the repairs 10 be made on the Iron Bridge
across the Little Sni Creek, on the Lexington
and Odessa road, lear the George Galloway
farm.
Letting will be at bridge site at 1880
O'Clock a. m.
Plan and specifications can be seen at time
and place OF letting.
Contractor Is to give bond for maintenance
of bridge as the law directs
The right TO reject any or all bids is re-
served, D.. WEEDIN,
80 Commissioner.
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l1-st4
YOU KNOW WHAT YOU ARE TAKING

When you take Groves Tasteless Chill Tonic
because the formula is plainly printed on
every bottle showing that u Is simply iron
No Pay. SOC.
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n SUPPLEMENT.

Notice Is hereby gwen 10 all creditors and
other persons interested ia the estate OF Hugo
Duebbert. deceased. that the undersigned I'D
ministratrix viii apply TO make a final settle
ment OF said estate at the November term, ls0s
of the probate court of Lafayette county, Mis-
souri,, to be begun and held at the pr0bat-
court room ia the city OF Lexington, on tn
second Monday in November. 1872
CAROLINE DUEBBERT.
l0lf-t5 Administrative
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Names Of Towns.

There are in the United States 30.
Berlins, RI lIomburgs, 23 towns
Soaring the name oi Paris, and 10.
London.
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The Best Prescription for Malaria,
Chills and Fever is a bottle Of Groves Taste
less Chin Tonic. 1t is simply iron andquinine
In a t~asteless form. No ure. No Pay. Price SOC
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rha Better WaY.

Don't try to }eform people; set
them a coed example Milwaukee
Sentinel
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@MA,y

This eianature Is on every box Of the gonnlns
Laxative Br0mO.Q ainine Tables
he remedy that cares . colo in one dry
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1902-06-13
Big Celebration at Lead.

The people of Lead have decided to
celebrate in grand style this year.
Two days will be set apart for the
event and no money or energy will be
spared to make it the biggest and best
celebration ever held in the Hills.
Jnly 4th and 5th are the dates fand
they propose to make the old Hills
reverberate with joy upon this oc-
casion. One who is taking an active
part in the coming celebration writes
the STAR as follows: "The celebration
will not only be that in commemora.
ton of our independence, but it will
also be celebration of the twenty
fifth anniversary of the laying
out of the city of Lead. This
day is going to be pre-eminently for q
re- union of ths old belt Gold :miners
and other pioneers of Black-Hil 1t
would also be the 25th anniversary of
the Homestake mine, and we propose
to turn things wide open on that day,
so far as possible to the old timers and
pioneers" This will certainly interest
a great many early residents of the
Hills, besides those who have come
later and desire to see one of the best
and most prosperous mining towns in
the west. It is marvellous to witness
the growth and improvement of Lead
during the past few years. From q
dirty looking western mining camp it
has grown to metropolitan, clean and
attractive city-worth going to see.
We predict that their celebration will
outdo anything ever attempted in the
Hills.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1902-06-13
Notice to Owners of Stock.

The city of Hot Springs at consider
able expense has undertaken to beau
tify the town by planting trees along
streets where water can be used, and
every citiz en- should have an interest
in the protection of these trees. Par
ties owning COWS turn them loose early
in the morning, long before the herder
is around, and this practice must be
stopped. Owners must not allow their
stock loose in town at any time and
must see that no damage is done. The
city ordinance is very strict in this
regard and heavy penalty includes
it's non.observance. If herders of stock
do not observe the ordinances they will
be dealt with according to law.
JAMES DoRNAN, City Marshal.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1902-06-13
Teachers Institute.

Thecounty teachers institute opened
Thursday morning with an attendance
of twenty-five teachers, which is con-
sidered excellent for the first day.
Double that number is expected. Prof
Davis is conducting the institute, as
sisted by Alice Gary Wilson, of Des
Moines, Mrs. r. L. Fitch, of Aberdeen,
and Prof. Cobb. Literature, Music
and Physical Culture are among the
principal and interesting features
taught. The instructors especially en-
deavor to instruct teachers in methods
of teachinf the special course as re-
quired by the state law. County Su-
perintendent, Miss Black, urges all
teaches to be present as she thinks this
is an opportunity that should not be
lost, the instructors being exceptionally
efficient. The session opens at 7:3O a..
m. and continues until 12 M, and will
be continued each day, excepting Sun
day, until Saturday June 81, inclusive.
Miss Black says that visitors will be
heartily welcomed every day.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1902-06-13
The Awakeninu

The meanest man on earth has Just
been located. His mind had been wan
dering with fever for three weeks, and
when he came back to his senses and
opened his eyes he saw fair face un-
der white cap bending over his pill
low:
"Who-who are you?" he gasped.
'I'm the trained nurse"
"The trained nurse! Oh. good Lord:
And how much am paying you?"
She told him. and he turned his head,
groaning in the soreness of his aftlic-
ton. A few moments later, though, his
face lit up with flash of hope. 'But
Pm back in my right mind now,
amt II"
"Why, yes; think you are"
Cali right, then," with fierce exulta-
ton. II give you notice for tonight!'-
New York Commercial Advertiser.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1902-06-13
ATTACKED BY A HERON.
Boy Tries to Capture the Bird and
Nearly Loses His Life.


1--WE hunted everything from gray
squirrels to grizzlies" said a veteran
Philadelphia sportsman to writer in
the New York Times, "and the nearest
l ever came to being seriously injured
by any sort of game was one time
when a wounded bird attacked and
tried to kill me.
Il was boy then and went down to
a creek that flowed through my fathers
farm to watch for mink. It was early
in the evening and blue heron came
and sat within tempting gunshot. 1
knew it would spoil my chances at
mink to shoot the bird, and didn't in
tend to do it, but, kidlike, raised the
gun and took aim just to see how l
could kill it If would. lowered the
gun and then raised it again. Every
time raised it would touch the trig-
ger gently. After awhile l touched it
too hard, the gun went off and l start
ed toward the heron, which was wound
ed.
Il thought it would be good scheme
to catch the bird and started to do so
when its bill shot out like sledge
hammer and struck me between the
eyes. When came to my senses, it
was dark. and it was several minutes
longer before could remember where
was or what had happened. A little
harder and the bird would have killed
me. l shudder even yet when l think
what would have been the result If the
bill had struck one of my eyes,"
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1902-06-13
TAME FISH IN A RIVER.
A Travellers Story of What He Saw
In Upper Burma.

When in camp the other day, I was
riding through a village when the viii
lage headman asked me if would like
to see ''the fish" l, not knowing what
the headman meant, ut once went with
him down to the banks of the stream,
followed by several villagers with
baskets Of sessanum and paddy mixed
together. Then the thuggi called clay,
lay, lay, lay" for few moments,
when, 10 and behold, large herd of
ngatwe, or big, short, flattish fish,
came up just under our feet and We're
promptly fed by the Burmans.
The fish were amazingly tame and
tolerated being stroked and petted
even by me. There were in all about
thirty-three of them, varying in size
from eighteen inches to three and a
half feet long, the larger ones having
a girth at the gills of about thirty inch
es. They would go away and come
back whenever they were called.
The villagers told me-and l see no
reason to doubt what they say-that
these same fish come up against the
monsoon flood at the end of June and
go away about October every year.
They can recognize individual fish by
marks, scars, etc, which they pointed
out to me.
The Mon is nearly dry in the cold
and end of the hot weather, and the
fact that these fish return to this one
village landing stage every year reg
ularly and never go to any other is
quite worthy of remark. A villager
who kills any of them has to undergo
a penalty of 10 shillings by common
consent, and great care is in conse-
quence taken of them.
The ngatwe of upper Burma is a
very short, thick fish, tapering rapidly
from behind the gills to the tail, has
long feelers on both upper and lower
lip and has no noticeable teeth. He
makes very good eating and has but
few bones. have often heard of tame
fish in tanks, but herd Of tame fish
In monsoon river connected with the
great 1rawadi is very bizarre phe-
nomenon.-Burma Cor. London Field.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1902-06-13
No Names Needed.

A western Kansas story shows how
to be personal without mentioning
names.
1t was in poker game at Colby.
The sheriff of Logan county had been
steadily losing to the treasurer Of Ellis
county. The treasurer of Ellis county
had the misfortune to be possessed Of
but one eye, and he was little clumsy
in handling the cards. After play in
which the treasurer took big pot
from the sheriff the sheriff said, "Gen-
tlemen. amt a-namin' no names, but
if some Of you don't quit raisin' cards
from the floor he'll get his other eye
knocked out!"-Kansas City Journal.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1902-06-13
DETA1LsoFTRA1NK RUN.
Something About the Power Demanded
by IL Burlington Flyer.

A railroad man with penchant for
figures has just produced some stats
tics on the Burlington's Chicago Spe c.
ial which are not at all dull. He finds
that on the daily 1,046- mile journey of
this train from Denver to Chicago via
Omaha, the six engines which pull it
consume 81 ,5G7 pounds of coal, moro
than forty tons, and 57,25O gallons of
water-quite enough to supply the
wants Of good-sized community.
To prevent hot boxes on the cars as q
result of fast running, 176 pounds of
cotton waste and 7O4 pints of lubricat-
ing oil are necessary every day in the
year. This means that in the twely Q
months more than thirty two tons Of
waste and over 25,6OO gallons of oil re-
used, The figures given are take n
from careful observations on the run
of the Special from Denver to Chicap q
and are approximately correct for the
Chicago Denver run.
The engines make an ordinary spe ed
of from fifty to sixty miles an hour,
while bursts of sixty-five or seventy
miles per hour are everv day occur
rences. The railroader with the penc il
figures that this train expends an en-
ergy while running at its usual speed
equal to 500-horse power, and at it's
highest bursts of speed as much as 1000
horse power. If this enormous energy
in the fight of the train across the
country could be harnessed it would
furnish more than enough power to
run all the trolley cars in Omaha.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1902-06-13
origin of Our secret service


The United States secret service had
its origin in the early sixties under the
auspices of the war department. 1t ac-
tually grew out of the fact of Captain
Lafayette f. Baker of the Union army
offering his services to Secretary Sew
ard as police scout to gather informa-
ton concerning the Confederate army.
During the war the United States be-
gan the issuance of greenbacks. Then
came the first appearance of 'green
goods men. BY an act of congress in
1861 or 1862 $4,000 was appropriated
for the maintenance of Bakers service
to suppress counterfeiting. The super
vision of the service was then under
the solicitor of the treasury. = New
York Tribune.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1902-06-13
Assyrian Seals.

The ancient Assyrians nearly 5000
years ago put in moist clay their seals,
engraved in intaglio upon precious
stones, on chests and doors, in order to
prevent their being opened. There were
no locks or keys in those days. If they
wished to send private letter, they
would often seal it with hippogriff.
which fabulous winged horse was re-
garded as the emblem of secrecy. Cen
turtles later the Greeks and Romans
adopted similar devices for the same
purpose.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1902-06-13
Was Wasting AWAY.

The following letter from Robert r.
Watts, of Salem, Mo-, is instructive.
Il have been troubled with kidney dis
ease for the last five years. Host flesh
and never felt we'll and doctored with
leading physicians and tried all reme-
dies suggested without relief. Finally
| tried Foley's Kidney Cure and less
than two bottles completely cured me
and am now sound and WE'LL" Sold
by A. L. Eckstein.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1902-06-13
A Gold Carnival.

One of the features of the 4th of july
celebration in Lead will be gold car
nival as an anniversary of the 25th
year of the opening of the greatest
gold camp in the world. A masked pa
rade of old timers and prospectors,
dressed in gold colors. will occur, fol-
lowed by an open air dance in the
evening.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1902-06-13
Strayed

From my ranch four miles north of
Hot Springs, one light bay mare, star
in forehead, five years old, bunch on
navel, weight about 11O0, branded Is
on left shoulder. Any information Of
animal or return of same will be suit
ably rewarded. j. III. Gordon. 6.tf