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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-10-16
FIVE OUT OF
SEVEN CARRIED
Orient Bond Election in Butler
and Chase Counties
WAS VERY SUCCESSFUL
May Neces8itate Change From
Route First Proposed.
WAS VERY SUCCESSFUL

Ont OF seven townships in Butler and
Chase counties. the orient bond PROPOSE
ton carried at the election held Tuesday
out of $4,000 bonds. 10000 bonds have
been voted in these townships The two
townships in which the proposition was
lest were Murdoch and Fairyiew, of But
Ter county. This loss Will have but little
effect, if any, on the route selected by
the road for its passage to Emporia
There is only twelve miles Of the route
which has not been satisfactorily
arranged for and this viii not cut much
figure in a q, coo mile airline railroad The
election was very close in several Of the
townships and the officials Of the road
were feeling satisfied with the outlook
In Butler county. Sycamore township
was carried by twenty-eisht majority.
This election was for $1,000 bonds Lin
coin township Was carried Tor sl4, 90
bonds by thirty-three majority. FairView
township was lost by fifteen votes and
Murdoch by nineteen votes In Murdoch
township, the landed interests made big
fight against the proposition. because
they alleged they did not wish town
est9 bished in the township as there IS
q railroad on each side OF them.
In Chase county, all three townships
carried. Matheld went through with the
gratifying majoTity OF lO2- 1t was Tor
s25. coo bonds Bazaar carried by eight
votes for $4,000 bonds Toledo worked
through successfully for $l5,G09 bonds by
six majority W. c. Edwards who has
been out in these townships for the last
three days brought in the results from
Butler county and received the others by
telegraph
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-10-16

If there is a change in the vote there
It win not effect the direction Of the route
in Sedgwic1 county in the least or as
9Ir. Edwards expressed it. not five feet
1t may be that the Orient Will run out
OF this county on the south side of the
Missouri Pacific railroad through Benton
and then back onto the route chosen first
and which is left unfinished by the vote
of the TWO adverse elections. However
this route win take the direct line, for
as the road is an airline. it viii most
naturally choose q direct route, although
il may cause the promoters some iIcon-
Xenience The route that leads out OF
Sedgwick county a. first proposed and
v hich in all probability viii be carried
cut is northeast half way between the
trucks of the Missouri Pacific and ROCK
Island railroads. The Sedgwick county
commissioners are intending 60 commence
the condemnation Of the right-of-way
into the county from the east on Novem-
Der IS, II nothing comes up to prevent IT,.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-10-16
SANTA FE REDUCES RATE.
Former Rates on Sugar 10 H.oh.ts
Reduced Five Cents.

The \. T.. & : r.. has reduced tae
rate on sugar shipments frer Rockey
Ford Colo. t. Wichita. The former rate
per hundred weight was 80 cents. Now
il Is - cents.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-10-16

TO curry favor with lovers of the 'genu-
inc Look for the hairs in each package
vou buy"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-09-14

rib are locked up in Mr.. Gordons houSe' '''
Professor Reginald Gordon, professor OF chei'i-
istry at Columbia 1t was in DOG Vi" mo
land that | found the bones, and as ne ""H J"7t
starting off for a trip he gave me tooth anu
locked the rest up. =. .
Mr. Eloomer came up at this point ana ai'er
balning him load on another huge rock tile HAS
todOn hunter said: ,.
"It was about "a week ago that l"uhu .i'oe
homes and Mr. Gordon wanted to Keep 1t on
nuiet fill he got back and could dS lor the ie''
Of the skeleton. Well | brought the tooth NOME
and showed il to my VIE. n CouPiO "a
later I ONLY mentioned confdentlaHy u
in town that I'd found a mastodoh' anu
nay, ,,ifa NAV have limited at 1t a niue Al any
rate about a week ago stranger CAME "
"A newspaper man he was-aho 'e
about IT. | showed him the tcoili' ""'
u,ouIdp,t tell where / found it. Well the papers
were full of it, and pretty soon they lo"n' 'H
hog. too Well we had to put su''lu ph ',
hog The professor, when he learned tnd.
-. NC ont of the bag telegraphed that the
hog should be protected night ana oaS-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-09-14

taking summer boarders instead. remarked
rather gravely:
But it's too blamed bad the critter don't be
long to yer Ye know We found it on Professor
Gordon's farm, and, in spite of your finding the
beast it blongs to him"
Mr.. Du Bots shook his head sorrowfully, and
muttered about his always having such luck
Then he brought out of the teeth of the
rnastodon to take his mind off of the fortune
that wasn't his, and said:
This is an ugly old relic. Jacob isn't it?
Weighs about two pounds and half Those
three ridges on the tooth give the mastodon its
name Black, Ell? The roots are breaking to
pieces but the enamel is hard as a rock"
When a Tribune reporter called at Mr. Du
Bois's farmhouse the farmer was breaking
stone and his friend Boomer was hauling il off
in a wagon.
Yes, I'm the man who found the mastodon.,
said Mr. Du Bots, sitting down for a rest on a
rock but you I'm still breaking stone
Don't know whether the beast will turn out a
good skeleton not. The bones are kind of
brittle The big maxillary three teeth and the
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-09-14
FINDING MASTQDON BONES,
EXPERIENCE OF AN ORANGE COUNTY
FARMER DIGGING IN SWAMP-HOPE
OF FURTHER DISCOVERIES.

orange County in this State, was a stamping
ground for prehistoric mammals In neighbor-
ng swamps the bones of several mastodons
lave been found, and what is considered the
.Aost perfect specimen in the country, the one
- lie Boston Museum, was dug out Of a muck
HOT lar from Newburg. AS a good skeleton
u'eaAs 1900 $1,000 to the finder the dis
sO'e'y OF an old bone in Orange County pro-
Oes as much excitement as that Of ten
|Ouho gold nugget in a mining camp
ana now NeWburg is excited over the dis
No'efy Of another mastodon. The excitement
"6s all caused by farmer who some days ago
- Juggling a load Of muck struck what he first
IiOught was a huge piece of shale. but which
proved to be a gigantic maxillary. containing
WI such ugly looking teeth that the farmer
--Nt thanked his stars that the mastodon was
eHU little further search upturned rlp,
ana half feet long and two and nan
Inches thick
Up 10 that time e. w. Du Bots. who made the
discovery, had led the peaceful life of farmer
wing and harvesting his crops, repairing ms
ne fences and performing the other duties
'H leii to his lot. He may have dreamed
- lame when he was boy, as all boys do
az mat was long ago His ambition now was
ave an honest life, to be known as good
and TO provide for his family
,uoeniy, in spite Of his wish to keep the
o.. secret, the news of his discovery leaked
me press associations telegraphed the
-, broadcast SO that Mr.. Du Bots awoke
pha, morning to find himself famous, and the
en-. emitted States reading about his expert
on ~ The muck hole
~. mall brings in letters inquiring about
lar, "as'odon," said Mr. Du Bots last week to
'str., '''oirer who lives across the road
ssk,,, s Keep ringing my front door bell and
70 tos "out the mastodon, and whenever L go
shou, :. hy friends stop me on the street and
NJ D, Du Bois, how's your mastodonT"
&ns.,.ner, who has not made such q study
hs as Mr. Du Bots. but who has been
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-09-14
FINE SPECIMEN IN BOSTON.
HOW 1T WAS DISCOVERED IN 1915.

In Orange County have probably been found
more remains of ancient animal life than in
any other equal area in America Since 1913
four mastodon skeletons have been found there
complete with the exception of the toes of one
foot The measurements are: Height II feet:
length from anterior extremity of face to tai!
II feet; circumference of trunk 165 inches;
tusks 1O.1 inches. The estimate is that when
the creature was alive and moving through the
forests ne presented the appearance of half
brother of the famous elephant Jumbo, with a
like height. but with larger tusks, more
Sive form and somewhat greater length
The probability is that this mastodon became
mired in the mud and unable to extricate
himself. The spot where he was found was
valley nearly four hundred feet long with a
pool of water in the centre Under this water
and a few feet of earth these huge bones had
lain for centuries. During a drouth in 1915 the
area became dry, and farmer named Brewster
improved the chance to remove some of the
for fertilizer. About four feet down the shovel
of one of the diggerS brought up against an OBJ
StructiOn. The part struck was the skull Rapid
work soon cleared away the covering, and the
rest of the skeleton was found with the parts
in proper relationship.
The fore legs were stretched in front as il
the animal had tried to lift his body out of the
mire. The hind legs beneath the body.
TIE bones were brown and gratifyingIy pre-
gved. Near by five or six bushels of
twigs from one-fourth to three-eighths of
inch in diameter, broken off from willow bushes
and maple trees. These tWigs were the mastO-
dons last supper.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-09-14

say Du Bots" said Bloomer. what makes
all these blamed mastodons hang out in Orange
County? They don't find EN- anywhere else in
the State Is it because it was before the good
roads movement, and they got stuck in the
mud?"
That couldn't have been it, said the fossil
discoverer. with sly wink. You see, these
fellers had their trunk lines"
Then The Tribune man went TO the pool and
looked curously into the stagnant, sleepy water.
The place had all the appearance of the grave
OF some anteduyian monster. On the brow
Of the overhanging hill grew a sombre screen
OF cypress and cedar. 1t getting toward
dusk and few drefies began to skim over the
pond, when subterranean voice seemed to
come out of the mastodons tomb. No one was
in sight, and the visitor concluded it must have
been the Of some distant COW. Suddenly
he heard:
"Hoi, thar. an wat yer bin ahfter don?'
There a rustic in the reeds, and up
the burly form Of His broad chest.
thick neck and powerful mustache at first bore
such striking resemblance to sort Of
elephant that the newspaper man hestated
moment before answering. Then the genius Of
the pool shouted:
Get outer mere! Do ye be after dggin' up
this here elcyphent? Get outer here. GIong!
Do yer knew me, Ell? OF be the Waterman as
what's keepin' folks outer here"
After the watchman had learned that the
visitor had intention Of larceny. he said.
"Oi been watchin' every noisht. Been hid
up thar in that there broosh. Deveel bit
spooky It's been, too Moo, if OF owned this here
hit Of land. the deevil might get it fust. fer all
the blame bones. Yer ken look about DIT put
lave the bones alone"
And with this the mastodon Waterman went
back TO his perch in the trees.
When Professor Gordon begins to excavate in
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-09-14

search of the rest of the bones, certain legal en-
Engagements that have a sort of humorous side
to them are like to ensue. The bog has four
owners, who, besides the professor are Eugene
b. Griffin, Harry Norton and the RamsdelI
estate, and the boundary line between the Griffin
and Gordon properties lies only few feet from
the excavation where the teeth. rib and maXIl-
larry were found. 1t is probable that the bones
are scattered about in both properties. with u
few ribs and teeth in the Norton and Ramsdell
properties The difficulty of putting together
the bones viii in this be not entirely ana
tcmiCal
Mr.. Griffin said that he for didn't care to
dig for bones, and then he added: And if any
body wants to and look for em on my
farm he'll have to pay good price for em. If
the legs of the beast are in my lot why, I'll
want several hundred dollars a leg
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-09-14

ana spade whenever discovered dollars
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1902-04-25
made the bridal couple.

made the bridal couple. The
COURIER extends cordial congrat-
ulatious to Mr.. and Mrs. Webb,
and hopes for them a long life
fraught with all of the pleasures
known to the estate of wedlock.
Mr.. Webb and bride will leave
Sunday for Kansas City where
they will make their home.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1902-04-25
Fires.

Our fellow -townsman, George
Chapman, had a three-room house
occupied by Emery Johnson de-
stroyed by fire on the Cutoff in
Missouri township Monday after
noon. The contents were also
CO nsumed as the building was
soon in ruins shortly after the
blaze, which started under the
floor in some mysterious manner,
was discovered. Mr.. Johnson
and son were baching on the
Chapman ranch, and the father
had started to the field to work
and left his son to wash the din
ner dishes. The elder Johnson
happened to look back in the di-
rection of the house and saw
smoke coming from under the
floor. On account of the high
wind the flames spread rapidly
and got entirely beyond
control. There was no insur-
ance on either the dwelling or
the household goods.
Between 5 and 6 o'clock Mon
day afternoon an out building,
used as a kitchen during the
summer and a storeroom in the
winter time, on the premises of
of H. c. Hyde one-half mile
north of Keytesville, was set on
fire by live coal that is suppos-
ed to have blown under the
house from a fire that had been
made out doors the same day to
| heat water with which to wash.
| The flames made such rapid prog
ress that a brick smokehouse near
by was also consumed before the
fire demon was gotten under con-
troll, and it was only by hard
work that Mr.. Hyde's large resi-
dence was saved from destruc-
ton. Most all of the family's
wearing apparel, a lot of bed
clothing, meat, lard, one set of
new buggy harness, two saddles
and several other articles Of per-
sonal property were consumed y
The negro woman who did the
washing did not hang out the
clothes because of the strong
wind that was blowing and left
the washing in the summer kitch-
en-. Mr.. Hyde carried 5000 in
surance, but he estimates his loss
at more than twice that amount.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1902-04-25

DR.. B. Hughes of Keytesville
was honored Monday in being
appointed by Gov. A. M. Dockery
one of % M. d. in Missouri as
a delegate to attend the American
congress of tuberculosis to be
held in New York May 14-16.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1902-04-25
Baled Straw and Hav.

We have a lot of baled straw
for sale at S2.75 ton, also tim
othy hay in the stack at $40 a
ton. Scales on premises, four
miles south of Dalton.
SASSE Bros.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1902-04-25
Cupid's Capers.

Cupid's Capers.
KNOWLES WELCH:-Clau M.
Knowles of Salisbury and Miss
Eva Welch of Musselfork were
married at Salisbury Sunday,
April 20, 1902, Justice J. r. Ma
son doing the splicing.
~
SMITH STEWART Vic t or M.
Smith of Mike. and Miss Sula
Stewart of Newhall were mar
ried at Mike Sunday, April 20,
1902, Rev. P. Wilfred Rompe
sealing the plighted VOWS.
TEoMAs- sTER John
Thomas and Miss Daisy Laster,
both of Brunswick, were married
at the brides residence Sunday,
April 20, 1902, Rev. R. o. Har-
ris tying the nuptial knot.
~
DREW WILLS w. l. d r cav
and Miss Rosa Wills, both Of
this vicinity, were married at the
residence Of B. F. Drew just
north of Keytesvllle Sunday,
April 20, 1902, Justice H.. A..
Wheeler officiating.
REPPENHAGEN-VA -VANCE:-M. H..
Reppenhagen of near Salisbury
and Miss Ella M. Vance were
married at the residence of the
brides mother, Mrs. Hannah
Vance, near Glasgow Wednes-
day, April 16, 1902, Justice j. O..
Vance, a brother to the bride,
making the twain one.
-
HILL VEST Frank w. Hill,
who was born and reared in Key
tesville, but who has been follow
ing the occupation of an actor for
several years, was married in
New York Sunday, April Is, to
Miss Sarah West, society young
lady and actress, of Cincinatti,
Ohio. The marriage was kept a
secret for a few days, but such
importan4 events will come to
light. The bride and BRIDE
groom have returned to Cincin-
natl for the present, but will
probably soon visit in keytes-
vile, where the groom's parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM E. Hill, reside.
We add our good wishes to those
OF Franks many Keytesville
friends, and hope his marriage to
the lady of his choice may be
a glad sweet song.
WEBB WEST Jas. T. Webb
and Miss Clemmie M. West, both
Of near Keytesville, were married
at the residence of the brides
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. w.
West, two miles north of this
place Wednesday evening,
April %, 1902, Rev, j. L. Routt
launching their hymeneal bark.
Only intimate friends and i'm
mediate relatives of the con-
tracing parties were present. A
nice supper was served in hon.
oe, of the nuptials, and several
appropriate wedding gifts were
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1902-04-25
Young Bulls for Sale.

lhave two thoroughbred year
ling Short horn bulls, now ready
for light service, for sale at my
farm IL miles southwest Of
Keytesville,
JAS. +. TAYLOR
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1902-04-25
heirs of H. Brownlee, suit to

tt. maflIld y. LuSIlef eC al VS..
A. F. Moredock ct al, suit on
note.
10. j. P. Hayward VS.. Alfred
Lancaster, forcible entry and de-
tainer-appeal.
FIFTH DAY-FRIDAY MAY 8.
46. U. A. House vs.. ". T.
Carlstead, debt.
47-Kellogg dCarper VS.. L. c.
Wells, debt-appeal.
48. J. W. Null Us. Thos. a.
Anderson, attachment.
40. j. Fl. Coleman VS.. Lois
Kennedy, suit on appeal.
90. Lena Peayler ct al vs., Vim.
Clark ct al, suit to set aside deed.
81. State ex rel 0, p. Ray vs..
J. S. Vandeventer ct al. suit on
bond.
81. w II. B.=well rs. Henry
Moore ct a1 ejeetmert,
80. Edna Kennedy ct Al Us. j..
W. Nichols eiectmeut
81. Edna Kennedy ct al VS.. B.,
J. Edemaun, ejectment.
50. J. G. Wallace, receiver, VS..
B. j. Edemann, ejectment.
56. J. I. Carper VS., j. w. Mich
OILS, injunction.
81. VIM. A. Dawkins VS.. Joe
c. Griffin, ejectment.
So. Fredericka Hauserman VS..
Jacob Hauserman, divorce.
SIXTH DAY--sATURDAY, MAY 10.
SO. john w. Hawkins VS.. L..
F. Scott ct al, suit on note.
so. H. H. Hands ct al VS.. Jno.
H. Walker, damages.
81. J. H. Walker VS.. Hampton
Hands, trespass-appeal.
81. r. H. Metcalf VS.. Jno. Nc
Cart, replevin-appeal.
63. J. T. Eding vs.. M. F.
Nichols ct al, suit on note.
"a. Wulfing, Deickeride & Co.
VS.. A. G.. Kennedy, suit to revive
judgment.
65. John Deere Plow Co. VS..
H. M. Allen, suit on note.
&c. Louisa Kaiser VS.. Edward
Kaiser, divorce.
81. Addie Houston VS.. Joseph
Houston. divorce.
68. Amelia Cason VS.. Davis
Cason, divorce.
CRIMINAL CASES.
SEVENTH DAY-MoNDAY MAY u.
SO. State of Missouri VS.. Ar
thur Storm, felonious assault.
70. Same VS.. Edward Thacker,
same.
II. Same VS.. John Wack, con-
cubinage,
72. Same VS.. Edward Sachse
ct al, petit larceny-appeal.
73. Same VS.. Robert Bruce,
rape.
73 1-2. Same VS.. Luke Mason,
burglary and larceny.
EIGHTH DAY-TUESDAY MAY 13.
"A. Same VS.. Chas. Parker ct
al, gambling-appeal.
IS. Same VS.. Miller LESLEY,
same.
76. Same VS.. Richard Baxter
ct al, felonious assault.
II. Same VS.. Roy Williams,
larceny from a dwelling house.
7S. Same VS.. Horace Elliott,
murder in second degree.
IS 1-2. Same VS.. Stephen Bush.
nell, arson.
NINTH DAY-wEDNEsDAY, MAY 10.
70. Same VS.. Geo. M. Clay ct
al, unlawful co. habitation-ap-
| peal.
80. Same VS.. Edward Neff.
forgery.
| 81. Same VS.. Milton Farrar,
felonious assault.
80. Same VS.. Jordan Ferguson,
petit larceny-appeal.
Baled Straw and Hay.
We have a lot of baled straw
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1902-04-25
znr.sncemeee Ezerclsea.
L.ast E7riGav evening, April


Last Friday evening, April 10,
1892 the oncra-houso was COM
ly Glled by . well-dressed
a orderly company, gathered
10 witness the gsc3uatioa ezer-
ois Of cur ligE school, an event
a annual recurrence which new
ea Fails to elicJ he interest Of aIi
cur people The pTo@rau has
alfea3T appcars.z in our columns,
exercises strictly followed
tho program, except that, to the
net>oi everyone, Miss Maude
Malt2 was not able to be present
because Of the serious illness of
hor mot}er. Her part, however,
VIZ very satisfactorily supplied
Misses Grace Edwards and
.5a Anderson, who deserve
splaI commentator for their
saaees5 upon such short notice.
The invocation was made by
Res. Insle, pastor Of the Bap-
aat church, Of this city.
Without attempting to follow
the program in strict order, it is
sufficient to say that the mem
bere .f the class Of 1902 dis,
charged the duties assigned them
in q most creditable manner. The
reading was, without exception,
clear and distinctly audible, and
the essays showed thought and
careful preparation. Among
performers Of such uniform ex-
cellence it were an invidiors ia sk
to make distinctions.
The literary exercises were
interspersed with music, reliey-
ing the tension Of thought while
it charmed the sense. There
were piano duets by Misses Jen-
ME Linn Castor and Emma
Chapman, Lois Hancock and
Jane Anderson, and Fannie and
Jane Anderson also piano solos
iy MISSES Julia Willis Anderson.
Jennie Linn CASTOR and Emma
Chapman. These were all rem
dered with a readiness and good
taste highly pleasing.
But unquestionably, the muscial
feature which captured the au-
dience was the performance Of
Keytesville's unsurpassed male
quartet, Messrs. Ingle, Miller,
Hancock and Carper. AS they
rendered it the audience evident
ly saw point in the "Song of
the Tack and q storm of applause
called the quartet back to
charm the people with that uni
versal favorite, "My Old Ken
lucky Home.''
All the graduates were re-
membered with flowers or other
tokens.
Very hesitantly we venture to
suggest that it would at once
facilitate business" and be in
better taste if these presents were
not carried on the stage, but left
in an ante-room to be given out
after the exercises are over.
At the close Of the program the
graduating class was addressed
by and received their diplomas
from Rev. Franc Mitchell, whose
address was quite appropriate
and well received.
And so they go forth, another
company of trained minds, to
grapple with life's problems, and
win the reward Of achievement.
They are: Gertrude Fay Brad
shaw, Mollye Virginia Collins,
Warner F. Courtney, Myrtle
Mae Furrow, Emma Horsley
Chapman, Jane Mackay Ander-
son and Album C.. Dr4ce. May
they never be unworthy or un-
successful.
The heart OF every resident of
Keytesyille and vicinity swells
with pride when thinking of our
public school. Prof. j. Estill
Harvey and his excellent corps
of assistants are doing a good
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1902-04-25
j ust Received

A car load of new furniture.
Call and get prices before buying
elsewhere.
A. M. BRILL, Keytesville.