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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-02-16
A,bertson Get. or.

William Albertson, the juryman who
about two weeks ago appeared in an in
toxicated condition before Judge Pond,
had his name stricken from the jury roll
and will not have to appear to show why
Pond states that he is satisfied that Al
bertson is sick man and was at the time
Of his trouble, and that, although he was
under the influence Of liquor. it might
have been taken for medicinal purposes.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-02-16
METEOROLOGICAL
MOURNED BY MANY

Mrs. Susie FifieId, an Associated chari-
ties Worker. Is Dead.
3 Mrs. Susie E. Fifield died yesterday
morning at the Swedish hospital at the re-
suit Of an operation. a week ago. The
funeral was held this afternoon at 4
o'clock from Hume & Davies undertaking
rooms, and the remains were taken to
Madison, Wis, for interment. The serv-
ice was conducted by DR.. J. e. Bushnell
of Westminster church, of which Mrs.
Fifield was a member
Mrs. Fifield, was superintendent of the
employment bureau of the Associated
Charities, and this department was closed
this morning at 10 o'clock out of respect
for her memory. She had been with the
Associated Charities about year and
half and had previously worked with the
Humane society. She has resided in Min
neapolis ten years and did much efficient
work. In St. Louis she was engaged in
settlement work.
MRS. F. G. WiNsToN-The funeral
services of Mrs. F. G. Winston were con-
Quoted by the Rev. J. E. Bushnell from the
family residence on Clifton avenue yester-
day at 8 p. m. The choir from Westmin-
| ster church sang Nearer My God to
Thee" and Lead Kindly Light The
casket was placed in the Lakewood vaults
but the body will be buried at Richmond,
! Va, In the spring. The palbearerS were
Louis K. Hull, James S. Bell, Thomas
Shevlin, Russell NJ Bennett, Louis III
Dodge, Henry j. Fletcher, Charles B
Lyon
CHARLES A. GRAY died this morning
from heart failure at his residence, 312s
Fifth avenue S. Mr.. Gray was borr
fifty-eight years ago in Columbia, Herki.
mer county. N. Y, and came to Mime
apolis in 1871, where he has since resided
He has been engaged in blacksmithina
during this time, with the exception d
j two years that he was in the employ u
the waterworks department He. is sur.
vived by his widow and five children; Mrs
F. A. Palmer, Mrs. Harry Dunsmore, Eu
! gene Gray of Minneapolis; and Charlie!
Gray of Sioux Falls, S. D. Notice o
funeral later.
PENNock PUSEY, historian of tn
i delaware historical society and memDe
of an old Delaware family, died at VIII
mington Del. to-day, aged "a. He re
& sided in st. Paul thirty-one years, serv
ing as private secretary to several of tn
4 early governors and one term as secretar
of state. He was the author of severs
novels relating to Swedish life.
n St.. Louis will probably get the Gran
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-02-16
Grand Judy on Routine.

The grand jury reconvened this morn
ing and took up jail cases and regular
routine business. 1t is not believed that
there will be any further municipal in
dictments this term.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-02-16

Clure are filed. The matter will be ar.
gued later and although the defendant,
say they are not averse to trying the cass
in Minnesota they will fight the question
of service to the end.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-02-16

st. Louis will probably get the Grand
Army national encampment in 1894 She
will endeavor to secure it at the San
Francisco encampment next year.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-02-16
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They carried by 10000 Business Men.
The "Preferred has paid claimants S. 100000.
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Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-01-24

DIR. Shocks of Collyer township
seems to have gotten into some
trouble over the son of Henry Meyers
of south of town. Mr. and Mrs. Mey-
ers have been divorced for some time
and she is in Council Bluffs. Iowa,
likewise the bow is there too through
the assistance of DIR. Shocks. 1t is
said the courts of Iowa gave the boy
to the mother and later the courts of
Kansas transferred him to the father.
There seems to be general mixup
over the affair, and matters stand
thus at present. Mother and boy safe
in Council Bluffs. Father minus son.
DIR. Shocks in Jail after preliminary
trial with bond fixed at s., 900 So far
we are not able to say whether it is
case (kid-nap) steal or transmigra-
ton.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-01-24
CollXer.


f. G. Schwanbeck was in town on
Friday last.
Jesse Hickman made trip to the
county seat on Monday.
VIM. Bower sold another quarter of
land to a Kansas City man.
If you have any horses to trade call
on John Razak or Barney Kessler.
Arch Kendall has been putting
down wells in this neighborhood the
past week.
Mrs. o. B. Kessler and Mrs. BusheIl
were in town one evening last week
visiting friends.
A good many of our young bloods
took in the dance held at the Tidball
school house last Friday evening.
George Stimits, hardware merchant
of Grinnell, stopped in town over
Sunday night on his way to Kansas
City.
George York, the veterinary dent
ist, made a trip southwest last week
George is doing well in his line of bus
mess.
Hon. W. A. Reeder, congressman of
the Sixth District, Kansas, has been
slated for the Craftsmanship of the
committee on irrigation. 1t would
be a wise selection.
The A. o. U. w. will give tier an
nuai masquerade ball at Collyer ia the
G. A. r. hall on the evening of Feb
ruary 9th. 1908. Thankful for past
favors and 1t is the committees aim
to make this one of the grandest balls
of the season and the costumes will
represent all nations. Music first
class and refreshments the same.
Everybody cordially invited to at
tend By order of the committee on
arrangements.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-01-24
Big Creek News.

Damp weather.
The farmers all have their ice crop
harvested.
Dor Wilson has been hauling feed
from Riverside.
Andy Wanamaker is finishing up
baling hay tor Frank Cross.
A. Il. Carlton was over on the east
side last Monday on business.
Mrs. Sven Pearsrn and daughter
Annie and son Willie spent last Sun
day with Mrs. Frank Cross.
Humphrey Hoffer's new house
makes beautiful landmark that can
be seen for several miles away.
Il. G. Peezor came home from Wis
consin last week where he has been
working for a railroad contractor.
Fred Cross received orders from
headquarters last week transferring
him from Wa-Keeney to Monument.
KanS.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-01-24

We find it necessary to bring before
the public again the fact that splitting
on the Postof1ice floor is positively for
hidden and is violated without tn :
least regard to decency. When we
constructed the new pOstoffice our
idea was to make it clean and re-
spectacle place to serve the public.
Had we thought it necessary to con-
struct hog pen we would have done
So Our department. rules forbid
smoking, the use of obscene or pro-
fame language and splitting on the
floor, and while we are postmaster we
pr oppose to enforce these rules strictly.
We do not have so much trouble with
the former as the latter and We will
say if you are so full of tobacco juice
and nastineSs that there is danger of
stopping over step to the door and
empty out, and don't do it on the
floor for some one else to clean what
YOU wouldn't do yourself. The Health
Laws of Kansas forbid and the POST
Office Department forbid it and here
alter when man or boy is seen spit
ting on the floor he may take the con-
sequences.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-01-24

roau- Through coaches. chair cars
(seats freel, through tourist sleeners
over this short line and time saver 10
the North west Connecting train
from Denver to Alliance in connection,
with this Through train You can
reach the Northwest either via Kan
Burlington Route
+ H. CROKER, L-w wAKELEY,
D. p A., 6th & Felix SITS 0en'I Pass Aeent
St- Joseph, MO ST Lonis, NO
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-01-24

Last Saturday afternoon little STAN
ley Olson met with a painful accident
by falling off of w. f. Stranahan's
wagon and having barrel strike him.
At first it was Thought he was serious
~ injHred and DIR. Jones was sum-
4noHed bat it was found out thatsome
quite severe bruises and hard shak-
ing Ap were tire results of the fab.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-01-24
JOIN THE CROWD.

The New Northwest is increasing
from immigration by 200, 600 people
yearly. This region offers field for
farmers, StOckraisers, miners. lumber
classes of labor. The Cody Wyoming
extension into the Big Horn Region
offers a splendid opening for the live
stock and wool business and for farm
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-01-24

There was rabbit hunt in Ogallah
township last Saturday. Louis Wago-
ner was captain OF one side and Jack
Buchanan was captain on the other
Il wasn't very good day for Jack or
jaclrabbits for when the game was
counted the score stood-Wagoner 4S
rabbits and old tomcat; Buchanan
81 rabbits.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-01-24

The Installation aud supper given
by the Odd Fellows in their hall last
"Wednesday evening was one of the
social events of the winter. A good
turn out and a very pleasant time is
reported.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-01-24

Joe Irwin, mayor of Cedar Bluffs,
was in tire city this week. Joe still
ciings to the theory that the half has
not been told about the gold shale on
the Smoky and he is contemplating a
trip to the Holy Land when the shale
banks open up and reveal their
millions.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-01-24
OFFICIAL PAPER OF TREGO COUNTY.

Wire briar timber lock
See no chance for Bowersock
Appleseed and applejack
Stanley men may fly the track
Some go east but more go west
And land Chef. Long in the Harms
nest.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-01-24

M. A. Gupton, Dentist,
will be in Wa-Keeney on
Thursday, February 5. and
Collyer, Wednesday, Febru-
airy 4. .
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-01-24

George Wilson, the young fellow
that robbed Hoppers restaurant and
who was taken to Hays on a similar
charge, had has trial last Saturday.
He was found guilty and sentenced to
sixty days In the Ellis county jaiI.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-01-24

Ross Bower, one of the rising young
business men of Collyer, was in the
city last Saturday after lumber
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-01-24

j. l.. Beamer was up from Wilcox
township Tuesday and will hereafter
read the official county paper.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-01-24

You can get photographs at a very
low price for the next ten days at
AOSer's Photograph Gallery.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-01-24

w. e. Saum and L. L. Purcell will
succeed John A. Nelson as agents for
Close Bros. s. Co.'s lands in western
Kansas.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-01-24

Have plenty of Western
Lump coal at So. so per ton
at Ogallah all the time. Ross
& Waldo.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-01-24

Fred Cross, night man at the depot,
has been notified that he will be trans
ferred to Monument.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-01-24

Sheriff Hinshaw captured his first
man. He wasn't d. D., or LID. or
Dr. or V. D.i he was a patent medi-
cine doctor or rather a ''cure ALL"
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-01-24

Uncle Josh Musgrave represented
Ogallah township in the county seat
Wednesday,
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-01-24

DiebOld smashed the coal famine
this week by getting car of Rock
Springs lump.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-01-24

son cut his finger with jackknife
and blood poison set in and the little
fellow is having tough time as his
case is very stubborn one.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-01-24

Two poets went cunning on the Sa-
line,
Each hunted for oysters with appe-
title keen:
One made fell swoop
And gobbied the soup
And the other was in the Jureen.
These poets have wits that are sharp
/ ween,
They joked and gibed the shots be-
tween;
They got up some rhymes
BETTING the times
But alas They broke the machine
A barber there was at Lacygne
Whose tongue like razor was kygne !:
The inceSSant din
Kept up by his chin
His patrons all thought very mygne.
THEODORE.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-01-24

Dr. Jones came up from Topeka
last Saturday morning to spend SUM-
day at home.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-01-24

Ex-Sheriff Hobbick attended the
trial of George Wilson at Hays last
Saturday.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-01-24

Mrs. G. E. ShinQuin left last Friday
evening for Toronto, Kan, where she
was called by the serious illness of her
mother who is past 80 years old.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-01-24

The fourth and last quarterly con-
ference of this conference year of the
M. E. church will be held at Wa-Kee-
ney. January 2425. Quarterly CON
ference Saturday at p. m. Preach
ing Saturday night at 7:30 by Presid
ing Elder. Preaching Sunday morn
ing at ii by Elder followed by Sacra
ment of the Lords Supper. Every
official member requested to be pres
ent as business of Importance is to be
transacted. E. e. Gunckel.
Force 2 packages for 25c
- Uo-l,oe1~,o
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-01-24
MY PAsTImE.

If you must swear why not say by
jones or bydickey or something pict-
uresque?
We once knew preacher who fin
ished his sermon by lighting his pine
before leaving the room but, of course,
that was no excuse for the rest of US.
-
The politician who agrees with US is
great leader or statesman. The
other fellow is only miserable driver
or boss.
self the other day because he was so
homely. 1t must have been an awful
bad case-we've never felt that way.
80
Teachers should not be so rude. If
child disobey speak to HIM kindly
lest you hurt his feelings
-
If our boys have higher moral stand
ards than our girls it is because our
best girls, themselves. furnish the
ideals.
-
That 'Fessor of ours up at the
is never satisfied, never
gets enough. He's just looking for
Moe and Moe all the time.
-
The longer you use the phone the
more uses YOU find for it. In school
work it saves the expense of truant
officer. 1t is quite detective when
the boys play hockey.
-
The origin of things is always in
teresting: "You can't keep a good
man down" is what Jonah said to the
whale
that kid would never have good
sense until it had fallen off the bed
three times. Well it seems that
twice is just about the average among
us common people.
So
There were two fellows down on
Main street the other evening and
not another soul in sight. One of
them thought he was sober but the
other was almost beyond the power OF
navigation. One of them told us
about it but just which one it is hard
to tell.
~
If any one went to see the ''Black
Horse" just for curiosity expecting
spectacular he may have been disap-
pointed. 1t was a plain, common
sense horse talk.
The people who know your scribe
will not accept him as an authority
in evangelIstic work, of course, but
we want to say that the card system
is the most sensible thing we have
seen in the revival business.
~
A Chicago woman alleges as cause
for divorce that she was forced to
wear her husbands castoff trousers for
heard of families where the said gar
ment is held in different esteem by
the wife. Mr. Henpeque may get
pointer from this case.
M
The surveyor of Mahaska county,
Iowa, on account of old age, has just
resigned his office after nearly forty
years of service. He is eighty-four
years old. Where is Charley Ferris
~
The quarterly report of the county
published last week,
states that the number of district
clerks and treasurer's records kept as
required bv law is none. or couse the
statement does not mean exactly what
it says but probably it is almost true.
-
The price of matches now is just
about equal to the revenue tax on
them forty years ago.
50
A man was arrested last week on
suspicion because he asked to have
300 bill canged. Theodore has never
had any trouble of that kind. He IS
4 monetary immune.
Blessed be jokes ! The right kind
are never out of place-eyen in SER
mon. Bread without salt is tasteless,
stale and fat If you don't appreciate
the other fellows quips then jolly |
little once in a while. The
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-01-24

A telephone was put in the depot
the first of the week.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-01-24

All members IF Wa-Keeney Lodge
A. y. U. w. are requested to meet at
the Register of Deeds office next
Tuesday evening.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-01-24

. DIR. Hostetter, dentist, will be home
February Ist.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-01-24

Mrs. P. Zawadsky is laid up with a
sprained ankle.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-01-24

Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tab
lets. All druggists refund the money
il il fails to cure. E. w. Groves sig
nature is on each box. 25c.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-01-24

Chester /. Long will succeed w. A.
Harris as the next Senator of Kansas.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-01-24

Robert Forester left the first of
the week for Colorado.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-01-24

jones or bydickey or something pict-
uresque?
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-01-24

DI. Kendall departed the fore par
of the week for Salt Lake City.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-01-24

George A. Clark was elected state
printer.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-01-24

w. w. Gibson is having an ice house
built back of the drug store.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-01-24

There is a potato famine in town at
present.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-01-24
Banner.

THEODORE.
Banner.
Marshall Redmond and babe have
been sick with hard colds but are
some better.
Rev. I. n. Waldrop has his new car
pet loom In running order and is now
ready to do carpet weaving.
George York, the veterinary dent
ist from Collyer, was in Banner last
Saturday on professional business
OThe Purinton Bros. have bought 24O
acres of land in section 81, township
13, range %. This is fine alfalfa land.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Hargltt of
blackberry were in Banner Wednes-
day. They stopped with Mr.. Court
ney
Wednesday evening. the 18th, there
was box social held at the school
house for the benefit of the Congrega-
tional Missionary society. The pro-
ceeds were 1915.
Harry Courtney, while excavating
for an ice house, was badly hurt by
having large piece of frozen earth
fall upon his ankle. He is unable to
put his foot to the floor.
VIM Bower and the representative
of the Continental Creamery Co., Mr..
Morgan, were here locating a route to
be used to gather cream to haul to
Collyer.
Last Monday Mr.. Wright was filling
his ice house with fifteen inch ice.
The same day Dan Mcknight was
drilling wheat all day. Perhaps this
may look strange but this is Kansas
you know.
The friends and neIghbors of Mr..
and Mrs Wallis met at their home last
Monday and gave them a nice dena-
tion of good things The afternoon
was very pleasantly spent and all en-
joyed the songs by Mrs. Wallis on her
old fashioned melOdeOn
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-01-24

We once knew preacher who fin
ished his sermon by lighting his pine
before leaving the room but, of course,
that was no excuse for the rest of U.S.
So
The politician who agrees with US is
a great leader or statesman. The
other fellow is only miserable driver
or boss.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-01-24

Subscribe for the WORLD Onc,at
County Paper.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-01-24

Official proceedings crowded on
school reports again this week.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-01-24
For Particular People.

You Will find COFFEEs at the STAR
GROCERY that other dealers here
do not handle, and, if you have
been hard to suit, we want
your trade on ''Chase s.
Sanborn'S" High
Grade CoffeeS!
No other kind compares with them.
We are sole agents Tor Trego
County.
Hello No. AZ.
''Good Things to Eat
Verbeck sells 10 cans of
Tomatoes for $1.OO.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-01-24

Snow storm Thursday night
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-01-24

Smoked hams at Baker
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-01-24

ing by Irrigation
The industrial expansion that is
now the basissof wealth in the East,
will be repeated IN the Northwest.
Give some thought toward home in
Nebraska or Minnesota, the Dakotas,
Montana, Northeastern Wyoming,
Northern Idaho, Washington, the
Puget Sound and Columbia River re-
giOn.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-01-24
NORTHWEST TRAIN TO TAKE.

ssThe Burlington Eorthern-Pacific
Express" is the only through train in
to the Northwest territory in cOnnec-
tion with the Northern Pacific Rail-