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Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1903-01-22

4 s. HIGGINBOTHAM, ATTORNEY-AT-LA.NW,
d. Tazewen Va. COhice mp stairs in Law Bull9-
ine) Practices in Courts Of Tazewell ana , ad
Joining counties and in Court OF Appears OF VIZ
ginG.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1903-01-22
Snow on Canadian RaiIrOads.

On the railroads in Canada it is
necessary to keep over GOO snow
plows in operation every winter
n. Y. Post.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1903-01-22
Church of Christ.

yching lst and3rd Sunday lat 500 p. m.
and 2nd and 4th Sundays at IL a. m.
| Prayer meeting Saturday night at s
Rp'ciock. Sunday school every Sunday at
80 a. m.
ROBERT ELMoRE, Pastor
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1903-01-22

Chicago Daily News
The Imperial press., 1903-06-13
DESERT LAND, FINAL PROOF.-NoTIcE FOR
 PUBLICATION.

United States Land office, Los Angeles, Calif.,
 May q, 1903.
 Notice is hereby given that JOHN w. SHENk. of Los Angeles, California, has filed notice of intention to make proof on his desert land claim No HOO, for the West Half Sec 10, T 11 $, 14 E, $. E. M., before Register and Receiver at Los Angeles on Wednesday the St day of July, 1908.
 He names the following witnesses to prove the complete irrigation and reclamation of said land:
 C. K. Redwood of Calexico. Cal; w. T. lief fcrnnn of CaleXico, Cal; A. M. Shenk of Caex- icO, Cal; II. A. Jenk ns of Ca1exicO, Cal; $. E. Bragg of CalcXico. Cal.
 A. J. CROOKSHANK, Register
The Imperial press., 1903-06-13
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, LAND OFFICE AT LOS ANGELES, CAL, May IA, 1903
 Notice is hereby given that the following named settler has filed notice of his intention to commute and make final proof in support of his claim, and that said proof will be made be- fore the Register and Receiver at Los Angeles, California, on July 7th, 1903, viz:
 DANIEL SHELL, H. E. Mo- 9S35 for the NE 4, Sec. 35, T 10 S, K 13 E, $. B. M.
 He names the following witnesses to prove his continuous residence upon and cultivation of Sd i'd land, viz:
 Isaac w. Van Dorin. of Slsbee, Cal; John T. Rutter, of Silsbee, Cal; Heber A. Wells, of Silsbee. Cal; Lyman Rhoades, of Imperial, Cal
 A. J. CROOKSHANK,
 50 Register
The Imperial press., 1903-06-13
Des Tt Oil Land Relocated

County Surveyor $. L. Ward has re- turned from trip to the desert, where he has been relocating oil claims for a company of San Diego citizens. He was accompanied by Dr. c. c. Valle of this city, and Dan MacPherson and Lew Smith of Julian. The locations were made between the Barr, tt and Harper wells and altogether comprise about Ill., GOO acres. The two years since the first location had about expired and it was necessary to file on them again in order to hold them.-San Diego Union.
The Imperial press., 1903-06-13
DESERT LAND, FINAL PROOF. NOTICE FOR
 PUBLICATION

United States Land Office, Los Angeles, Calif.,
 May 2l 1908.
 Notice is hereby given that SUSANNA C. SHENK, of Los Angeles, California, has filed notice of intention to make proof on llis desert land claim No. HOS, for the East Half Sec. 10, T 17 $, K IA E. $. E. M. before Register and Receiver at Los Angeles, on Wednesday the Stl day of July 1903.
 He names the following witnesses to prove the complete irrigation and reclamation of said land;
 fernan of CaleXico, Cal; A. M. ShenlS of Ca1ex- co Cal; H. A. Jenkins of Ca1exico, Cal; $. E. Bragg of Ca1cxico, Cal.
 A. J. CROOKSHANK, Register.
The Imperial press., 1903-06-13
Once More the Storks

As was noted last year, the advent of the storks and the exodus of the women so it is hard to explain. The storks cer- tainly don't bite. No one has ever been attacked by them, and according to tra- dition old as the hills, they have brought many q blessing on humanity. But in spite of this, it seems as though each year as soon as these graceful birds ap pear in the valley we are to be saddened by wholesale exodus of the women folk.
The Imperial press., 1903-06-13
Stockholders Meeting

Notice of Stockholders Meeting of I'm
 perial Telephone Company. Office of
 the Company, First National Bank
 Building, Imperial, California, April
 16, 1903.
 Notice is hereby given that in accor- dance with and pursuant to resolution adopted at a meeting of the Board of Directors of Imperial Telephone Com pany held this day, special meeting of the stockholders of this Company was called to be held at the office of said Company in the First National Bank Building, Imperial, California Chat be- ing the principal place of business of said corporation, and that being the building where it's Board of Directors usually meets) on Tuesday, the Both day of June, 1903, at the hour of 10 a. m. of that day.
 The object and purpose of said meet ing is to consider, vote and act upon the proposition of creating a bonded indebt- edness of said corporation in the sum of Ten Thousand Dollars, it being the pur- pose to create a bonded indebtedness of said corporation in said amount, at which time and at which meeting, the times of the falling due of such inde btedness, the amounts of the several bonds represent ing the same, the interest thereon, and how and when the same shall be pay able, and the manner in which the same shall be secured, shall be voted upon and determined; at which meeting said stock holders shall also do all things necessary, proper and usual in connection with the matter of the creation of a bonded in debtedness and of securing the same; also to transact any andall business that may properly come before a special meeting of the stockholders of this Com pany.
 Dated at Imperial, Cal., this 10th day of April, 1903,
 R. D. MCPHERRIN, 52-1O Sect. of Imperial Telephone Co.
The Imperial press., 1903-06-13
100000 PEOPLE IN 5 YEARS

the population predicted for this valley gentleman who the in linein n the world. O -
  fertile so and climate adapted the raising of all kinds of farm produce and live stock will readily realize whal market will have immediately You not Farmer easily what opportunities there investments that should double of time.
 THE CHANGE OF A LIFE TIME We supply with size of land wish with the stock improved and o Buy and be in ample time
  Conveyaning legally done public For information calo on 5iSSazSsS SSEzS IMPERIAL LAND co.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1903-07-31
rgSSsdPEfSS5e DAWSON & DAWSON.
IN Tolls OF THE LAW.
Theodore Dice, Roy OF IS, COnfesses 10
the Edison PostOfHce Robbery.

Theodore Dice, a Boy OF Is, Confesses TO
the Edison POstoHce Robbery.
Theodore Dice, 10 years Of age, son Of
William Dice, who lives three miles
southeast Of Edison, was arrested Mon
day by United States Marshal McGrath,
upon the charge Of robbing the Edison
postOffice sometime last December. The
boy was brought to GOodland and q
sweating process brought out the con-
fessiOn that be was guilty of the charge.
He was taken to LeavenwOrth Tuesday
aud win be brought before the United
States circuit court, and in all probability
viii be sent to the reform school Q. r.
Slusser, postOfice inspector, was the
complaining witness
Last DeceBber the Edison pOstOfice
was broken into and SO in stamps
taken. There was no evidence at the
time as to who the guilty party was.
But United States inspector was put
GA the trail and within a few months
suspicion was placed upon Young Dice.
Ths intimatiOn that he might have
robbed the pOstOfhce in December took
root in the fact that subsequently the
boy stole 81 from the money drawer OF
the POstOfice one day while Peter Jen-
sen, the postmaster, had stepped into
the cellar Of the building for something,
as Mr.. Jensen conducts a little store II
the same building. The taking Of the
dollar MIGHT ROs have been known al
the tlHae had not the boy, in opening the
money drawer pulled it out too far and
the whole thing vent tumbling on TIT
floor, and he was caught in the act. Thr
offense was smOothed over and no arres
was made.
/ Since the December robbery the Die
by had purchased a revolver Of Scar
& Roebuck, Of Chicago, and it develops
that the gun had been Payed for i
stamps, and the order in the boys oEl
handwriting was securedI
/ Upon this evidence young Dice va
arrested and finally was persuaded {
tell all about the burglary. All tn
while he had represented to his parent
that he found the stamps.
The Dice family are well and faEOl
ably known aud it is a matter Of regrG
that the family name should suffer il
jury from the misdemesnOr Of the 30
Theodore.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1903-07-31
BUILDINGS GOING UP.

The Dawson and the Coleman Bricks in
Process Of Erection.
Two fine brick buildings, which will
occupy 70 feet front Just south of the
First National Bank, are in process Of
erection. ". S. Coleman is building one
and Dawson & Dawson the other.
jim Breeder and H. T. Wheatley are
pushing the brick work on the Coleman
building and they say the brick work
viii be completed in about two weeks.
An lion front viii be put in fitted with
plate glass OF large dimention. As soon
as possible Mr. Coleman win move his
stock Of hardware into the new quarters.
Owing to the delay of lumber in
transit work on the Dawson & Dawson
brick has not been done beyond the ma
sorry Of the CELLAR, but Mr.. R-esdeD,
who has the contract for the brick work,
says be viii start the walls in about a
week 4Ais building viii be so feet in
front and 20 feet long, and It is the plan
to-make it strong and durable as well az
elegant in its appearances. A ffty-fOoi
front all OF plate glass viii let IN great
deal Of light and afford ample room fol
the display OF goods
GOodland is experiencing a steady
building boom, and it has been a hard
problem 70 keep the building Of resi-
dences spsce with the increase in thr
Z r0r1r7I ton
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1903-07-31
SUNDAY SCHOOL CONVENTION.

Next Year the Workers VIII Take Two
Days for Their Meeting
1t was a good convention. Nearly
all the schools in the county were rep
resented, in spite of the fact that it
came in the midst of wheat harvest.
The addresses were full OF earnest,
helpful hints, the discussions spirited,
and the interest deep and sustained.
The one fault fOund-"we didn't have
time enough" The convention voted
to take two days next year for con-
ventiOn. An effort was made to have
it held at some other point IN the
county, because the GOOdland people
do not seem to appreciate it, But it
was finally decided that as Goodland
is the most accessible place it SHOULD
be held here next year
Two new schools have been organ
lied this year.
Secretary Engle was the life of the
conventions ready, as ever, to do his
part aud give aid and council in
any department OF the work. The
Sherman county workers gave theil
share of the necessary fund to send
him to the worlds convention at Je
rusalem next spring, to which he had
been elected delegate at the state con
vention.
/ We missed sadly some faces We hsC
been accustomed to see at this meeting
but no doubt they all had good ant
sufficient reasons for their absence
One neighborhood had a funeral Of
that day, and one Of our most efIicien
superintendents mourns the loss Of
father. Another was called to the bed
side of mother. Measles in anothe
family kept another at home, an
wheat harvest kept others.
We have seldom had so much bust
ness transacted in so short a time, a
our chairman, Rev. J. Ed Stevens, az
comPlished-
Mrs. McNeal, Of KanOrado, was cleo
ed delegate to the next state conveu
ton, which will be held at Clay Centel
and Mrs. Williams alternate.
7. P. Crawford was elected presiden
Mrs. Eva NJ. Murphy, secretary an
treasurer; J. W. Germann, D. B. Dir
widdie and Mrs. R. G. Smith, pres
dents for the commissioner distric'
Of the county. These are the Officer
, for the ensuing year.
EVA NJ. MURPHY, Secretary.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1903-07-31

Phil Troutfetter, who was brought be
fore a Colorado court at CololoradO
Springs last week, charged with en-
bezzlement, was acquitted. In his in
strHetions the judge directed the jury 70
bring in a verdict of not guilty, for the
reason that the state had failed to show
cause for the suit TrOutfetter was &C
cused by his mOther-in-laE Of embez-
cling and misappropriating several
thousand dollars which she had entrust-
ed to his keeping Il vas brought out
in the trial that the Eloney in question
was the property Of Troutfetter's wife
and one other heir. And hence the
plaintiff had no recourse He eluded
arrest for several years and Travelled
5000 miles before detectives were able
to capture him. Troutfetter was at one
time proprietor OF the Colby Tribune
and used to make frequent visits q
GOOdland. BE Is broken IN health DOE
and is suffering from incipient con
sumption
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1903-07-31
.DISPATGHERS MOVED BACK.
Handling Of Trains from Colorado
Springs Pronounced a Failure.
Rock Island OmeiaIs Were Here Friday
and Ordered Dispatches once Remov-
ed TO GOOdIand-Distancef from No
tive Power Principal Cause.


The dispatchers of this division Of the
Rock Island railway were, by order OF
the general manager Of the road, who
was here Friday, brought back from
Colorado Springs to Goodland Saturday,
after an unsuccessful trial for a year at
the former place. The people Of the
town are glad to have the dispatchers'
Office here again, and were not in very
good spirits when it was removed to
Colorado Springs last August The new
arrangement had to be abandoned at
last aud there need be no fears Of the
dispstehers' Office ever being taken
away again.
The force Of dispstchers is composed
Of J. S. Jones. chief, and ". E. Smith,
A. P Mitchell and T. a. Parker. A part
Of the force arrived Sunday and the rest
on Monday, aud now the operation of
the trains over this division is entirely
controlled from this point.
Ever since the building Of the road
over this division the dispatchers' Office
was located here until last August when
it was removed to Colorado Springs that
the men in control Of the trains might
be in closer touch with the superintend-
ent
But the new order Of things was beset
with difficulties from the start. Dis
patcher Young served at the new place
about Month and threw up the Job.
And ever since it has been a hard prop
ositiOn to handle the trains with the
proper skill The dispatchsrs being 1s5
miles from the seat OF the motive pawer
were Of course put gut Of touch of
what the engine department was able to
do. They did not know the individual
strength of the engines and had to keep
the operators wire at this place cO1tin.
ually burdened for the necessary infor-
nation which was scant at best,
Then the dispatchers we're confronted
With the difficulty that operating trains
from one end Of a go mile stretch was
a far diEerent problem than doing the
same work at the ecu ter Of the division
The men viii now have two wires to
operate upon instead Of one, as they can
telegraph both ways from the Center
whereas the former arrangement re-
quired that ali the work Be done in one
direction.
Trains we're frequently laid ent on
sidings for hours, awaiting the arrival of
some other train. the whereabouts OF
which aud the time it would be able to
make bding sOnItimes in doubt. These
conditions were not the fault of the dis
patehers but the natural consequences OF
system that was q failure from the
start
The disPatchers Office has been fitted
up again and the battery room newly
equipped and more cells installed.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1903-07-31

Il stuck TO my engine although
every joint sched and every nerve was
rscked with pain" writes G. ". Bella
my, q locomotive fireman, Of Burling-
ton, Iowa Il was weak and pale, with
out any appetite and al run down. AS
was about TO give up got bottle Of
Electric Bitters, and after taking il I
felt as well as I ever did in my life"
Weak, sickly, run down people always
gain new life, strength and vigOr from
their use. Try them Satisfaction
guaranteed bF VIM. Ennis. Price SOC.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1903-07-31
ALMOST ANOTHER FIRE.

Burns Telephone in Bowers
Furniture Store.
During the terrific thunder shower
Wednesday night a bolt of lightning
struck the wire leading to the telephone
box in the Bower furniture store, and
very nearly started a fire that might
have again destroyed the Leonard brick.
1t was about midnight when it happened
and no one was near who could have ex-
tinguished the fire should it have
started.
When Hugh Elliot. an empIoye Of the
store, unlocked the door in the morning
and walked to the rear Of the store, he
noticed that the telephone box was
wrecked. The door of the box wac burst
open and one of the battery eslls dis
placed and damaged. The receiver was
torn OF and lay upon the floor. At one
side of the phone is a shelf and upon 1t
was a roll Of cotton, which had been
knocked to the floor and partly burned.
The blaze diecolored the floor. Paper
wrapped around the bowls Of two lamps
was consumed, and leather bicycle
tOOI-bag on the same shelf was partly
burned.
The lightning came IN with such force
that the connecting wires of the tele
phone box were burned of aud the wal
IS scorched along the line where the tel
ephOne was stationed.
Lightning also struck the barn neal
the house where Jerry COfin lives and
killed a SOW and two pigs, out Of littel
Of six. a horse picketed in the south
west part Of town, the property Of Char
ley Gregory, was killed. No other dam
age, save the burning out of many tel
ephOnes, Is reported here. The storn
was accompanied by a heavy fall of rain
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1903-07-31
REV. MILLER GOES TO MISSOURI.
Pastor Of the Methodist Church to Make
His Home There.


His Home There.
Rev. @. P. Miller, who has served the
pastorate Of the Methodist church at
this place for year and four months,
left Monday night for CaboOl, No. Mr..
Miller is a strong man In the pulpit, and
his constituency, whose affection he won,
regretted to see him leave. He was ac-
companied by Mrs. Miller and two
daughters, Mary and George.
The moving of Mr.. Miller to Missouri
was not new plan Of his; he has been
contemplating taking up his residence
in that state for several years, but only
recently concluded to 60 at this time.
He has purchased 40-acre tract Of i'm
proved land in Texas county, and next
spring viii enter upon his country home.
Meanwhile he will do evangelistic work
in the towns round about CabOol.
One thing that FASTENED Mr.. Miller to
make the change was the state Of his
health. The altitude Of this place Is too
great for him and he knew that sooner
or later he would have to seek a lower
altitude. Events so shaped themselves
that he thought it would be a fost Op-
portunity if he should not go now.
While Mr.. Miller is a man Of strong
faith in the truths of Christian life, he
is far enough sighted to see that a per-
son must make preparation for rainy
days. Il have been young and am now
old, yet have I not seen the righteous
forsaken nor his seed begging bread"
was the experience OF David, but per
haps the truth Of this is as much borne
up by the industry and economy Of the
righteous man himself as by the benev-
Olence Of the people toward him. Sloth
is no part Of Christians life.
Two members Of the family will re-
main behind. The son, Edward, who is
working temporarily in the CuIlins bar
Der shop, intends to enter Baker uni
versity in September, and the oldest
daughter, Ada, will teach the OdelI
school the coming year.
PresidingElder Housed, of this district,
is looking about for man to send to
this place, but as yet it is not known
who shall serve this church for the re-
mainder Of the year.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1903-07-31
ROBBED LAeoRER OF SAT.
Eels Nelson Relieved Of Purse and Chases
Thief, who Escapes.


Thief, Who Escapes.
Nels Nelson, a hsrd-Eorking Swede,
employed as day laborer by the Rock
Island here, was robbed Of his pocket
book while asleep in the railroad park
Sunday afternoon. The thief, who is
a cOlored man, was pursued but got
away. The pocket book contained s47
IN money and a certificate for $40
Nels was resting up Sunday, and in
the middle Of the afternoon he lay down
under one Of the trees in the railroad
park and fell asleep. All went well IN
til about half past four o'clock when he
was awakened by jerk at his pocket,
and throwing his hand on the pocket
where he kept his purse, found that his
money was gone. He sprang to his feet
and chased the pick pocket, who was
making for the box cars. Nels is not q
foOt-racer but the thought Of the hard
earned dollars made them look like cart
wheels on the run. and he sprinted pref
ty lively, shouting to the fellow to stop.
The thief found himself so hard
pressed that on reaching the coal piles
hegrabbed chunks Of coal and struck
his pursuer hard blows upon the arm
and leg which brought the Swede to the
ground. Nels was forced to give up the
chase and nothing has been seen or
heard Of the robber since.
Sheriff Bradley was notified, but be-
fore search Of the yards could be made,
passenger, No. a came in and went out,
and it is thought that the thief got
out on the train. Telegraph messages
were sent ahead to the authorities to
watch for the man. and the sheriff left
on No. 10, at $50 in the evening, to try
to find some trace of the criminal. The
sheriff returned tuesday having lost all
track of the negro at Mcfarland.
Nels says the man that robbed him
had been lettering around the railroad
yards for two days, and that he can
identify him on sight.
The certificate of deposit was after
ward found under box car.
Forty-seVen dollars means to Mr.. Mel
son, the shoveling of 627 tons of coal,
and the black devil, if caught viii feel
the iron grip Of the law.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1903-07-31
80 CoMPLAINFs I'D.
ANOTHER QUARANTINE ORDER
Once More the Kansas Board viii Modify
the Dipping Rules.

Once More the Kansas Board VIII Modify
the Dipping Rules.
In response to the request of Gov.
Bailey, the members of the state live
stock sanitary commission met in Tope-
ka Monday and consulted with him in
regard to a modification of the boards
order requiring all OF the cattle in the
western third of the state to be dipped
to eradicate the mango. The quarantine
order has been modified TWICE and as a
result Of this conference, 1t will be mod
flied again this week to conform to the
new government quarantine order. There
have been many complaints FROM west
ern cattlemen about the boards order.
In several counties the cattlemen al
legs that they have been damaged be-
cause Of the boand's lack Of information
in regard to conditions there. In ex-
PLANTATION of the new modification Of the
order, Gov. Bailey said Friday:
sit is not the intention OF the board to
injure the cattle interests of the state
but something must be done to rid the
state OF the mango. We have decided
that we shall allow the United States
bureau OF animal industry to take the
lead in the matter. aud especial ly in
handling the cases where the owner de-
sires to ship his cattle outside the state
The government inspectors can make an
examination Of such cattle and We shall
pay no attention to them. AS for the
cattle which the owner desires to move
from one part Of the state to another
we shall not have them dipped If the
owner will make affidavit that there i
no mango in his herd. His affidavit vii
answer for an inspection and the sheriff
will not be required to dip the cattle"
The first order issued required tn
sheriffs of the affected counties to dil
after September 1, all cattle in tn
county and charge the cost of dipping
against the stock.