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The Washington times., 1903-11-08
MATTERS OF INTEREST
TO ALL MUSIC LOVERS

for so long. VIII take advantage OF the
suitable hour afforded by the manage
ment.
Nine. Nordica has selected a group Of
compositions that promise to utilize
those qualities Of her voice which have
placed her so prominently before the
musical public. and the orchestra, IN ad-
dition &c several other numbers, wiz
contribute the overture TO "Parsifal."
The Washington times., 1903-11-08
Hold Forty Books

Each OF these libraries consists OF forty
DOCKS. which the farmers or residents of
indiana towns may procure by paying
the express charge both ways. The
DOCKS are sent to any address the peo-
pie or locality may select, and they
are allowed to remain there three
months. II at the end Of that time
they have been read they may be sent
oack AID another library viii be for
"arded- On proper application being
made AT the end OF three months the
BOOKS may be retained longer.
In selecting the books for these
horarles the commission must exercise
sound Judgment For instance. Miss
Reynolds must select ten volumes of
what might be called substantial read
ing. These will probably consist of his
tory, biography, and works on religion.
Each library contains the biography of
prominent man. Then there must he
ten volumes OF wholesome fiction and
twenty books that the children viii
Ike. 1t is the little folks that the com
mission especially likes TO please.
The Washington times., 1903-11-08
Where Libraries Go.

These libraries do much 10 tighten the
ouH hours Of village and country life
incident 10 the long Indiana winters
Sometimes the library IS kept IN the
postoftice. and Outlines in the village
store Now and then a Sunday school
will ask for library to be kept at the
church A dozen or more families In a
neighborhooG will form a club. make
application for a library, and keep il AZ
one OF the houses.
Most Of the applicants for libraries
have the books sent in the name Of some
organization There is a Beech Grove
As ISOLATION. Jericho Library Associa-
tioL, and an Arden Grange Association.
There is the Study Club, that goes in
for nature study and the classics. and
there are several Riley Reading Clubs
in constant communication with the
commission
OF the PA library associations in the
State, forty are in towns of less than
1000 and eighty-five in villages Of less
than 500. Thirty-four Of the eighty-five
Libraries are placed in villages of less
than 80. one library goes TO a VII
lage Of twenty-nine people
The travelling library has been IN
vogue for four years. but until about a
year ago these Libraries were kept IN the
general State Library
From November. 1902. until October /.
1903, 20f Libraries were sent out by the
commission.
When Miss Reynolds came 10 the COM
mission, fresh from the library school.
and fhled with enthusiasm over the
work. she used 10 put up snug little
Libraries Of such things as Hints on
Farming" for the menfoIk. and
''Woman's Mission on the Farm" for
their wives. but the books came back as
fresh and clean as when they left the
press. The farmers would not read
them
The Washington times., 1903-11-08

This is the best Bed
room Suite we have ever
seen for the money. Ask
to see it.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1903-06-13

crops have been entirely swept away
along the Kansas river. On the Blue
bottoms, where farms were covered
with backwater, deposit of silt q
foot deep has enriched the land. AL
falfa, the principal hay crop of Kan
sas, is damaged badly.
After Gov. Bailey issued his proc
lamation asking for relief for the
food sufferers of Kansas, he appoint
ed William Sims as treasurer of the
fund. The governor first supplied
flood sufferers with provisions to tide
them over and then housed the re-
mainder of the money to buy horses
and implements for the needy farm
ers in the flooded district. He will
depend upon the county commission
ers of each county which suffered by
floods to distribute the funds.
Sixty men from st. Joseph, Mo-, in
steam launches and boats rescued 200
children from the Grant schoolhouse.
They had been imprisoned four days
and were half starved. The rescuers
also killed negro whom they found
looting deserted houses.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1903-06-13
LOST OVER TWO MILLIONS.
Union Pacific the Hardest Hit by Flood
OF All Railroads Out of Kansas
City.

Kansas City, Mo-, June 10.-The
hardest hit of all the roads entering
Kansas City is the Union Pacific. Its
track follows the Raw, Solomon and
Smoky Hill between Kansas City and
Salina, and at least as far as Abilene
there were many washouts and ali
bridges are either down or damaged
Chief Clerk Griffith, of the operating
department, said yesterday the long
est stretch of good track was one
piece of 26 miles between here and
Salina. A rough estimate places the
loss on this division at $2,500,000.
The Burlington railroad expects to
enter the union depot by way of the
Hannibal bridge in five days. The
damage to the tracks in Clay county
is being rapidly repaired.
Mayor Gilbert, of Kansas City
Kan, after making boat TRIP
through the Armourdale district
says: 1.-THE ruin in Armourdale is
much more enormous than at first
supposed. 1t will require many
months of hard labor to make that
portion of the city inhabitable."
Dead animals from the stock yards
and other places in the west bottoms
are being hauled to the Hannibal
railroad bridge and dumped into the
Missouri river.
Laborers are finding it hard task
to remove wrecked houses and plat
forms piled up on the principal
streets. The water has weaved anc
twisted the boards together and dirt
and sand from n half foot to two
feet have drifted and settled OF
them. The boards are thoroughly
water-soaked and heavy. At n mum
Der of places teams are hitched onto
boards and sections of platforms tc
pull them from the wreckage.
Steamboat traffic across the kaw
river is beset with many difficulties
owing to the rapid fall of the water,
The Annie Cade. the Jacob Rentz and
the Columbia all ran aground while
loaded with passengers. The Annie
Cade has not Aoated but remains on
a sand bar.
Several of the brick buildings on
Kansas avenue. in Armourdale. which
were left standing when the high wa
ter receded, fell yesterday afternoon
While the water is off of Kansas
avenue the side streets, which are
not as high, are still submerged.
What the force of the current spared
the rotting effect of the water has
ruined. Furniture crumbled tc
pieces when touched.
Convention hall Is ne" almost de-
serted by food refugees. The large
number that made the big hall tenn.
porary home last week has dwindleo
down to fewer than 100, most OF the
refugees being cared for in camps.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1903-06-13
Instances of HerOism.

Kansas City, Mo-, June s.-Every
edition of the Kansas City daily
papers has recounted instances of
heroism connected with the flood. All
day Saturday, Sunday and Monday
men and women were being saved
from buildings in the inundated dis
tricts. Wherever signals of distress
were seen men set out in skiffs and
improvised boats to the rescue. The
swiftness of the current and the
amount of driftwood made the work
hazardous in the extreme. Men
ventured out at the peril of their
lives. Time and again boats were
overturned and the occupants reached
safety only after a most desperate
struggle. But the risk never impeded
the work of rescue when there was
the slightest chance to reach those
in danger. Police, soldiers, civilians
alike put their lives in jeopardy at
the impulse of the common feeling
of humanity for the sake of
strangers.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1903-06-13
Council Groves Heavy Loss.

Council Grove, Kan, June Sat
two o'clock Friday morning the food
was at it's highest, attaining the
depth of six feet. The current swept
through the streets, taking with it
outbuildings, fences and dwellings.
NJ. II. Smiths lumber yard caught
fire from stacking lime. From the
lumber yard the fire spread to Rob-
inson's drug store, thence to the In
dicator, one of the finest department
stores in the city, and from there to
the Farmers and Drovers' bank, the
first three being total loss. Smiths
warehouse, filled with sash and
doors, went out, taking the wagon
bridge, which in turn took the River
side barn. Water almost reached the
second stories of houses. Every mer-
chant in town is damaged from ST.
900 to $1,000. Fifty houses are on
their foundations. Stock loHt, most
~ hogs, will run up into the hun
dreds.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1903-06-13
MILITIA GUARDS COWBOYS.
Three Men Accused of Killing Danie
Berry and Sons on q 4O-Mile Trip
to the County Seat.

Colby, Kan, June 9.-Under guarc
of n sheriff's posse and company OF
state militia, Chauncey Dewey, Claude
Wilson and W. J. Mcbride, alleged
murderers of Daniel Berry and two
sons, left here for a 4O-mile TRIP
across the country to st. Francis
where the preliminary trial will be
held. 1t is believed that the march
will consume three days. Dewey,
who is son of the Chicago million.
aire, and second cousin to Admiral
Dewey. refuses to talk but seems
cheerful and in good spirits: Officers
of the militia and others do not fear
an open battle with armed settlers,
but are afraid that as the party
passes through the hills and wooded
places efforts may be made by sharp.
shooters to pick off the accused
prisoners.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1903-06-13
Hutchinson's Great Loss.

Hutchinson, Kan, June e.-The
flood loss in this city from the over
flow of Cow creek will aggregate
100000. Business houses on the
main business street were under
three feet of water and fully 500 resi-
dences were under water. All rail-
roads were flooded for miles. Over
1000 people in the city are without
homes. For two days Hutchinson
was in n lake five miles square.
Thousands of acres of wheat, corn
and alfalfa are ruined. Hudreds OF
truck farms were six feet under
water. All churches, excepting the
BAPTIST, were under water. Founda-
tions OF many buildings are weakened
and many will fall. There is much
suffering.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1903-06-13
Suggestive OF Old Times.

Kansas City, Mo-, June s.-The
scenes along the levee in the north
end were suggestive of life in an old
time river town on the Mississippi.
Five steamboats, were plying between
Randolph, near the Milwaukee
bridge, and Kansas City, Kan. The
principal landing places were at the
foot of Walnut street, the Fourth
street viaduct and the foot of Mime
sofa avenue in Kansas City, Kan.
Steam was kept up all the time in
the engine house on top of the draw
span of the Hannibal bridge, and the
engineer was kept busy opening and
closing the draw.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1903-06-13
WOULD UNITE CHURCHES.
Rev. Newell Dwight Hills Says Millions
Of Money Has Been Wasted by
Multiplication Of Sects.
prisoners

New York, June Reorganization
and combination of churches similar
to that in the industrial world was
advocated in a sermon by Rev. DIR.
Newell Dwight Hills in Plymouth
church, Brooklyn. The work of the
next 20 years in churches of this
country will be unity. Instead of 1877
sects, the time has come for business
men and missionary societies to
acknowledge that the whole thing is
shameful and the worst of misman-
agement. In this country there have
been reduplications of church plants
until millions of money has been
wasted"
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1903-06-13
Catholic Church Opposes Socialism.

Berlin. June 1O.-The pastoral letter
of Cardinal Kopp, bishop of Breslau'
against socialists and Polish national
lists. which was read in all the Catholic
churches of upper Silesia on Sunday,
caused an outburst of feeling. There
was murmurings and loud coughing
and even curses were uttered. The
clergy are circulating a blacklist OF
the names of the newspapers which
their parishoners must not read.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1903-06-13
I.,ored the Mayor's Order.

Topeka, Kan., June 10.-None OF the
stores ON the south side here closed
to allow their clerks and proprietors
to don old clothes and shovel mud
from the flooded north side buildings.
Mayor Bergundthal issued procla-
nation requesting that such action
be taken and that Tuesday be made
"a general holiday in Topeka proper
but the merchants evidently thought
=such work far from holiday" affair
.and failed to observe the order.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1903-06-13
May reduce Farmers Taxes.

Topeka, Kan, June s.-There is
talk of reducing the assessed valua-
ton of property in the Kaw valley.
The farmers in the valley have lost
q large part Of their hogs, and IL they
are required to pay taxes on their
property as returned to the assessor,
last March, they will pay on much
more than they own.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1903-06-13
In Danger of Lynching.

Springfield, Mo-, June 1O.-Charles
Richardson, an employee of a livery
stable, stole the horse and buggy OF
Probate Judge Williams from in front
of the Springfield club yesterday
and drove to the north side, where
he kidnapped Gertie Sprohs, the six
year-old daughter of n Frisco engi.
neer. He was afterwards arrested
and there is some talk of iynching.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1903-06-13
St. Joseph woman 1O3 Years Old.

St. Joseph, Mo-, June 9.-Nlrs. Sarah
Shook, living at 322 Dewey avenue,
this city, has the distinction of being
Missouri's oldest inhabitant. She was
lO3 years old yesterday; eats pie,
cake. ice cream and other good
things: walks a mile every day for
exercise; can see as far and read as
well without glasses as many young
people, and remembers well many
great characters of this country al
most century ago.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1903-06-13
KILLED BY LIGHTNING.
Four Men. While Carrying Heavy Bean
on Their Shoulders. Lose Their
Lives Instantly.

Wooster, o., June 10.-John Wink
Ter. John Shook, S. E. Rebam and
Clark Fisher were killed by lightning
yesterday afternoon near Sterling
Wayne county. The men were fran
ing a barn and were carrying n heavy
timber OH their shoulders when
lightning struck the beam and tore
it to splinters, killing the four men
instantly.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1903-06-13
Ia Campbell to succeed CALDWELL

Denver, Col, June 9.-Relatives OF
United States Judge Henry c. Cald-
well confirm the report of his resig-
nation as telegraphed from Little
Rock, Ark. They say that his resig-
nation became effective June g.. Chief
Justice John Campbell, of the SUI
preme court Of Colorado, is men
toned here as a probable successor
of Judge Caldwell.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1903-06-13
Cowboy Stabbed for Overturning Boat.

st. Joseph, No., June 1O.-Albert
station, a cowboy from southern Kan
:sas, on his way to the home of his
parents at Sac City, Ia, was stabbed
at Kenmore yesterday by Isaac Jen-
lxins. a farmland, and died later at
a hospital in this city. The trouble
was caused by Station overturning a
boat.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1903-06-13
WEALTHY Citizen of Omaha Dead.

Omaha, Neb., June Johannes
Creighton, for so years a resident OF
Omaha and one of the wealthiest
of its citizens, died at his home yes
terday after a prolonged illness. He
served as county and state officer
several terms and was a member OF
the firm which built the Pacific tele'
graph line. He made large donations
to the Roman Catholic church.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1903-06-13
Presidents Patience wellnigh Exhausted

Washington, June 10.-Important
conferences have been in progress
lately between Secretary Hay and
persons connected with the Panama
canal enterprise, the outcome OF
which is a determination to promptly
terminate the negotiations with Co
lombia one way or the other. The
presidents patience is wellnigh ex'
hausted
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1903-06-13

close friends of the couple. There
will be no wedding trip for the pres.
ent, as Gov. Bailey is kept at Topeka
looking after flood sufferers. Mrs.
Weede formerly lived at Seneca
Kan. and it was there Gov. Bailey
met her while he was farmer neal
Baileyville. Her husband died six
years ago. He was well-knowr
railroad conductor.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1903-06-13
GOV. BAILEY MARRIED.
Kansas Bachelor Chief Executive Unite
to Mrs. Ida Weede at Kansas City
Tuesday Evening.

Kansas City, Mo-, June Gov
Willis Joshua Bailey, of Kansas, wa
married Tuesday evening at the FRS
Congregational church in this city t.
Mrs. Ida Wcede, of this city. Tit
ceremony was witnessed by only
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1903-06-13
Negroes and Aliens DIsfranchised.

Pretoria, June 9.-In consequence
of the opposition to the municipas
reimbursement of colored men, the
government has decided to amend the
municipal ordinance so as to exclude
aliens as well as colored men, thus
restricting the franchise to white
British subjects.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1903-06-13
GroR Brothers Indicted.

Washington, June 0.-The federal
grand jury has found true bills
against the two Croft brothers in
connection with the alleged offering
of brides to A. w. Machen, former
superintendent of FIRE delivery of the
post Office department in connection
with the purchase of patent lockers.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1903-06-13
Rnokefeller Glves $4,000.

New York, June 10.-Mayor Seth
Low has received $1,000 from John ID.
Rockefeller for food sufferers at Kan.
sas. City, Kan, and Topeka, Kan.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1903-06-13
$4,000 EmpOria Church Dedicated.

Emporia, Kan, June 9.-The new
$4,000 NJ, E. church was dedicated
here with-appropriate services. 1t Ia
practically free Of all debt.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1903-06-13
r-ied 70 SunlIow a Pardon.

St. Louis, June 10.-ln attempting
to hide the fact from the police that
he was a convict, Tony Companion
tried to chew mp and swallow par
don issued TO him by Gov. Yates of
Illinois.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1903-06-13
Family Of Seven Drowned.

Junction City, Kan, June Son
Clark's creek, several miles from
junction City, Daniel Myers, wife and
five children were drowned. James
Ryan, a young farmer, was drowned
in the Smoky Hill.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1903-06-13
could Gives 81 900 to North Topeka.

Topeka, Kan, June s.-George j.
Gould, of the Missouri Pacific, SEM
his check for $1,000 to the North To
peka food sufferers.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1903-02-18
Kissed to Ueutil.

Betty, the infant Roscius, when at
the zenith Of his juvenile fame was On
one occasion walking with some ladies
when another bevy of female admirers
bore down upon him and. pulling him
away from his companions commenced
to lavish upon him cndaarments and
kisses. The Others promptly rushed tc
their IDOLS rescue, who between the
contendifag p All l.. each determined to
posssssspe Wy . 80 ss E5ssT s,ass to
ths sko'lnd and r n sl1,,.s! brs1ssdad
intksa % ta be nnas us u.s. TO- al: aRpr fer
Icoupls, al, ll 81 b $50. 80
INSIGNIFICANT, however 1y WHY ellis '1ffils-
change to the fate fiat l,efcll NJ. de
Lanay, "A courtier OF the 8tifiiea Of .Loui$
XIV whose supreme coricait 50 ilTitat.
. ed certain ladies Of the court fiat they
resolved TO. inflict upon him a novel
!. punishment. Fcigning one Cay to be
overcome by the beauty Of his face and
person, they fell upon him en- masse,
hugging and kissing the wre1ched dam
.dy till he cried for mercy. Deaf TO his
entreaties, the ladies continued Their
merciless, caresses until the object OF
their mock love, who indeed was bat Il
sorry weakling, In endeayor;ng TO break
away from their clutches broke blood
vessel and died a few da.'s later.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1903-02-18

The rat is, as 40 one viii doubt, q
very fair climbed. He can scamper
about anywhere on The roof Ct q barn
or can ascend the Ky that grows on
the house wall and make the lives Of
the pigeons in their cots anything ut
happy ones The rabbit, on the oth2r
hand, IS not usually accounted a climb,
ing animal. \ writer ii Field describes
the establishment OF bis sisters at see
ing Il rabbit jump frcll The hu&A CT Il
tree and, picking himself Up, ""c..,0pCl
off rather tl;.zed to his waYrGn' W-AcI'
ever Il rabbit is found in tree except
when he is carried there by ao9d on
left there by a recsding sl@wdl'iIt, 1t
will be found that a. 81 ping bank OF
other easy met6cd Of approach has
been made use Of. He is, however, very
expert at climbing stone walls that
bound his fields and even the wire net
ting that the farmer yainly imagines
will keep him from the choicest crops.
We have seen rabbits run UP the face
of quarry to their holes toward the
top, a feat which we hN e not found it
easy to initiate.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1903-02-18
A Cinch.

= TIE editor of the Glasgow Echo AYERS
he is not much of sport; bat, he says,
','When We meet cinch in the road we
recognize IT," He accepted PROPOSE
ton thesotper day, made by friend
through which he WAS 10 give his
friend Il dime for every time q woman
passed them and did not put her hanG
behind her to learn if her skirt was all
right behind On the other hand, the
editors friend agreed to give him Il
nickel for each time a woman felt of
her belt behind. We got siXty-tWo
nicllels,' the molder of opinion says,
land paid him one dime. \ woman with
both arms fpll of parcels came along.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1903-02-18
Bankruptcy Notice.

TN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT
l. Court for the districtsot Minnesota. Sec
ond Division. n. ~ u.s. ~,
In the matter OF Michael Z. Riordam
Bankrupt. In Bankruptcy.
10 the creditors, of Michael L. Riordan,
of the village of Lamberton, in the county
of Redwood, and State OF Minnesota. a
bankrupt
Notice is hereby given that the said
Michael l.. Riordan, was on the 29th day of
January. A. d. 1908, duly adjudged bank
rupt:. and that the first meeting Of his
creditors will be held at the Office of the
undersigned. No 2O5 Odd Fellows building
in the city of Mankato, county OF Blue Earth
and State of Minnesota, on the Dist day of
February. A. D.. 903. at which time and
place said creditors may attend, prove their
claims appoint trustee. examine the. bank
rupt and transact such other business a q
may properly come before said meeting,
Dated Mankato, MINI. Jan. 3Oth. 1908.
JEAN A. FLITTIE.
Referee in Bankruptcy.
d. a. Stuart
Attorney for the Bankrupt,
~Windom, Mimi 1t.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1903-02-18
Cinderella and Her slipper.

Yes;.I know you are saying to your
self, THAT headline would have looked
and sounded better had it been 'CiDder-
ella and the GLASS Slipper says q
critic, but the writer has been making
a close study of this most interesting
nursery story and finds that the ia
nous glass slipper properly has no
place in it. The glass slipper is reaI
ly the fur" cloth or felt" slipper
the word glass" having been substi
tuted through d strange mistransiatiol
of the story In the original it Was
written pantoufle en- vair, which, being
translat ted, would be the fur slipper. .
The translator, however, wrote it as if
it had been pantoutie Ell verre, making
the little cinttr grff II c
ing one OF glass, which, it must be AID
mitted. would be one quite appropriate
to q fairy.