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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-10-16
INDIANAPOLIS, sHELBYvILLE 4
soUTHEAsTERN TRACTION CO.

cars leave Indianapolis for Shelbyville and all
intermediate stops from the corner OF Washing
ION and Meridian streets on the following hourr:
z & = s, 8, 10, IL a NJ, II o'clock noon and /, z,
G. Z, S 8 and u:20 J. m
ears leave Shelbyville for Indianapolis and all
.,tsrr,ediate stops as follows: f;57. 5:57. e:57.
ny S.57. 1851, 1857. u:5I a m. and 1881, list
80 AZ sos, 5:57. 6:57, 1851. s:57 and I1:20 u. m.
N'S ponnd'trip tickets. indianapolis 70 Shelbyville.
~ be purchased at Huder's drug store. cornee
S@ashington and Pennsylvania streets. and at the
~ r Ensley pharmacy, Stubbins Hotel block.
- Saturday and Sunday Special Schedule
On Saturday and Sunday, beginning at 5 a. m.
a will leave indianapolis each half hour,
sxcenting 53e and $50 a. m. and l:3o, $50 and
go - m The last car leaves at midnight.
'A Shelbyville the cars Will run on the
haIf hour. beginning at All a m, excepting 1-z7
ma iI.ST a. m. and 2:s7 and 7.H y. IN. Last car
ssiii leave Shelbyville at n:s2 y. m
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INDIANA UNION TRACTION CO.
rseans Bun oy osn1aa Tins

Station. Magnolia building. corner Kentucky
avenue and South Capitol. -
Elwood and Upton and intermediate stationst
leave AIS a. m: and each hour thereafter until
9:l5 p. m. and IL Is d. m.
Limited trains for Anderson and Euncie. ar
irving in Anderson in / hour and p minutes ana
Muncie in 2 hours. leave at s and IL a. IN. ano =
and ) p. m. The IL a. m and 5 p. m trains
make direct connection at Anderson with linz
tied trains for Elwood.
Express Department - Consignments received
until II O'Clock noon for delivery, same day. to
all points between Indianapolis and Muncie; un-
til s ID. m. for delivery TO all points before 9
O'Clock next morning, including Muncie. Ander-
son. Alexandria, Elwood, Upton and Marion.
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OcfOber.

It's now that spiders in the easement weave.
or launch their stlken airships on the breeze;
IT'S now that honey-rfpeness feeds the bees
where vfne-born amber sweets their prison
cleave,
And golden soheres their leafy heavens leave.
The same wind whispers through the orchard
trees
That blew our swallows over Southern seas.
And stole the robins gesper from our eve.
The spirit Of the year. like bacchant crowned.
With lighted torch goes careless on his way:
And soon bursts into flame the naples spray,
And vines are running fire along the ground.
But SOFTLY on October's blazing ground
How laugh the violet eyes OF tender Mayi
Edith N Thomas.
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Decision in an Old Case.

The Supreme Court yesterday reversed a
Judgment in a case which has been before
the court in different phases for twenty
five years. 1t is a suit in which Judge
West, of Montgomery county, declined to
mandate the Clinton County Commissioners
to require a railroad tax paid which Center
township, Clinton county, voted many
years age The amount involved is 500, 600.
The case has been in White and Montgom-
cry counties in its different forms. The
Supreme Court sends the case back to
Montgomery county to be retired.
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INDIANAPOLIS d EASTERN RY. CO.
GREENFIELD LINE.

General Offices, Franklin building. AL caru
depart from Meridian and Georgia streets.
Time Table Effective Sept. %. 1903.
For Richmond, New Castle and intermediate
stations. Passenger cars leave on the following
hours: 1851 q. m, s.57 a m, 1887 a. m, l2:51
D. m, 2:y T. m. Asst p. ~. except Sunday,
when cars leave every hour from e:57 a. m until
For Greenfield. Enishtstown and intermediate
stations. Passenger cars leave: First car at
s.sT n m. and each hour thereafter until ss57
n m. Next and last car leaves at 1i:l5 y. m
Combination passenger and express cars leave
at 5:57 a. m, 1851 a. m, u:57 a. m. 1857 p. m.
and 1851 p. m
For Greenfield and intermediate stations only.
Arrive at 1850 a. IN. and leave at . a. m Alse
arrive at 2:20 ID. m. and leave at 500 p. m.
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YoUNT WILL NOT CONTEST.
Republican Candidate for City Clerk
VIII Abide by Oficial Count.

t. j. Yount. Republican candidate for
city clerk. who was defeated by the narrow
plurality of Sc votes. announced yesterday
that he would not contest the election.
II was disposed to abide by the official
count he said last evening. but 1 con-
suited several friends before L definitely de-
cided that i would not file notice of a con-
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un,>xAPoLIs a NORTHWESTERN
TRACTION ca.

.or.l office, Lebanon. Ind. indianapolis
oehsr room. ticket and freight Office. lis West
waluhs street, Union block, Room s.
Aatyl car fr Lebanon leaves Indianapolis az
fHa' arrives at Lebanon ITO a. m. and
o." 5 a ~. and every hour thereafter
Fran ~ u. m. Last car for Lebanon leaves In
Ssanapolis at u;l5 D. m
aissnn rs through car leaves Frankfort az SOC q
rhss~Ine al Indianapolis at SEQ a. m. and
H. hour thereafter until 1000 y. m. First car
tor indianapolis leaves Lebanon at S:4 a m.
arr,xing AT Indianapolis 7.o a m.
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NDIANAPOLIs, COLUMBUS A SOUTH
ERN TRACTION co.

pa~senger cars leave Pennsylvania and WASH
,,e9on streets for Southport, Greenwood. White
,nsS FRANKLIN, Amity. Edinbusg. Taylorsyllls
i ga coiumbus-First car at s a. m. and every
aoNr thereafter until 10 y. m: the lcst car
- al Ills 10. IN. For points south OF Frank
a. a. take cars leaving at 6. . and 10 a. m. a
ncon. Z. 4, 9 and i1.l5 p m
cSo-gfa and Meridian streets for Greenwood
onix Al 80 a. m and S.30 .. IN.
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The Appellate Court has decided that
John G. McCleary must pay for a lot he
contracted for in a factory addition at
Warsaw. A subscription for the location
Of a canning factory was raised, the sub
scribers agreeing TO take a lot in an addi-
ton laid out around the factory. The lots
were to bring 800 each. McCleary finding
his lot was not worth the price refused to
take 1t. The Appellate Court decides that
he must pay the amount agreed on.
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Pettijohn May Get 1t.

Charles c.. Pettijohn, who in the late
campaign was an unsuccessful candidate on
the Democratic ticket for councilman at
large, is to be appointed deputy city prose-
cutor under Henry Warrum, it is said. Mr..
Pettijohn is a rising young attorney, and
while not long out Of college, has been quite
active in Democratic politics.
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yoH latest map of Indiana and the
10 census, prepared especially for the Journal
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e.zs, 3oxts inches. on strong map paper; tin rods
1T top and bottom; embracing a handsome fve-
color map OF Indiana on one side. corrected to
date. showing oil railroads. all new postonices.
counties IN colors. railroad stations and all nat
ural features. a marginal index showing 1900
census and alphabetically arranged list Of towns,
ETC. the other side contains a hve-color map OF
ths world and the United States: so cents. post
paid Inquire OF any agent OF the Journal or
eddrsss NAP DEPARTMENT. the Journal. In
diAnapolis. Ind.
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SEALS, STENCILS AND STAMPS
S:Wa|
l&c.raIooUrFFff E4oeks. csEckS &c II
Lefs m I3sA Is cMERlDLANE GROUND hnuR


r. time is In BLACK figures Trains married
thus s-DaiIy S-Sleepers P-Parior Oar; o
Chair Car; D-Diring Car, t-Excep< Sunday;
Esunday only. tDaily except MondsS.
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BUSINESS CHANCE.

BUSINESS CHANCE-I want a business man
OF ability and reference to handle my burglar
alarm In this state. the patent has been in
dorsed BY the city officials OF this and many OF
ne other larger cities: If handled right the
pront would be very large. T. ]. HALSTEAD.
Central police station. Indianapolis, or at Lor.
Sine Hotel from 6 y. m. to 10 D. m.
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VITAL sTAT1sTIcs-ocT. Is.


Henry and Lena Ruch. Indianapolis. girl.
John and Della Coy. Ills sheldon. cir.
Charles and Syvflla Roder, 1924 South Senate
boy.
Edge and v. White. Indianapolis. girl
Henry and Edith Kendall. Indianapolis. girl
Edward and Bessie Leneyeh, Windsor block.
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Deaths.

J. b. Mick. 28 North Capitol. sixty-four years,
chronic calcareous endo-carditis-
Thomas ~. Sherman, 500 South Senate, -FOUR
years. diphfheria.
Elisabeth A. Hadley. s1 North Illinois. sixty
six years. tuberculosis
Arthur Spicer. indianapolis. one month and one
half, hamilton
Nera Mobley. Indianapolis. two months. entero-
colitis.
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REAL can purchase a home VAL
ued at 1900 at a cost 10 you Of So per month:
you can own IL IN ten years and five months; call
and get particulars. THE UNITED LOAN AND
INVESTMENT ASSN. col Stevenson.
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M

FINANCIAL-Insure with FRANK SAWYER.
f~INANCIAL-The Western & Southern Life ms
Co.. Cin'ti, .. II. T. HEAD. supt.. AIS New
ton Claypool Bldg.
FINANCIAL
L~OANS-Money on mortgages. =. r. SAYLEs
4 CO.. III East Market street.
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Lake Erie { Western R. R.


Toledo. Chicago and Michigan ex.-...t7.s .loss
Toledo, Detroit and Chicago linn .. .s12. 70 f3.25
Muncie, Lsfay'te and Mich Cy spec. "a rs t10. 80
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Marriage

MarTIHkt LfCtnHcS
Henry Lichtenberg and Edna Forlon-
John Aeehan and Louise Rathsaur.
Joseph Constard and Marie Bally-
Charles Began and Amanda Peck.
Theodore Ethbert Myers and Grace Siddall.
George washington and Martha Mitchell.
Charles Burbridge and Virgie Johnson
Fred Board and Nina A Floyd.
Andrew J. ShulI and Minnie Delzell.
Emmett Dawson and Emma Grandson
Charles johnson ana Lizzie Perry.
Edward Spreng and Christina Heinrich.
James Friddles and Ethel Moore.
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ONUMENT

MONUMENTAL. DIENER. H3 e washington
Tel ISIS. Branch works T. entrances Crown Hill
EONUMENTs-M. II. Farrell. 2n West WASH
ington st New Phone 2ns-
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a CARD LIKE THIS

Every Sunday for one year costs but s1.s5 per
month The Journal want page IL profitable to
The advertiser and reader
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FoR Observation-Disclosures

FOR sALE-Upright piano. $50 cash: leaving
city. 1+o6 East Tenth.
FOR Establishments sweet cider and cider vim
eEar. as e Market St Phone. New 1871.
FUR SALE-TypewrtTers Light Running Fox
and other leading makes; rentals. $3.50 per
month @. n Gen. Agt. 209-210
Law building New phone 1878.
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1sbors-s. s,ssdv work ali
winter. MECCA CLAY ORR Mecca. Ind.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. stick candy puller. help
ers and runner on cream work to leave the
city. Box IS, Journal
deliver and collect. horse and wagon and $50
deposit necessary; 81 a week and expenses; per-
nansnt- FRANKLIN. Box 70. Philadelphia, Pa
WANTED-Boys 70 work up sunday Journal
routes Two cents profit on every paper sold
Regular customers are easily obtained since the
fWo-colcred supplements have been added. One
our-page comic and one four-page home supple
Rcnt-twfce as many pages in color as any other
indianapolis paper furnishes. Sc to 40 pages
every Sunday.
Papers can be bought at the office or from any
Of the following substatfons:
Bassett. 904 Massachusetts av.
Hoshour, 22d and College av.
Scott, 18th and Illinois SITS.
Coval. 1912 Z. Washington.
Vail. 1914 Virginia av.
Men. 1893 Shelby,
Nicer, sc 8. Meridian.
Walcott, New York and Bright
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Please look at Mrs. Austin's New Dress.
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DIRECTORS.

TUTENILER & SON
Undertaken. rs w. Market ST. Tel 2a
JOHNSON, HASSLER & GEORGE. ISL Massa-
chusetts av. New Phone sss. Old Main 1880.
FRANK A LANCHAR Undertaken. 15s n.
Dela ware St Lady attendant. Both Phones al
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WANTED-FEMALE HELP.


TON ass
Massachusetts ave.
wANTED-Young lady for office work: state age
and salary expected Address Box Al, care the
Journal.
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1AILORS-SStts to order from SIS up; pants to
order from $50 up. ht and workmanship guar
anteed- THE LONDCN TAILOR. 800 Mass av.
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JOURNAL BUSINESS DIRECTORY.

FLORISTS
BERTERMANN BROS,
New No al Mass av.. 2s N Del. St Tel $40.
AONUMENTSELOUIS P. KRUMSHIELD; quail
ity and skill 2l2 East Ohio.
sAs-E ANIL LIVERY
HORACE WOOD. Carriages. Traps. Buck
board, etc., Is Circle. Tel 1907.
THE PEERLESS 7l0-1s y. Mary
land. manufactures stove repairs and do repair
ing.
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STORAGE - The Union Transfer and Storaxs
Company. corner East Ohio 81. and Unior
traext; only nrst-ciass storage solicited. Cratips
and packing. Phones Us
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-10-27
HOW IT HAPPENE ED.
Jim Jeffries Tells of His Bout With
Jack Munroe.

New York, Oct. 27.--When Jim Jeffries
was asked if he would give JACK Munroe
another fight he said: mo, sir emphat-
ically. Il won't fight Munroe under any
circumstances. am ashamed that ever
thought of doing so, and it was the roast
that made me want to at one time. did
think that would show Munroe up to the
people who said he ever gave me fight.
Didn't her. / asked.
Jeffries wrinkled his embattled front into
look of supreme disgust.
Il wish you had seen it, he replied.
"Munroe was picked to meet me in Butte
by his agent long before F'ltzsimmons and
him. The people came to our show under
the impression that they were going to
see a lot of fights. regular dub had been
provided for FitzSimnons, and Fftzsim-
Nose Lafontise of Montana, a good little
fighter, went on for second bout with a
fellow named Foley. Foley went out in
the second. There was nothing left for the
show was that to give for the price of adj
mission and a full house? The only thing
could see to give the people run for
their money was to string out my bout as
he said: Don't you be a fool. Put him
out as quick as you cam
well, I thought my way was the best,
and ] just kidded Munroe. F1tzsimmons
me again to go in and settle it. But I
kept on fooling and sparring- In the Sec
ond round / hit Munroe in the stomach
and came so near putting him out that
but he did. Toward the end of the fourth
l went in to finish him, but every time /
even tented at him he dropped to the
floor. He was on his knees all the time,
taking the count. and coufdn get fair
punch at him. That was all there was
n
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-10-27
SHE FAVORED WAR.
Now Mrs Hinshaw May Be Expelled
from Quaker Church.

Ennporia, Oct 27-Quakers holding
their state yearly meeting here Monday
went into executive session to consider
the case of Sarah Ann Hinshaw, charg-
ed with violating one of the church COM
mandments. The specific charge against
Mrs. Hinshaw is that she persuaded her
nephew, Archie Hiatt, to join the army.
In the open meeting, the spirit NOV
ed" most of the speakers to talk on
peace, and in the afternoon an executive
committee investigated the charges
against Mrs. Hinshaw, to see whether
or not she should be expelled from the
church. The trial was continued over
until today.
Mrs. Hinshaw, the wife of Andrew
Hinshaw, is the mother of the first
white child born in Lyon county. She
and her family have always been
among the stanchest supporters of the
old-fashioned Friends church here, and
the old lady is deeply grieved that her
actions should be questioned by the
'overseers'' at the yearly meeting.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-10-27
rRUANoY Law TEST.
Ottawa Boy Under Is Years Must
Explain to the Court

Ottawa, Kan, Oct. 27.-The first war
rant issued in Ottawa under the new
truancy law was sworn out before JUS
tice Robbins by Truancy Officer c. w.
OldrOyd for Adelbert L. Brown, a
travelling salesman who resides at 621
South Mulberry street.
Officer Oldroyd's complaint is to the
effect that Mr.. Brown is the father of
Fred Brown. who is under Is, and that
although legally notified he has failed
TO compel his son to attend school.
Mr.. Brown discussed the matter to-
day.
Fred lacks only six weeks of being
a. he said. He attended the late J..
G. Shomo before his death and Mr. Sho-
mo and his family were so anxious to
retain his service that I went to Prof.
Adams and explained matters to him.
He said he would let the matter rest
After Mr.. Shomo's death my son, of
his own accord obtained a position at
Lemons grocery store. 1 told him 1
would rather have him go to school and
offered him the same weekly amount to
do so, but he said he wanted to earn his
own money. 1 don't believe you can
force a boy to learn against his inclina-
ton and as Fred is a good boy, indus
trious and anxious to make himself in
dependent think it would be folly to
force him to go to school for six weeks.
Mrs Brown and / would rather keep
him in school, of course, but we know
his disposition better than anyone and
have acted for the best in not trying
to force him to give up his position
and go to school for only the six weeks
he can be kept there"
The warrant was served by Consta-
BILE Hampton.
The hearing will take place next Fri
day at 9 q, m.
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Alleges That Her Physician
Was Negligent of Duty.
ACCUSE MALPRACTICE.
Says Doctor Told Her a Broken
Arm Was a Sprain.
The Case Will BE Bitterly Con-
tested in the Courts.

Fort Scott, Kan. Oct 27.-Ben Gait
skill of Girard was in the city looking
up some evidence in a big damage suit
in which he is employed. and which was
hled in the district court here couple
of weeks ago. The fact that this suit
was filed was not given out FOR pubiica-
ton, for some unknown reason, the
plaintiff in the action having requested
that it be kept from the public. 1t is an
action for $4,000 damages against Dr..
NJ, Coryell, a former Fort Scott physi-
clan, but who is now Dracticing in the
neighborhood of Cato. a little town over
the edge Of Crawford county. Miss Jane
Hughey, a young lady living near Paw
nee, this county. is the plaintiff. Dr..
Coryell was here and met his attorney,
Mr. Gaitskill, who, with ]. M. hum
phrey, will defend him in the action.
The suit was filed by J. I. Sheppard
and I. c. Boyle of Kansas City, and the
petition filed charges the doctor with
malpractice. The story of the plaintiff,
as set out in the petition, is tnaS on
October 10, 1901, the plaintiff was thrown
from her buggy near her home in the
south part of the county and sustained
q broken arm: that Dr.. Coryell was
called an hour later to attend her and
that, instead of setting the broken
bones, he simply treated the case for
strain; that this same treatment was
continued for a long time; that the
plaintiffs arm became stiff SO that she
was unable to use it; that the physician
informed her that that was all right.
that the arm would assume its normal
condition; that the arm had since been
in that condition until she had had il
treated by a physician in Kansas City.
For cause of action the plaintiff also
sets up in the petition that by reason.
of the doctors negligence and lack of
skill in properly setting the arm he has
been guilty of malpractice, which caused
her much pain and suffering, for which
she asks to be paid $4,000.
Miss Hughey is a well known lady,
who resides with her father near Paw
nee. She is 80 years old. The attorneys
Tor the defense claim that everything
that could be done was done by the
doctor in the case. Their side of the
case is that the bones We're set on sew
eral different occasions. but on account
of the bad break the bones were long
in knitting and that the plaintiff used
the arm before it had sufficiently healed.
1t seems that Miss Hughey went to
Kansas City some time ago to consult
a physician regarding her injury and
that he told her the bones had never
been set While there she saw L. G.
Boyle and employed him and Mr.. Shop
pard to bring suit for damages, alleging
malpractice. DR.. Coryell was up yes
terday and he says he has no fear but
what he can prove he did everything
that could have been done under the
circumstances for the broken arm.
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Racing at Memphis.

Memphis, Oct. 27.-Monday's pro-
gramme at the driving park was devoid
of special features. Major Delmar. the
two-minute gelding. was carded for an
attempt to try for his own record, but
owing to the prevalence of strong
wind the event was postponed until to-
day. 1t was also announced that Dan
Patch would go against 1:5z1a, that of
the mile record for PAGERS, today.
The stake feature was the Magnolia
for 2:15 trotters. Masetto and Jay Nc
Gregor were equal favorites for the first
heat. The former easily won, and in
the second heat sold a decided favorite
over the field Masetto had no trouble
in annexing this heat and the race, Jay
McGregor securing second money.
Directum Miller, the favorite, won
the 2:21 pace after breaking badly and
finishing third in the first heat.
The 2:25 trot went to Cathode, which
beat the odds-on favorite, Kirkwood, Jr.,
in two straight heats. The result might
have been different had not an acct
dent occurred in the second heat. I'm
mediately after the start KirkwOod, Jr.,
broke badly and Great Spirit, owned
by Senator Joe Bailey. of Texas. and
driven by Marvin. collided with Greers'
sulky Marvin was thrown heavily to
the ground, while Great Spirit ran
through the field and completed the cir
cult of the track three times.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-10-27
INDIAN SKELETONS FOUND.
a Mighty Chietain, His Gun and
Beads Unearthed Near Ford.

The story comes to Dodge City of the
discovery of a number of Indian skele-
tons on one of p. H. Young's tracts of
land a few miles east of Ford. If the
story, as reported here, is true. Mr.. Young
is the owner of the bones of some mighty
chief.
On the land referred to is a high mound
of white sand. A long time ago a little
ditch across the top of this mound was
furrowed out by the wind. After the ditch
was once started the wind kept up the
work of sweeping the ditch deeper and
deeper.
A short time ago William Preston. who
has charge of the Young place, discovered
at the bottom of this ditch some skulls
and human bones. Further invest:gat ton
showed the mound to be the burial place
Of several people, evidently Indians, for
there had been buried with them many
heads, arrows. etc. and two flint lock
rifles. One of the skulls found was that
of a child. The large skeleton is no doubt
that of some ancient, celebrated chief. An
ordinary warrior would not have owned
beads by the peck. two guns and the ar
ray of stuff buried with this Indian, and
he would not have been planted under a
mound larger than the Ford county court
house.
Mr. Young has not been out to his ranch
since the discovery was made and is I'M
able to verify the story. If he finds the
facts as here related he is going to have
the big Indian skeleton mounte ed, get some
one to manufacture a history for it and
sell it to some eastern Institution for a
fabulous sum.-Dodge City Republican.