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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-10-11
Woods county.s Trouble.

The county jail at Ava is so crowded
according 10 the Courier. now that the
court viii probably have 10 order several
more prisoners taken 10 Woodward for
safe keeping This paper says: Conditions
are becoming rapidly unbsarable in this
connection and the commissioner. as the
saving is, are up against it. II Will cost
about So transportation for each prs me
taken to Woodward and VIII cost dollar
per day fer each one ke7t III re- and this
in connection Ufth olher renting expenses
OF the county VII amount to ga per day
just for rent for the countv, II the pres
ent conditions conunue the cost vii soon
exceed this. and it win not he long. II it
Is rot now true. that the country wil
pay ont all the way from S.ojo 20 $1,000
per year IN rentals Tor court house ana
jail purposes. 1t wouid seem trat # tn
farmers ard tax payers could u-d r.
stand the dangerous cond ton Of the
present system. that they Eoula unfesi-
tatingly favor thu erection OF some kind
OF a court house ana jail
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-10-11

surface and moles prey upon them
Weeds are rank poison to trees sn1 We
never allow them TO get start. We
aim 10 hreak the surface or the Srouni
With n harrow or fve-tooth c1I,iyator
after every rain and If this r,lla IS close
d followed fruit can - grown on every
farm IN Oklahoma and TO other nipple
rent viii be necessary after the ground
is once placed under thorough cultivation.
ard trees ehould never be planted untH
IL IS Corn or ether vegetation planted IN
tie orchard f. detri5nent and should Be
avoided u not Only sars the groicid q
moisture which belongs to the trees. but
harbo-s numerous insects which never
ind ;heir way into an orchard which f.
thoroughly cultivated and planted 90
trees alone. J1dicious pruning IS all rishi
--esre- sally should limbs that cross each
otrrr and aH water sprouts be cut out
il T. 2 good plan. too. in plsnting trees
70 Jean ths trunks of The trees 30 the
ro-ifh lean then twice as much ~ you
think they should he and yoa VII pr0at
h- = Il protects the truni. from the
scaldin@ hot sun IN July and August.
which e. about the OILY season 10 this
country IN which tres ere liable q suf-
TT e properly cared for. The south
winds have te19eucT u Fway the
br ncres e ne trees 70 she roth an5
nature wul ree 70 Il that they d. rpt tui-
pc over 10 the south from leaning Inst
way AZ Planting tine.
The greatest obstacle We have met
hove-er is the boreT We haze lost
many tres from them md they have
beer with ~ conzs sHsig until tbs year
.tsor. The Grst q last Aprfl. i8st A. tn
trees were parting out Their biossors
and ire huas 5r1rsti1z. re Decided % trT
-vrite~-ashfrc The trurk % ever tree
-~sr uhfteuasre3 with -ash made -
as--slaeked Isre and close i1spsctioa bes
saned - acveiop bzt 0He o. two 6ore'a
Ia rh1fs sezson through Trees that
ue-e haif-eaten un 2 year aso hsTe 81
roet entirely healed oFer and t5frf
selEorn ar insect 20 - s-en- roiui. hsfsri-
ins TIE vhH.zash T7aetly al ~ore o.
before The he1ry rasns - Apr1 Mas aae
-uze ~sre over
rsve-v r-r = the f-7aHer trees I'll -
u-zcoe5 Fl = rag Within zee uexi ifzs--
- savS 81 keep are rabbits from std -
hen h Etater. ard zh~a s5rs1s ae1l~s
s~sin ard thr hsossar-s rezla TORRES
-bs--zsives re wlH rot fan 20 Eivs tAe
srsrk - every tree q 1haTozEs co1t q
whisezzsh
Net czlY zrpis bit P~ar. pssz. peaeh
che--r. and nearly a. e.h-T fruits car b
r-o-u rrsocssvssl1y ker- - ffksaEczsz =
r-oreriv hardIea = Tcu hars a sz-sfE Z
rre<s q Stag plz-r q huueres Fznrs aFT
,.--- zsEfs ths THzfseT = ope1 esfsHees
no- ar8 -ert sr-t-r. ard ffa7~sT c. ya1s
rs-. sevar1s making ck3aAcraa - s-sesi
eoa-t-r -ezar - ss- 60 Lse -
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-10-11

started that never were completed.
Many were completed that never paid a
dividend. Public improvements were in
augurated and finished, which left a
bitter taste in the mouths Of those
who were taxed heavily years after to
Pay bond issues. but all these. Or neariy
so. are but as memories today. The city
has met the old obligations made in
boom times and wiped nearly 81 II
them our Of existence; has never repUdi-
ated a single Obligation and her credit
is now gilt edged. There was time in
the early 9gs when not 10 exceed 5 per
cent Of the homes and business houses in
KingmaE were owned by the occupants.
Fine residences were given rcnt free 10
those who would occupy them and care
for them. Mortgagad property would
rot sell under the sheriff's hammer for
more than enough TO FAY the court costs
and then had TO be biz in by the mort
gage. Fine business. properties were left
vacant for want OF a busine7s tenant
even when offered rent free. Eut all
this has changed. Now nearly every
resident of the city owns the house n
OCCUPIES. Fully 50 FER cent Of the brsi-
ness houses and residence properties n
the city Of Kingman are owned BY King
man people
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-10-11

IS, thereby shea5ing each victim FOX q
profit OF Ss.la BESIDES securing him as
4 lifelong subscriber ard friend.
Il beats the golden fsece' al hollow
Here is the proposition. in black and
white. addressed 10 the Clay Center
Times:
indianapolis. Ind. Sept =. 1876
international China Co:
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We send you sample page Of news
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The ware is the finest Of porcelain.
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They come packed one set IN q box. II
You Put out canvessers you will secure
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we viii furnish you any number o.
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on ali the old ones that take the sets.
Hoping to be favored with an order.
We remain. very respectfully.
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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-10-11
Does Broom Corn Pay?

The farmers Of Rice county which has
been called the broom corn section OF the
world. are becoming discouraged with the
crop. according to the Sterling Journal
a much smaller acreage was planted u
this crop this year than usual and there
viii be still less next year. \ few will
continue 20 handle it. but many will
cease to have anything to do with broom
corn.
Broom corn is no harder to raise than
any other crop but the harvesting and
preparation for market are points that
require much Judgment and hard labor.
especially the latter. The head or bru h
must be pulled from the stalk By hand.
just at the proper stage OF growth. It
must then be placed on drying racks.
protected from the weather. until proper
u cured. Then comes the seeing, sort
ing and baling. When the pulling begins.
if the field is very large. it requires an
army Of men TO harvest It. For instance:
In a field OF average broom corn one man
can pull very little more than half an
acre per day. For sixty acres ii would
take ten men two weeks for the pulling
alone. After the brush has been thor
oughIy cured which is done by spreading
in a shed field with Slated shelves. 50
that the air circulates freely through it.
then comes the work of taking OF the
seeds. \ seeder is a machine similar TO
a cylinder in a threshing machine run
by horsepower usually. and requires
nearly as many men to operate it. The
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-10-11
Hardship on a Widow.

The new tTuarncy law continues to he
a source of great interest and worry 70
a good many people who for one reason
OF another have gotten out OF the habit
of thinking that during school days their
children must be in school. An unusual
case has DEVELOPED at lola
Mrs. J. n Kelley came 70 lola about
three years ago and about six months
AGO her husband died. relates the Regis
Ter. The oldest of three children is 4
boy Of twelve. the next girl Of seven and
the baby a two-year-old- She IS a seam
tress and since the death OF her husband
has managed 70 support herself and fam
liz with the help Of her oldest boy. The
other day The boy was discharged from
his position with the Lanyon Zinc Com
pany because OF the working OF the new
truancy law. and the family IS sore per-
picked 10 know what they are 20 do
Mrs. Kelley is negotiating with the
school beard 10 see II there Is not some
way in which the law may be waived
in her sons case lie Is large for his
age. and has had some schooling. and she
continues 10 instruct him as he IS able
At the works h made sl.Go dav, and
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-10-11
Younq Married Couple.

Here is predioament Lutcher D..
SHELTON. CT Boszie. @. T. in company
with his wife. were on their way 70
Beaver last week 20 iile OF a clam. and
camped Saturday nisht 1ea miles east CT
Custer. where they had their team stolen.
THIS Is uisfortuue. i-de q, 10 tha young
man and his wife. as IL ieavcs them with
no way 20 travel a2d 20 rea-s with
which 10 re,usn hone after making hei r
filing. The Belver yourusl heartily
sympathizes with The Young coupe sni
hores al SIS readers viii Keep a lookout
Tor the team - described below and aid
IN every poss.5le means Ter the le-orerv
Of the team ard the cSptcre Of ;hs
thieves
one light hav horse years old. weight
about elevsn hundred. star II forehead.
branded O or len shoulder The ether
r dark brown. S wears oli. vcr ~ ab-ut
ten hundred. star in forcha1d - b 4
scar from wire CT On LEFT
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-10-11
A Fight Epidemic.

SNYDER was struck by tisht Epidemic
the latter part of last week The Star
says four fist fights were pulled OF with
g. a short time q each othe-- good
crowd was N attendance at each scrap
although no advertising was doae The
proceeds OF each-someth.ug ike 5 and
costs-were donated 10 The justice cocrt
and the city treasurer The fighters. be
yond several bruises. torn clothes. loss o.
blood and some money. WI al be ready
fer another bout as soon as they tank Up
again. that brings 10 mind 1Oote1
question Of the week which has many i'd
herents, pro and cor. Il has been re-
peatediy claimed thst these fights were
not caused by the old incentive Of street
fights. that IL IS rye Juice. bit the cause
was that the lighters had become infested
with the germs OF madness. that the mad
dos. killed here last week had sprca I
over town. sim the adhercnrs n cid rye
VII not give IN. saying thar they are 10,
81 ng 10 so hack on 3 fight producer OF
ss7f1any years standing. Ter new fanEi ID
producer q the germ and microbe faTnii.'.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-10-11
GROUND seneath the Disks.

Probably the most horrible accident
ever recorded in Lane county occurred
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. J. NJ. Clark.
near Pen Denris recently. when Their
e-year-old son. Junius. was ground u
death beneath the discs of the drill his
father was operating The little fellow
had accompanied an older brother and
) lister TO the field. where they went for
ne purpose OF carrying water to he men.
He asked his father if he could not so
around the field with him, and was given
permission. If he would walk some dis
tance behind the disc Alr. Clark then
started UP the team. lie was entirely alb
eorhed in his work and did not notice the
little boy following close behind and his
evident attempts 10 Climb UP over the
discs. until ne felt jar as If they had
met an obstruction. when looking down
her saw his little sen dragged beneath
their merciless blades. He stopped the
team at once and did everything in his
power TO release the child but as it only
could be done by lifting the drill from
the ground or removing the discs. the
little fellow died before help arrived. He
lived perhaps only two minutes. and spoke
only once when he said: Pop. take me
out" Tbs death OF little Juaius was a
terrible shock to the parents as we'll As
the community. declares the Dighion
Herald He was a bright little fellow.
the idol OF the home, and the friend Of all
he met
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-10-11
Steam PIow Being Used.

A steam pIow is being used in he
Pherson county and IN a number OF other
counties in the state. II tulns over two
acres an hour and does Il II frst-eiass
manner
The pIov is pulled by a Peerless engine
and it makes blowing easy as we'll as
cheaper than 10 do it with horsefiesh.
BY the use Of steam the ground can be
plowed deep and this is a very important
factor in the raising OF WHEAT Our large
fields and rolling ground make the use
of steam plow a very easy as well as
a very profitable method Of preparing the
ground for the sowing of wheat.
a harrow can be attached 10 the piow
so that when the steam plow does as
work the ground IS ready for the drill
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-10-11
Col. Pratt's EXPERIENCE.

Col r. II. Pratt, the Superintendent Of
the Indian Industrial school at Carlisle,
Pa. who has been visiting in Oklahoma.
was in the civil war. and at its clos was
I'm the Indian wars which took place IN
the new country He was stationed at
and helped establish Fort Sill ana Fort
Cobb and has many Interesting stories
of the old war times He knows all The
older Indians. and many of the younger
ones. Francis Corbett Of Har. ison at
ieslded Carlisle. aud had good visit vi
the colonel
one Of the stories the colonel told was
about himself and his major. when they
were stationed 1t Fort Cobb. relates the
Harrison Herald. They awo1e one Sun-
CAY morning and finding the Ground Gov
cred with about Two inch o. srow.
though; They would hurt seine chickens
This same was 50 pieatiful they soon
had all they could conveniently carry.
and started TO the camp. They came W
To an Indians te2se and thought they
would stop and warm. They found it 70
be the horne Of Caddo George, and he
and two other Indians We're playing
cards. The colonel said 20 George Hho
was dealing: Don't You know its wrong
TO play cards or sunday And. n=ver
stopping the deal. he replied. officer
n shoot chicken, indian play cards All
same"
The colonel's remenb-arccs OF early
life and campaigns in What is row Okla
bona is such as would make a most In
1eresting volume. he Is loud T. his praise
~ the excellent manner IN which Colonel
.RandIett has handled the Iniian affairs
under his charge. and says the rers ms
who are tryin.- 20 cause lhe old gentle
man trouble should be ashamed Of them
selves.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-10-11
Old Timers.

a morning paper says that BroSins. who
kicked up such a mass down In the IN
dian Territory. IS ian Old tine ksnsan.
and then saws he came 20 Kansas IN
Is74- Charley Finch objects. lie says;
For the lands sake. What are We COM
ing to- Is a tenderfoot who came 70
Kansas in 1874. and who has had hardly
time yet 20 get alfalfa seed Thoroughly
mixed with his HAIR. 70 be admitted 10
the arisiocratic circles 81 tho staie ard
referred TO as an oli-tine kansanf II
the Kansas aristocraey is 20 be preserved.
interlopers Ike this one must be barred.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-10-11

brush is held IN snail punches go that
the teeth of the sze3er catch the seeds
and knocks them of but does not touch
more than the ends of the bTuSh- The
baIing also takes great amount Of labor
Then it must be marketed. which the
broom corn raisers claim has become one
OF the most important items Of all They
say that the buyers. or brokers, 80 work
things nowadays THAT unless the farm
er is web posted Re may sell his c % 50
that the broker makes more than the
farmer
However this may be. there Is feeling
among the farmers that those who have
stuck 10 broom corn instead Of other
crops. have rot prospere1 so well. and It
seems certain that there WI be less
raised from now on. Che heavy broom
corn raiser announced ernr haticaly last
week. after he hao Just disposed cf this
years crop. that every foot Ct hs land
would be planted to wheat this fail. and
others are talking similarly.
1t is net a good policy for everyone to
raise wheat 20 the exclusion OF al other
crops. and mos farmers VIII continue
TO diversity their crops somewhat, but
broom corn raising is on The wane.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-10-11
Glass Sand Deposits.

Oc recent date immense biass sand de-
posits we're discovered IN DUCK creek
township. Neodesha. : he following from
the Register viii De utilized hy Kansas
Industries That the beds are valuable ~
evieencesi by the following: The i've glass
factories ia ousheasfern Kansas are
forming a company 10 oDen up sorHe glass
sand beds IN Wilson sni Montgomery
counties N the past these e7rcsrns
have had 10 ship thrir siass sand IN
from Illinois. This was the osiy draw
back 10 the rapid devei1pT Of The
glass Industry ~ TIE Kansas gas dis-
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-10-11
a Testimonial.

The following testimonial is from J. Z.
House of the Topeka Capital:
There are various ideas of Heaven, and
l suppose mine is a poor makeshift sort
of thing. But If I could get out today I'M
der the blue October sky-under the pur-
pling and transhsured trees; if l COLD
feel the breath OF the soft south wind
upon my face and hear it rustling through
the fallen leaves; If l could see the in
dolent. siow-moving October sun gliding
the mass Of gorgeous color banked
against the Kansas landscape; and. if,
with eli this glorious carnival Cf nature
spread out before me. l could reach
across the infinitesimal space that sep
parates souls in perfect accord with one
another. and touch the hand of one who
cared. that would be enough for me. For
no crown. however jewelied. no jasper
walls. no golden streets can compensate
for losing this
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-10-11

Considerable excitement vas Oecasioned
~ Argoaia receatly hy report ssus cat
from Mayiseld 70 the effect that "a at
tennt would - zs2ls u ho.t ~ thc
wes;bonnd Santa &c passenger train a.
this Place Two suspicious lgoking bans
were discovered rseinS TIE hiiad hssss-ys
when the train rassesl Mayneid. whirH
fact furnished Tbs basis fas che be;isf
that Z hoid-ua was 20 d att mrte3- TIE
Clipper SAYS.
When Ih- train rsaclsei thls paace =
large nsImheg Of TIE c.tlzcEs weSc Ga
hand. some OF whom had taken tes PIE
caution 10 arm themselves. hut tGe sup
posed train robbers fsilesi te show 40
ard we are spared the paiaf-s duty -
reporting what nlsht have been a uess
daring and halr raising eouiiet with cut
laws
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-10-11
Mental Dissipation.

One night not long ago . boy who was
asked by some ladies to close a window
near which he was sitting, relates the
Bulletin. He did SO, and returning 10 bis
seat. soon fell asleep. Evidently the
thought OF the window was yet in his
mind for at intervals OF several minute $
during the remainder OF the service no
would rise from iiis seat. and tumble a.
the window in an effort TO close H. al
though il had not been opened since he
had first lowered the sash. The people
smiled and the preacher continued
preaching, but the boy was unconscious
OF Ii all.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-10-11
Telephone as Alarm cIock.

An Eaid lady has roomcr. He sleeps
in the day tine ard wishes 20 be arouse
about O'Clock IN ire afternoon One Gay
the lady Tss Invited 10 { party ard knew
she could not get homo b 5 o'ei7ok- re-
iatss the Eagle She was - loss -
know what TO do she tali hin taat
there vas an alarm oicek down stars
and at o'clock he wou'd haar L Fi7g-
The lady had 20 siaTm dDck- but she hit
OF another scheme. which shows 70 wa7t
good use telephones MAJ he put Wh7H
O'Clock care she vas ~ ano.he- laay :
house and went 20 he telephone aad tod
cenfral q ring up hsr home and 70 keep
Il I'd for ave minutes The teie2hona
bell kcrt ringing ard the hoarder az
her house heard X and Jumped ext .
bed thinking the alarm cacck h2d gone
or. 1t served the sane purpose
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-10-11
War Threatened.

Tobassco sauce a product OF The Ash
land Clipper:
Now that old man west Of town who
is making charges against this paper Of
sIandering innocent girls, and Of SANDER
ing him, will have an occasion 70 get
busy quick. IL he IS not careful. He should
remember that We have given no names
vet. but If I hear anything more out Of
him. we will begin with our slx-inch
shells and somebody viii be busy That
his conduct has been subject to criticism,
is unquestioned, yet We have made no
mention of it. lie says he is going 10
start cracker jack" paper, and We are
sure that he will need il II he does not
quit calling people ugly names
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-10-11
Edwards County Genius.

The fires of inventive genius seem 10
burn with unusual br.lliaacy IN the little
hustling town of Belpre. On recent
visit the editor of the Kinsley Graphic
reports that he saw a wagon-losdins ele-
vator rugged up by the Lantz boys fer
loading the wheat In piles. operated BY
horse power. leading wagon in i've
minutes. One end stands or stills in the
wheat pile and the other end rest en- the
wagon box. Another interesting inven-
ton is 4 gang plow Of ten largs discs
attached to q traction engine. This is
contrived so thot square corner can b
turned as readily as with horses attached
10 an ordinary plow.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-10-11
THE JAYtiAWKER OF SUNFLOWERDOM

bed what size took to be her HYMN book,
and hurried to the church. rushed into
the house. IN 10 the cher. around TO
the organ where she always stands when
leadlIsg. Then she TOOK Sea-Sen, clear
ed her throat, Strengthened back her
shoulders, stood on the other foot and
looked over the organist's shoulder to
get the number AMI then opened the book
and her mouth and Immediately Closed
the book and opened her mouth much
wider. for instead of IT being her hymn
book. it was Mrs. Wigs Of tbs Cabbage
Patch.v Yes. they say she hes fuls- re-
covered and may yet I've 10 be very
old WOMAN
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-10-11
Troubles Ct an Apple Grower.


The editor Of the Manchester Journal
is an apple grower. lie tells Of Is ex-
perience as follows:
The journal raE II gathering few
bushels q very tire. large apsiss from
his orchards hnas that the birds have
been verv destructive 70 them. marty Aaif
the arrles having holes picked 81 them.
The blusJavs and aao.her bird Of about
tie ssfae size zith 5acS ard Fed had
ard Wigs tizgsd wish black. graz aad
rel. SEEN 70 be TIE Host Destructive ones
ir an orchard. ana how 4 battle thern T.
more than we can tel Bzless & b =
raise al the apples we V-ant ho.h fcT or
ozn Use and the a.rds.
we have ore orchsTi On bottom AM
v-here big rel vsnesap and EiasnaIsl ps7-
pin applrs grew similar - those Ergza
down II TIE ozark 1sountsi1 o11rf-y y
Missouri. vhge azethe- orchard O. p
lard ErsT- very nice agr.es & III s4-1e
varieties. thouzh Only abcgt tE'-'ll-rsss
a. large as these grSTn 81 bottom land
We have = EeE CHE rar8cres . irefz
large enough % besr. and ore- I've sua-
d-es -rraiIsT zprle trees % ehsice vaffe-
ties. bit or maln planting Tas z A.
=ou-I pspVau ard wi-ssar- AID &c are
sr-.lr glad q r. The rtpala -say co-1f =
lase-. b1s Tor s1riy ard profile oa-i1-E
there Is no ot5er tree equal - r. z-.as-
So
ne aiz 10 'zzgher sch f-fo-zzafi1u -
re csn 1ro-s ho-ss1ssfu-sI rzvsTs ~ TIC
harsFrS 81 .rcsx. IN, n-r exc zze las
E.ee- fhst ar-7ssf ,tserrztisn techs ~