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The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1903-01-01
Contest Notice.
Department OF the In'erior.
4. n. Land Ufitcc, Woodward, q. T..


Nov. ~. isNs.
A sufficient cosiest an davit having been
alcd Ia this Office by MARY y. Devericks. . -.
,rstunt. aEuinst HE No. sooi. made heb. ~.
ir,s, Tor the WI swh see ~ ANA eh sex, g.
20, IT. N. Il s7 D. by J. hn L GRrdnor, rontsstrc
IN which u IL alleged that said John 4. Gard.
n.r has wholly sb ndoncd said tract an'i
ch. .nxsd his residence thcrtfrOin Tor = period
Of more than months since nakluy said en-
,ry and next prior 10 the date herein; that said
tract In not settled upon aud cuitiym'~i by
said party ~ required b, law, and that b D
ssId alleged absence irom said land was not
due 10 his employme Il in npy caIa,i,y In the
Army. kA : or Marine corps of the United
states 10 time wsr. and this the said con-
ustant ~ ready 70 prove at such time and
plsc. as may he nrmcd BY The R-gis or nnd
Receiver for y hearing In said case. raid par.
tie. are hereby no,Iaci To appear. rctp nd
aud oncr svidsncs touching said allegation st
20 o'cisrk a M OH Ian. "a. i1.a, bviorc the
q. E.,tcr and Receiver Of the uuitsd states
Land once a. w~odwar,i. o. ..
The said contests at having In . proper an.
davM nied Nov.s q, iso,. 80, forth farts which
snow that after due dliigeacs personal . r
vice oftbis h,aicr can not be mad u 10 hereby
ordered sud direct d that such notice w given
~ due and proper publicaiioe.
~ ur,L,, H. ssisisr.
a. - ss
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1903-01-01
CONTEST NOTICE.
Department of tho inssHss.
~ ~ 1assA sNea.~ SWA

u.s. Land 0fnes. wssSwssd. o.. r,
New. %, -
Asuff'c'ens essssss sfndavN having Ne,
filed In this office By James a.. ssarhs, q,
srssss, against H.. r.. No.. .osss. susa. D,e.
ss.. iooi. for The . v Y Sec. ., T., n. T.. D
by Richard u. Ridsswsy eonssssss, In which
u 10 alleged that said R,cAard y. aiAssvsy
has wholly sbasdoasd said tract Tor q Do M,
Of naors than six mosths sinos usAsns said
entry and next PRIOR to the dase hsss,u. he
having fsilod to In any way Improve ssS
tract eatakllah ssaIh~nS~ ek>~-S.. -asA,--
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1903-01-01
CONTEST NOTiCR
Depart uieni Of tho Interior.
4. 4, Land Once. Woodward. u. T..


Nov 81. icc:.
Asuahcicnt contest anndsvit havinx been
nlcd In this once BY James N Baker con-
trstan,. against Homestead rntry No.
y,sJ made Feb. 10. isos. for 81 sex, mex sex
Soc sswx swn See 10 T = n Range y ElM
by u. u. K,u Cuntcstee, 10 which II
Ia HiieE,d that ssid cntryman Inns
wholly abnndon-d said tract OF land for n pr.
riod sf more thnn6 months sinec making said
eEtry aud next prior TO the date Of the iniii''
tion az this contest. he having failed In uny
manner to improve said tract q" land ta es.
iablish residence thereon withic The staiu,ory
period 10 month J Ms required by law. That
haid default has not been cured: that snid
trar, 10 not sttisd np"n or cultivated iv said
puriy. aud that raid ALI gcd absence fron sai
lgud vs- not dee tO hIs employment al Il'r
nsiuN, nav, or nstirc corps "t the United
States NJ private ssldi =. oniccr. s,anan or
marine. during the war With spain. or during
any other war In which the United States may
he engaged, saId parties Hrc hersby no'ined
10 appear. respond aud 'fer cviac, &C touch
ing said niirga't n at TO o'cl'rk M. sn Jan
. i9oJ. b,i,.rc y. p Rally, cicik. .r in his alb
sense then before J. W, Savage deputy clcrk
at Beaver %. T. ana that nnal hearing viii he
held at 10 O'Clock . m. on Jsa. 90. oSsJ bsf 70
tho Register and Receiver n the
unrr ed States Land once TO- woodward, Wood
ward county. OIL
The said cnnirstnni having. In proper AMI
daviL nled s~pt9 ,gos. Get forth facts which
show that after sue diligence P'r'onsl SER
vice of this notice can not hs made. u N here
by ordered ant directed TINT such notice he
given by due aud pr''pcr publication.
70 liAALr. Rrsis,er.
w.: Lila s3
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1903-01-01
KOKokO.

Soon after Joe Hsulon returned from,
the east he met With . very painful aud
serious accident, being throws from the
top OF the branding chutes aud falling
across ssme we'll tubing. Al last &C.
counts he was slowly recovering.
Those who think . cowboy Is MOI,
grateful for their bouoteous blessing,
should visit the TT windmill camp
house where 'hs following usu,orsu-
DUN Is on the vail:
November. 9Th, 1902, Thsnksgiv-
isy--besps aud pots,oes Thank G,d
E. D. Holland from West Virginia,
Joe IIsnlon, fron Iadi.n., Robert
Glenissr, from eastern ksosss, Ill re-
port rain and wind, with 90 occssioual
incss 10 mske roads almost impasssblr.
We 10 this country OF continual good
roads can scarcely appreciate the coll
diiions.
Edna and Bessie Shore we're visitors
nj tha hn,v,es NJ Ia, sis pr;,,. .i n
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1903-01-01
Land once at woodws9t. OF.
dee. 6. lHa.

Notice IL hereby given that ths following
named setiisv las ni~d ns,ies u his istss.
tion 10 make asai pr1M In sapposs ee his
clsim and that said root viii ~ asds b
Ors the Register sud Receiver. U. .. Lana
OSaes st wosdvssa. U. r.. % February. q
,so3, via;
csarlss n. porssti. of cilss. o. r. IA No
,os,, - ths sK a.M. ssN swk. awk ssk. See
MT%N. n SrcN.
Nc ssasss The Asliswiss visassass - prsvs
hIs casusuous S.sidsncs upss and sul Ave.
t.oa et his vsspsesivs issts .vls'
chssssy L. Iansstsr, I.sthss lsasslsa
rmsrs .. Lan.ster "a tsvsssy. all ssc me.
Or
y, q. nnAiy n ssls r.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1903-01-01
Land Once ai woodwsri. OF.
Nnx IL lihla


N",i--i. hereby given thnt the io'iswing-
named settler h . aied notice OF his intsniios'
To make nnsi proof IN support his cisim
ani that said prod will be made bef're ChMr-
lee q, Tsnnehii'. probate Judge In aud for
Rcav,r county. u, T.. OF IN his absence then
hcfors corihA Kagay. clerk of sals court NJ
beaver. >. r., ON bee. ~. u9o!, Wit
James o. cuiiom. OF Clear Lake. y. T. HA
IIss ior the sx seh. SEQ as. N. % snd
Lots ans I. s-c 10. T 5N. u % EcM
lie names the following vi'sessss "a
yrov. his ocn,inaoss residences upon and
cvl,ivaiiou Of said land, via;
Luther v. Drum. Robert Moore wtcu
Pickett. Of Clear Lake. q. r.. Thomas J. Judy
VI Rsversidc. U, r.
IN. IiNAiS, Register
tiis, pub il-,5 Lr - -
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1903-01-01
Rov. 7rl r. Hicks 1909 Almanac


Rov. Yri r. Hicks 1908 Almanac
To say tina, this splendid work OF
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evcr. |, stating /, mildly. The demand
fr il i- Tar beyond I'll previous years.
to Say that such results, reaching
through Thirty Yaar, .ro Mt based
npou ,ound sense and usefulness, 10 81
insult to the intelligence OF the m,llioss
Prof. Hicks through this great Alma-
SAC, and his famous family a,d
scientific Journal, Word and Works, 10
doiag = work for the whole people no,
approached by any other man or pub
l'calion. A fair test will prove this 10
any reasonable Persen. Added to the
'nost lu,suious course IN astronomy for
1893, forecasts Of storms and weather
ARE given, I" never before, for every
day in the year, oil cbsrmingly illus
tratcd with nearly two hundred cngrav.
ings, The price Of single Almanac, in-
cluding postage and mailing, Is thirty
cents. Word and Works with the Alma
nac Is y |. 90 a year. Write to Word
Works Publishing Co, 22Ol Locus, St
VI. L"ui', Mo aud prove to yourself
their great value.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1903-01-01

bee 2 1907
Notice is hereby given that the following
named settler has 6led notice NJ his In.
tss'ion to make 6nsi proof In suppor, Of hi.
clam and ,hs' said proof will he made br-
mre the i,rsi-'er and Receiver. Of the U \
iAaj Office At Woodward. U. +. on Jan
u 1909. Wis:
John " Gum. m Cus' y. q. r IA No oo,,
fer the ~ nct.. ne. n~s, See 90, sw. NV.
See -. TAN. :s ECM.
Tie names the following witnesses 10 prove
hIs continuous residence uron aud ,-iliivs
ticn of ssh isnd. viz;
thsr.es '. ID. Rohcrt Carr. Richard Boren.
william =. Guna. all OF Custer. or.
u. IiEALy. licgister
fP's "a Lpi IS )
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1903-01-01

10 % xet Sfcsn oeet.
" Wycu 90 10 Mr.. Lsass,e's YOU
must he osrvfol or ym viii ct dog b.
"a they have 10 dogs nov however, 8
VI 'hess are lit,:s oass.
We as~ r. NJ. Lasss,sr gsiog sou,l'
TIE other day but did sot hear whsr.
he Vas going.
11..n
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1903-01-01
i.""u onee u, " Uvu~ ard y. H.,

i.H.u oncc NJ " UVu~nrd y. g.,
lwc ! ipI
Notice 10 hereby give that the following
named s-,ihr has hicJ notice Of his In.
untion to make nnni pr.of In support ui
his ciaIm aud the, said Iroof viii he
n,n.ic b, fore y. y. Kc iy, clerk of the Dis.
trict Court Of Beaver coun'y, %. T, aud In
ease Of his ~ scnc.., bcf re John W. IA, age
III, d'pu'y, At u aver, Oklahoma TerritOry.
oil Jan. - iyuJ via:
ssniue y. .whiscr. ~ Gus cr, q. r.. ia No
s,s, for the e., Nv y. NJ peh Sec ~. I, n,
:, ECM
lie names the follow Ing witnesses 10 prove
hs continuous residence " on and esl,i.a-
item OF said laIas. ca;
Charles Birdsuil Sainne' wells, Richmond
Borrn. Moses Lcdcrman. ali sf Custer, OF.
=. b. IiEaLr. Rrsi.,sr,
ip 70 IP I IS 5
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1903-01-01
Notice.

Notice is hereby gwen that the sd
drsss or Whereabouts Of the heirs o:
J. w. Smith, deceased, is not known
when last heard from they were r"id.
eng In Missouri. reformation whicl
will lead to their whereabouts shoul,
be comm unicsied to
7. p. BkAipwoop, AJmr.
Bcsver, y. 7.
Notice to the Stockmen Of Beaver
County:
There will be . meeting Of tue s,ock.
men Of Beaver county at Liberal, Kan
sss. 90 Jansnry. ), 1898. All stock.
men should attend.
by order OF Committee.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1903-01-01
A Magazine Thirty Years Old.


To do jnsticc to this number, wlich
for bea u'y and utility tonches the
highest mark. il would be necessary to
print the entire lis, Of contents. Ii 10
suIiicicn, to state that 10 Il tho best
modern writer's aud artists are geperous
.ly represented. The boot contains
over $50 poges. with 34 full page
illustrations. OF which 30 arc 10 two or
moro colors. The magnitude Of this
December sumbcr. for which 12s tons
Of paper aud six tons Of ink have been
nsea. may be understood from the fact
,hs, 81 presses running ~ hours . day
have been required to print l.: the
binding alone OF tho edition of 9i5OOt
sories representing over 90. 0Oo. 900
sections which had to be gathered in.
divuslly BY human hands.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1903-01-01
LOGAN.

&. e. Curtis had ose Of his bes,
horses killed recently By the accijeot.
discharge Of target gun.
The Youngsters uipped the "ish'
fantastic" 10 Douglas Psrkers old dug
out Friday night. Reports % to sue
sess Of ssns no. handed in ye..
We rot weather 10 pretty good
shsots ss,urdsy, covering everything
TO the depth Of Eve issbes.
W. B. Evans reached home Friday
eve. ils shipped . bunch of calves
from Perry unloading ., Gage.
Mr.. and Mrs. Townsend, Of Lips
comb cSus'y, Te1as, were visiting L.
Z. Curtis one nigh, lsst week.
John Thompson went to iaverp-
Saturday after . load Of hay.
Mrs. Chas. NJ, Kinney snd children
Of Clark county, KaLsss, were visiting
her sister, Mrs. Josie Csr,is, last week
Her little son was taken quite III and
they called tho doctor Tor hin.
) There will BE- Q vac ton Of one week
(Chrisi mss wc"sj iu our school here
The teacher, Mt. A,kur. will vni,
her uncle's sud also her little sod sk.n
north Of lIealy's ranch.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1903-01-01
Land One. .. " cod war, o. r..

ffsuu VUfO~ ~ W
Nov 10 tscs,
No,Icc 10 hersby sivsh that the mi io~i, .
NAMED setter havc ni~d n'nicc ~ their int, I.
H. :" nHhc nnai rr's sf IN suppor, ~ their
cla'm. and that sid rrnf viii bc made he.
fore charles y. TsnnehiIi. Probate Judge In
and for B.arsr county, or In case Of his ab.
sence then befarc Corihs kssay, clerk
of-a'h court at Beaver. q T.. on Dec 90
1902 ,iri
Henry Grumk,n. Of Rivers,de. o. r. ~
,tS, Tor the lot Scc .,T4S. II - v suds Y
SET sec ~ and VIZ s~s, rec -, T ~. n IS y.
lie names the hilowing wi,ncsscs 10 rroyr
HE continuous residence upon aud cultivation
of ssid isud. via;
Ehenrzcr X. comey. william !. Jonr. OF
hsvcr. q. T. frank Maple. ormaiA A. Render
OF Riverside, y 7.
o. y. iIrs,r, Register,
fPn--I If ~ IS
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1903-01-01

Department Uf he Interior.
L. .s. i.sHi once. Woodward, OF.
Nov. u. 1ac-.
4 suaci.nt oonieu sf,dsvit having been
hird In this ONCE by Frank wiilisms, con.
tes,Hnt, against liz No. aga, made June ..
1855 for nv y Sec y. II N, n syE by u. A.
F''rd, cont' st.e. IN which u ID alleged hat the
ssld ~. A. Ford has wholly abandoned said
homestead, docs not reside thereon and hAA
NO. lived On said tract ior more than months
next preceding the Ming of this aatdavit; tina,
there ARE no improvements upon said tract : Z
land belonging or placed thcrcsH by said ~
A. Ford; that said l~nd has not been euitivsi-
ed. ~ required by ia~ that the said sIl-g. d
sbscnse rom tn, said land was not due 10 his
employment In the Army Navy or Marine e"rp
d the United states ~ = rivstc 80 odier. On
Ger. seaman nr marine, durins the war with
spain or during any other war In which tho
tinted states may be engaged sa,d parties arc
her. by n"tin, 4 TO appear. respond and of.r
evidence touching said slicga lon at 10 O'Clock
u. M. on Dec. ~. iY's, before d. r. Kelly. dis.
trict c'eik or In his ab-spoe then before Juha
", "n,ago deputy district clerk, at neay,r
a. T. aud that Ana! h"utirg VI 10 held nj 10
o'clocA II ~ on Jan u, ty3. before tho Reg.
iStsr an,i R"c.iN ~ ~ tho gniled ,statcs Land
once In woodward. woodward county, q. 7.
The said con nisstsnt having. In q pro, er an.
davi' nicd July. -. isc,. set forth fac's ~hich
sh"w that after dae diligence personal service
si this p'tlre can not he made II 10 hereby or
dcrcd aud dirse cd that such noiiso he given
by due aud proper publication.
rDHEALY. Register.
VP 49, LIP "a sS
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Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1903-06-27
ESTIMATING EACH OTHER.
Showing Opinions as They May no
Formed from Different
Points of View.

my word, Fitznoodle," said war Of
fee clerk, according to the London Ex-
press, to a colleague who sat at the next
desk, 'just look at that workman on the
roof of that building over the way,
whats the matter with him.. IN
ouired Fitz, glancing through the window
at the individual indicated. at.
Matter" retorted the other; why,
I've been watching the lazy beggar for the
last % minutes, and he hasn't done q
stroke of work all the time"
At the precise moment at which the
above conversation occurred British
workingman was addressing his mate"
"Sy, Bill" he remarked, in tone OF
deep disgust, dye see that ere loatin, war
office clurk in that room darn there!
S'clp me, if Hi amt bin watchin, i'm iur
nigh on arr an hover, an the boomers
done nothin' but stare houot O. tn win
der the ole blessed tyne. That's the
sort of chap as we pye taxes ter keep!
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1903-06-27
Am HONEST STREAK.
which Led Man Charged WIFE
Theft to Take Himself to
the Calab0oBe.

Humor makes its appearance in queer
places, but one would hardly expect to find
1t at the door of house of correction,
says the Milwaukee Sentinel. An unfor-
tunate fellow was recently taken before
a justice of the peace in Milwaukee,,
charged with stealing q quantity OF wood.
There was not much of a defense to otfers
but an attorney who knew him volun-
teered to say few words to the court
in his behalf.
The attorney began his talk, and, warm
ing ND to his subject as he proceeded,
finally succeeded in making good plea for
leniency. The justice, Of course, found
the prisoner guilty, but let him of with
a sentence of 80 days in the house Of cor
rection. When the commitment had been
made out it was discovered that there was
no constable present, 80 the lawyer said
to the prisoner: !.
John, you know where the house OF
correction is, don't your"
YES, SIR"
"Well, here's five cents and this paper.
You take car and go out there and give
them this paper and they'll let you in.
Will you do it,"
Sure" >, !.
And the funny part of this story is that
John kept his word.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1903-06-27
A Cure for DrOpsy.

Sedgwick, Ark, June 22d.-Mr. W. 8.
Taylor of this place says:
MY little boy haG Dropsy. Two doc
tors--the best in this part of the country
told me he would never get better and
to have seen him anyone else would have
said they were right. His feet and limbs
were swollen so that he could not walk
nor put on his shoes.
"When the doctors told me he would
surely die, l stopped giving him their med
icine and began giving him Dodd's Kidney
Pills. ! gave him three pills day and at
the end of eight days the swelling was all
gone, but as wanted to be sure, kept on
with the pills for some time, gradually re-
ducing the quantity, till finally stopped
altogether.
"Dodd's Kidney Pills certainly saved my
child's life. Before using them he was
helpless invalid in his mothers arms
from morning till night. Now he is a
healthy, happy child, running and dancing
and singing. can never express our
gratitude.
"Dodd's Kidney Pills entirely cured our
boy after everybody. doctors and all, had
given him up to die"
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1903-06-27
Latest Kansas Events.
Interesting History.

Leavenworth citizens gave ban
'quet the other night in honor of Will
liam c. Hook, who was recently APP
pointed United States circuit Judge.
Among the guests were David j.
Brewer, q justice of the United States
supreme court, Gov. Bailey and State
Prison Warden Jewett. Justice
Brewer said his memory took him
back to the time, Al years ago, when
he first became n citizen of Leaven.
worth. 1t was then busy place of
$1,000 people, with 1O7 lawyers
shingles hanging out and he added
one more. In those times persons did
not alwayswait for the slow processes
of the courts and in some cases the
revolver dispatched litigation and
ended all appeal. Judge Brewer said
it was only few years after locating
in Leavenwrth that he was elected
to judicial position. This gave him
n start as judge, and now he had
been on the bench constantly, and
only twice by appointment, for 80
years.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1903-06-27
Changes I'm the Faculty.

The board of regents of the state
agricultural college has made few
changes in the faculty and flied sew
cral vacancies. II. r. Price, of Rock
ford, ILL.,, was elected to fill the va
cancy caused by the resignation of
Prof. Goodsell as professor of his
tory and economics. Pr. } Price is a
graduate from Baker and Kansas
universities, and has attended other
institutions in the east. o. Err, of
Champaign, ILL.,, was elected profess
sor of dairying. Mrs. Henrietta Cal
win, who has been librarian for two
years, was made professor Of domes-
tic science. o. II. Halstead, Of St.
Joseph, Mo-, will be assistant in
structor in mathematics. Prof. ID. +.
Lantz was reelected special field
agent and official state prairie dog
eXterminator.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1903-06-27
Prizes for Singers.

The annual session of the Hutchin-
son musical jubilee was held last
week. Prizes were awarded as fol-
lows: Interstate prize, Mrs. Blanche
Lyon. Lawrence; chorus. Salina first,
Hutchinson second, Wichita third;
state soprano. Mrs. Blanche Lyon,
Lawrence; contralto solo, Mrs. Han
nah Naso, Lindsborg; bass solo. j.
IT. Conkcy. Stafford; tenor solo, II. G.
Pribble, Topeka; ladies' quartette,
Lincoln Center; vocal duet, Misses
Louise Winans and Clara Duyal,
Hutchinson; violin solo, Miss Vendla
Wetterson. Lindsborg; flute. Edward
Butler, Lyons; piano solo. f. c.
Lewis, Topeka; piano duet, Misses
Mabel Cottingham and Orwell Match
>ette, Mcpherson.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1903-06-27
Will Johnston he Named.

A Topeka telegram said it was rea-
'sUnably certain that President Roose-
welt would appoint Judge William A..
Johnston, now serving his third
term as Kansas supreme court JUS
tice. to be federal judge to succeed
William c. Hook. recently elevated to
the circuit bench. Judge Johnston
is a pioneer of the state and has long
been in public life. His home is at
Minneapolis. 1t is known that Sena-
tor Long really desires to see john
.ston appointed federal judge.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1903-06-27
To PInnt Orchard I'm sand.

r. Il. Tracy, formerly assistant at
torney general, was among those
who were hard hit by the flood. He
has q farm near Wamego for which
he SAYS he refused $1,000 last fall.
Now he says it is worth almost moth
ing for farming purposes, as 1t Is
covered with about two feet OF fine
white sand. He proposes to utilize
It now for an orchard, and will set
out about 100 acres of fruit trees in
the near future.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1903-06-27
A Table of Rainfall.

The rainfall in Republic county in
May was is inches. 1t amounted to
41,S17,6OO cubic feet for Republic
county alone, and its weight was l.
50O0OO,OOO pounds. 1t was enough to
make lake 30 feet deep all over one
of the townships of the county. 1t
would make a river so feet wide and
ten feet deep all the way from Re
public to Kansas City.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1903-06-27
AGENT Locked in Freight Car.

Two masked men robbed the Mis-
souri, Pacific depot Office at McPher-
son. The night Waterman was
locked in q car on a sidetrack and
four charges of powder were used
in opening the safe.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1903-06-27
A Bridge That stood.

Kansas has an object lesson in
bridge building in the big Melan
structure at Topeka, made of Port
land cement and pounded rock, which
stood like the everlasting hills
against the fierce assaults of the
food. Other bridges piled against
it, logs and railroad wreckage
smashed into its piers and rose high
in the air, and the swirling waters
did their best to eat out its founda-
tions, but it was not injured in the
least, except that dirt approach at
one end was washed away. The Sc
cret of this Melan bridge is enor-
nous dead weight and deeply laid
foundations. It's graceful arches in
volve neither difficult architecture
nor great expense. To be sure, it is
rather more costly than the spider
web steel structure so common in
Kansas. but it stands the floods and
therefore is the most economical
type in the long run.-Kansas City
Journal.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1903-06-27
DilSck md the ISnyy.

A civil engineer at Topeka declares
that if bikes had been built along
the Raw river the floods would not
have broken over the river banks.
The nonsense of this sort of talk is
exposed by little figuring. During
the food the Kaw river had an aver
age width of five miles and an aver.
age depth of six feet outside of the
channel. To confine all of this wa
ter in the channel proper, bikes $50
feet high would have been required.
Kansas City Journal.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1903-06-27
To Test "Dendbenr Law.

The legality of the railroad dead
beat" law passed by the Legislature
two years ago, will be tested in the
courts. That law makes all con.
,ductors and other trainmen peace
officers with authority to arrest. 1t
also makes it misdemeanor to steal
a ride ON n train. Joseph W. Kelly
was arrested and placed in Jail at
Emporia for trying to steal ride
on the Howard branch of the Santa
Fe and has sued the company for
$500 damages.