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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-12-11
HOWE DISCUSSES BAILEY.
Atchison Editor Tells Why He Likes
the Governor.

The following is from the Atchison
Globe:
The Globe believes in Boss Busting, but
is unfortunate in the particular that it
admires some of the bosses. Long before
he became governor, we admired W. ].
Bailey He was then a Nemaha county
farmer and a Woodworking, successful
one. No man in the state has a better
reputation, and he has done a great deal
toward developing the resources of Kan
sas. Last summer he made a speech in
Atchison. We had never before heard
him speak, and he surprised US by deliv-
ering a particularly good one. He is a
handsome man and thousands of people
greatly admired him. Unfortunately, Bal
ley was elected governor of Kansas, and
it is the custom in Kansas to abuse a gcv-
ernor and his friends. A man is selected
for governor because of strong qualities,
and, after his election he is known as a
Boss, and abused unfairly. BY the way,
if you We're governor, would you stand by
your respectable friends, or would you
stand by your enemies?
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-12-11
FAIR TRIAL LAW PASSED.
Montana Legislature Completes Its
Work and Adjourns.

Helena, Mont, Dec. 1.-THE Montana
legislature, convened in extraordinary
session for the primary purpose of en-
acting a fair trial law, adjourned sine
die today. 1t was Governor Toole's
promise to call the extra session, which
resulted in the resumption of mine OPP
erations by the Amalgamated Copper
company.
The fair trial bills, which allow
changes of venue in civil cases anu pro-
vides for the review by the supreme
court of matters of fact as we'll of law
and other legislation was passed. An
initiative and referendum bill, referred
to by the governor in his message was
ignored by the assembly.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-12-11
Bow Robbed Postoface.

Theodore NJ. Dice, a 14-year-old farmer
boy, was sentenced to one years impris-
onment in the federal reform school for
boys at Bonneville, Mo. by Judge Pol
lock in the United States district court
this morning for the offense of robbing a
ostoffice at Edison, Sherman county. The
lad. who is the son of respectable par
ents living near the town, was a habitual
lounger at the postoffiee. During the mo-
mentary absence of the postmaster he
succeeded on two different occasions, in
purloining stamps and money from the
office. The boy stole $24 in stamps and
money.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-12-11

county produced 26 bushels of wheat per
acre, the highest of any county In the
state. which. at Sc cents a bushel, would
give about the same returns as the bar
ley crop.
These figures would indicate that bar
ley is an extremely good crop for west
ern Kansas farmers to grow, and its ex-
creased acreage all through the western
counties.
The thirty leading barley counties this
years, in their rank, with their acreage
and number of bushels grown, are as
follows.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-12-11
WAS WITH PUTNAM.
Kansas Man Tells of His Revolution
airy Relatives.
Rock Greek, Kan, Dec.

Rock Greek, Kan, Dec. II.
To the Editor Of the State Journal:
1 noticed in yesterdays Journal an
item from Wellington on the subject OF
revolutionary grandsons. My grand
father, Asa Turner, enlisted in the
Revolutionary war at about the age of
IA years. He claimed to have seen Put
nam ride down those steps, being with
a force sent to Putnam's relief Myself
and four brothers served in the war OF
the rebellion. Respectfully,
T. A. TURNER.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-12-11
Rock Island Called Up.

The first case of it's kind in the Kansas
federal courts was brought by United
States District Attorney J. S. Dean when
he filed a complaint against the Rock Is
land railroad on information supplied by
the interstate commerce commission
charging the failure to use automatic
coupling attachments upon a freight car
and an engine. The coupling apparatus
was of such a sort that brakemen were
compelled to go between the cars to oper-
ate it. Two Separate counts are charged,
the penalty for each being 800 fine.
Five cents will buy one of those 10c
Bachelor cigars.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-12-11

pany. Mr.. Waggener has been placed
upon the board of directors of the COM
pany and has indicated his intention of
helping interest the Missouri Pacific in its
construction. Mr.. Wagner has examined
and approved the board of directors
chosen at the meeting in Topeka on De-
eember 3. He and Major Anderson will
confer over the plans for procedure to-
wards the organization and further bust
ness of the railroad company. Letters
received from towns along the route indi-
cate the deepest interest in progress and
ready SunnOrf for il
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-12-11

earnings are less uniformly unfavor-
able. Labor disturbances aside from
those in Colorado and Utah, show a
declining tendency.
An investigation by the agency war
rants the statement, in view of the
government bureaus underestimate of
the cotton yield by nearly per cent
during the last four years, that the
crop will exceed 10. 400, 600 bales-nearly
half million bales more than the low
est OutgiVing
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-12-11
FOR FAIR CHRISTMAS.
"Cidern Smith Thinks It Will Be q
Close Call.

"Cider" Smith today issued the fol-
lowing forecast to include Christmas:
s'Our position now calls for squally
weather. 1t is liable to be this way,
unsettled, for a number of days but
will clear up by the 18th or 18th. On
all hands I am asked about the wealth
er for Christmas. My record calls for
fair weather with a storm period soon
after, say by the 9th or 28th. 1t will
be very close between the storm period
and Christmas. I feel the responsible
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-12-11
BELONGS TO WEST
Production Of Barley Limited ia
Western Kansas.
Eastern Portions Of State Are
Scarcely Represented.
NEARLY FIVEMILLIONS
Thirty Short Grass Counties
Produced Almost All Of 1t.
Thomas, Sheridan and Rawlins
Head the List.
NEARLY FIVE MILLIONS

There is one crop which is a dis
unctiveIy western Kansas product. 1t
Is barley. Practically all the barley
raised In Kansas grows in the western
half of the state-in the short grass
country. While many eastern Kansas
paople would not know barley if they
should see 1t. it is an important item
IN western Kansas agriculture. Out OF
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-12-11

Bt of Showing the Rank of Thirty Counties
Produce e5 Per Gent of the Barley Raised in Kansas
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-12-11

Three Express Trains East every day IN the yeaz:
Pullman Drawing Room sleeping Cars on al
Trains. Trans-Continen<al Tourist Cars leave
Chicago TIL Weekly ON Tuesdays and Saturdays
At 2:3o p. m, on Wednesdays at 1875 .. m
ing Cars serving meals on individual club ptaus
ranging In price from 500 to 81 90; also service
q la carte. Direct line to Fort Wayne. Eindlsys
Cleveland. Eric. Buffalo. Rochester. Syracuse,
BinGhamton, Scranton, New York City, Boston
and all points East. Rates always the lowest
Colored porters in uniform In attendance on ga
Coach Passengers. II you Contemplate q trip
East. call on any convenient Ticket Agent, %
AddresB JOHN z. CALLAHAN. 0en1 Agent.
HIS Adams st.s phiceEo. NJ
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-12-11
WIN Confer with Waggener.

Major T. J. Anderson will make a trip
to Atchison Monday to confer with Bale
p. Waggener about the organization of
the Topeka and Frankfort Railroad com
The Sumpter miner. [volume] (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905, 1903-10-21
IO.88O ACRES OF MAlhEUR
COUNTY LAND TO Be SOLD.

At a meeting Of the state land
board It was decided aud an order
was accordingly made to sell seventeen
sections of state land In Malheur
county, agRregsting 10, $50 acres. to
the highest bidder, and the board
will advertise for bids to be opened
on January 26, 1904. No bids
will be considered at less than 81. SO
per acre, the price fixed by the act Of
1903, and by the board at the July
meeting.
All Of the land is situated in the
extreme southwestern corner Of
Malheur county, and on the dividing
line between Oregon and Nevada.
All or nearly all Of the country is
rough aud mountainous, but It Is
mostly we'll watered by numerous
creeks which course through It In ell
directions. The upland soil is
described as being rugged and stoney,
while in the lowland there is con.
siderable arabic and tillable Ian Is.
In all Of the sections to be sold along
the creek bottoms, there are long
stretches Of rich, sandy and black
loans soils, which are capable of
producing all kinds Of crops with
proper irrigation. Some of the
are covered with thick
underground Of sagebrush and
which grow rank and
dense, and this land when cleared,
and irriaRted, is capable
Of producing prolic crops.
There Is also u great amount Of
timber in this region, such as the as
mahogany, (inferior grades)
cotton, etc., and In most parts there
is ample growth Of grasses which
make 1t valuable for grazing
purposes. It IL expected that some
good bids will be received.
The Sumpter miner. [volume] (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905, 1903-10-21
BaIllet's Mail Held Up Again.

An Associated Press dispatch dated
at San Francisco yesterday. says that
Postmaster Montague has received an
order from Postmaster General Payne
to withhold from the mails letters to
the Pacific Security and Trust CON-
pany. San Francisco, the White Swan
Mines company, limited, and Letson
Ballet, San Francisco and Baker
City, Oregon.
The Sumpter miner. [volume] (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905, 1903-10-21

W. +. Hurd came In this fore
noon from Portland. where he has
been for several weeks past, and
drove out to Aalmo this afternoon,
where he will make his headquarters
until the snow drives him into town.
MIR. Hurd Is largely interested IN
mining properties In that vicinity
aud keeps things going at all Of
them all Of the time.
The Sumpter miner. [volume] (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905, 1903-10-21
the new metal. Ely (Nevada) Min.
ing Review
UNCLE BILL STINSON
TELLS OF NEVADA PEAK

The story about jeff Davis peak
reproduced in yesterdays Miner
from the Ely, Nevada, Mining
Review. recalled to Uncle Bill Stin.
son bis experience with this mys.
terious mountain. He asys:
II do not know anything about
the peaks being full Of radium
and other rare metals, but l do know
about its being storm breeder
and its behavior in this respect.
This was no dream. ! recall an
incident that happened about fifteen
or twenty years ago. had finished
installing a stamp mill at Cherry
Valley. and In company with three
prospectors set out In the direction
Of JEFF Davis peak TO look up some
claims. The peak is a part Of Mount
Moriah, and fully $4,000 feet high.
We were at Mo Culloch's spring about
fourteen miles from the mountain
and about four miles from camp;
when one afternoon, we noticed a
little cloud which looked like
Scotch cap lowering on top Of the
peak One >of the boys. who was
familiar with. the country and the
tricks Of tJeR Davis, noticing the
cloud cap, became very much excited
aud advised us to pull for ,camptat
once. = =
JEFF means business, said he.
whenever you see him look like
that. That's his signal for a gully
washer, and we'd better hit the trail
In less than no time
"We thought II wise to act on his
advice. though to the causual
observer there appeared to he nothing
to warrant such haste, as. with the
exception Of the cloud cap, the sky
was perfectly clear. But we hiked,
nevertheless, and before we had gone
far In the direction Of camp, the sky
became overcast and we were
overtaken by one of the most terrific
thunderstorms l have ever In all my
life witnessed. The lightning
PLAYED around old jeff. as Of
Olympian Jove had his court there
In full session, and the rain fell In
torrents.
~ learned from this experience
that when jeff donned his Scotch
cap II was time to hit the trail In
the direction Of shelter at the best
lick that was In me. The mountain
seems to he the storm center for u
radius Of many miles. VIII ,never
the cloud cap appears the sourround.
ing circle Of country IL sure to be
disturbed by an electrical storm.
81 have never ascended the rocky
and barren heights Of the peak, but
;have' been reliably informed that
there IL u crack clean through the
mountain, caused perhaps by some
old earthquake. It's peculiar
old wart on the'surface Of the planet,
and l do not doubt but that II will
be found to contain minerals that
have never been heard of before.
~, ,,,se lika
The Sumpter miner. [volume] (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905, 1903-10-21
NfvAOA'S MYSTERIOUS
MOUNTAIN OF URANIUM.


tungsten ores In the vicinity OF
Osceola, this county, has been known
for several years, and the reports Of
the United States geographical survey
contained lengthy descriptive articles
on the big deposits Of those strange
metals In this locality.
In this connection Nevada's high.
est mounain, known locally as JEFF
Davis peak, Is again destined ia
play an important part. In the
shadows Of this mountain. which lifts
Its head IA, 900 feet above the level
Of the sea, nestles the mining camp
Of Oceols, which has produced Sl,-
900, 900 or more In placer gold. but
Though many theories have been
advanced to account for these de-
posits, the source from whence they
came is still u mystery.
jeff Davis peak itself IL mys.
teriOus mountain. In its bowels IL
Leehman's cave, which rivals Ken
tucky's natural wouGer, both In ex-
tent and In tho weird beauty Of Its
scenery, while on its summit one
becomes impressed with the idea that
the huge mass IL imbued with life
and IL In constant motion.
Prospectors who have spent brief
periods on the peak wero always
ready to seek new fields after wit
Messing ono storm on this grand old
mountain, aud they desc ribe the
scenes on those occasions Rs being
weirdly awful In their grandeur.
The freaks played there by electric
disturbances are we'll calculated to
bring terror to the stoutest hearts,
and IL 10000, 900 imps Of darkness
were to be banded together In mid
night revel, their efforts would pale
into littleness when compared with
the fiery scenes produced by the
elements on such occasions on top Of
JEFF Davis peak.
Now. this mountain appears to
possess In u remarkable degree the
distinguishing attribute Of radium. -
that of casting oil fragments Of itself
aud hurling them into space. II IL
only about two years since the peo.
pie within radius Of fifty miles Of
jeff Davis peak, really thought Nh
earthquake hnd rent the earth asun-
der In that vicinity. but the disturb
Rnce was later traced tn that uneasy
mountain. That this conflict of un.
known agencies has been going On
for ages has been proven by the pres
ence Of fragments aud boulders from
this mountain scattered over u wide
extent Of country, and they even
undcrly the vast gravel deposits In
which the placer gold, is.found.
Now. there h nothing remarkable
In the fact that boulders roll down
mountain side, but In this instance
the conditions ARE 81 remarkable that
they would seem to call for careful
invest igation. The action Of radium
on other minerals, II has been
claimed, will produce gold; uranium
Is known To be there In large guam
titles, aud with II the associate
metals, tungsten, molybdenite, vol
fran. schrclite. etc, and II Is not
impossible that natures powder mag.
azine. wherein Is stored the material
which may some day destroy the
world. Is located here in White Pine
As radium Is valued at the
present time ut from el0,oo0 to
t20. 900 Nh ounce, however, the Peo.
pie Of this locality will assume all
ri SKIS aud will hope to be able to
A l. Il 4
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1903-02-21
BUSY TERM OF COURT.
Circuit Court of Deadwood Will Try
Many Civil and Criminal Cases.

Deadwood, s. D., Feb. 14.-Circuit
court is in session at Deadwood, n
the grand jury is at work on q long
list OF criminal cases.
Among the cases are several where
charges Of rape are preferred. This
case is from Deadwood and is of sew
eral months standing. There are ff-
teen persons implicated, all of whom
have been placed under arrest. Sew
eral have left the country and their
bonds will be forfeited. This promises
20 be one of the most sensational cases
tried in Deadwood of late years. AL
bert Turner, the murderer Of T.. NJ.
Dunlap, will be indicted. There are
several cases Of selling liquor without
a license, and a number of grand lar
ceny cases. The petit jury will re-
port Monday for the trial of civil
cases. The criminal calendar will not
be taken up until February 20.
The most important civil case to be
tried is wherein the Bank Of Spearfish
is suing to recover on notes given by
several prominent citizens of Spear
fish to Camp & Cross for patent rights.
Camp & Cross sold the notes to the
bank. Payment is resisted on the
grounds hat the patent rights were
misrepresented. The case was tried
two years ago and the court instructed
the jury for the plaintiff. An appeal
was taken, and the supreme court re-
versed the lower court and sent the
case back for new trial.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1903-02-21
S. D. %BUTTERMAKERS
CONCLUDE SESSION
Twelfth Annual Meeting Of the
State Association Has Been
a Success.
BALDWIN IN FIRST PLACE
Carl Hartwie Gets Second Honore-
Many Well known Dairymen Pres
emit Gradings of Other
Competitors.

Aberdeen, S. D., Feb. lathe State
Dairy and Buttermakers' association of
South Dakota closed it's twelfth annuai
meeting Wednesday, night, the gathering
being one of the most important and
interesting the association has yet held.
Among the important features on the
two days program were addresses by
II. X. Wright, state dairy commissioner
of Iowa: II. IL. Kaufman, assistant
dairy commissioner of North Dakota:
Professor James w. Wilson, director
of the government experiment station
at Brookings; G. p. Sherwood, South
Dakota dairy and food commissioner;
j. IL. Hubbard, assistant commissioners
OF South Dakota, and Professor a. III.
Wheaton of Brookings college. The old
officers were reelected as follows:
President, Leland Griffin, DeSmet; sec
rotary, G. +. Sherwood. DeSmet; treas
urer, l.. S. Tyler, Salem. Twenty-Five
tubs of creamery butter were in COM
petition. Il. II. Baldwin OF Brookings
agricultural college received the high
est rating. 81, and Carl Harrwig Of
Brown county the next highest, 96A.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1903-02-21

Inflammation to Dropsy, Diabetes,
Bright's disease.
Case No. 40,321.. Mr.. W. II. Ham.
mer, ~well-known builder, residing ct
l2o n. Hipde street, Washington G. H.,
OHIO, says: Il am glad to indorse a
remedy which possesses such inestlma-
Die value as Doan's Kidney Pills. They
cured me Of inflammation Of the blad-
der which had caused me much annoy
ance and anxiety because Of the fire.
quency and severity Of the attacks. |
have advised others to take Doan's
kidney Pills and | know they will not
be disappointed In the results"
A FREE TRIAL OF. this great kid
ney medicine which cured Mr.. Hammer
will be mailed on application to any
part OF the G'ted States. Address
roster JIilburn c Buffalo, n. Y. For
sale by all druggists, price so cents per
box.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1903-02-21
WESTERN CANADA AROUSING
GREAT INTEREST.
The Wonderful Yields of Wheat At
tracing Thousands,

Ing "Onuer1ul lelIS or wheat Az
tracing Thousands.
Until the last five or six years but
little attention was given to- that vast
area Of grain-producing land lying
north of the 49th parallel, and imme-
diately adjoining the northern boun-
daries Of Minnesota and Dakota.
The Canadians themselves were
aware Of the wealth that lay there, but
being unable to fully occupy it, they
have asked the Americans to assist
them in converting the land from It's
virgin state to one that will largely
supplement the grain producing Urea
Of the North American continent. And
the response has been most liberal.
During the year 1901, upwards of
10000 from the United States went
over to Canada, being induced to set
tie there by the reports that reached
them Of the success of those who had
preceded them during the previous
years. This 10000 was increased to
10000 during the year 1902, and it is
fully expected that there will be fully
$4,000 during the present year. The
work of the immigration branch OF the
Canadian government is not now being
directed towards giving information as
to the advantages of settlement in
Canada as it is to extending an invita-
ton to the American to follow those
who have gone.
Those who have charge of the work
point with considerable pride to the
success of those who have been lnduc-
ed to take advantage Of the offer CT
100 acres of land free in Canada, and
have no cause to hesitate in contlnu-
ing the invitation. Many Of those in
terested say there are no more free
homesteads to be had in Canada, but
the writer has most positive assurance
from the Canadian Government that
there are thousands Of such home
steads to be had, and In n of the dis
tricts now being opened up fully as
good as the best, and it is probably the
BEST.
The Canadian Government has cs-
ta0lished agencies at st. Paul, Mimi,
Omaha, Neb., Kansas City, Mo-, Chi
cago, ILL.,, Indianapolis, Ind, Milwau-
kee, Wis, Wausau, Wis, Detroit, Sault
Ste. Marie and Marquette, Mich, To-
ledo, Ohio, WATERFOWL, s. D., Grand
Forks, n. D., and Great Falls, Mont,
and the suggestion Is made that by ad-
dressing any of these, who are the III
thorized agents of the Government, it
will be to the advantage Of the reader,
who will be given the Fullest and most
authentic information regarding the re-
suits of mixed farming, dairying,
ranching and grain raising, and also
supply information as to freight and
passenger rates, etc.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1903-02-21
81 RELY UPON
FOR
ALL
DISEASES"

changeable climate of the United States.
During my long life ] have known a
great many remedies for coughs, colds,
catarrh and diarrhoea. | had always
supposed these affectiits to be different
diseases. For the last ten or fifteen
years / have been reading DIR. Hartman's
books and have learned from them one
thing in particular: That these affec-
tons are the same and that they are
properly called catarrh.
LAS for DIR. Hartman's remedy, Pc
runa, l have found 1t to be the best, if
not the only, reliable remedy for these
affections. 1t has been my stand by
for many years, and / attribute my
good health and my extreme old age
to this remedy.
1T exactly meets all my require
ments. | have come to rely upon it al
most entirely for the many little things
for which | need medicine. l believe ii
to be especially valuable to old people,
although have no doubt It is just as
good for the young Isaac Brock.
A New Man at 70.
Major Frank O'Mahoney, West Side,
Hannibal, Mo-, writes:
IL am professionally a newspaper COR
respondent, now 10 years old. | have
watched the growing power of the. Pc
una plant from its incipiency in the lit
tie log cabin, through its gradatiOns Of
success up to it's present establishment
in Columbus, Ohio, and | conclude that
merit brings its full reward.
up to a few years ago felt no need
to test its medicinal potency, but lately
when my system needed il, your Peruna
relieved me of many catarrhal troubles.
Some two years ago | weighed 2lO
pounds, but fell away down to l6S
pounds, and besides loss of flesh ! was
subject to stomach troubles, Indigestion,
loss Of appetite, insomnia, night sweats,
and a foreboding of getting my entire
system out of order. During some
months | gave Peruna a fair trial. and it
rejuvenated my whole system. | feel
thankful therefor, for although 70 years
old | feel like a young man."-Major
Frank O'Mahoney.
In old age the mucous membranes be-
come thickened and partly lose their
function.
This leads to partial loss of hearing,
smell and taste, as well as digestive
disturbances.
Peruna corrects all this by its specific