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Mower County transcript., 1903-10-21

7. j ohm Avery has sold his property
one half mile south of the fair grounds
to Frank Clingman of Udolpho who
moved in Thursday. Mr.. Avery has
bought @12O acres near Shevlin, MINI.
and shipped his stock and goods there
Thursday. Among his stock are some
fine Shropshire sheep from a.. O..
Dinsmoor's flock. Mr.. Avery and
family leave many friends here who
wish them continued success. @
Basket Picnic. 5 s
"A. @. U. w. and D. OIL. basket pic
mic Thursday evening, Oct. 22nd The
Degree of Honor and United Nv orkmen
will join in a social gathering in the
WorkmaI's hall on above date. w ork-
men, Degree Of Honor and their fami-
lies are earnestly requested to be pres
|ent with baskets well filed, and make
this our first gathering Of the season q
pleasant one.
G.. j. HALL, M. ~ V.
O. III. HRRIS. Recorder.
Mower County transcript., 1903-10-21

For rent, 100 acre farm in Moscow.
Inquire at this office. -: ::
For rent, my 320 acre dairy farm
just east of Austin. J. 5. Decker. 81
For rent, 100 acres of land six miles
from Austin. Inquire at this office.
: Picking and cider vinegar at Dal
ager's Grocery, The best. gssz%.@ - = :;
ling us up over the new telephone
after Oct. 25. ''$
For sale, two light spring delivery
wagons. E. A. Dalager, the Grocer.
z-Registered Birkshire pigs both
sexes for sale. Baird & Page Bros. If
<-GFor rent, near Austin a dairy farm
including cows. Inquire at this office.
tt f,s:-:>< -. 49,. .----..
For sale, registered short horn bull,
three years old. George johnson,
Waltham., 81
For sale, my registered short horn
bull, four years old. Time given if re-
quired. G.. L. SCHWARTZ, Sergeant,
MINI. -.
Make your wife happy by burning
our Camel coal. Austin Lumber &
Fuel Go. :'Pone 16. G. M. Emmons
manager. - -,
For: sale, White Dent seed corn on
ear, $1 sack. See sample and leave or:
ders at this office or at D. B. Vaughan's,
Lansing, MINI. 80
Sample copies of the Weekly Wiscon-
sin may be had at this office. The
TRANSCRIPT and the Wisconsin both
for only $1.75.
Fay Padelford has started an ex
press and baggage line and will give
prompt attention to all orders in any
part of the city. Leave orders at Pool
1er's drug store. 49,. ST.
For sale, a new house on College
Istreet, five blocks from post office, good
cistern, electric lights, good cellar and
even good large rooms and bath room.
Inquire of E. G.. Bascomb. -
Our Illinois and Indiana customers
want to buy your farm. They will be
here every week. IF you want to sci
your farm come now and list it with
us. John M. Cannon Land Agency.
Came to my place about October
-, a broncho pony. Owner come al
once, prove property and pay charges
g. Herr, Il e mile west of brownsville.
Lost, q dark brown pony from oul
premises, 312 sKenwood Ave-, Oct.
Finder return and get reward. w. w
Padelf ford. SO
Lady attending the s.. NJ. Nc
would like work of some kind, Frida,
afternoon and Saturdays. Miss A. u
! 4o2 Winona St. 80 Z
DIR. Stevenson Of A Albert Lea, will b,
in Austin, Friday, Oct. 23rd, at Fo1
/ Hotel to do Eye, Ear, n ose and Throa
work and to correctly sfit glasses.
s|ziszI have q stock Of the finest picking
4 and cideT.Yinegar, pure and who'll lesome
Il keep all kinks Of fancy and stapl.
4 groceries,, canned goods, fruits, crock
] sIIerys E and glass ware. Salt fish q special
4 I e Dalager the Main stree
Grocer
Mower County transcript., 1903-10-21

$22, 80 is The Rate From St. Paul
= and Minneapolis to Salt Lake
City and Ogden, Utah; POcatellO,
b., Idaho;c and Denver, Colorado
- Springs, Pueblo, Grand Junction
and GlenwO0d, Col. Chicago
Great Western Railway.
~ Tickets on sale daily up to Noyem
ber 3oth inclusive. Superior Service
and UneQual]ed Equipment. =: Full
information on application to any
Chicago Great western Agent, or to
J. P. Elmer, G: P a., Chicago, I'll.
Mower County transcript., 1903-10-21
CARD OF THANKS

s. We give thanks to all our friends
who assisted in any way in the burial
of our beloved wife and mother.
...z s ALFRED CREssEY,
Sons and daughters.
Mower County transcript., 1903-10-21
Wedge Nurse ry.
ALBERT LEA, MINI

: : -.
- i = CLARENCE WEDGE, Proprietor.
DON'T WASTE time and money on foreign
nursery stock. but hold your orders until you
have seen on orr list Of best hardy fruits now in
b. a ing within 20 miles OF Mower County. S
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-01-25
MERCHANTS
BUNCOED
AT LAYTON
Smooth Young Man Said Was
Commercial Traveller.
WAITING FOR HIS DRAFT
Borrowed Money on Strength
of His Appearance.

Lawton. o. r. Jan al. A. JohAson
this ]. A. johnson. He Was cut OF Az
pense money; the house down in Foke
Worth had sent Il: the money was noA
at the postotfice. he had a telegram to
show that he was the newly appointed
representative OF the wapie-Piatter COM
pany. wholesale srocers. And he was such
well locking young gentleman. and he
was such an oily tongued young gentle
man. and he had such a connding rnsn-
ner, and such a dear OF mustache and
such swell overcoat and light hat.
and he promised. oh. he promised such
things that who can wonder at the fam
Gus result In the evening he went into
a grocery store on Avenue r and told
his troubles. His wife was at the Rock
Island station and he would BE- SO CRATE
full IL the grocer could advance him s.
Would that be enough Oh certainly.
that would be sufficient untR he received
his expense money the nexf day.
He was successful there and he was
successful at five other stores lie never
asked for more than s. and sometimes he
asked but for 81. At each place he os
course promised 20 return the money th-
next day
IL now appears however. that I-awton
was not the only city 10 suffer from the
gensleman's attention. In the sar,,e man
ner he has worked Hobart and Anadarko.
He was able TO do his work 50 well be-
cause yesterday Mr.. Hanna. formerly
manager OF the Maple Platter company.
was In the city and had told seevral gro
GERS that The travelling men for that house
had teen consigned 20 a new territory.
SO Mr.. Iohnson's story sounded very
plausible untl the facts became known.
The police have been locking FORK the
fellow but as yet he hasn't been landed
where he belongs.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-01-25
sMoTHEReo IN COTTON SEED.
Negro Killed While Working In Stack
Of TIE Seed

Chickasha. J. T. Jan. s4-I.a.t evening
AT clock Green Morris (coIoredj an
employe OF the on mill with Ave other
w0rkmen. WAS tuneIing through a stack
Of cottonseed r. order that the hot seet
might Be ventilated. says the Telegram
Morris was working IN the tunn-i witt.
thirty feet 81 seed over him. The other
vorknen were nearer the mouth OF the
tunnel A. the SEED begsn 20 faii The
worxnaen saw the danger that xss lrrii-
nent and the foreman. p. = RsrdIg
reached for Morris ard attempted 20 putt
hin ocf- The seed feli quickly and before
keneiE could move Eor-ls. the latter
was covered Completely - the sees and
Kendlg wa covered % his shoulders
The other workrren ;he- psIeis ~ Rsr-
dig and delivered him safely bat the SEE;
lad covered Norris 20 eep;h 81 sbos;
thirty feet
hsif hour VAS consumed f. removing
tie SD and securing Morris. life 7sr
extinct whsn IRE body vss recovered
3orr'r YRS .irEie and 2 years - age
No I5gGes, xii be Rid .nssnsrh as
the esuse 90 DAN Ess plainly sDDsren,
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-01-25
WORKING on LIGHT PLANT.
Poles Are eeisu Set ara Machinery
Put IN Place.

Duncan. I Jar. III - Banner zsys
that ir easverssflOa piih NJ y Hleks
rsnsgar 81 tbe ssscfrse Azh; pisnf Esse.
he said. We are szr@<tibg sk-s Ezschissry
Tor the plan. cry d1f. anf siil iasssil
TIE IrSi, as scsn ss ths nsachiaery esn
- set 20. which ] q ret shlss MI -
later shaa Nsseh ! We ~f1 rex sal;
rz;a fhs ~ztsr~DrSs system 70 IN 1s~Tn.
siss hut Sssl make ofhss arrsngxrn.nfs
for sst~r snig "a water sysfs- Is e1n-
5.st~t 70
Th@ rnsrhsusry Ter thss Stsn; ~sa =.
the YET sssxf 90 - had an1 .1,f sxrei
saT osh-r past Ct ths ssrzs osnaetsy n
ns izclaa tsrfissvT. oxiasesns ~ Aossh
T~Ess sas vfs - al sntsTsri-~ ssvs city
risff ~ vssI yress e
ne vsfrx q test.ins 80 tie fzssrst -,
ssa las xo1fsy sd vu srtssd a. sk-r
-. rity Thb--= esrsos6s as psiss AZ.
sfss6T he<a sse,txr1 ara ~s~ss -uf a--sA
r. = fs~ Gays
Iss-rzz -Ts~ Frsirt< Qu~s--' csc 81
sesst - SO sisrt-1r ssxes ;ssss saA
sTsfs-= - ~atFrser<s szsg rssrr sss~-s
Faaii~ ~~tsr7~sses Ef~. yess- @z~ a. =.
as k-sp eas 81 ;ae say sf sA< ~s~sa
- r~>rr-~s i~st vr4 --s sss- sY~e rar
-s nss~ started sns th~r- - esss an- s~r-
r~s.sssna ss tie rest ne are trxs.ss.<--
q isss. sp-t>-<zts 4rs shr1xtax ~ft< a..
s<sf 80 sss as<x isixsl - shs ~sssssrx.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-01-25
FOUGHT WITH DEWEY.
Former Sailor Will Leave to Settle in
Canada.

Guthrie. o. T., Jan. 4.-Joseph Kegm-
per- who has resided at Norman for a
year or more. left on Sunday for Iowa,
TO visit friends. and from there will go TO
Canada, settling somewhere near Cal
gary, in the Northwest Territory. says
the Transcript. Several parties from
the neighborhood Of Lexington will &C
company him. Their idea Is 10 take ut
a large body of land and engage in wheat
raising
Up 10 a year ago Mr. keumper was
connected with Admiral Dewey's flagship
and took part in the battle Of Manila bay
lie was in charge Of Commodore Dewey 5
launch for some months before his term
Of enlistment expired. and came s. init
mate contact with the great commando
for whom his admiration and respect IS
very great. Mr. Keumper Is IN receipt
OF i pension Of some s. per month. and
a letter he received from Admiral Dewey
recently says il viii not be long before
he will get some ssfa prize money.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-01-25

community their future home, can afford
to--be- Indifferent. -
There is every indication that for King.
fisher. the hoodtide of her opportunities
is at hand. That as community we
must act, and that too, in the near future
or railroads will cut in on either side of
but one line If this is permitted by US.
the railroad problem in this vicinity mus:
remain as it is. If in the future you be-
come tired of distant markets, your only
salvation will be to sell out and move 10
a market, for wnen you had the oppor-
tunity 20 bring market to your immedi-
ate neishborhocd. you let it pass by.
Stop and think what these two main
lines of railway (the Missouri Pacific and
the Frisco are worth; what it all means
to you, What are you Individually doing
and what are you willing to do to get
them? If in the near future you are
asked to get out and hustle, don't say
you haven't time. If you should be asked
railroad, do not say you will not do any
thing or cannot AFFORD to.
In anything that may be required of us
to secure these two lines. there will be
no effort or energy put forth that will not
be repaid ten-fold. nor any contribution
of cash wherein We will not receive ten
times its equivalent This is the history
of every community This city~has this
danger to its progress: pessimistic spirit
such as has prevailed heretofore-a liv-
ing under disadvantages SO long as it be-
comes too contented with our lot and not
appreciate the possibilities in store for
us and of opportunities to be taken ad-
vantage of. The writer firmly believes
in this, that with united harmonious
action this community can secure two
railroads before the next harvest and
that the cost vii lbe insignificant in COM
rarison with the benefit they will derive.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-01-25
ALL EYES ON GERONIMO.
New Oklahoma Town Promises to Be
Future Great.

Lawton Jan. 24.-All eyes in this sec
ton are now turned toward the new town
Geronimo. which has been plated ten
miles south of this place and people
are making arrangements 10 get in on
the ground floor by attending the first
sale of lots. on the 9th of this month.
next Tuesday.
The settlement and development of
Oklahoma has formed new chapter in
the history of new countries. Here
things have been done in a month, week
or day. that required many years in other
new countries. This rapid settlement has
created untold millions of wealth in real
estate in a remarkably short period Of
time, and men with an eye to business
have made fortunes on very small in
vestments. Geronimo is considered the
latest and best opportunity to make big
money, and the roads leading to the fu-
ture city are lined with teams, with
houses already framed, and goods and
provisions. In less time than il takes to
tell it, Geronimo will be thriving
business center.
The new town is located in the heart
of one of the richest sections of this
great country. 1t is at one corner of
the big cattle reserve. containing three
thousand quarter sections of land that
is expected to be soon opened to settle
ment. 1t is in the famous Cache creek
valley. which is said to be the richest
land in the west. The location Of the
streams and valleys all point to this
place as the natural commercial center
of southern Oklahoma.
The Rock Island people saw this, and
when the road was completed they made
a station there and called it Wagram;
and now it, as well as the postoffice
which is being established, will take the
name of the new town. The road missed
the town of Junction City three miles.
and Junction City is getting itself or
wheels to move over TO Geronimo. Capt.
talists are turning their attention to the
new town, and already two charters
have been obtained for banks.
There is something catching in thu
name Geronimo pronounced ge-ron-e>
mo- Geronimo was a famous Indian war
chief, who, when the paIeface soldiers
overpowered and captured him., surren-
Gerod his arms, and ever since has been
a peacable citizen OF this section. The
rame Geronimo will be forever perpetu-
ated in the name of this Oklahoma bust
ness center.
The town company is composed of the
most successful business men in the
territory. They were able to see the adj
vantages of the location for a town, and
they will invest their money with the ut
most confidence in the future of the new |
CITY. The enthusiasm Of these business
men seems TO pervade the entire territory |
and the rush TO the new town is expect |
ed TO be Unprecedented since the days of |
the first opening of the country TO settle |
ment
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-01-25
OKLAHOMA MANS IDEA.
Ed. Felt Pays a visi, to Old KANSAS
Home

! Guthrie. o. T. Jan. ED Felt, edi (
tor % the Edmond Enterprise. lrft OBJ 4
lshoma n week ago for his O!d home ia
KANSAS. He writes his impress ons e
seeing the frozen Kaw and other things.
/ as follows:
From topeka TO the north line ec
Kansas there Is no snow. but the creeks
and rivers are frozen over and the ice
harvest 81 on Pulling out OF Topeka
at 100 in the morning tho first daylight
view of Kansas presents two peculiar
sights 70 the Okiahoman First there
is the frozen Ksw. az the sight Of which
cold shivers creep up ONES leg Second
Ia the view OF the stately forest trees.
We thought that the blackjack hills
looked rather nice. but gay ~ they weTs
fall fledgec members 81 tho tree trihc.
IL would be great vouidn u?
zone OF the first familiar things one
sees as the approach their old home 10
the face OF the conductor on the las,
run. ], begins Co feel Ike home. snd
one would likt 20 greet the conductor ss
an old friend. you start 90 smile as you
give him the ticket. bu; he don't know
you and there is sort 81 feeling 20
isarpoin;ment.
Speaking OF familiar faces. one %
the joys OF visit 70 the old home - "a
gaze az the old-;irle pictures on thr wall.
They seem like o,d friends. they Are old
friends: there - a smiling pictuTe that
for years smiled az you as you sv1oke in
the morning snd was In the iast reflected
light OF the lamp at bedtime n sismr
partner In the secrets of youthfull days.
We believe character can be srecttd ey
the pictures IN The bedroom Of a ioUih.
II ss worth thinking about for Il Few
minutes. anyway. whether the piAsur-
that Is the frs; thing seen by q w1kiHg
youth the last thing seen az he APPS
into dreamland. does no; affect chatac-
ter II :. was one Of those old fsshtof Sd
sheli-framef Rock % Ages Cleft tor
Ne pictures n was always a SLEPT
prayer The picture Of the woman cir
ing 60 the foot 81 the cross above IN
rocks and waves IA forever IN the mind I
eye. and the words Rock - Ages cIsftt
for 8e" is an eternal song running thfo
the mind In after years that infperess
hours Of sorrow. trouble and fsmp's-
ton. on the other side q tho roorn per-
hzps was picture ~ faxsu-hairfS
lass sho vHz iasf awakening from her
sleep ard was ~aised "wss--Avaks
This picture 81 Innocence. sn1 corr
pauion piece. The Barefoot Boy. shat
pictured sturdy boThocd. are not sisb-
est their good Influence Compare ne
inference Of fhos~ rs-,ares Nth the inSv-
enes a The ievd 81 semi ieWf pirtssTes
fosrs n The sisspinz rooms
81 children Yes. the subject f. worthy
81 consideration ~ parents
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-01-25
COMMISSIONERS TAKE ACTION
May Be No Court in Comanche Coun-
ty Next April.

| Lawton. o. T.. Jan 24-Unless the sec
| rotary of the interior takes favoraGae
action, granting Comanche county S.oo
| or at least $3.50 there Will be no April
| session OF the district court. J11ge Gil
| lette paid the commissioners a call at /
o'clock yesterday afternoon and sscer
tained that ir the court fund there was
but Sl.Te. This amount will scarcely pay
for the extra session that is nox being
| held. Yet it is all the money tina, is
available. at this time.
This difficulty is indeed a grave one
In the event that no session is held in
April there are nine men now held upon
the charge of murder. who will be dis
missed. This would be In accordance
with the statutes which provides that
no prisoner can be held over two terms
of court without trial.
Therefore if Moran and Perkins, the
slayer of Arthur Besnblossom. do not
have their trial at the April term OF the
court, they viii be discharged So too
Will be Sneed and Dcnahoe. who killed
Jim Ferbur at Texawa. Smiley and Dixon
who killed Ed Wynn In the mountains
White. vfho killed Happy Jack. Jose. the
Indian. who killed his wife, Hargrave and
Bedford. who killed man over in wau-
rika
The necessity OF having the April term
iG therefore obvious. The county com
missioners as soon as they had ascer-
tanned the depleted condition OF the court
fund. took prompt action 20 obviate the
difficulty. They framed the following res
o'ution which is to be forwarded imme-
diately To the secretary OF the interior:
BE ii resolved that the board OF county
commissioners OF Comanche county, o.
T.. at their regular January session In
1903: tht we petition and ask that the
secretary Of the interior set aside a sun,
of money 20 the amount OF s. 900 TO bear
the expense Of the April term 81 court.
Whereas. the old board Of county COM
mssioners have expended the sum
s3.17s.05 and that the two mill levy made
by them only places in the court fund Of
CCmanche county the sum Of ST. o
which only 50 per cent Is available to be
expended under the laws OF Oklahoma
territory by the board Of county commits
sioners from such fund. thus leaving only
81 100 70 the credit OF such fund
Therefore. be 1, resolved. that IN jus
tice 10 the citizens OF Coruanche county
VIC ask that the honorable secretary %
the interior set aside such sums az money
from the Lawton lot sale fund to cover
the expenses OF the said April term Of
court. which viii have 10 be abandoned
II such Sums are not set aside"
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-01-25
INTEREST NOT ABATED.
Mountain View Oil Fields Continue 10
Attract Attention.

Mountain View. O. T., Jan. 24-Con-
siderable interest still continues to be
manifested in the oil fields south of
Mountain View. of which we have oc-
REASONABLY made mention during the past
few months, says the Progress Repre-
sentatives of eastern companies have
been located here for some time. and
various opinions are afoat as TO what
the real worth of the oil regions will
prove TO be. That oil has been found.
none deny and its quality also is gem
orally conceded to he OF the best. but
as 10 the quantity and the probable ex-
pense of securing and marketing the
same those who are in a Position to
Know the most seem TO be inclined 10
say the least and consequently various
contradictory and some very unreliable
reports are afoat.
The most talked of parts of these re-
eions are within ten miles of Mountain
Wow and are believed TO be possessed
OF great wealth. while there are also
many who are decidedly of the opinion
that the land viii always prove more
valuable for farming purposes than for
the developing of oil wells. But. be that
as It may, hundreds Of mineral claims
-have been staked and considerable money
is being spent by people who evidently
expect their return for the same to come
through good paying oil wells in this
locality
These conditions as they exist are very
unfortunate FOR the hcmesteaders who
took their claims in good faith. having
NJ idea that mineral products existed
thereon, and should The oil theory prove
true II Will no doubt work hardship 10
them, FOR which they should receive
Just remuneration. The respective rights
or the homesteaders and miners viii
come up Tor adjustment in the courts.
where it is hoped that the homestead
ers VIII get the consideration that they
very ilsflN dasarr.,
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-01-25


tilation may have been poor, and the seed
may have been injured by moidfng or
heating or freezing. If such is the case
and the seed used, the stand IS poor and
Irregular and a low yield is the result.
a simple terminating apparatus can
be made from two ordinary plates and a
piece of flannel cloth. CFoid the cloth
and lay it on one plate; placing the seed
between the folds of the cloth. which
should be moist but lot dripping Then
cover the whole with the ether plate in
verted and stand in a warm place TX
the test is made during the cold weather
care must be taken TO stand the plate
where the temperature will not fall be-
low fifty degrees fahrenheit at night
and will be about sixty-five or seventy
degrees during the daytime.
The seeds that have sprouted Should
be removed every day and the number
recorded. When the test is completed
the number OF seeds sprou.ed can be
with the number put in the
test and the percentage of termination
determined. Cereals ard alfalfa should
be tested Tor about ten days. while grass
seeds need fourteen to thirty days.