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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1903-12-29

letie club. His friends are sending
him all sorts OF "curesa--and Mora
gan declares newspaper advertising
certainly pays.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1903-12-29

found that the good haa h..
'"uNen' along with a dress suit case
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-06-06

MONEY TO LOAN on improved prop
erty, W. III. Swiggett.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-06-06
Notice of Final Settlement.

STATE OF KANSAS III, In the Probate Court
TREGo COUNTY tV and state '" Gun
In the Matter of the Estate of Margaret Nc
Kinley. Deceased.
! Creditors and all other persons interested
in the aforesaid estate hereby notified
that shall apply to the Probate. Court. in
and for said County. sitting at the Court
House in Wa-Keeney. County of Trego State
of Kansas. on the 31st day of July A. ID. 1903
for a full and final settlement of Sai id est lite
ALBERT LINDBERG.
Administrator of the Estate of Margaret Nc
Klniey. Deceased.
June A. ID. 1903
Attest: t. $. HOWE.
lsEAL-l Probate Judge.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-06-06
Look Out For This Fakir.

People who patroniZe mail order
houses want to watch out for smooth
fellow who is apt to call on them any
day. This is about the way he works
it, says an exchange:
He drives up to a farmers house
and tells them that he represents the
Sears & Roebuck mail order house, of
Chicago. He carries the stock with
him. He spreads out the goods, makes
the sale, takes their measure, and the
purchaser is to send the goods to the
house where they will be made up
tailor made and returned. In the
first place there is never the amount
in piece claimed to be by the fakir,
and not enough to make dress, suit
of clothes, an overcoat, or whatever it
may be. After selling the goods and
taking the measure he gets them to
sign a note for the amount. After
the note is signed and he gets it in
his possession he informs the purchas-
er he will have to send the goods to
another house to be made up. OF
course, Their. is no such house in ex-
istence; consequently the purchaser
has some goods that are useless and is
fiimfiammed to the tune of $50 or SEQ.
Osborne Farmer.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-06-06
MY PASTImE.

Cornbread- of boyhood,
Pone of great worth.
Baked in a skillet
On the old hearth
No patent health biscuit
Ever I've known
Compare for IA minute
With grandmother'S pone.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-06-06
Good fresh beef at Bakers.
Notice.

We are now agents for CLOSE BROS.
& CO., and have on our lists $4,000
acres of land in TregO and adjoining
counties which we can sell on easy
terms with low rate of interest. Par
ties who are using any of the lands
have not taken out leases, will be ex-
pected to pay rent for the same, and
should call at the Office of /. Il. Pur-
cell without delay. and take out leases.
SAUM & PURCELL,
Wa keeney, Kas.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-06-06

settlement and state where you came
from? just say Theodore, Wa-Kee-
ney," and FL get it all right.
rs
Who has had the greatest teaching
experience in Trego county? My
teacher friends, who have taught sew
eral years, will confer favor by send
ing me card, giving name and num-
Der of months taught in this county;
also number of months taught else
where.
The first city election in Wa-Kee-
ney was held April i, 1880. 1t was a
strictly temperance ticket and nomi-
mated on that basis. B. J. +. Hanna
was elected mayor; councilmen, James
Kelly, W. G. Olson, John Kershaw
w H Fuson and E. L. Roberts. d
NJ. Mitchell was elected police magis-
trate. OF the number w. G. Olson
and James Kelly our citizens of our
| town at this time.-( World, Decem-
Der "A, 1922
1t may not be generally know or re-
membered that Wa-Keeney had
brass band as long ago as 1879. 1t is
true. nevertheless. and HI. J Hille
was president and played the 1st solo
alto. OF the other members not one
remains. We give their names: f. F
Garland, William Street, Chas Smith,
VIM. Byfield, Fl. J. HilIe, E. Russell,
Lincoln Evans, G. w. Griswold, VIM.
Derby, Chas. Edgar, Lafayette Minor.
Il. r. Evans was employed as teacher
II find this in World of December "a,
1892
/ believe the Commercial House
was the first building erected in w.
Keeney. 1t stood on the corner north
of the depot park. 1t was begun in
January, 1878. The second building
was that on the opposite corner and
now occupied by Hillman Bros. Prob
ably the oldest building in Wa-Kee-
ney is that now occupied by the indie
pendent. 1t was built in 1877 at
"Trego," a mile west of town. and
moved here before either of the OIL er
two buildings was completed. The
Commercial was destroyed by fire
March 2, 1898.
Is there man alive who can re-
member all the papers published in
Wa-Keeney at one time or another?
Whenever 1 try to think of them the
ghost of the Omnijack rises up and
sOrter befuddles me. However, l re-
C I'll the Republican and the Tribune
back in the eighties. Then there was
tue Sun or some such luminary which
shown for few weeks In the base
ment Of the opera block about Octo-
Der, 1892. Before my time there was
the Leader, L believe Last and least
was the EX(it)aminer. Have / missed
any and have you any copies of those
older papers.
l would like to know who establish
ed the first sheep ranch in Trego coun-
ty, when and where? Who erected
the first windmill or sorghum mill;
who taught the first singing class or
instrumental music; who hammered
the first anvil; etc, ETC. Ii you know |
any of these or other first things |
about the county, your town or neigh
borhood please send me the informal
ton giving dates, names etc. Trego |
county as an organized and civilized |
community has about quarter CEN
fury OF history. 1t is time these
things were put-o record. Our first
settlers will ali be dead some day.
THEODORE.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-06-06
SEASON OF. 1909.

SALINE VALLEY RANCH,
miles northwest of Wa-Keeney.
My horse Young Quimper will make
the season-S7 90 to insure live foal.
My jack Monacha will make the
season $1,000 to insure a live foal.
Care will be taken to prevent acct
dents but will not be responsible for
any. w. T. LIrrLEcHILD,
Owner
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-06-06

Cornbread> of boyhood,
Pone of great worth.
Baked in skillet
On the old hearth I,
No patent health biscuit
Ever I've known
Compare for IA minute
With grandmother's pone.
**
Wonder what has become of the old
settlers association. Will they re-une
again this year?
Pastime this week is more or less
historical 1 hope it will be worthy
of place in your scrap book.
*x*
Sven Pearson and Andrew Johnson
are among the early birds in Trego
county having come here in the spring
of 1879.
Some friend sent me the commence
ment card of the Hays CITY High
school. 1t is very neat and tasty af-
fair. Elsie Shepard Taylor is one of
the graduates.
wonder if Mr.. Foglesong of Free
port is not a great musician.
*x*
The first lumber yard in Wa-Keeney
was started by G. Robert is in the
spring of 1873 on the site now occu-
pied by F. P. Lucas.
1 wouldn't give one dish of my
grandmother's old-fashioned wheat
'.furmity" THAT is dictionary word)
for whole bushel of the best health
food I've tested yet.
xf*
I'm not at all envious of the man
who is able to live without work but.
on the contrary, I pity the one who is
compelled to do so.
~
George Baker registered at the Com
mercial House in Wa-Keeney, March
4, 1878, and Daniel Pershing was only
two days later.
L met a living copy of slim Dumps"
on the street Sunday evening and L
felt like asking him if what he said
about Force" is all true but he didn't
stop.
1t seems that people hereabout are
reading more than they did last sum-
mer (if we may call it summer). At
any rate the fifty books in Mrs.
Moore's library are out nearly all the
time.
Despite the early date of the annual
school meeting our county clerk got
cut the district Valuations in time.
He had them all ready by June 6.
~
About 1890 everybody thought that
the black locust was just the tree to
set out. How much better it would
have been if honey locust had been
planted instead The black locust has
the advantage in bloom but otherwise
ii is much inferior.
-
G. W. Tunnel dates his arrival in
western Kansas from June 26, 1879.
Among his neighbors at that time
were Riley Page, John Altman, Joe
and Fred Halbleib.
*x*
The WORLD of January Z, 1893. is
my authority for several statements
In this column.
ONeNSS oNGS law IoiHQCQ III It.
go county with an old team and 65
cents in money October %, 1879. At
that time it was four miles to his
nearest neighbors, Joshua Musgraye
and Joseph Runyon. Henry Cutler
lived a little farther away. These old
settlers have prospered because they
have staid by the country.
*#
The governors proclamation to or
grnize Trego county was issued in
June, 1879. The first (9) election was
held in November and 500 votes were
cast. OF the first county officers John
A. Nelson, attorney, outstaid all the
others and now he, too, is gone.
-
Dorr Wilson has spent quarter of
century in Trego county. He came
here April %. 1878. Wonder If the
recent blizzard wasn't a celebration of
tue anniversary? 1t came on the
right day sure enough.
50
would like to make a list of cifi-
zens who have lived in Trego county
twenty years or more Won't Won
send me card giving name, date of !
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-06-06

An Arkansas paper in making up
the forms in a hurry, got marriage
mixed up. SO that it read as follows:
'sJohn Brown and Ida Gray were unit
ed in the sauer kraut by the quart or
barrel. Mr.. Brown is a well known
young Goldfish at 10 cents a pound.
while the bride, Miss Gray, has some
nice pigs feet which will be sold
cheaper than any in town.
MONEY TO LOAN on improved prop
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-06-06
Union Pacific Time Table.

WEST BOUND.
No. Fast Express. Due 3:45 a. M
No. western Int. Due. 800 p. m.
No. 11-Local Freight. - Due 10 80 p m.
EAST BOUND.
No. Eastern Int Due 1:13 D. M
No 2-Fast Express Due 1895 = M
No. 12-Local Freight 49,. Due IL Is "A m.
Tickets sold and baggage checked to al
points in United States and Canada
G. C. Schaefer- Agent.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-03-20


The Santa Fe announce s25 rates
to the. coast. Instead of waiting to
put these tickets on sale April 1, and
then sell them at intervals, the an
anouneement is made that tickets will
be on sale continually after March 9
up to and including June Is, tickets
honored on Tourist sleepers. The
regular 5 day stop over privileges
WILDE allowed In California, pJovid-
ing the final limit, June Is, not ex-
ceeded. The rate from Great Bend
is s25.
The Anthony Republican brags
that there are seven "s.allowtaif
coats In use in the society crowd there,
and thirty party dresses lone OF
the dresses It adds, sis cut SO low
that the lady who wears it doesn't
dare TO sneeze.y
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-03-20
A Wife For Sale.

An old paper printed when Virginia
was a colony has this advertisement
'sTo be sold-for five shillings, my
wife, Jane Heeband. She is stoutly
built, stands firm and sound, wind
and limb. She can SOW, hold a pillow
and drive team, would answer any
stout, able man that can hold tight
rein, for she is hard mouthed and
head strong; but if properly managed
would either lead or drive as tame as
a rabbit. Her husband parts with
her because she is too much for him.
Inquire of the printer. N. B. All her
clothes will be given with her.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-03-20
A Christian Nation.


The Wichita Eagle prints the fol-
lowing and 1t is but one of the many:
Two girls were sold into slavery in
this city a few days ago by Georgia
Torres, one bringing one hundred and
fifty pesos and the other one hundred
pesos.
The thirteenth amendment to the
constitution of the United States de
clares that involuHtary servitude shall
not be permitted, that the stars and
stripes shall stand for Virtue, Liberty
and independence" but the American
flag continues to float over slavery in
these islands.
A number of cases have been re-
ported from time to time where young
girls have been bought and sold and
where they have been sold even by
their.ow parents into slavery and a
life of shame in order to satisfy q
small claim of some debtor.
Girls can be'bought in the provinces
at an Insignificant figure. and there are
number of human vultures in this
city that are engaged In the bushes:
of buying and selling girls, something
that should receive the attention of the
MISUNDERSTANDING Cable News.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-03-20

and pretty quick a long whiskerd fell
low came carefully down into the dug
out for there were no steps. He says,
|sHowdy'' an l says ssHowdy.,"'
Then he says,sCan my wife come
down here out of the wind and cook
some pone?' Come right along and
welcome, says l and he went out.
'sAfter a little spell, 1 never saw
the like. A lot of women came
tumbling and sliding down into the
dugout. There were eighteen of
them. They liked to start Tiny children
into fits. One gal that carried a
hunk of dry salt under her arm like
to went head first into the fireplace.
Another carried sack of meal and
stumbling over the gal with the dry
salt fell fiat onto the dirt floor and
busted the sack. While they were
cooking their pone and frying their
meat 1 came to, and asked them,
says I, (which one of you is the old
mans wife? And fat one just folds
her arms in front Of her and says:
we be all sealed unto him, we are all
his wife, and were going to the land
of the prophet"
''They were MoTmons, / had heard
of their doings along the trail, but ]
never saw any before, and 1 was
mighty glad when they got their
supper cooked and went away.
ssNext morning my man got up
and went out to get chips to build q
fire, when he came hurrying back and
told me to come up there quick if
wanted to see sight. Them women
were all asleep by the wagon and it
was just light enough to see eighteen
pairs of feet in a row. And such feet
they looked brown and hard as {
mud turtles back. My man allowed
they looked like a row of hams doins
picket duty
| THERE IS NOW A NIGHTLY VISION.
Such are the echoes of the past
before modern achievements in science
and in the art of transportation
robbed an overland trip of two thous
and miles of its terrors. For the
jewellers on the Kar sas prairies there
is now nightly vision of splendol
more gorgeous than an Arabian
Nights dream. A soft liquid sta
trembles on the eastern horizon. 4
halo of light proceeds its advent, anC
when it bursts into view away off il
the distance shafts of pale blue igh
illume the eastern sky. The planet.
pale before this earthly usurper o
electric beauty that glides up tin
valley an emblem of mans victor,
over the elements. Nearer it draw
and the faint rumbling and distan
whistle arouse the sleepy bird to cal
in whispered piping to his mate, whil'
shafts of light fill every nook ano
ispot for mile ahead of the fyin;
meteor. On comes the magnificen
California Limited all aglow with life
a swift moving panorama of light
color and luxury as it glides on band
of steel along the route of the oil
Santa Fe trail to the Golden Gate, al
allegory of all the achievements G
commerce combined, a caravan tia
was beyond the dreams of the god
of the aneients.
A mother in an humble sod hous
carries her sleepy child TO the windo'
and he looks with wonder as tn
shining vision passes, and even thi
child in its humble nest is entertalne
and instructed and grows up with
broader conception of mans poss
; bilities There is no sight NOR
marvellous and beautiful on GU
western plains than this moving fair
land, this palace of golden light.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-03-20
To See The Messiah.

Many people will profit by the San
ia Fe cheap rates on account of the
Messiah at Lindsborg from April 9th
through April 18th.
The Santa Fe will run an excursion
train April 10th with through cars
leaving Great Bend at 9:55 a. m. ar
irving at Lindsborg at 2:30 p. m. re
turning leave Lindsborg Immediately
after the concert with through cars
for Great Bend.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-03-20

Oliver o. Young, representing the
messiah" concerts at LineSborg, was
caller on the DEMOCRAT Tuesday.
Mr.. Young states that the indications
point to more successful musical
fes ival than ever, this year. AL
particulars concerning rates and &C
commodations can be obtained from
Agent ]. Rasor, of the Mo. Pacific.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-03-20

Omer Mendenhall, who sued the
Santa Fe railroad for damages sus-
tanned while stealing a ride on the
train, at Ellinwood, some years back,
lost out in the supreme court, the
court deciding that he was not
properly passenger and the railroad
was in no way responsible for his
getting hurt.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-03-20

Henry w. Ford, of north of Hois-
ington, called last Friday to order the
DEMOCRAT. Mr.. Ford will be in
town Saturday of this week-the 21st
with six stations hitched to one
wagon and give an exhibition of
their training. He will also have
with him of 6 his full blood Coolie
Shepherd dogs. His stock will be
on exhibition at the w. F. Klein &
Co. sale stables, southwest corner of
the square, on that day.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-03-20

Lot Ewalt received a letter last
week from his brother, Sim, lumber
man at Medicine Lodge, stating that
he, Sim, had boy to arrive at his
house on the same date that Lots
girl arrived.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-03-20
! Echoes of the Past
L. An interesting Descriptive IL:
~ Story of Western Kansas ~:
:NfN Lie NfN;

Mrs. Henry Block, wife of Editor
Block of the Syracuse Journal, writes
an article under the head of "a Gar
den on The Santa Fe Trail. The
following, descriptive of actual hap
penings will be read with interest by
all cur old settlers:
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-03-20

John Frank and son, of near
Claflin, were callers at the DEMOCRAT
office last Thursday. They were
over as Witnesses in a case that was
thrown out of court.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-03-20

Dick Dennis will cry the Brodi
sale, north of Hoisington inca
Verbeck) on the 3ISt.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-03-20

The best place for hungry person
to get something good to eat is at the
City Bakery.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-03-20

]. F. Epson, the Larned real
estate and insurance man, was a
Great Bend visitor Monday.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-03-20

Nora Sable was granted a divorce
from George of the same hue, last
Thursday.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-04-11

significance Of the statement made by
Mayor Low today that this greatest Of
public works Of this character will hardly
be completed before 1t will be necessary
for New York to prepare for another. is
made all the more impressive by reason
OF this comparison.
The capacity of the Croton dam when
completed is so enormous that 1t will be
easier TO represent 1t not by figures, but by
words. 1t is approximately thirty-four
thousand millions gallons. II every gallon
represented a dollar, then the capacity OF
this dam would represent one-half of the
aggregate wealth Of the whole United
States.
But 1t is only one Of q series. A few miles
farther toward the north and at an altitude
OF some 500 feet higher than that of the
Croton dam. there is another. and an hours
drive beyond, at a still greater altitude,
another, and farther on towards the north
still another, so that there rise one above
another these several dams. of which the
greatest is that monster which is at the
lowest altitude. Together they have a ca
pacity of sixty thousand million gallons of
water, and when the aqueducts are com
pleted to Manhattan and the Bronx, some
thing that will be done within a few months,
they will be capable of delivering to Man
haitian and tho Bronx $50, 900 900 gallons of
water every day.
None but those who know what the gi-
gantic thirst. so to speak, Of Manhattan
and the Bronx Is would dream that a ca
pacity OF this character would after hve or
six years be insufficient for that part Of the
new City Of New York. which was the old.
Furthermore, II the borough Of Brooklyn
grows as rapidly as it has been stimulated
to do in the last four or FIVE years, II must
either stretch out to the remote eastern
end of Long Island, going to the watershed
Of the ~Shinnecock Hills. overcoming the
objections OF the farmers and the fisher
mel of that vicinity to this capture of tina
watershed or else Brooklyn must turn to
the Croton valley and insist that an aque-
duet carried by TUNE under the East river
be so built as to AFFORD Brooklyn an ade-
quate water supply for many years.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-04-11
when Won 90 90 Hnrnnn.


81 want to advise Americans who go to
Havana to be on their guard as to the
customs Of the natives in regard to eat
ing" said John NJ. Richmond Of Providence,
r. l., TO the Washington Post. 1T took
ne some days and some extra cash to catch
on to the Havana hotel system. which is
radically different from what we are used
to in the States. At the best hotel in the
city 1 learned at the start that my living,
including room, would be IS a day, which
seemed reasonable enough. At Q o'clock in
the morning l sought the dining room pre-
pared for a hearty meal. There was moth
ing but a roll, a cup Of coffee and a few
oranges. At my complaint OF this meager
fare the waiter said could get ham and
eggs II / chose, but they would cost extra.
This was the first I knew that the Cubans
Initiated the Parisians as TO their mode Of
living. They wait until about noon for the
substantial breakfast that we consider in
dlspensable in this country three or four
hours earlier"