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Evening journal., 1904-02-26
y M NJ, c, A. DIRECTORS TO MEET
officers viii be Elected Tonight For the
Ensuing Year.

AT a meeting Of the directors Of the
Young Mems Christian Association to
be held this evening. officers will be
elected for the ensuing year. The prob
abilities are that the present officers
will be reelected. These officers are
BENJAMIN +. Shaw, president; George
A. Elliott. viee-pres!dent; n. W. Bard.
secretary and S. j. Horn, treasurer.
Finances for the year viii be dis
cussed
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LOVE VALUED AT $l2, 500
Mrs. Guest Not in Court When Verdict
Was Rendered.

New York. Feb. 26.-In the face OF the
remarkable testimony given by Mrs. A.
Royal Guest, in her effort to defeat her
husbands suit in the Supreme Court,
against Clarence L. Lowther for S75. 900
for the alienation OF her affections. the
jury returned verdict for $500 in favor
of Mr.. Guest, TO which the court added 9
per cent. extra as counsel fee. Mrs. Guest
was not in court when the verdict was
rendered, though Guest and Lowther were
present.
Evening journal., 1904-02-26
Fire in Market street Store.

For awhile last night fire threatened
to destroy he stationery store Of John
J.. McIntire at No. 6l5 Market street.
Mrs. McIntire with the assistance Of
several pedestrians put out the blaze.
Evening journal., 1904-02-26
Lenten serviees Vol Attended.

Another Big crowd was present at the
MONDAY Lenten service held in St. An
jrew's Church today. The address OF
twenty minutes was made by the Rev.
Llewellyn W. Galley, rector Of the Church
Of Nativity. Philadelphia.
Evening journal., 1904-02-26

BLUE GREEN AND RED TRADING
STAMPS AT LYNCH's with all purchases
except sugar. Save all pound coffee bags.
When YOU have 10. we give you pound
free. Same kind that you buy we are
headquarters for good Tea ana Conee'
Fourth and Madison. Eighth and hinE S's'
Evening journal., 1904-02-26
BALL-NEeENDANK
Ceremony Uniting Miss Louise Nessn-
dank and DR.. John Ball.

DR.. John Ball OF Hockessin. brother OF
United States Senator l.. Helsler Ball and
Miss Louise Negendank were married last
might. The ceremony took place at z sc
O'Clock at the home Of the brides brother
William Negendank. No. 2l1 West Six
teenth street and was performed by the
Rev. William L. Freund, pastor Of Him.
over, northumberland. Bride and
groom were unattended and only close
relatives were present. Immediately after
the ceremony DR.. and Mrs. Ball went on
a wedding trip. They viii return the first
Of the week.
Evening journal., 1904-02-26
charaed Win EmpezzIement.

Charged with embezzllng $50 from George
Turner. a local grocer. George f. Kings
man is in the custody OF the police. He
was brought from Melrose. Mass. by
state Detective Ratedse>last evening and
will probably be arraiened in City Court
tomorrow,
Evening journal., 1904-02-26
LAUREL IS STILL
MAINTAINING LEAD
More iustIins Now.

Laurel is still pegging away but some
.of the city schools are putting in some
fresh efforts and are stirring things up
in their efforts to get ahead.
RememberN that the easiest way TO
SECURE votes Is 10 get snbscrihers.
Evening journal., 1904-02-26
Reported Russian Massacre.

London. Feb. 2e.-The Tlen-Tsin corre-
spondent OF the Standard sends in a re-
port from native source. that the Rus
sians have burned a large village near the
Sungar river and massacred the in
habitants, Including the women. in re-
venge for an attempt to wreck the Sun
eau bridge.
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WEATHER BULLETIN

in
land today fair to partly cloudy weather will prevail W fresh north
westerly norheasy
nearly stationary followed by rising temperature and by rain in
this section Saturday
val with fresh and brisk northeast ase winds increasing theoast
rain or snow the coast Districts sailing will
moderate variable breezes and partly
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Fire at Nicholson.

Jnighsmton. n. Y, Feb. ga mes
sage received I'm this city to-day says a
seriousrire is raging at Nicholson. Pa.
and the entire village is threatened
with destruction.
Evening journal., 1904-02-26
MAIL
ROUTE HOLD-UP
Despite Union Republican
Trick Government Issues
Order to Start
SEAFORD FIRST TO GER ORDER

According TO reports from Sussex county
senator Alice with the assistance Of the
Posiofhce Department Is engaged In a
scheme Of hold-up that Is calculated TO
throw the Huldah Todd anair 10 the
shade.
IL happened this way. Tho friends Of
the Senator concluded that as senator
Ball. whom he was I'm Congress had es-
ltabiished free rural delivery OF mails
Throughout Kent county and had covered
parts OF New Castle and Sussex. Senator
Alice could get a great deal OF glory and
put numerous persons under obligation to
him should ne extend the system In sus-
sex.
Consequently word was quietly passed
around among the faithful to agitate tho
matter. Petitions were passed from house
10 house and were signed by most persons
along the routes contemplated.
Consequently, the Postofnce Department
lat Washington had advertisements posted
Throughout Sussex stating that civil ser-
vice examinations would be held at dosig-
mated points on certain days, for the pur-
pose OF selecting carriers.
These examinations were attended by
persons OF all political shades. and the
names OF those who passed successfully
were forwarded to Washington.
In due time their commissions arrived
land they Immediately furnished bonds
land some contracted for horses an'
wagons preparatory 70 their work.
II was then that somebody discovered
that Of these sixteen or eighteen person
who were found to be qualhed. only oni
was a Union Republican, and ;hat he ha'
taken the examination, not because III
wanted the place. but as a precaution II
case other Union Republicans were nc
successful.
II was at this point that the work OF dis
trbuung Uncle Sans malls to the Gran
lFor population halted. a State Senator
who had been to Dover returned with IN
Information that he had had a conferonc
7 with Senator Alice and that the grea
= statesman had intimated that the matte
r would be held up for awhile.
Something had TO be done II wouidn
do TO let Democrats and Regulars enjo
Y all Of those nice offices. But they ha
e passed the examination. and had the
commissions well In their hands.
Then somebody had brilliant idea.
"a remonstrance" was whispered anon
the faithful. 10 was a desperate remed
for everybody had signed the position
who could write. and they all wanted th
service.
But petitions directed to the Postmastc
General were drawn and a Is said IN
names OF dead men and men who couldn
write appeared on these petitions. The
looked Ike Philadelphia poll books mad
up chiefly from New York and Bosto
directories.
SO the Postofhce Department. accord
ing % reports, intlmated that It could n,
establish service that was not wante
so II recalled all the commissions.
Scheme Failed.
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coIIeas cIo.ed out of R.spset.

Delaware College was closed az noon to-
day out OK respect for DR.. A. n Raub,
Ia former president, whose funeral took
place at 2 o'clock this afternoon in New
ark.
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HEIR RELATIVES DYING
Ticket Office Employees Lose Three of
Their Kin in Less Than Month.

Three deaths have occurred in fami-
lies Of members of the ticket office staff
at French street station during the
present month. The first death was
that of the father-in-law of II. Leslie
Appleby, which occurred on February
3. Yesterday. the mother-in-law Of
James r.. Crooks died and to-day the
father Of James j. Springer passed
away.
Evening journal., 1904-02-26
Notice TO EaoIes.

All members Of Wilmington Aerie.
Nc ~. f. o. E.. are requested to meet
in the Aerie room on Saturday morning,
February 27, at $50 a. m. to attend
the funeral Of our late brother, w. J.
Connell.
]. Harry Massey.
Worthy President.
Evening journal., 1904-02-26

L. Irving Handy made an address at
the First BAPTIST Church, Dover last
night. His subject was Triumphant
Living"
Evening journal., 1904-02-26
Blowing Up Buildings.

The fire started so early In the morn
ing that few people were on the street.
but by o'clock there were thousands
crowding the ssene. The explosions OF
dynamite used to check the spread OF
the flames was supplemented by the
thunder Of falling walls.
Mayor Cutler and Commissioner OF
Public Safety Gilman appeared shortly
after the fire was discovered. Commits
sioner Gilman estimated the loss at 3
O'Clock at between five and six mill
lions.
The huge Granite Building belonging
20 Sibley. Lindsay. Curr & Co. the up
per stories Of which were occupied by
hundreds OF professional mon, lawyers.
doctors, dentists and business men. was
Quilted from the basement 10 the tenth
story. The entire tenth noor OF the
Granite Building was taken un with
the offices OF the Vacuum oil Company,
q branch Of the Standard Oil Com
pany.
At S45 there was a tremendous ex-
plosion in the basement of the Granite
Building, where the Sibley Company
conducted a large drug department.
There have been several mysterious
explosions in the burned buildings.
Since o'clock the trolley current has
been entirely cut of. and the maze OF
wires in the fire section has been
crushed to the ground.
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Scheme Failed.

This action caused a howl in Sussex and
much pressure was brought 10 bear on
the department IL had lie effect This
morning word was received In scaford
that the three routes radiatng from there
would start on March i. It Is expected
that orders will be received for starting
the other routes.
Evening journal., 1904-02-26
Damage Estimated a
Several Million DoHan
Already Wrought-Fin
Started in Dry Good
Store
Dynamite is Being Uset
Freely in Blowing VI
Structures to Try ana
Check the Spread O.
the Flames

Rochester. n, Y. Feb. 2o.-A grea
fire broke out early this morning ii
the business portion OF this city, an,
was still raging fercely at noon.
Tmong the buildings gone are Gran
lie Building. a high ofice structurc
sibley Lindsay curr & CO., Beadls
sherburne & Co, and many others, al
on Main street. East The loss maj
reach several million dollars.
The weather is ideal for lighting fire
as there is scarcely any wind blowing
Had there been even a moderate higl
wind. the fremen say. nothing couli
have prevented a repetition OF the Bal
timore FIRE. AS it is the nremen arr
battling under extreme difficulties. al
water mains are not working as the:
should.
Dynamite IS being freely used. Tn,
extreme cold this winter has frozen VI
many OF the mains and for the past tive
weeks the fremen have been engaged
in thawing out the pipes. on accoVr
OF the lack OF proper apparatus thii
work has been slow.
At o'clock chief Little and Com.
missioner Of Public Safety Gilman
photographed to Buffalo and Syracuse foi
assistance. At s.45 the engines from
Buffalo had not arrived. but the assist.
ance from Syracuse is on It's way.
At . o'clock the fire was burning
nercely. although the fire department
was sansulne that The fire would b'
prevented from spreading
The chief Of the FIRE department a
! si5 said he believed the IRE could b
kept within the block extending fror
81. Paul TO Nortlf-streets. unless win
y should spring up and set fire to tn
buildings on the south side Of Mai
streets. In this event a large part o
. the residential section would have 4
: go.
The hre is reported to have started fl
the basement OF the Rochester Dr.
Goods Company. A fuse connecte'
with the electrical motor that run
the elevator blew out and the next i>o
lment the flames were rushing up tn
elevator well. I'm few moments there
after the building was wrapped II
flames.
Evening journal., 1904-02-26

a. G. por.sy. -pIIumbs.r. paons l.oA.aav.
Evening journal., 1904-02-26

Cummings. the photographer So7 Market.
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WEATHER:

Tomorrow--Fair to
partly cloudy
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1904-04-30
SEATTLE, Wash, April %, 1904.

I presume you, my kind friends at
home, think L have forgotten my
promise 1 gave you when 1 bid you
good bye at my door.
Twill show you 1 have not. I wish
/ could have the space in your paper
to tell you all the wonderful things
we saw on our journey here-a few /
will mention.
We left Brownell at midnight. The
western part of Kansas we did not
see until day began to break, then we
could DISCERN here and There at great
distances, homes OF some ranchman
or homesteader: range was very short
wondered how cattle could look so
well.
After passing Colorados line, moth
ing looked inviting until we reached
Sugar City, then it seemed like
another world, green fields, trees. or
chards and gardens, all spring:ng
forth to life from irrigation. 1t is a
fine place to study the art of watering
vegetation.
through the Royal Gorge. There you
can see UOu > uduQlWOTk Oh every uS.
1t is just immense, one has to see it
to appreciate it; little stream of
water trickling down the mountain
sides, and out from between crevices
of giant rocks and boulders. l thought
of Moses when he smote the rock.
The ascent and descent was fine-my
neck ached stretching to look in every
direction.
OF Utah ! have not much to say, on
ly that it would be good place for
imprisonment for criminals.
1 think old Brigham Yonng studied
we'll; his location, he never expected
any other people to find him. He was,
as 'slost nation,' all to himself. Civ
iliZation though has made Salt Lake
quite a place. 1t is land of Lum-
hardy Poplars. No other kind of
trees can you see. They stand up tall
and stalwart towering heavenward
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1904-04-30
ONE-WAY RATES.

Every day until April 80. 1904, the
Union Pacific will sell tickets at the
following rates from WA-kEENEY.
KANSAS.
$40 90 to Ogden and Salt Lake City
$1,000 to Spokane, Anaconda and
Helena.
$500 to Everett, Fairhaven. What
com. Vancouver and Astori;i, via
Huntington and Spokane.
$500 to Portland and Astoria: CT To
Tacoma or Seattle. via Huntington
and Portland or via Huntington and
Spokane.
$500 to Ashland. Roseburg. Eu
gene. Albany ana Salem. via Portland.
$500 to San Francisco. Los Ange-
fornia points.
For Iun Information call on or adj
dress II. K. MORSE
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First publication April 30. 1904
NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE OF SCHOOL LAND
To be Sold Subject to

Office OF
COUNTY TREASURER,
TREGO COUNTY.
wa-Keeney. Kan. Al r p. 1904
N day. the 9th day of May. A. d. 1904
between the hours of ten o'clock Il. M md
three O'Clock p m. will offer for sale and
sell to the highest bidder. at my Office in
Wa-Keeney. Kansas the following deScrib-
ed tracts Of state school land, lying and sit,
Kansas. This land will be sod subject to a
lease dated April 1, 1900. for A years
Lease will expire January 1. 1905 g F.
The northeast quarter of the northeast
fourteen QD south, range twenty three (23
west. Appraised Valuation 81 % per acre
Apr aised valuation of improvements
$50 00-house-
quarter of section six 90 in township
fourteen QD south. range twenty-three t23
west. Appraised valuation 81 p per acre
Appraised valuation of Improvements
s11 Science and blowing.
The southeast quarter of the northeast
quarter of section six (65 lin township
fourteen 90 south. range twenty-three (23
west. Appraised valuation 81. % per acre.
Appraised valuation OF improvements
nothing
quarter of section six (6r in township
fourteen C4) south. range twenty-three CS3
west. Appraised valuation S125 per acre.
Appraised valuation of Improvements
81 Science and blowing
Provided. that no bid shall be received
for less than 81 - per acre
deposit sufficient to cover all costs
to date of sale will be required of each bid
de at said Sa le-
Witness my hand this 18th day of April
; L. C GLEASON
County Treasurer.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1904-04-30

as much as to say to the mountains
and sand hills ''see me-
The part of Idaho which we travers-
ed is a. vast, wide stretch of sage
brush, now and then we could see
few cattle or horses, and what they
could find to eat could not see.
Will pass now to the Columbia
river, we reached that a little while
before ''old Sol" came up from behind
snow capped Mt. Hood 1t was such a
change from our ride the day before.
The mountains were studded with
pines and cedars, flowers blooming in
the underbrush, waterfalls tumblfng
down from large springs far up on the
mountains sides. One thing of more
interest to me was a chute bringing
lumber down from a Sawmill two
miles up the mountain. The chute
was made of plank like trough, the
lumber was placed in it, one piece at
time. the water from an immense
spring brought it down in that trough
two miles. Men stood at the foot
and took it away as it came The
government locks, noted rocks and
many other things were of great in
tereSt.
Reached Portland on Friday near
morning, laid over till 3p. m reached
Seattle at 10 that night, where we
found brother and son awaiting us. /
had wired them from Portland. So
glad was to lay my tired body down
to rest that night. And as you must
be tired too. / leave you to rest until
the next chapter.
JENNIE E. RICH.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1904-04-30

John A. Cutters Norman Stallion
will make the season Of 1904 at his
place miles west and 4 miles north
of Ellis except Friday and Saturday
of each week at Ogallah. This horse
is a bright bay, years old, weight
1900. Terms-S0 to insure with foal,
80 to insure colt to stand and suck.
Care will be taken to prevent. accI-
dents but will not be responsible
should any occur.
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Important Notice !!

To County superintendent and
Boards of Education.
GENTLEMEN:
Your attention is called to Section
6. Chapter 423. Session Law of 1908
fSection sc. School Laws 1909 which
prescribeS the method for taking the
school census. 1t has come to the ns,-
tice of this department that some
cities and counties disregard this re-
quirement in taking the school CEN
suS. You are hereby notified that the
legal provision for taking the school
census must be complied with i'm all
cases.
BY advice of the Attorney General.
this department will feel warranted
in withholding the state apportion-
ment of school money from those dis
tricts and cities which neglect.or re-
fuse To comply with the law in taking
the school census.
County Superintendents are re-
quested To convey this information TO
the district boards City Superin-
ltendents should place this circular
before their respective Boards of Edu-
cation
I Very truly yours.
i. l. DAYHoFF.
| State Sup't of Pub. Instruction
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1904-04-30
Notice to District Clerks.

Clerks of School Districts will please
call on County Superintendent or
County Clerk for the blanks for the
annual meeting and the coming school
year. The district clerks will please
take notice that many of the blanks
have been changed.
HATTIE J. KIRBY,
County Supt.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1904-04-30

Episcopal services will be held in
the court house Sunday, May 1st at II
o'clock. Morning prayer by Rev. j..
III. Lee. Sermon and confirmation by
the Right Rev. S. NJ. Griswold d. d.
Bishop of Salina. Holy Communion.
The public cordially invited.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1904-04-30
Notice of Application to Purchase School
nd

The undersigned hereby gives notice that
he win. the 9Th day of May. 1904.
ma Ike AN "A application to the Probate Court of
Tres,o county Kansas. to purchase the fol-
lowing described school land. situated in the
organized county of rrego. Kansas. viz:
The southeast qua rter of section 4. town
ship IA range D.
He names the. following persons to prove
his settlement. continuous residence and
improvements viz: Harm Schneider resi-
dence w;t-keeney- Kansas. and Frank Bar
Der. residence Wa-keeney- Kansas
Done at wa-keeney. County of Trego-
Kansas this 18th day of April 1901.
WILLIAM MCECNE.
sE Petitioner. p
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1904-04-30
UNION PACIFIC LANDS

For Sale in Trego County. on Ten
Years Time, one-tenth down. Buy
now and take advantage of present
prices and terms. Address w. K.
SHELTON, Room 8, Union Depot,
Kansas City, Mo-
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LANDS WANTED.

/ have customers for few unim-
proved cheap tracts of land; some we'll
improved farms: some small ranches,
and two large ranches.
If you want to sell now is the time
Come list what you have, or send me
descriptions, prices, etc.
For Sa1e-LandS. !.
A few bargains in lands-farm and
ranch lands
Irrigated Lands.
/ Lam agent for the Arkansas Valley
Sugar Beet s. Irrigated Land Co =
lands in Southeast Colorado, where
farming pays.
. Call on or write,
S. NJ. HUTZEL,
Wa-Keeney, Rams.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1904-04-30

WANTED-3OO head of cattle to pas
ture. Good grass and plenty of water;
22O0 acres in pasture. Address @. p.
Albers. Ransom, Kans., or call on him
at Cedar Bluffs.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1904-04-30

Land
The undersigned hereby gives notice that
he wiz. the 9Th day of May. 1904.
make application to the PrsIbate Court of
Trego County Kansas to purchase the fol-
lowing described school land. situated in the
orgarized county of TregO- Kansas. viz:
The northeast quarter of section 16. town
ship IA. range "a
He names the following persons to prove
his settlement. continuous residence ana
improvements. viz:
Oscar w Olson residence Wa-Eeeney.
Kansas. and William ClawSon. Residence
Wa-keeney, Kansas
Done at Wa Keeney. County of Trego.
Kansas. this 18th day of April. 1904
WILLARD RHULE-
Petitioner.
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Medley s. Blake. big ranchmen down
on the Cimarron river in Grant ,coun-
ty, were in Trego county several
weeks ago on business, and while here
purchased eleven 2-year-old registered
Hereford bulls of w. J. SHELTON
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1904-04-30
Notice-Wa-Keeney Township.

Persons who have claims against
the township for helping to XII
prairie dogs will hand me their bill
before the Both inst.
CHAS. E. SHINQUIN,
Township Clerk.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1904-04-30

For SALE-A nice parlor set con-
sIsting of five pieces upholstered in
dark green crush plush. The set is IN
good condition and will. sell it. at ii
bargain. Call at this office.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1904-04-30

DIR. Jones has rented the stone store
room of George 1. Verbeck and will
use il for an implement warehouse
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1904-04-30

Mrs w. b. Robinson and little
daughter left Tuesday evening for
Cove county.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1904-04-30

Rev. Cox, the new M. E. minister,
braved the storm Sunday by filling his
appointments at Ogallah and Ridg-
WaV z-i
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Store for Sale.

Owing to ill health l wish to sell
out my entire stock. For particulars
call at my place of, business in the old
Verbeck block.
Mrs. NJ f. .COURTRIGHT.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1904-04-30

John w. Reynolds finished the foun-
datiOn for Marshal Tatman's new
house last Monday.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1904-04-30

John Spena, the boss windmill man
of the west, erected new Ideal mill
at County Clerk Phares' residence last
Tuesday. Hardly day passes that
John don't sell windmill or tank.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1904-04-30
ANNOUNCEMENTS.

At the suggestion of friends. and agreea-
nounce myself as a candidate for County
Clerk of Trego County, subject to the decf-
sion of the Republican County convention.
L. NJ. WALDORF.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1904-04-30
Town Herd.

Pasture for your cows can be had by
notifying II. +. Osterkamp or +. A.
Mechau on or before May ], 1904.
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There seems to be some sducks or
the creek as we had duck for dinner
on Tuesday.