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spent an hour or more figuring in an
old note. book.
Il suppoGe YOU are still determined
to sell your share in these mines.
Jim?" said John.
Il am. II | can get an offer of quar-
ter OF n million" replied Jim.
You're making mistake. old
man" said John Burt. laying his hand
on his friends shoulder. but you
have as much right to your opinion as
I have to mine. So we will call that
settled. told you would make you
n proposition. and here 1t Is. There
are two mines. and they look equally
promising. propose that you take
one and take the other. We will
call the south one Sailor A. and the
north Sailor b. You can have your
CHOICE
That's not fart" said Jim. "I'll
play you n game of seven.up for the
each-best two out of three to take
first choice"
"All right responded John. ms
Blake produced well worn pack OF
cards and shuf!ied them. But before
We play. let me finish my proposition.
You wish to sell your claims for two
hundred and fifty thousand IL you can
find n purchaser. Will you give me an
option on your claim. I'll give you
Ave thousand in cash for the follow
ing option on your claim-you to deed
me all your rights In consideration of
one hundred thousand dollars. payable
in sixty days from this date: one hun.
dred thousand payable in six months
from date. and one hundred thousand
payable in one year from date. And"
You bet your life I WILL" interrupt.
ed Blake. extending his hand. Make
II two thousand in cash, John. That
will be enough. Make 1t two thousand
and I'll go you"
1--WE will call II twenty-five hundred,
and you can have the other twenty
FIVE hundred II you need It," said John
smiling. But | had not finished.
You shall have one.half of the pro-
cceds from the sale of the ere already
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CHAPTER xll.-centInued.

ave been past II u hundred times.
I've struck pick all around there and
never found ore" said Blake reflective
sand people walked over the Little
Caiavcras before I found the Gilt.
Wall. John" he concluded. relapsing
to the familiar Yankee drawi. "'don't
this beat time as Uncle Toby Haynes
used to say?"
at certainly IL remarkable" said
John Burt. folding the map. How
did you happen to select this particu.
lar spot. Jim?"
Just happened to. that's nll." was
the inconlc reply. ! laid out claims
all along here. but this one seemed
the most likely" ta a.
Il suppose your claims cover the
ground Indicated on this map. don't
thoy!" asked John. ..
at don't make bit OF difference
whether they do or not" asserted
Blake with much visor. III you find
ore. the claim Is yours. John. and don't
you forget IL"
Suppose We go partners In the
Suiibr miH". ruEE'H'cu Sohus H"N'
n tidy sum OF money. and I'll Offset
that and the map against your claim
and experience. What do you say.
JIM"
Its not fair to you. John. but I'll
gladly accept. and here's my hand on
IL"
After breakfast they set about To-
eating the sailors vein. In less than
nm hour Jim Blake sunk his pick into
a quartz rock which showed free gold.
While Jim was gloating over his ind.
John appeared from behind n ledge.
He handed Blake n nugget which
weighed fully ten pounds. and n
giancc-to say nothing of the weight
showed Il to be almost solid gold.
Blake sraspcd II. dcvourcd Its dull
gloss with sparkling eyes. and hurled
his hat high In the air.
"wc are rich! We are rich!" he
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1904-07-22
THE FARM AND RANGE
Crop Conditions.

Preliminary returns to the chief OF
the bureau Of Statistics OF the Depart
ment OF Agriculture show the acreage
Of corn planted to be about 9l.93O.OOO
acres, an Increase OF about 2.l3O.Ooo
acres. or 20 per cent. on the area plant
ed last year. as revised In December.
The average condition OF the grow
Ing crop July LIST was sG.i. AZ compared
with 79.4 July ]. 1908: S7.5 ut the cor
responding date In 1902 and ten-year
average OF ss.i.
The average condition OF winter
wheat July LIST WAS 1877. as compared
with TT last month. 7s.s July !. 1908;
II st the corresponding date In 1907.
and = ten-year average Of 7s.3.
II should be borne In mind that THIS
report relates to condition July LIST and
takes no note OF the effects Of storms
that have occurred In certain states
since that date.
The average condition OF sprins
wheat July LIST was 93.7. as compared
with s3t last month. s2.5 July l. 1908:
92t mt the corresponding date In l3O..
and u ten-year average OF s6.s.
The average condition OF July LIST
spring and winter wheat combined was
st.b. as compared with so July ]. 1908.
and se9 nj the corresponding date In
1902.
The amount Of wheat remaining In
tho hands Of farmers July LIST in csu-
mated ut about 3G.G30.0oJ bushels.
equivalent to about 81 per cent. OF the
crop OF last year.
The average condition Of the oat
crop July LIST was SOS. as compared
with 50: last month. 9s.3 July ]. 1908.
s2i NJ the corresponding date In ioVs.
and a tcn-ycar average Of sI.3.
The average condition OF barley July
LIST was IS. 9. against 90.5 one month ago.
s6.8 July !. 1905: 93.7 nj tho cores
ponding date In 1902. and ten-ycar
| average Of ST..
The average condition OF spring rye
July list was SIS. M compared with Yo.:
July l. 1908: 9i.: ut the corresponding
date In 1909. and n tcn-ycar average Oh
s9.7.
| The average condition Of spring ryo
July LIST was 9o.s. ms compared with
Ss.j July !. 1908: 81. mt the cores
ponding date In 1909. and n ten-ycar
average OF s7.t.
The acreage Of fax is less than tina,
| OF las, year by about $4,000 acres. or
2s.G per cent. and the condition July
| LIST was s6G.
The average condition OF rice July
!. ixt was ss.2. against 9i.s last month.
and 93.5 a year ago.
Tho acreage OF potatoes. cSclud!n.
sweet potatoes. Is greater than that ot
last year by about $4,000 acres. or 3.t
per cent. The average condition July
LIST was 93.a. ns compared with s.i
July I. 1908: 9..s Mt the corresponding
date In 1909. and tcn-ycar average of
81.
The acreage Of tobacco is less than
that Of last year by about 23i. 900 acres.
or 90 per cent The average condition
July LIST was s5.3. against S5.i ono year
ago.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1904-07-22
r. H. PLATr CRITICALLY ILL.
Little Hope Is Held Out for Son Of
New York Senator.

Frank II. Plntt, son OF Senator
Plat. Is still very sick of typhoid
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1904-07-22
RICHER THAN HETTY GREEN.
Mary @. Pinkney. spinster. Of New
York, Has Much Money.

The richest spinstor In New York
city is Mary G. Pinkney. She is said
to have more money than Hctty
Green and certainly more than Helen
Gould. The reason that her name has
never been connected with matrimo.
NAL gossip Is that she is 81 years old.
Miss Pinkney lives in New York in
the winter time. having fino apart
ments in tho Hotel buckingham. and
in the summer she goes to her farm
mp In the Bronx. This farm is worth
about 100000. She raises garden
truck and flowers. and is said to be
an excellent farmer. She does not go
in much for charity. but she is not
eccentric. nor parsimonious. Nearly
all her relatives of the younger gener-
alton are socially prominent. Like
Russell Sage, she finds her chief pleas.
ure in work.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1904-07-22

that inasmuch as there was no op.
position To himself or Mr.. Corral they
were elected by the people. subject
to tho board OF electors.
Tho electors announced to tho re.
public and to tho world that for SIX
years Poriirio Dinx would be Prcsi.
dent and Ramon Corral vice prcsi.
dent. The election was received
with general satisfaction throughout
the country. Tho election is taken
To mean that Corral will. In tho near
future. be the real President. for
President Diaz In aging rapidly and
Ia feeling the strain OF once. and hc
IL going to retire In reality. though
he will nominaiiy bc the President.
In doing this he will be relieved OF
tho nrduous duties OF Office and Will
mt the same time satisfy the people.
who love and honor him.
II In believed that Gov. Miguel A.
Ahumada of the state of Jaiisco will
bc selected as Mr.. Corral's successor
MS minister OF the Interior.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1904-07-22
Foreign Crop Reports.

The Department OF Agriculture. In It's
foreign crop report, issued to-day.
gives the following:
Rugsia-wintcr rye up to the aver
age, winter wheat below average:
spring wheat. which forms the larger
part OF the Russian wheat crop. report
cd in good condition: barley and oats.
average.
Germany-Crops show some deter
ioration since the middle OF May. eN-
cept winter spelt. lucernc and pota-
toes The deterioration In winter wheat
was very slight.
Austria-Crops have suffered greatly
from heat and drouth.
Hungary-wheat yiold likely to be
loss than that of 1908 by 36.9G6,563
bushels. or about twcnty-threc per
cent. The rye crop Is less seriously AZ
fected, the prospective deficiency being
only 4. .SiS, ,9Gl bushels. or less than ten
per cent. The estimated deficiency In
barley is twcnty-four per cent, ana
oats twenty-ninc per cent.
Roumania-Thc prolonged drouth
has had serious effects on Roumanian
crops.
Buigaria-Crops mainly favorable.
but suffered somewhat from drouth.
Servla-Crop prospects improved by
an abundant rain.
Turkey - Crops suffered severely
from drouth
Greece-wheat and barley excellent.
Italy-Rain has benefited all crops.
France-Wheat crop OF 1904 likely to
exceed the large crop OF 1903. though
hailstorms have occasioned some anX-
iety.
Spain-Rain and hail storms have
caused serious damage. much OF the
country having suffered previously
from drouth.
Belgium-Cereal crops very satisfae-
tory.
Norway-Crops satisfactory.
Denmark-Rain desired for nearly
all kinds of crops.
Netherlands-Spr crops scwed un-
der good conditions generally. but com
plants of soil being too damp and that
oats and spring wheat stood thin on the
ground. owing to the unsatisfactory
results of beet growing in the last two
years. the area under sugar beets Is less
than in 1903 or 1902.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1904-07-22
| BEFORE THE
PUBLIC EYE
MEXICO AGAIN AoNoRs olAz.
Veteran Statesman Reelected Presi-
dent Without Opposition.

Porfrio Diaz was. on July l. for.
maily elected President OF tho re-
public OF Mexico. The formal elec.
ton OF Ramon Corral rs vice presi.
dent Of the republic was also an
nounced by the electors.
The election took place two weeks
ago. and II remained simply to an-
nouncc that the returns as to the two
candidates were unopposed. The
day following the election the Presi-
dent announced In proclamatioD
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1904-07-22

shouted until the rocks resounded.
Monte Cris,o was bcggar compared
with Burton & Blake! Hurrah for
the Sailor mine and John Burt! You
can't keep a good man down! Hur.
rah!"
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1904-07-22

A subscriber In Jefferson county
sends us some raspberry tips which
have two rows of punctures or girdles
about half an inch apart with worm
underneath boring out the pith and
causing withering. This Is the rasp-
berry cane borer. The adult beetle is
black with yellow collar. 1t makes the
punctures. deposits the eggs midway
between the two rings. the worm
matches and eats its way through the
pith to the bottom of the stalk. changes
to pupa for the winter and matches out
the perfect beetle the following spring.
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SERIOUS & CHARGES /;
fs iaS.ssN -. ~ i1i.,s. LAY
FLoRls MEN ARE CHARGED WITH
LARCENY, BREAKING AND
ENTERiNG.
Action is Brought BY c. "A. Manns OF
the Eldon Independent Telephone
Co - Preliminary Hearing Before
Justice Campbell. as II,

Charged with breaking and entering
and the larceny of property valued at
over $500 from the Eldon Independent
Telephone Company j. R. Eddy and
C. R. Eddy, of Floris, are having their
preliminary hearing before Justice O..
L. Campbell this afternoon. About
twenty witnesses from 'Eldon are in
attendance at the hearing and the case
promises to be hard fought one.
]. r. Eddy was formerly the princi-
pal owner of the company and recently
sold his interests to c. A. Manns of
Sioux City, who is the prosecuting wit.
ness in the present action. 1t is said
that Mr.. Eddy claims that he did not
sellF'th property In a certain building
consisting of wires, cross arms, glass
and other material used in the con-
structiont of telephone line to Mr..
Manns and sold 1t = another party.
Mr.. Manns claimed THAT he bought the
property and refused to@giye up the
key to the building.
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DRINKS ACID AND DIES.
Farmer Living Near Duncan Causes
His Own Death.

Duncan, Nav 3.-Albert Burda; a
farmer living about four miles north of
Duncan, caused his own death Satur-
day afternoon by drinking a quantity
of carbolic acid Burda went into the
general store of John Schoun, where
several men were congregated and
purchased some goods. The conversa-
ton turned to horses, and one man
pulled a bottle of carbolic acid from
his pocket and said that he used it to
rid his horses of lice Mr., Burda scot
fed at the idea, and said: THAT
would not hurt anybodN.' He passed
1t around to some of the men in the
crowd, asking them to smell of the
bottle, and to drink Of ii. I When the
bottle was returned to Burda he took
two drinks. of the liquid, went out and
crawled into his wagon. and after
driving about the streets ten minutes
fell off the seat dead. The coroner,
DR.. Carton, of Britt, was Immediately
summoned, and called a jury to hold
an inquest. Four witnesses We're called
who testified that they saw Burda
drink the horse medicine. The coron-
ers verdict was that Burda caused his
own death, no one else being held re-
SponSible.
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Real Estate Transfers.

Real estate transfers furnished BY
Lowenherg & Co.. real estate agents
1907 South Court street
Johnson, M. and wife to A. w Rob-
erts, lots IL and IL, block Al, Eldon,
1925.
Cobb, Ira M. and wife to Isaac
Downey, lot rs, Conant & Chambers
add Ottumwa, s400.
Hoyt, Horace E. and wife to Bertha
M Reed, lots 5 and 6, south ", north
east u northeast n, southeast ". Sec
ton 20, u, 13, 5000.
Wiley. Emma and husband Bert to
Emma E. Trowell, part southwest ",
northwest ", section SO, ~, 10, $500.
Nash, Nancy j. and husband G. H.
Nash, to G. D. Doud, part northwest
a, northwest Il and part southwestA,
northwest II, section 6, ~, 10, $4,500.00.
Brady, Patrick, to Cathfine Brady,
part ioutlot 2S Ottumwajs$ a.00 ana
love and affection. a 10 B5en .g,
Darner, II. w. and wife sto Kinsie
Huston; lot $50 Robinson 5th add OF
tumwa, $3.50. h s,-5sc III, 5-,,
Hanshaw, S. M. and wife TO w. Fl. G.
Jacques, lot 9, block All, Bldon; also lots
81, 3S. SO, 40 and Al, jacques I'd add
Eldon, ST, and love and affection.
Sutherland, Mrs. r. to David c.
Smith, lots 1 and 2, block %, Smith 4th
add Ottumwa, $3.50.
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THE CROP BULLETIN.
Temperature Nearing Normal and
Farmers are MAKING PROGRESS,

Farmers are Making Progress.
: Good progress Is being made by the
farmers Of the state of Iowa according
to the weekly report card entitled
Climate and Crop Service" published
by the weather bureau at Des Moines
The daily average temperature has
slowly increased until it has stood for
the past few days but from 2 to s be-
low the normal average. The bulle-
tin is as follows:
For the week ending Monday a. m
May 2. the daily mean temperature
was to 6 degrees below normal. The
weather, however, was mostly fair,
and at the close the conditions We're
about all that could be desired for
farming operations and the germina
ton of cereals. Reports are generally
favorable as to the conditions of oats,
spring wheat and barley, which appear
to be generally coming up in good time
and promising fair stand
Good progress has been made in
blowing and preparing ground for corn
and very large area is now In readi-
ness for the planters. In some favored
localities planting was begun on the
last two days of April. and with con-
tinued good weather a very consider
able acreage will be planted the first
week in May. Conditions are much
more favorable than at the cores
bonding date last wear for the cereal
crops and all kinds of fruit, except
peaches The season is ten days late
as to termination Of seed and growth
of vegetation, but the general outlook
has not been more encouraging at the
first of May within the past fire years.
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EXCURSION TO AMESI
Pupils OF oTTuMwA SCHOOLS
TO VISIT STATE COLLEGE
OF AGRICULTURE.
Excursion Under Auspices Of keokuk
County Boys Agricultural Club and
Girls Home Culture Club - To Visit
state Capitol.

A number of pupils in the schools Of
Ottumwa and Wapello county expect
to join the excursion to the college of
agriculture and experiment station at
Ames, Friday June 5, under the au-
spices of the Keokuk County Boys
Agriculture club and the Girls Home
Culture club. The excursion will be
under the supervision Of Cap e. Miller
county s,tperintend of schools Of ST.
courtney.
A special train will leave Keota at
O'Clock in the morning over the
Rock Island and stops will be made at
Harper, Sigourney, Delta, Atwood and
Oskaloosa, where the Ottumwa mem.
bers will probably join the party. Re.
turning in the evening the train will
remain in Des Moines long enough fol-
the exclirsionists to pay visit to the
state capitol.
Education for the Farmer.
lii a circular telling Of the plans fol
the, excursion. Mr.. Miller says; Flaw
yers, doctors, ministers and tschoo
teachers are not the only persons wht
need an education today. The mar
who will be our future farmer vii
need an education along the line O
systematic and economic FARMING
There is growing demand today fol
an education that will enable one tt
earn his bread and that prepares hin
for his line work. i,s.i
The farmer must not be neglected
and our government realizes this ant
expends money for; his higher educa
ton. A new era is here with refer
ence to country life and the Keokuk.
are beginning to realize that the farm
| is the best place on earth. They are
planting seeds, will watch, study ant
care for the plants. They will hold 6
number of fairs this fall and will show
what they have done. An excursion tt
Ames is strictly in order Let us make
June 8 n gala day, a holiday, a time o.
unusual pleasure and profit to all thu
boys and girls who attend.
School Contest.
The programs have been issued 70
the bi-county school contest and ed,l
I cational meeting of Iowa and Keokul
counties to be held in North English
Friday and Saturday, May 13sand IA
A place in each contest WILDE awarded
to the contestant who receives firs
place in each contest and silver med
al to the contestant who receives zee
ond place. A large attendance and al
intestesting meeting is, anticipated.
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TEAPOT TIE NJ ? EST
TOM DENNlsoN SAYS sAER.
cLIFFE SCANDAL is SPITE
WORK AIMED AT SHAW.
Omaha GambIer-Politician Blsmes L.
E. Fay of Clinton, Fer His own In
dictment and Arrest - Tells His
Story To a Newspaper Reporter.


Des Moines, May S.--"This is all a
tempest in a teapot. It's game Of
politics to injure Secretary Shaw and
IS inspired by L. e. Fay of Clinton
for revenge against me because I de-
clined to do something for him. They
have no case against me and it will
soon blow over"
In these words, Tom Dennison, the
noted gambler and political boss of
Omaha, started heart-to-heart talk
with a newspaper representative at
his home in Omaha Sunday.
Il made out that list of money had
expended for Shercliffe's parole for the
purpose Of showing just how much
Frank was indebted to me- l don't
deny it and there's nothing wrong
about it. Every item was legitimate.
OF course political influence entered
into the case. There was never a
parole nor pardon ever granted any.
where that was not at the request OF
somebody whose constituents had urg.
ed him to use his influence with the
governor.
Work Was Legitimate.
sMr. Mcmillan and Mr.. Hipwell,
whose names are mentioned in this
case, did nothing that they didn't have
a right to do. paid their expenses
and it was right that 1 should. also
paid them for their time and trouble
which was all right. But it does not
follow that just because in this state.
ment said paid Mcmillan $4,000 that
II actually paid him this much. may
have put down big amount there to
make showing with Shercliffe or to
represent all expenditures in that class
parts of which went to other men. Nc
one but myself knows anything about
it and they'll have a hard thing prov,
ing anything wrong by me.
ShaW's Part In the Case.
what if Congressman Mercer did &C
to see Secretary Shaw for me? What
if John N. Baldwin and others appeal
ed to him in behalf of Shercliffe? Mer
Ger was under political obligations tc
me. had helped him IN his cam
paigDs. l was interested in Shercliffe
as friend. When l said to Mercer
that had a favor wanted to ask and
| that there was an innocent man in the
Iowa pentitentiary that wanted hin
to help me get out, it was all right fol
him to do what he could convinced
him Shercliffe was innocent and he
/ did then just as every politician hat
done dozens of times in parole an6
/ pardon cases."
Graft Inquiry Ordered.
| Omaha, Neb., May 3. - AS an out
come Of the confession of Shercliffe
4 the perpetrator of the famous Pollacl
] diamond robbery. in which he say!
Tom Dennison, the Omaha policy king
and politician, engineered and planned
the deal, Omaha political affairs arr
to be investigated in the courts. The
grand jury was yesterday instructed b,
Judge Day to look into alleged munich
| pal graft and to return indictments
without regard to rank or station.
Charges of graft" in several depart
ments OF the city government have
been rife for some time and Shercliffe'i
confession came as a confederation Q
the rumors.
The Civic league, composed of bust
ness men, will assist the county attot
ney in securing evidence against Thu
alleged "grafters.
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d i ID
There is more Catarrh in this section of
the country than all other diseases put to-
gether and until the last few years was
supposed to be lncurabe. For great many
years doctors pronounced II q local disease
and prescribed local remedies and by con-
stantly failing to cure with local treat
ment, pronounced 1T neurable Science has
proven catarrh to be constitutional dis
ease and therefore requires constitutional
treatment Halls Catnrrh Cure. manufaci
tured by F. ]. Cheney &c. Ioledo, ONO
ket. IT. is taken internally In doses from
10 drops to a teaspoonful. It acts directly
on the blood and mucous surfaces OF the
system. They offer one hundred dollars for
any case 1t falls to cure. Send for circulars
and Testimonials. ~ ~ G4l
ADDRESS: IF. j. Cheney a Co... Toledo,
Ohio 2e n.
Sold. by druggists, 1oc.
Take Halls Family Pills for constipation.
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BLAckHAWk.

Blackhawll, May "A. - Miller West
and wife passed through Blackhawk
Sunday enroute to Bunch to visit rela-
tiyes.
Messrs, John and Fred Harteen
were Blaclshawk callers Sunday even
ing" ~ <.e
Scott Mcfarland was a business call.
er at this place Saturday.
VIM Smith and family, VIM. Coop
and family, and Tenny Morrison and
wife, spent Sunday at the r. H. Coop
home
Miss Lennie Chatterton returned to
her home at this place Saturday after
a few weeks visit with relatives in
Unionville.
Loyic Kinsinger and wife visited