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Martinsburg statesman. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1869-1906, 1904-03-25
WANTED

Special representative ia this and
adjoining territories TO represent and
advertise an old established business
house ofsolid financial standing. Salary
S2l weekly, with expenses advseee
each Monday by check direct from
headquarters. Expenses advanced,
n perman ent. We Kurdish every
thing
Address the Colambis, $50 Monon
Bidgs Chicago, III. s46ts.
Martinsburg statesman. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1869-1906, 1904-03-25
Garden and
Flower Seeds
For 1904

Truckers and farmers can buy
Garden Seeds at A. M. GIL
BERT'S Drug Store cheaper
than they can buy them from
the growers. We have just re-
ceived a large stock of fresh
Garden and Flower Seeds for
season 1904.
Extra Early Peas, Beans,
Storrell's Evergreen Corn, To-
mato Seed, Cabbage, Seed, etc.
Guaranteed to grow true to
name. Call and get catalogue
and prices.
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Notes From the Firemcn .

The Junior Fire Co.. of Hagers.
town is organizing reel team to
compete in the races here in May.
The Junior Band. of Greencastle. has
been engaged to accompany the
Waynesbofo fire company TO this city
at the firemeu's celebration
It is likely that the Mechanics fire
company, OF nesboro, vii. at
tend, although they are having a
discussion with the railroad company
at present about the rate OF transpor
tation.
Martinsburg statesman. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1869-1906, 1904-03-25

J. w. Dodd auctio neer.
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Philip showers.
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A. NJ. GILBERT'S
Drug Store.
PUBLIC SALE

The undersigned having qualified as
Administrative Of Charles NJ. Sutton
deed will sell at her residence at
Winebrenner's Y roads miles east of
Martinsburg and ssme distance west Of
Shepherdstowp, and one half mile east
of Vanolevesville, B. d .. railroad
station on
Wednesday, March 30, 1904,
of valuable Personal property.
Laura M. Satton Admit.
Of Charles NJ. Sutton deed
+. w. Dodd auctio neer
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For sale or Rent.

Good farm for sale or rent 4 miles
from town southeast on the Charles
town road. For particulars inquire at
this effice.
Martinsburg statesman. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1869-1906, 1904-03-25

Large CONT riious stone hi use To-
cstsd near re lid water works, suit
able Tor two fsnsilies.
Enquire OF
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FARM FOR SALE

NE acres No Well improved farM
fer sale 2 IL Miles frem Martlnsburg
q. ,. Brown,
Martiashurg,
Martinsburg statesman. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1869-1906, 1904-03-25

is such school.
We prepare our students for
teaching, for entrance to the
State and other universities,
and for good, cultured and in
telligent citizenship.
We offer courses in Academic
and Professional work, Music
and Elocution. We give be-
sides Band, Orchestra andMili-
tary training.
Board is cheap, the climate is
healthful, and the location is
superb. We boast a good equip
ment in buildings, apparatus,
library and teaching force.
Tuition is free to West Virgil
MIA students.
Investigate for yourselves,
and send for Catalogue and
ether information to
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10 - to Date
ENTLBR HOTEL,
JAG. 5, MYERS,
= Proprietor.
ShepherdStOYn, West Virginia.

/ wish to norliy the
public that the Entler
Hotel has been thorough
ly renovated aud refur-
nished by me, and that
.he'hoase is now up-do-
date in every way. l
respectfully 5 solicit a
call.
The Greeley tribune., 1904-05-26
SYSTEM
Farming in Arid Regions with
out Irrigation.

Ex-County Treasurer II. S. Youtsey
and his brother, DR.. j. j. Youtsey Of
Loveland, have purchased $40 acres
of dr5 land north Of Windsor, which
they intend to farm without irriga-
tion. They are now plowing and In
the fall intend to sow $50 acres to
winter wheat. They also intend to
experiment with rurkestan alfalfa, a
variety that requires less moisture
than our common alfalfa, and yields
q ton more to the acre.
The Messrs. Youstey have not the
slightest doubt that they are making
profitable venture, having studied
the new system OF farming and
watched the successful experiments
tried IN this county. They call 1t
the Campbell system, after II. W.
Campbell Of Nebraska, who with but
three more inches than we have OF
rainfall per summer, has raised Or
chards that bear every year. The
B. & NJ. railway has also demon
strated the theory of the conserva'
tion Of moisture tract of new land
p!owed and kept free OF vegetation
showed continuous moisture. while
natural land growing grass 1mme-
diately adjoining it dried out.
The Smith brothers on the lower
Buckhorn succeeded in raising IS
bushels of spring wheat per acre
and j. a. Toney cot 10 bushels OF 90
pound speltz. More than dozen
farmers have tried the new system
and everyone has succeeded in raising
profitable crop.
They pIow the ground to let the
rain penetrate below evaporatine ih-
t,uences: they harrow it to keep the
pores of the soil open to receive more
moisture and to kill OFT vegetation,
which anyone can see by examining
tine ground under tree, draws mois-
ture out of the soil; and when exam
inatiop shows enough moisture IN
the ground for a crop 1t can De
planted with about as much conn
dence as On land under a well hlled
reservoir. The Campbell system ana
our local experiments are Gel taihiy
interesting. We get over IA inches
OF rain a year and II We could save IL
from running of, from evaporation
and absorption by trees. brush'
weeds and other unprohtahie crops,
we could dipsense with bitches put
no one expects to do all that- crop
every other year is considered the
limit OF safety-Fort Collins Courier
The Greeley tribune., 1904-05-26
DELEGATES CHOSEN
Democrats Will Not Hold County
Convention.

Realizing that seed time was the
busy season with farmers, the Weld
county democratic committee, after
many consultations ard interviews
with leading democrats throughout
the county, concluded not to call
convention this spring to elect dele
gates to attend the state convention
to be held next Tuesday in Pueblo.
The party constituents said the
committee could name those to 80 to
tie convention, and Saturday after
noon that body held meeting in
Chairman Tew's office and elected
the following delegates:
W. L. Clayton, chairman, Greeley;
Henry Slottz and T. L. Monson, Lup-
ton; John S. Wheeler and Sam J.
Peerv, Platteville: Amos Ackroyd
and w. w. Sullivan, Eaton; B. r.
Williams, Lucerne; Cryus Neal, Ker-
sey: Colonel Jones aud j. NJ. B. Pet
rikin, Greeley.
The committee endorsed Robert
W. Speer OF Denver and Senator
Clayton of this city as delegates to
the national democratic convention
to be held in st. Louis the week CT
July g.
The Greeley tribune., 1904-05-26

Bunping won the medal for points at
the girls events. Pleasant features
of the days occurrences were the
Nav Day luncheon served by the Y.
W. C. A. on the campus from l a. m.
to o. M, and the banquet given by
the CIionian Literary society In the
evening at the Oasis hotel
Following are the events with
winners of first, second and third
places. showing whether senior or
Junior and the total points by each
class:
100 yard dash Kelsey, sr, /; Ellis,
ir. .; Churchill. jr, J; time 10 10
seconds: seniors >, Juniors 4.
Shot put-Butcher, Jr, /; Snyder,
sr. =: Ellis, jr, 3; best distance, 81
feet inches: seniors 3, juniors 6.
l2O-yard hurdles-Snyder. sr, /;
Kelsey, sr, ,. Ellis and RouP, jrs,
failed to finish. Seniors s. Time,
10 So seconds.
The Greeley tribune., 1904-05-26

Pole Vanlt--snyder, sr, L; Alex
ander, jr, 2; Terry, sr, 8; feet s
inches; seniors, 6 juniors 3.
ssoyard Morand, jr, /; Alex
ander, jr, 2; j. Worley, ST, 3; time
2:14 AS.
Running high Jump Snyder, sr,
/; Ellis, jr, 2; Butcher, jr, 3; 4 feet
9R inches; seniors 5, juniors 4.
22o-yard dash-Elis, Jr, /; Church.
i'll, jr, ?; Snyder, sr, 3; time, % 2-5
seconds; seniors l. juniors 8.
Hammer throw-v. Worley, sr. / :;
Alps, sr, 2; Ellis, jr, 3; distance, "a
feet 2 inches; seniors s, Juniors 1.
One-mile run-Alexander, jr, l.;
Wetzel, sr, 2; Morand, jr, 3: time
SAP; seniors 3, juniors 6.
Running broad jump-Wetzel, sr,
l; Snyder, sr, 2; Ellis, jr, 3; distance
Is feet 5 inches: seniors s, juniors /.
22O-yard hurdles-Snyder, sr. /;
Kelsey ST. 2; Ellis, jr, 3; time 81 As
seconds; seniors s, juniors |.
Discus throw-Alps, sr, /: Snyder,
sr, 2; V. Worley, ST, g.; distance s.
feet 2 inches; seniors 8, juniors O.
44O-yard run-Ellis, jr. L; Morand,
The Greeley tribune., 1904-05-26

victory for the juniors out OF the
four field days held by the girls O:
the school Last year for the first
time the seniors won.
The boys and girls field days were
considered as separate events and
each of the winning classes will re-
ceive the silver loving cup.
The day was unusually rough and
windy and greatly interfered with
the work. Consequently no extra
ordinary records were made. The
afternoon was especially windy and
some OF the events we're omitted on
this account.
Iyndal Snyder was awarded the
gold medal for making the greatest
number OF points for the class, his
record being 80 out OF the 10. Miss
The Greeley tribune., 1904-05-26
To Benefit Tourists.

The Rev. W. W DUNN, pastor OF
the Congregations church of this
city for several years, has organized
sort of information bureau for
tourists in California, at Los Angeles.
The special aim of the bureau is to
furnish reliable information to tour
to locate tourists where they will be
the most comfortable, etc.
The Greeley tribune., 1904-05-26

hOWeveI-nO lives were lost. The
family OF Lee Evans, about six miles
west Of town, were obliged to take
refuge on the roof of their potato
dugout, and were kept there several
hours before rescued.
About noon the water began to
subside, and fell almost as rapidly as
it had risen. BY now the actual
damage eau begin to be estimated.
The direct damage to property In
this vicinity has not been as great as
might have been supposed. No
homes were totally destroyed, and
but little stock killed. The greatest
damage is to crops. The onions and
cabbage that form the leading product
OF the bottom lands were In most
cases totally destroyed. AS 1t is too
late to replant, it is likely that
most Of the ground will be put in
with sugar beets.
A great deal OF damage has been
done to irrigation companies, through
breaking Of bitches, that IL will cost
thousands Of dollars to repair. In
the early part of this week the only
bitches running water we're the Fos-
sill Creek and No. 2. All the rest
were disabled.
Both the C. & S. and the q. P.
railroads were damaged considerably.
On the former, the bridge near Tim
nath was pIetely washed away,
knocking out any train service for
several days. Near CaIr,on the UP,
Lone Tree creek washed out bridge,
so that no trains came In from the
north Friday. When the food struck
Greeley, it washed out section Of
grade about sixty feet in length just
north of the city. This, however,
was hridged so that the first freight
train crossed there Sunday evening.
The ''Y" connecting the G. & S. and
U. p. in the north part of the city
was also washed out.
Later reports from the inundated
districts are a little more encourag
Ing and are to the effect that con-
siderable portion OF the crops covered
will come out we'll again.
What has done so much damage up
stream has really been blessing
down the Platte river. The bed
there was wide enough to take up
the water, and hut little damage was
done. while the water was made good
use o! down in the Orchard country
for direct irrigation aud storage.
The talk Of cloudbursts as cause
of the flood is all nonsense. There is
no such thing as cloudburst, any
more than we often have right here
| In Greeley. A heavy rain and
large watershed will do the business
every time. B. d. Sanborn OF this
city was in Wellington at the time
when the so-called cloudburst struck
that place. He saw the Box Elder
creek rise and wash out the bridges,
and yet it rained no harder than he
has often seen 1T do right here.
At Cheyenne several lives we're lost
In Crow creek. another tributary of
the Platte that also went on
rampage.
The Greeley tribune., 1904-05-26
High School Commencement

Admission to the High school
graduating exercises at the opera
house Thursday evening, June 2,
will be by reserved seat tickets as
usual.
These tickets will be on sale at
Horne's on Saturday, May IS, at 10
a. m. All who wish 10 get places
In line for this sale will meet Mr..
Carter at the High school at ga. m.
Uniform prices to all parts of the
house, fifteen cents; each purchaser
limited to five tickets. Special sale
Of tickets to the graduating class,
teachers and school board at the
High school Tuesday, May 81, S
O'Clock D. m.
The Greeley tribune., 1904-05-26
Three Score and Ten.

Friday r. Fl. Johns celebrated In
a quiet way his 10th birthday. Con-
sidering that Mr.. Johns spent more
than half his life freighting on the
plains and in the mountains, camp
ing out in all kinds OF weather year
after year. his vlgor and vitality are
wonderful. He and Mrs. Johns con-
template visit east this fall, where
they intend staying year or more.
The Greeley tribune., 1904-05-26
A GALA DAY
ATHLETIC EVENTS AT STATE
NORMAL SCHOOL.
Boys and Girls Field Day
May Day Luncheon and Ban
quet at Oasis. Honors
Are Divided.

Things were fairly we'll evened up
between seniors and juniors at the
field day exercises of those two classes
at the State Normal school last Fri
day. In the morning the boys
events resulted in 20 points for the
seniors and So for the juniors.
The girls events in the afternoon
resulted entirely different and the
juniors made 10 points against "a by
the seniors. This brings the third
The Greeley tribune., 1904-05-26

Will be followed by an address by
Grand Sire Goodwin. Another i'm.
portant event of the day will be the
comforting OF the grand decoration of
cfivalry upon John NJ. Norman,
grand secretary.
A special train will leave Ault at
a. m. and Greeley at 1870 a. M.
returning leaving Denver at IL D. M
The Greeley tribune., 1904-05-26
Girls Field Day.

In the afternoon, in spite OF the
wind that was almost a gale sweep
ing over the athletic ground the girls
of the senior and junior classes met
In exciting contest. The military
drill was won by the senior class,
giving them points.
The 6O-yard dash was done in l-5
seconds, with Miss McBreen, jr l.;
Miss Frink, ST, ,: Miss Donll, ST. 3;
seniors 4, juniors D.
In batting the ball the juniors
made all three places, with Miss
Work. [: Miss Burning, ,: Miss
Hummer. 3; seniors 0, juniors 8; dis
tance 1876 feet.
The seniors failed to secure a
place in the preliminaries of the
auoits match and the junior team,
composed of Misses Roup, Paisley,
The Greeley tribune., 1904-05-26

ir, 2; Kelsey. sr, 3; time 50 seconds;
seniors |, junisaT-8.
Two-mile run-Alexander, ir, l:
]. Worley, sr, 2; V. Worley. sr, 81;
time 1884. Seniors were disqualified
in This race because the last man was
paced in. The Juniors were given 5
points.
One-mile relay race-Senior class
team. Snyder, V. WorIey, Wetzel,
Kelsey: junior team. Alexander,
Beardsley, butcher, Morand; won by
seniors: time 4:3l; seniors 9. jun
iols O.
Total: Seniors, 20: juniors, 50.
Tyndall Snyder was awarded the
gold medal for making the greatest
number of points, winning 80 for the
senior class.
The Greeley tribune., 1904-05-26
to Denver.

the Greeley lodge Of
I 70 to Denver to
le festivities in honor
G'and Sire John b.
'ahta, Ga, head OF
order OF Odd Fell
who will make an
he Colorado jurisdic-
ected that the Gree
tAe the hand along to
~ parade at | O'Clock
'ne parade the Odd
l'o the First Baptist
0 address Of welcome
II Y D. Cobb, which
The Greeley tribune., 1904-05-26

Continued on last paee)
The Greeley tribune., 1904-05-26

the prize trips to the
b'ered by The Tribune
lost popular ladies, Is
10 the home stretch,
Pidate is bringing to
1T Of reserve force for
i, That each candi-
|nsiderable number OF
)g for them now is
fhe number o; votes
) office. Nobody can
Id guess at the out
as the ballots being
Yet as at a Big Mitt
n7er. and perhaps a
honest. There will
Of surprises in store
vote is made public,
(ent indications The
as much surprised as
PHI likely have about
ny esteemable young
fsts at the big expo
in figures occurred
fsue. The standing
Walker Of Windsor,
v, should have been
ffdleton's vote should
o instead Of l3, 1856.
corrections are made
show the manner of
Is.
clipped from the Trib-
otes or credits.
oscriber with cash for
~ votes or credits. A
floer counts half as
by an old subscriber
-Jo credits.
sent 10 the Trib Inc
nts ~ credits.
Ppen 10 any young lady
| ihe one residing in
ae most credits to her
lohe Of the winners, and
ulsIde of Greeley who
loas the outside candi-
o'heT winner.
The San Francisco call., 1904-06-18
DISLIKE PLAN
OF RAILROAD
Brokers Look With DiSfavOr
Upon Southern Pacitic's
Issue of Preferred Stock
SCHEME IS DISCUSSED
Clause Giving the Company
Right to Redeem at 115 in
Five Years Proves Bugbear

NEW YORK, June 1.-THE sentiment
in Wall street to-day was largely infiu-
eneed by the attitude assumed by the
stockholders Of the Southern Pacific
and others toward the financial plan
recently announced. A further discus
sion and reflection on the proposals Of
the Southern Pacific management
seemed to demonstrate pretty clearly
the fact that the plan to raise $40 900. 900
in cash by the sale Of per cent pre-
ferred stock. and the right to authorize
an issue Of 800. 900 600, has not been IA
vorably received. This sentiment was
evidenced by liquidation in Southern
Pacific, which affected the entire mar
ket.
The fact that the Southern Pacific
Company reserved the right to redeem
the preferred stock at 115 within a Pc
riOd Of five years after July 1. 1905.
brought about a decided change in the
estimated status of the new preferred
stock. as well as the rights accruing
on present stock. 1t was quite gener-
ally believed that the new stock would
sell above lis, but the redemption
clause carried with it the conviction
that the new stock would sell some
where between that figure and 12O The
course Of the rights on the curb, where
they are now traded in. together with
the decline in the stock to III. con-
firmed the general impression The
suggestion was also made that no mat
ter what refunding process was put
into operation the new preferred stock
would probably be funded into bonds.
The San Francisco call., 1904-06-18
BURNING OF THE STEAMER SL0CUM
Is TO BE THOROUGHLY |NVESTI
First Officer Of the Destroyed Vessel Says That the Fire Hose Was Rotten
and Useless and That 1t Burst Dozen Places When He and His
Assistants Tried to Handle and Deckhand Corroboa His Story

through a confusion in the numbers.
John J. Coakley, a deckhand on the
General Slocum, made a statement be-
fore Coroner Berry to-day that the
flames were first discovered in hay
which had been used in packing bar
rels of glassware Those barrels were
placed in storeroom where oil was
stored. He also said that whsn the
hose was unrolled it kinked so badly
that 1t burst when water was turned
on. He testified, in addition to this,
that the boat was passing BlackweIls
Island, opposite Ninety sixth street,
when the fire was discovered. Others
have variously said that there was no
sign Of fire until One Hundred and
Thirty-seventh street or One Hundred
and Thirty eighth street was reached.
The San Francisco call., 1904-06-18
ADDITIONAL IDENT1F1CATToNs.

Friends Claim the Bodies of Victims of
the Slocum Disaster.
NEW YORK, June 17.-Additional
identif1cations of dead made to-day at
the Morgue were:
Lane, George.
Merseles, Matilda.
Michaels, Carrie.
Marshall, Daniel.
Meyers, Elizabeth.
Morris, Kate.
Ramenelkamp, Stella.
Stolz, Bessie.
Salkman, Margaret.
Stahl, Emanuel.
Schmedling, Annie.
Timm, George.
Timm, Hedwig.
Vetter, Frederick.
The San Francisco call., 1904-06-18

their convention at Santa Cruz on Mon
day and Tuesday, August p and %.
LIVERNASH TALKS.
The Iroquois Club gave an informal
reception last night to Congressman E.
j. Livernash at Pythian Castle The
hall was well filled with the members
Of the club and many outsiders.
After a short Introductory speech
by william H. Kline, president of the
club, Mr.. Livernash started in by
giving few experiences in Congress.
Soon, however, he branched to capital
and labor. He scored the monopolies
and declared that the workingman' s
salvation lies in labor unions and the
voting of the Democratic ticket. His
closing remarks reviewed the work of
the Democratic party, which he said
was wrong once in while, and some
times entirely wrong (being a human
institution. but whose maxim is, the
greatest good for the greatest num-
ber."
The San Francisco call., 1904-06-18
EJECTING PASSENGER
COSTLY TO RAILROAD
Los Angeles Man Gets Verdict for
$4,000 Damages Against the
Southern Pacific,

$4UUO damages Against the
Southern Pacific.
SAN JOSE, June 17.-Robert H. Elser
of Los Angeles was given a verdict
against the Southern Pacific Company
by jury tonight for $4,000 damages
for violent ejectment from a train in
this city on August % last The tes-
timony showed that a relative of Elser
purchased three special excursion tick
cts from Los Angeles to the Jeffries-
Corbett fight at San Francisco and
wrote the names on the tickets him
self, with the sanction Of the selling
agent, instead of requiring the users
to indorse them. Elser, when request
ed to write his name for Identification,
explained the circumstances, but was
not believed.
After his ejectment he was locked
up overnight in the city prison under
the direction of the railroad conductor.
The San Francisco call., 1904-06-18

Payson at the local offices OF the Santa
Fe road. The Sierra Railway is a VAL
liable acquisition to the Santa Fe in
that 1t gives it a rich field in which
to operate. and guarantees it a large
share Of the lumber traffic which orig
mates in the TuOlumne timber dis
trict