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The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1904-01-15
COUNTY NEWS.
Belpre Items.


George Weese made a business trip
to Kinsley yesterday.
VIM. Beezley was over from kins-
ley on business Monday.
Mrs. Weber has gone to Burdett
for a time as her mother is very sick,
Everything is quiet here, and news
is certainly a very scarce article
this week.
Elmer Keller and wife went to Wich-
tia Thursday on a visit to Mrs. kel-
ler's aunt.
Mr.. Will Budgets mother came
over from st. John Friday to spend
a day with her son.
Mr.. Hawkins brother, who has
been here visiting, returned to his
home in Missouri Friday.
A. Wait & Son are improving the
appearance of their lumber shed by
giving it a coat of red paint.
Mr.. J. Head, the bookkeeper at
Donavan's hardware, is on the sick
list this week with rheumatism.
Miss Nora Lunz came down from
Ellinwood Tuesday to assist in caring
for her mother, who is very sick.
Dan and Mary Ingraham entertain
ed quite number of the school child
rem at their home Tuesday evening.
Mrs. Lon Muffett came over from
Macksville Friday for few days
visit with her brother, j. Il. Johnson.
Belpre is certainly coming to the
front. We have fine prospects for
three more fine new buildings in the
near future.
Mrs. Griffith, who has been visiting
her brother, Wilmer Martin, for the
past week, returned to her home in
Hutchinson Monday.
A niece of Mrs. n. Marsh arrived
Saturday from Elk City. She will
make her home with Mrs. Marsh the
remainder of the winter.
Mr.. Watson's little son Fred was
taken to Dykes hospital at Staff ord,
where an operation was performed
Friday. He is improving as rapidly
as could be expected.
w. c. Cooks little baby died
Wednesday morning. The child had
not been i'll and its mother was hor-
rified when she lifted the little one
from it's bed and found that it's life
had slipped away without a sign to
them that any thing was wrong.
Quite a number of guests assembled
at the home OF Miley Hawkins Mon
day night and succeeded in taking
Mr.. Hawkins entirely by surprise but
he soon recovered sufficiently to par
ticipate in the fun that was going
around among the rest. Every one
enjoyed a very pleasant time.
A short time since Ed Devlne made
his annual invoice. He found that
after working for a railroad corpora
ton for a number of years he was
practically where he started. He had
of course accumulated a little savings
but as he looked around at the young
men who had started with him and
were now the owners of fine farms he
took tumble and sent in his resig-
nation. He has been faithful work
er for the road and untirlng in the
interests of his friends, and is deserv-
eddy popular with all parties who
have come in contact with him in
either business or social way
He will be greatly missed at the depot
where his smiling countenauce has
been in evidence for many years. He
is only lost to the railroad, however
and not to the community as he will
still make his home in our little city
although engaged in business thai
will take him much from home, hav
ing decided to undertake the selling
of nursery stock. He has the bes
wishes of the community in his new
venture.
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1904-01-15

The next number of the entertain
smeut course is DR.. Green, the lee
turer, on Feb. ;, at the opera house.
Seats on sale at Mosher's, Jan. % at
9 a. m.
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1904-01-15
For Sale.

16O acre farm, small house, barn,
chicken house, cave, windmill, 80
acres with three wire fence, 60 acres
of wheat in fine shape. All goes for
81, 900; one-half cash.
E. Fl. MCKIBBEN, Belpre, Kas.
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1904-01-15

DR.. G. c. Sterrett will not be in his
office from Monday, January Is, until
Monday morning, January %.
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1904-01-15

lou Grybowski new house just
west of his fathers is rapidly near
ing a habitable condition.
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1904-01-15
Attention, Farmers!

+ want 80 acres of prairie broken,
two and a half miles southwest of
Kiusley. DIR. S. S. ELDER,
COL East Douglass ave-,
I Wichita, Kans.
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1904-01-15

Miss Recie Brelsford and brother
Joe are spending a few days with
friends in Offerle.
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1904-01-15

A son was born to Mr.. and Mrs.
Tolliver the first of the week.
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1904-01-15

F. M. Erwin has bought the Ora
Green quarter of land in Jackson
township.
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1904-01-15

E. NJ. Stapleton is building a very
pretty cottage on his lots west of J..
81. Leshure's.
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1904-01-15

Mr.. Griffee is building good sized
two story house in the south part of
town near Mr.. Hills.
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1904-01-15

Roy Hatfield is building a nice lit
tie house for himself up near tn
depot. 1t will soon be completed.
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1904-01-15

Miss Virgia Wade visited at tn,
Kerr ranch this week.
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1904-01-15

w. D. Erwin's health is again i'm
proving.
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1904-01-15

Remnants, Remnants, Remnants
everything.-Marsh & Bidwel.
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1904-01-15
Great Club Offer.

The Kinsley Graphic and several
of the best publications in the country
have formed a subscription combina-
tiop by which we are able to offer an
unequaled clubbing bargain. Every
one of our readers is entitled to take
ad vantaOo of H. Hera,s tho offer.
Newport daily independent., 1904-06-06
REACH YELLVILLE
 BY JULY FIRST.

Tracklaying from the west end of the bridge was begun Monday morning, says the Cotter Courier, and has reached the first bridge, 28OO feet beyond the west end of the tunnel. Roadmaster Ball says that if they have no bad luck this bridge will be ready for crossing Saturday evening. Now that the track is through the tunnel and there is room to handle material, an additional crew will be put on the work. MT. Ball estimates that three quarters of a mile of track will be laid daily, but there are three more steel bridges to put in be- tween the end of the track and Yellville, each of which will cost some delay. With favorable weather it is thought the track will be laid to Yellville by the first of July.
Newport daily independent., 1904-06-06
PROTECT THE QUAIL.

A dispatch from Washington says the ornithologists of the de- partment of agriculture have been making an examination of the economic value of the "bob white," as result of which it is now announced that the bird is probably the most useful abun- dant species on the farm." Field observations, experiments and examinations show that it con- sumes large quantities of weed seeds and destroys many of the worst insect pests with which farmers contend, and it does not injure grain, fruit or any other crop. It is urged that from Sep tember 1 to April 30, annually, in Virginia alone, the total con- sumption of weed seed by "bob whites" amounts to 575 tons. Some of the pests which it ha- bitually destroys, the report says, are: The Mexican cotton boil weevil, which damages the cotton crop upward of $15, ,000,- 900 a year; the potato beetle, which cuts off S10,000, 1000 from the potato crop; the cotton worms, which have been known to cause $50, 900, 900 loss in a year; the chinch bug and the Rocky Mountain locust scourges, which left desolation in their path and have caused losses to the extent Of $100,000.000 in some years.
 The report urges measures to secure the preservation of the bob whites' in this country.
Newport daily independent., 1904-06-06
MOSSBACK SPEECH
 BROUGHT TO MIND,

Little Rock, June 5. Thirty nhe years ago Friday at Jack sonport, Ark, the Confederate general, Jeff Thompson, surren- dered his command to the Third Minnesota veteran volunteer in- fantry and made his so-called fa- nous ''mossback" speech. The Third Minnesota regiment had during the war LAY members, of whom there remained on the rolls at the date of discharge, September 16, 1865, only 432, showing a loss of 985 men dur ing the war, and more than 15O of these now sleep beneath the sod of Arkansas.
 Gov. Murphy, writing to the governor of Minnesota in 1884, said of this regiment: While they have been .on duty in our capital good order has prevailed and they have won the respect and esteem of the citizens. When called to meet the enemy they have proven themselves ready
 U I I
Newport daily independent., 1904-06-06
CALLS TT SILLY GUSH.

Miss Roosevelt's visit to St. Louis has been the leading topic of the papers of that city for the past week. Day after day col umns of silly gush have been dished out to the public, giving the minute details of every move she has made. Miss Roosevelt is probably a sensible and attrac- tive young lady and her visit to the Worlds Fair is worthy of special mention, but it makes the readers of papers weary when they see so much Stopping over. "-Slater (Mo.) Rustler.
Newport daily independent., 1904-06-06
DETECTIVES TRAP
 DEPUTY POSTMASTER.

De Vell's Bluff, June D. Chauncy Welch, assistant post master at this place, was arrested last week on charge of taking money from registered letters. It is alleged there has been rea- son to suspect Welch of this ofense for some times and two postoffice detectives were sent to investigate the matter.
 A test scheme was instituted by which a registered letter con- taining a marked bill was sent from Roe postoAice in the coun- try, addressed to some office be- yond the state. The letter was received at this office Saturday and was to go forward that aft ernoon. Just before the east bound train arrived one of the detectives opened the mail pouch and found the registered letter, but the marked bill was gone. The evidence appeared conclu- sive and Welch was immediately placed under arrest. On being searched the marked bill was found.
 Welch is a young man about 20 years of age and comes from a highly respected family of this place.
Newport daily independent., 1904-06-06
DEMOCRATS SPLIT
 IN CROSS COUNTY.
Disruption in the Once Happy Family Results in Contesting Delegations to State
 Convention.

Wynne, June 5.-The Cross county Democratic convention was held here Saturday. A new central committee was selected, with J. Emmet Smith chairman and R. L. Black secretary.
 The following delegates were selected to the state convention: J. B. Smith, A. H. Hammett, F. D. Rolfe, J. w. Williams, G. w. Eldridge, w. H. Newsom, E. J. Badinelli and s. Daltroff. Delegates to the congressional and judicial conventions were also selected.
 The result of yesterdays ac- tion is that Cross county sends contesting delegation to the state convention.
Newport daily independent., 1904-06-06
IOVERNOR REFUSES
 TO INTERVENE.
'art Vowell will Probably Hang For the Murder of Bill Lovejoy. -Ex-Confed-
 crate Petition.

Little Rock, June 5.-As the day for the execution of Mart kVo,well, the convicted murderer Ctof w. F. Lovejoy, of Clay coun- ty, who is to pay the penalty for his crime at Paragould next Thursday under the proclamation issued a short time ago by the governor, there is much specula- tion as to the probability of in- tervention by the governor at the last moment. It is generally believed that there is small prob- ability of such intervention, and that little short of a miracle can save Vowell from the gallows. At the time the governor declin- ed to grant the petition for a communication of the sentence, several weeks ago, he stated that the case had been fully reviewed by the supreme court, and that there was no reason for revers- ing the decision of the court.
 Since this decision was reach ed by the executive number of petitions have been received from Confederate camps, urging the communication of sentence on the ground that Vowell was a Con- federate soldier, but up to the present they have had no effect. Vowell is still confined in the |,state penitentiary, and is report ed to be suffering severely from the strain. He is still confident, however, that his sentence will be commuted.
Newport daily independent., 1904-06-06
TO OUR POLICY HOLDERS

The recent fire has emphasized the fact that too much care can- not be exercised in the use and storage of gasoline.
 Where a gasoline stove is kept it is absolutely necessary that a permit for same be attached to your policies of fire insurance.
 No charge is made for these permits and as we cannot always know that you have these stoves we request that you look over your policies and bring them to
Newport daily independent., 1904-06-06

are an honor to the government and the country they serve. Their state may be justly proud of them as they will do her credit wherever duty calls them. ]"
 Three men who were in this regiment from muster in until the date of discharge are now and have been since the close of the war citizens of Arkansas w. G. Akers, who was captain of Company I, Judge James Coates and F. J. Marking.
Newport daily independent., 1904-06-06
WIDOW COLLIER KILLED.
Struck and Instantly Killed By Fast Passenger Train When Crossing Track at
 Tuckerman.

Mrs. Collier, a widow, whose hearing was badly impaired, met an awful fate Monday at noon in her home town, Tuckerman, when she was struck by one of the fast passenger trains not stopping at that station and in- stantly killed.
 She had started to cross the track not noticing the oncoming train until too late to escape injury.
Newport daily independent., 1904-06-06
WINDSTORM IN CONWAY.

Conway, June 5.-A heavy rain has been falling here all day and the streams are all out of their banks. A heavy wind and rain storm struck Greenbrier and Guy yesterday evening and did considerable damage. Two or three barns and buildings were damaged and small crops,
Newport daily independent., 1904-06-06
EXCURSION RATES.

Coach excursion to St. Louis May 21, 1904. Rates $5.60 for the round trip; $4 for children. Tickets on sale May 21st. Final limit on these tickets seven days from date of sale.
 T. H. REAMEY, Agt.
Newport daily independent., 1904-06-06

Garland\ HurtN and George Chunn came home from Bates vile Monday, where they have been attending Arkansas college in that city. Both are looking well and delighted to be at home again.
Newport daily independent., 1904-06-06
TO THE FAIR.

Tickets on sale to St. Louis daily via the Iron Mountain route. $9.55 for the round trip; return limit fifteen days from date of sale. T. H. REAMEY, Agt.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1904-01-07
A BIG BLAZE IN UNITY.

Odd Fellows Block and Other Property
Burned. Loss Estimated at &1OOOO
The citizens of Unity village were startled
early Tuesday morning by d fire breaking
out in j. A. Adams store. 1t was under
such progress when discovered that in a
very short time the whole building was a
solid mass of flames. Men, women and
children were quickly on the spot and by
remarkable good work and favorable wealth
er they secured control of the fire after it
had destroyed j. A. Adams meat and groc-
cry store and its contents, Archibald Toz-
ier's barber shop and store, and the Odd
Fellows block. The fire originated from a
defective f1ue.
The Central hotel, situated 50 feet from
the burned buildings, was barely saved by
the liberal use of wet blankets and buckets
of water.
Mrs. Adams was i'll and was rescued from
the building with considerable difficulty,
but uninjured except from the shock of
the excitement. One of Mr.. Adams sons
jumped from chamber window, but was
not seriously hurt. Mr.. Adams was severe
ly burned while rescuing his children. He
was obliged to take them from an attic win
dow down ladder.
Mr.. Tozier was able to save much of the
contents of his shop and Mr.. Caram manag-
ed to get out some of the stock from his
clothing store. The first floor Of the Odd
FelioW block was used as hall, the second
by the Odd Fellows and the third by the
Masons. The fraternities got out the larger
part OF their paraphernalia,
The losses are estimated as follows; Odd
Fellows and Masons, loss on building, $2,-
600, on furnishing $1,000, insurance small :
J. A. Adams, loss on store $4,000, on resi-
Clothing Co., loss $1,000, no insurance; A.
Iozier, barber shop, small loss. Shortly
after the fire started telephone and tele.
graphic communications were cut off.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1904-01-07
SUPREME JUDICIAL COURT.

HON. WIN. P. wHITEHOUsE, JUSTICE PRE-
SIDING.
The January term of Supreme Judicial
Court opened in the court house in Belfast,
Tuesday morning, Jan 9TH. Following are
the officials. jurors, etc., in attendance.
Judge, Vim. P. Whitehouse, Augusta.
Clerk, Tileston Wadlin, Belfast
Chaplain, Rev. A. A. Smith, Belfast
County Attorney, Arthur Richie, Bel
fast.
Stenographer, j. S. Estes, Augusta.
Sheriff, Samuel G. Norton, Belfast
Crier, Eugene Blanchard, Stockton
Springs.
Messenger, E. W. Ellis, Belfast.
Deputy Sheriffs, Joseph Farwell, Unity :;
M. g. Norton Belfast; Geo. A. jackson,
Searsmont
The Grand Jury was the same as at the
September term except Lewis E. Pitcher of
Northport, who was excused on account of
an accident
lhe traverse jurors were as follows:
FIRST JURY. Percy S. Edgecomb, Bel
last, foreman; George Allen, Burnham :;
Charles {. Coombs, Belfast Edmund Cross,
Waldo; George b. Dyer, Searsmont; Charles
W. Follett, Belfast; Sumner J. Glidden,
Freedom; Henry G. Hills, Northport; Fred
5. Hutchings, Belfast; Josiah T. Kings
bury, FRANKFORT; Jackson Mathews, Lin
| colnville; Frank A. Morse, Belmont.
The first jury was excused Immediately
| after being impaneled until Wednesday
| morning.
The following traverse jurors were ex-
cused the first day: Edward n Hartman,
Stockton Springs; Chas. w. Lord, Brooks
u. ID. Pendleton, 1slesboro; Herbert d.
Simpson, Winterport; c. NJ. Howes, Lib
| erty; Augustus G. Myrick, Troy.
On account Of the number of Jurors ex-
| cused the second jury was two men short
and an extra draft was ordered from Bel
last. The municipal officers met Tuesday
| and drew the following: VIM B. Cammett,
Wm w. Blazo, Augustine Colburn, Samuel
Adams.
The newly drawn jurors from Belfast
were ordered to report Thursday morning.
The jurors who reported Tuesday, but who
are not yet impaneled, are as follows
William W. Moulton, Unity; Augustus C..
Myrick, Troy; f. A. Sargent, Searsport ;
Frank M. Simpson, Winterport; William
ii. Small, Monroe; J. w. Soule, Palermo !;
>. ii. Sullivan, Searsport; Daniel Went
worth, nnox; William Woodbury., Morrill, !;
Rufus Hartman, Prospect; Chas. F. Con-
nor, Montvile
The case of Aida B. Emmett VS.. Hama
Perry was opened before the first iury
wednesday forenoon. 1t involves the title
to tract of land on Seven Hundred Acre
Island, lslesboro, formerly owned by Job
Philbrook. Montgomery of Camden for
plaintiff, Littlefed of Rockland for defend
ant. The case was on trial when The
journal went to press.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1904-01-07
THE HAY CROP,
That for 1903 Valued at Almost &55t; 900
600 The Field Per Acre

That for 1903 Valued at Almost $556 OOO-
600 The Field Per Acre
The department OF agriculture has pub-
lished supplement to its monthly Crop
Reporter, which contains vast amount of
interesting statistics in regard to the princi-
pal agricultural products of the United
States Com stands first, and is given A
value for the crop year 1908 of almost $685.
100000. Second of the agricultural products
grown IN all the states comes hay, which
crop was estimated to have value in 1908
OF more than S556,0OO,OOO On that basis.
the hay crop exceeded in value by large
margin the wheat crop, while it exceeded
the combined value of the crops of oats,
barley, rye, buckwheat, fiaxseed and white
potatoes According to the agricultural de-
partment's figures, New York had greater
acreage used for producing hay and cut a
greater amount of hay than any other state
in the Union. The value of her hav pro-
duct was also greater than that of any other
state, and almost $13,0OO,OO0 greater than
the value Of the hay crop of the entire New
England states. Second to New York
AAASesoAA Ou Wy GuC VdlEC Vi tllG NAY CTOp,
stands Pennsylvania, and then come Ohio,
Illinois, Missouri, Iowa, Michigan, Wiscon-
and Indiana, this exhausting the list of
states where the hay crop of 1903 was valued
in excess of $20,0OO,OOO
Of the New England states, MaSsachus-
etts, with less than half the acreage of
Maine and considerably smaller acreage
than either Vermont or New Hampshire,
produced, measured by value, more than
any of the other New England states The
reason for this is found in the high average
price per ton, which was $16.72 in Massa-
chusetts, against $1O.2Oin Maine, $lOss in
Vermont and $13.26 in New Hampshire.
Of the forty y-nine states and territories emu
merated, the highest average price per ton
is shown in Rhode Island, almost S19,
while the lowest price is reported from Ne
braska, $44S per ton, the average for the
whole country being $685. The figures for
yield per acre put Arizona at the top of the
list, with 3.46 tons per acre, while New
Hampshire is low, with 80 ton per acre, and
Maine next, with .9S ton per acre.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1904-01-07
THE FIRST FIRE OF 1904.
Fire, Smoke and Water Damage the Howes
Block and Its Contents.

Fire, Smoke and Water Damage the Howes
Block and Its Contents.
The first fire of the year occurred Mon
day evening, January 4th, in the Howes
block at the corner of Main and High
streets. The fire was discovered about s. Is
O'Clock in the evening, burning brskly
against the eastern wall inside C. C..
CoOmbs shoe store. The store was closed
for the night about Is minutes before.
everything appearing all right at that time
The alarm was rung in, the hose compan y
had two streams from the hydrant playing
into the store in short order and the fire
was soon pronounced ''all out" The fire
originated in a row of drawers along the
eastern side of the store and the damage
by fire was confined to short space about
midway of these drawers, and the stock in
the immediate vicinity. The remainder of
the stock was badly damaged by smoke and
completely broken out, and the large plate
glass window, one of the largest in town
was broken.
Fogg & Browns market, which is on
the High street side and directly under the
store, was damaged by smoke and water.
The smoke penetrated throughout the mar
ket and slightly damaged most of the stock.
The back room contained 20 barrels of new
ly sated pork and the smoky water came
down from above, running the pickle.
Z. F. Bran halls stock of fish was slight
ly damaged by smoke and water, the princi-
pal damage being to fresh halibut and
shelled clans and oysters.
The stock of r. A. French & Co., dry and
fancy goods, adjoining the shoe store, was
not affected, the smoke not penetrating the
wall. No damage was done in the rooms
| on the upper floors.
The damage to the building is estimated
at between 5000 and $780, Mr.. Coombs was
closing out his stock and is unable to esti-
mate his loss without taking an account.
Fogg & Browns pork was worth about
$3.50 E. F. Bramhall estimates his damage
as not over $40. All are covered by insur.
ance.