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The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1904-10-28

ma]orrtIes. Tney are not expectcc
to have eny snd Col. "Bill" Sapp Il
too shrewd q politician TO risk his
reputation making estimates which
he knows the results will not Justify
by several thousand votes.
Early In the campaign. Chairman
Stubs Of the Republican committee
said that President Roosevelt would
carry Kansas by a majority of 10000
votes. He has never decreased the
size OF this majority and 1t Is probable
that he will increase It nearly forty
thousand before election day. Every
political straw indicates large Re.
publican majority. Judge Dale does
not hope to be elected. He did be.
lieve there was chance for him
shortly after he was nominated, but
his close friends now say he real.
ICES that he cannot hope to defeat
the Republicans. He has given up tho
hope he had early in the fight and Is
staying In the race to sacrifice him.
self and Oe OF any assistance he can to
his friends who are running for count.
~ offices and for membership in the
legislature in various parts OF the
state.
The Democrats declared at the be-
ginning Of the campaign that they
would elect majority Of the mem.
bers Of the legislature. They no longer
make such foolish declarations and
were 1t not for the chance they have
OF electing few members of both
houses they would retire from the
field and acknowledge themselves
beaten. 1t is believed now by conser'
vative Republicans that the next leg.
islature will be nearer uniformly Re.
publican than any legislature which
has met In the state for years.
Some Republicans concede that
there may be five Democrats elected
to the senate. There may may be
four times this number OF Democrats
and Populists in the house of repre-
sentatives. The poll of the state
which has been ordered by the Repub.
lican committee and which is nearly
completed shows that no more than
this number have a fighting chance.
The candidates for office on the Re.
publican state ticket will be elected
by majorities slightly less than Pres.
ident Roosevelt's. This is accounted
for from the fact that the fusionists
have only one state ticket in the field
and two electoral tickets It is gen.
orally believed now that the majority
Of the state ticket over the Democrat
and Populist ticket will be in the
Of $4,000 votes. The
Democrats viii waste no time and
have no money to use in trying to keep |
majorities below that figure this year.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1904-10-28

tne only way rney can make their con
centpated tight on q few men to VIII
is by getting Republicans to vote 70,
them. Now what use is there In Civ
ing them Republican votes and help
ing them to put some men In the
court house who will fight the Repub
lican organization on every opportuni
ty? Democratic candidates are dc
lighted to set Republican votes be-
cause they want the jobs that they
are candidates for, OF course. but they
never show their appreciation of such
favors by helping the Republican or
ganization when II needs help. After
they are elected they have no further
use for Republicans. and the next
campaign year they carry the Demo
cratic banner as conspIcuously and
act as Democratic boosters Just as
enthusiastically as II they had never
been placed in office by means OF Re.
publican votes This thing has been
tried In Nemaha county and has work.
ed Just that way. There is no use try
ing 1t again. There isn't single good
reason why Democratic candidates
should get any Republican votes In
this Republican county this Republi.
can year. Democrats In Democratic
counties in Georgia and Arkansas do
not give Republican candidates any
votes to put them In office to help
fight the Democratic organization.
Why should rot we out here in Kan.
sas treat their candidates the same
way?" l..I
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1904-10-28
MARKET LETTER.
Kansas City. No.. Oct

Kansas City. No.. Oct 10 100
Live stock receipts at Kansas Citl
last week.
Cattle receipts last week 81, 900 head
were the largest this year and abou,
1900 less than the receipts third weel
Of September 1902, which was the
record week. Toward the close of the
week, the market on killing stuff wa'
strong, and the week closed about the
same as previous week. More of the
stuff was stockers and feeders than
usual, and there were more buyers OF
this class than any week before this
season. There were plenty of buyers
for good to choice feeders and for
choice stockers, but the lower kinds
of stockers and feeders lost 25 to So
cents during the week. Supply OF
cattle TO day is 1900 head, five or
six thousand less than recent Mon
days, and market is active and steady.
Top beef steers today, So, same as the
top price last week, but extra choice
steers would bring between So and
Sc 25. Straight native horned grass
steers sold to killers at $3.50, Westerns
at $4.4O. Heavy grass COWS sold at
81 so to 90 rs, helfers Of course, little
more. Gamers were strong up to
Friday, but averaged the best Of the
season last week, at Sl.75 to 1925.
Best veal calves sold at $6, choice
feeders 1885 to 81, plain 900 to HOO
pt uads horned branded feeders at
%. Is to 90. 40, stock cattle at $3.50 to
1915. Feeding bulls and stock COWS
we're In demand at So to 2.65.
The hog market continues its down.
ward fight, and is 10 to Is cents lower
today, top IS 27i, bulk Of sales s4.75
to s5.15. This is about so cents lower
than last Monday. The quality is
better than short time ago, but
receipts at all markets are increasing,
and RUNNING considerably more than
last October, which affords packers
good chance to lower the price.
Sheep market Is strong and active
right along, and prospects point to
higher prices IN the near future.
Market is higher today on lambs,
strong on sheep. Top lambs today
s5.4O. Muttons bring SO Is to $3.50.
Feeding stuff is in good demand at
steady prices, SO Is to SO Is for wethers
and yearlings. $3.50 to $3.50 for ewes,
80. rs to 81 25 for lambs.
Joseph A. Rickart,
Live Stock Correspondent. |
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1904-10-28
HOCH ON PROHIBITION.
Democratic Fight on Him on that Line
Fallen Flat

| Fallen Flat.
The Democratic campaign managers
have found that the people OF Kansas
are very well satisfied with E. ".
Hoch's stand on the prohibitory law.
The Democratic fight on him on that
question has fallen fiat.
| HOch's position is unassailable. This
is what he said in his keynote speech
or the subject:
Our willy opponents are trying to
make cheap capital out of the prohibit
ton question. In anti-prohibition cen
tiers | am characterized as crank on
the subject; in temperance localities |
am charged with renouncing my life
time views-all this to weaken the Re.
publican ticket and strengthen their
own feeble cause. Now, | am not and
never was fanatic on this or any
other subject, nor have | or will re-
uounce my lifetime views. Prohibition
long since passed into the domain Of
constitutions! and statutory law.
Neither party mentioned it in their
platform, the Democrats even emitting
mention of it for the first time in
twenty years. This law, like all other
laws. is committed to definite author
tiles for enforcement. Since the repeal
of the metropolitan police law. which
required the governor to appoint the
police commissioners in cities Of the
first class, the cases are rare and extra
ordinary when it becomes the daty Of
the governor or within the scope of bis
power TO act. If, however am called
upon TO take the oath Of this exalted
office, shall Lot take it with perjury
on my lips or in my heart, and eau
not believe that my opponent, who has
worn the judicial ermine. insignia o.:
law, and who, if elected. would be re-
Quirel to take the same oath. would
take it in any other spirit or for any
other purpose than have above ex'
pressed"
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1904-10-28

A man who spent part Of last week
In the library OF the state historical
society read 112 Democratic and Popu.
list newspapers. Eighty of them we're
silent about the campaign. not giving
a single line of political news The
fusion press hasn't much to fight for
this year.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1904-10-28
CHICAGO and Return $2O.55.

Oct. 1st until Nov. 30th, 1904. The
above low rate will be in effect as
stated, route via ST. Louis IN one
direction, either going ore returning
IL desired with extra charge of 81
validating fee a! st. Louis. Also
stopover OF ten days at Kansas City
either going or returning or both.
Final limit sixty days from date of
sale not exceed Dec. 18th, 1904.-H.
NJ. Erhart, Agt. A. T. s. S. F.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1904-10-28
NOTES OF THE CAMPAIGN.

The Socialists expect to poll 10000
votes this year Their recruits are
nearly al from the Populist ranks. The
Socialists are organized in GO counties.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1904-10-28
SHOULD VOTE STRAIGHT.
Seneca Tribune Tells Why Republl.
cans Should Mark in Circle.

Seneca Tribune Tells Why Republl'
cans Should Mark in Circle.
The Seneca Tribune. Governor
Bailey's home paper. prints a particu'
larly strong editorial giving reasons
why Republicans should vote their
ticket straight this year Editor Jor-
dan is writing for Nemeha county
readers, but what he says applies to
nearly every county. The editorial
follows:
"The Democrats who do not dare to
cheer for their national ticket or say
who they are going to vote for tdis
year. are making a special fight for
a few men on the local ticket They
admit that there is a Republican ma
jority against them in the county ane
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1904-10-28

The Republican committee for Shaw.
lice county found 1910 first voters ia
the county; that is, men who will vote
for the first time in presidential cam
paign. OF this number, 1898 declared
that they would vote for Roosevelt.
Only So we're for Parker. Twenty
three were for Watson. % for the So
cialist ticket. 20 for the Prohibition
ticket. and 1O1 undecided. The Demo
Gratis are not making any effort to In
terest the first voters.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1904-10-28

Prompted by the talk about how
the newcomers in the gas and oil
fields are going TO vote. Neosho
county man last week polled 100
newcomers who will vote in Kansas
for the first time in November. They
stood: For the Republican ticket, g.:
Democratic ticket, 10; Populist tick.
ct, s; Socialist ticket 8; Prohibition
3; doubtful, 3.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1904-10-28
HOW MUCH MAJoRITYf

That is the Only Question RepublL
4 cans are Now Considering.
Y The campaign has already progress
IA to the point where politicians who
believe that they understand onli-
bons are predicting the size Of major.
ltiss. or course, the Democrats are
saying nothing about their probab'
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1904-10-28

Chairman Sapp. OF the Democratic
state committee. last week notified
some of the candidates, who have
money. and other prominent men in
the party, that unless they raised few
hundred dollars Immediately :or cam.
paign purposes he would close head
quarters. dismiss his three clerks and
60 home. He said he was willing h.
put up his share. but he declined to pay
for the entire party. The faithful caw
that Colonel Sapp was very much in
earnest. so they raised $500. which was
turned into the treasury. The total
contribution to the Democratic cam.
palgn fund up to this time is $685..
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1904-10-28

An official estimator for the Pops
has declared that Watson will get as
many votes among the laboring men in
Kansas as Judge Parker The official
estimator does not attempt to say how
many votes Parker will receive from
this class. but it is safe to predict that
neither will receive enough to pay for
the expense of counting them.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1904-10-28

The officers of the Republican state
committee will close headquarters o.
toher II and go to Wichita to partici.
pate in the rally and barbecue. Score.
tary of Agriculture Wilson will be the
principal speaker. Excursion trains
vii run. and an immense crowd il ex.
pected. The people Of Wichita are
very enthusiastic about the meeting.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1904-10-28

The Democratic state committee has
discovered that General Apathy is do.
ing business in Kansas this year The
Democrats might have discovered the
Generals presence in their camp sew.
eral months ago and saved themselves
Inc useless expense of campaign. The
Genera has been roosting on the bust
Of Grover over Bill sapp's chamber
Gocr ever since campaign headquarters
were opened.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1904-10-28

The Democratic campaign hand.
book this year is printed in two
editions, One is for the Cleveland
Democrats Of the east and the other
for the Bryan Democrats of the west
1t takes a political genera! to think Of
a scheme OF that kind 1t would be
interesting TO see what would happen
If by mistake the eastern edition
should be sent west.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1904-07-09
Help!
Cost of Living, Fast And West.

On the Pacific slope wages are
higher, rent and an economical
variety of foods are lower, and
the climate allows a less expendi-
ture for necessary fuel and cloth
ing. AS a result, the lowest wage
Garner has a higher standard of
living than is possible in the East
and becomes a more intelligent
citizen. In the report of tene-
ment inspector of New York City,
is found the statement that in one
room on a seventh floor lived
twelve persons, who kept chickens
in this same room. In San Fran
cisco, it is a crowded condition
where family of eight dwell in
three rooms. X X X Here the
poorest wage-worker receives
enough to have a comfortable,
restful home, if the money be ex-
pended to the best advantage.
The poorest people are the most
extravagant, for they know not
how to spend Observation-Disclosures
Chandler in Sunset Magazine for
July.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1904-07-09
Lyon County
NEWSPAPER Law.

SWbscribers Who do not giue expyess notice 10
tAe contrary considered as Wishing to continue
their subscription.
Dsubscribers order the discontintGnce Of their
periodicals.. the publisher may continue 70 send
them untii all arrears are paid.
Usubscrtbers neglect or refuse TO take their pc.
riodicais from the ONCE 10 tchich they directed
they are held responsible till they hare settled their
bill and ordered their paper discontinued.
I II subser.beTs mOpe 10 other places tcithout
Informing the publisher aud the paper is sent 10 the
former direction. they are held responsible.
s The courts hare cided that yefusing to take
periodicals. from the elfce removing and leaving
them uncdited for is priBd Jdcis evidence Of inten-
tiondl fraud.
s. Aay person yhO receives a newspaper and
makes use 9f Il, Whether he has subscribed for Il
not, Is held ia law as a subscriber.
z. Ths Postmaster rho neqlects 10 giue the legal
notice Of the neglect Of person 10 take from the Of
nee the neicsPGper addressed TO him liable 10 the
publisher for the subscription price
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1904-07-09
The fatal Wedding Breakfast.

Two popular young Reno people
were married the other day and
after a sumptuous wedding break
fast took the night train for San
Francisco.
The train was speeding swiftly
and softly over the mountains and
the bridal pair were peacefully
sleeping, when the aftermath of
that bridal breakfast made itself
felt -
The groom emitted deep groan
and moved uneasily in his slum-
bers.
What is it, dear?" murmured
the anxious little bride.
He rolled over and groaned
again.
She suddenly thought of the
possible effect of that sumptuous
feed and climbed out of the berth
and softly stole to her grip and
extracted therefrom mustard
plaster. In order to get quicker
working effect she went to the
water cooler and moistened the
plaster. Hurrying back to the
berth she loosened his pajamas,
placed the plaster on his alder
manic stomach with sundry pats
and endearing expressions, then
snuggled closely to his side and
awaited results.
They soon came.
Thunder! Blazes! Help!
Murder! Fire!-"
She had got in the wrong berth.
The travelling man had not had a
wedding breakfast.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1904-07-09


project in Oregon, which will
probably be approved, involves
the reclamation of 10000 acres in
the Malheur Valley; estimated
cost not given. In South Dakota
it is proposed to reclaim about
10000 acres at cost of 81, 100000,
or $II.7I per acre. In Utah
81 100000 has been appropriated
for the unusual purpose of re-
ducing the storage area, which is
now so great that the loss by
evaporation largely exceeds the
quantity put to beneficial use.
1t is hoped to increase the irrigat-
ed area by about 10000 acres
which would be $14.27 per acre.
There has been appropriated
$I,I5o,ooo for storing water for
irrigating lands in the Big Bend
country, in Washington. This
project is said to involve the
largest area of land in any one
project under consideration.
There will be more money requir-
ed. In Wyoming it is proposed
to build a reservoir on the Sho-
shone River capable of holding
I5o, 500 acre feet at a cost of
$2,25o,ooo, or $14.Io per acre foot.
This water is to be largely used
to re-enforce the natural flow on
lands already under cultivation.
AS the duty of water in that
valley is not given, we can not
estimate the cost per acre, but it
would certainly require three acre
feet in the reservoir to fully irri-
gate an acre of land, so that the
water would be very costly. In
addition to the foregoing about
100000 each has been approp-
rated for the Salt River project,
in Arizona, and the Truckee-Car-
son project, in Nevada, upon
which work has already been
begun.
In all the Secretary has appor-
toned under the law about
$27, 900, 900, which is considerably
more than there is now in the
fund. 1t will be observed that
the estimates of the cost of the
Government part of the work
vary from SIS to $50 per acre.
In addition the settlers must build
their own laterals and local con-
trolling works and prepare the
ground. The complete cost of an
irrigated farm will probably run
from $50 to SIS per acre, and in
some cases will exceed that. But
the farms will be worth the money.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1904-07-09
FEDERAL. RECLAMATION WORKS..
The Work Mapped out by the Interior
Department.

The Secretary of the Interior
has approved fourteen projects
for storing or diverting water for
the reclamation of arid lands
one in each of fourteen States.
For the Uncompahgre project in
Colorado the appropriation is
s., 100000. In this case it is pro-
posed to divert water from the
Gunnison River, whose valley
contains only small amount of
bottom land, through a tunnel six
miles long, into the Uncompahgre
Valley, which has more land than
water. 1t is expected to reclaim
about 100000 acres, and the esti-
mated cost per acre is S25. The
Minidok, storage project in the
Snake River valley in Idaho, is a
proposal to reclaim 10000 acres
for s., 100000, or $21.66 per acre.
The Yuma project in California
proposes to irrigate by diversion
about 100000 acres of bottom
land for $3,ooo,ooo, or $50 per
acre. Storage reservoirs on the
Colorado will apparently have to
be made on the upper river, and
will involve long canals, with,
probably, much loss for seepage.
The reservoirs, however, are quite
sure to be built in time. There
is a possibility that the Yuma
project may be greatly enlarged
to take in the lands of the I'M
perial colony if an agreement can
be reached with the California
Development Company and the
settlers. The Milk River project,
in Montana, is a storage PROPOSE
ton for diverting flood waters on
to about 100000 acres, not now
irrigated, at a cost of $I,5oo,ooo,
or Sc per acre, This estimate of
cost is so small that we suspect
some error. The statement in
Forestry and Irrigation, from
which we take these figures and
which may be regarded as semi
official, is not quite clear. A
project on the North Platte River,
in Nebraska, proposes to store
,o8o, 900 acre feet, probably suffi-
cient to irrigate from 275,ooo to
100000 acres. The estimate for
this project is not completed. In
New Mexico it is proposed to
store water on the Hondo River to
irrigate 10000 acres of land at a
cost of 100000, or SIS per acre.
The Fort Buford project, in
North Dakota, involves the recla-
nation of 10000 acres at cost of
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1904-05-27
and any one is privileged to be pres
ent and every one is invited. 4. 2,l>s
CHILD NEARLY BROWNS.

. ~ " 70 2 sE.
A three year old boy Of Sam y:
Swanson q fell off one Of the boat
piers Sunday afternoon and was was
saved Just in tune to prevent death.
Two of the children " alked out
on the pier alone. John Bengston,
who was on the bank with his wife
about fifteen rods distant at the
time, remarked that the child was
pretty. small to be there and paid no 9
more attention to it. A little later
he hea I'd some one call and saw
Mrs. Swanson on the pire., He threw
OF his coat and ran to the scene.
There were men there when he
reached the spot, one in the water
but hung; onto the pier for fear the
WATERWAYS over his head. John
jumped into the water and struck
bottom, the water coming up to his
chin. He got the child and at once
began to handle to, get the water
from it. A physician was summon. no
led, when he arrived the child was
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1904-05-27
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II. D. N. FERRY F'|::I .l'|'' Z /. cos $. .
SEEDS /: . !. !. !. i. !.
+fE& WI - ~ :, s<$, i. ~
1 are e always the best. We sell none
other. Z, . New seed, SC and 1Oc pkg.
orthin!gt Celebrates C';, ! rate
Committee Will al Once. Outline
"a a Programe. ..=st 4

According to call 9 goodly num- ~ ~
Der Of our citizens, business and
professional men met in Torrance
Hall Friday evening to arrange. TOT 6 y
celebrating the 4th here this year. u
Being four years since the day was wa
observed BY an entertainment. nm
Editor Smith was elected CHAIR f.lll.
man and Attorney Smith secretary.
Those present expressed the their
views as to the advisibility Of pre-
pairing d celebration and all 81 were ere
heartily in favor. Of the idea. Il.
On motion the following commit
tee Of nine we're appointed to out
line program and report Tuesday
evening. Messers Branigan, Gouled,
Morland, Albertus, Lear, Elk. Smith 4
/ SHaMley, Nance and. j j. Kies. Mr.
Bfanigan withdrew and E A. Tor.
rance appointed. This committee y l
will meet tonight at nine 9 CLOCK
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1904-05-27

consci Gus and Monday was all ngth
again. Had it remained in the wat
or a few minutes longer death
would have resulted. ". Z.
A little later:in the afternoon the
Oldest boy fell in at the same place
bat by the aid Of boats that he was
able to reach pulled himself out.
Something should be done by par
ents to keep small children off OF
these piers or there will be q death
OF drowning. s*as,s M 3s5.isS 4.s.fss 4.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1904-05-27
COUNCIL /, PROCEEDINGS.

T. -IE, .ra. IL p. -
2 The village council held q special
meeting Friday evening. The pro-
files Of the road repairs not being
prepared in time, all those desiring
to bid, did not have time. to prepare
bids so the matter was laid over un-
til another meeting. sssas5..
E. W. Cutler was given the con-
tract for laying a cement crossing
from the Worthington Hotel to the
State Bank corners, at $50. The
stone walks have been costing
about sos, but the cement crossings
are much better and SO far, they
have not cracked. s: