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The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1905-07-21
MESSENGER BOYS WHO WON :.
:. :. FAME, FORTUNE, POSITION. TITLE

despite his title and had no influential
friends to push him on. He succeeded
President Eckert a few years ago be-
c use he was the one man to occupy
the place.
cIowry Sees Chance for All.
The messenger boys in Western
Union uniforms can look to their chief
employer and find ample inspiration to
do their best. Colonel Clowry of his
career said:
Il can't say there was anything es-
p~ecially interesting in my career as a
messenger boy. l guess 1 was in no
way different from the hundreds OF
boys who are running messages in the
streets Of the great cities today. There
always Is a chance for the messenger
boy to study t~elegraphy-a far better
chance now than there was when I
began-and there is always a chance
for him to rise"
should come to hold the title Of "s..SS'
seems hardly probable. yet Sir William
van Horn ran messages from a small
telegraph office in Will county, ILL.,. to
earn his first dollar. This was in 1853.
IWenty-seven years later the directors
president OF their system at a salary
OF $4,000 a year. In the meantime
ne had been telegraph operator. train
dispatcher. superintendent, general
manage Of the Southern Minnesota
railroad, which he lifted out of bank
ruptcy to prosperity, and president of
the Chicago, Milwaukee and st. Paul
railway.
Recently an interviewer ignorant of
the manner In which Van Horn got his
start suggested the idea that his early
experience in Illinois must have been
of great help to him when he came
to head the Canadian road.
NO" said Sir William. Ouizzicallv
you see I was a little too old when
l went to Canada to make use of my
early t~raining-that Of delivering tel
egrams."
But 1t is not only in the railroad and
telegraph companies offices tina the
messenger who has climbed to the top
is to be found. In many business
houses in QAicago and amor board Of
trade men the ex-messenger is to be
found in numbers. The boy Of bright,
pleasing appearance in this work has
the advantage of meeting the heads Of
many firms and thus sometimes strikes
the fancy of some man who will give
him a good position.
In the Chicago offices of the West
ern Union company 1t is a tradition
that every man holding an official po-
s1tfon began as messenger. Two strik-
Ing examples of these men who have
worked up are found in Assistant Su-
perintendents E. j.. Lloyd and John
Fitzpatrick. Lloyd began work as a
messenger boy in Dubuque, Ia, at a
salary of IS a month longer ago than
he cares to admit. In the course of
time he became an operator, and after
that hard work and perseverance
placed him in the position he now
holds. He is quite certain that the
messenger boy of today can do the
same as he did.
"The company draws its heads Of
departments from the ranks of its OBJ
orators. who usually once were mes
sengers," said Mr.. Lloyd.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1905-07-21
THE RACES OF CORN.

Botanically. there is but one species
Of corn, Zea Mays, but this one Is d.
vided into six distinct groups or races.
each of which has many varieties. due
to culture In different climes. These
races have well-defned. persistent
characters which admit of specific
nomenclature. The six races are the
pop corns, flint corns, the dent corns,
the sweet corns, the soft corns and the
pod corns. which are thus described by
Plumb in his valuable work on Indian
Corn Culture"
Pop corn.-The substance Of the CEN
ter of the kernals is hard n tlinty
(corneous) all through, excepting at
the germ end, no white. soft starchy
substance being present.
Flint cOrn-The ~CorneouS matter sur
rounds the sides and top of the kernel.
SO that 1t is enclosed in a hard, finty
coat, with soft, starchy substance in
the central part. The kernel is usually
n smooth over the top. Flint corn
is somewhat smaller than dent. and is
best suited to New England and the
northern line of corn growing.
Dent corn.-The sides of the kernel
consist Of rneou matter with the
central part filled with a soft material.
eve to the denied or contracted
rough top. This contraction is due to
shrinking of the softer part Of the kerr
mel in ripening. The kernel in many
varieties Is slende or wedge-shaped.
Nearly all the corn in the great corn
belt Of the central west belongs to this
race.
Sweet corn.-The kernels consist of
translucent, horny material. which
7 contains considerable sugar (glucose)
instead Of starch. The kernels in most
~varities are quite wrinkled or twisted,
and are distinctly wedge-shaped.
Soft corn.-EXcepting the germ. the
character and has somewhat the form
grown in subtropical corn regions, as
the far southwest and in Mexico. This
is the early form of the corn as grown
by the indians.
Pod corn.-Pod or husk corr is a
, variety in which each kernel is enclos-
ed in a small husk, while the aggrega-
ton OF kernels, which may form a long
or short ear, is enclosed in large exter-
nal husks on a simple cob. as with
common ears. Flint and dent corn may
exist in this variety. Pod corn seed,
when planted, will usually g've'a crop
Of both podded n unpodded ears.
Each variety of corn may be easily
classified with one of the so-called races
which We're worked. out by DR.. E.. L..
Sturtevant, according to it's seed. How
ever, If two or more races are grown
close together there will be ears COM
posed of a mixture Of each class. es-
pecially If the flowers develop at the
same time.-DeWitt c. Wing.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1905-07-21
WoMAN's CoMIcAL ERROR.

Mrs. NJ. j. Moore of New York
bought a house at Monticello five years
ago and fitted it up in fine style. She
bought a horse, chickens and a COW.
The COW was of high breed and cost
a snug sum-.
When Mrs. Moore went to New York
recently for a short stay she left her
brother in charge of the place. He fed
the COW a hot mash IN the recommend
ation of %neighbor. Next day he was
astonished to find that she had no
upper ron teeth.
On Mrs. Moore's. return she was
much incensed that her brother should
have been fooled into feeding the COW
the hot mash and destroying her upper
teeth. Poor Bossy," said she. How
will she eat now?"
She"sold the COW and went to
find another. Much to her astonish-
merit she found that every cow she saw
had no upper front teeth.
She told her troubles yesterday to
George Armstrong. a veterinarian.
why" Mr.. Armstrong told her, mo
COW has upper front teeth"
Mrs. Moore bought Bossy back.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1905-07-21
LIBERTY.

lin this the statesman who died recently uttered sentiments appropr-
ate to the happenngs of the present m in RusSa1
What man Is there 81 bold that he should ay,
Thu thus only, would l have the Sea-?
For whether lying aim and beautiful,
Clasping the earth in love, and throwing back
The smile Of heaven from waves of amethyst;
Or, whether, freshened by the busy winds,
To ends Of use or stern activity;
Or whether, dashed by tempests, it gives way
To elemental fury, howls and roars
At all Its rocky barriers, in wild lust
OF ruin drinks the blood of living things,
And trew its wrecks Ger leagues of desorate sho e
Always it is the sea, and men bow down
Before its asta and varied majesty.
So all in vain will tmorous n essay
To set the metes and bounds of Liberty.
For Freedom is sits W eternal law:
1t makes its W conditions. and in storm
Or calm alke fulfls the uneringW Will
Let u not then despise it when 1T lies
Still as a sleeping lion, while a swarm
OF gnatlike evils hover round its head;
Nor doubt it when in mad, disjointed times
1t shakes its torch of terror. and its cry
Shrils DER the quak!ng earth, and in theft flame
OF riot and q we see it's awful form
Rise by the scafold. where the crimson X
Rings down its grooves the knel O shudderine kings.
For V in thine eyes. o Liberty.
Shines that high light whereby the world is saved.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1905-07-21
A Sad Count,

Detroit Tribune: Just before the
ceremony the American heiress took
the foreign nobleman aside.
you look sad. count" she ventured.
II hope you have not been reading
those horrid comic papers and feel HUI
INFLATED at the thought of marrying an
heiress."
The count shrugged his shoulders.
II am very sensitive" he said, and
would feel bad but for one thing"
"And what is that, count?'4
II know that you will be rich long
after the honeymoon"
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1905-07-21
Why Not?

New York World: If a cotton broker may
play the market while on duty in the jury
box, why shouldn't a dentist fill teeth and
a blacksmith choe mules?
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1905-10-27

Clarence Newland, Bob Dye and NJ.
Fits went hunting last week up in the
region of Nasoa Greek. They We're
after any thing in the line of game,
and tell some great stories of their
proves as hunters. Claiming they
got bear, mountaiE goat and snaix
By interviewing the parties separately
and alone we got very close to the
truth. Dye says the goat Newland and
Fits claim they killed was only an old
milk goat that belonged to blind In
dian seuaw. and they had to pay for l.
When we intrerrogated Newland and
Fits in regard to the bear that Dye
claims he killed they tod the reporter
that it was lone of them things Bob
tells when he talks like people who tell
things what amt So When he took
them up to the place where he said he
had killed bear all they could find
was bear tracks in the snow They
also say that they found Bob's tracks,
and that they led in an opposite direc-
ton from the bear, and looked as if
Bob was in a hurry.
Thus was the old saying that no two
persons can tell story alike, verified
Our readers can believe just as much
or as little OF this story as they please.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1905-10-27
MARRIED AZ weaatchee.

Charles Andrews of Seattle, ana MISS
Lizzie Briskey, of this place, were
united in marriage in Wenatchee lase
Thursday evening
The wedding took place at the home
-os Mr.. Charles E. Buttles, Rev huins
officiating.
The bride is we'll known here' beng
the daughter of George Hriskey7 one OF
the Oldest citizens of the valley. She
was a most excellent and highly ee-
seemed young lady who ~idl be missed
by large circle of friends
The groom is Great Northern hre.
man. whose home is in the suburbs OF
Seattle, where he and his wife will i've
Mr.. Andrews is an exemplary young
man who numbers his friends among
railroad men by the hundreds.
To the happy young couple the Echo
extends congratulations ana wishes
them a prosperous and happy voyage
on the great ocean OF lie
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1905-10-27

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| took DIR. Kings Nev Discovery 1or
Consumption, Coughs and Colds, which
completely cared me-" instantly re-
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and lung diseases: prevents grip ana
pneumonia At Or. Shores drug
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The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1905-10-27
A SMALL SNASHUP.


The east bound passenger train
which is due here at 2:15 p. m. arrived
on time last Sunday and ran into an
open switch crashing into caboose
where two men were asleep. BY one
of these strange and unaccountable
fortunate circumstances both men es-
cared with their lives, neither being
fatally hurt just behind the caboose
stood one of those heavy modern freight
cars, under this the caboose was forced,
stripping the top completely off down
to the floor. The top was reduced TO
small fragments of kindling wood,
The wreck attracted hundreds of
people and the remark was made by as
many people as saw the wreck that 1t
could not be explained how the men
escaped,
The two men in the caboose were
Conductor I. w. Soevyn, who was
quite painfully hurt about the lower
limbs, and brakeman j NJ. Jones, who
was slightly hurt about the ankles.
The damage to the engine was very
slight. Engineer Sherer, who was in
charge of the passenger engine did all
in his power to stop the train but as
the eaboose only stood few car
lengths from the end of the switch it
was impossible to avoid the collision.
The accident DELAYED the passenL err
about an hour.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1905-10-27

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down, due to dyspepsia or constipation
Brace up and take DR.. Kings New Life
Pills. They take out the materials
which are elogging your energies. and
give you a new start Cure headache
and dizziness too. At DR.. Shoresdrug
store; 25c., guaranteed.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1905-10-27

The Olympus Cafe Co., of Seattle,
which has been enlarging and altering
ats place since May 1st, have closed
their dining room to remodel the first
floor dining room and kitchen, and
when finished, which will be about
November FIRST, will have the finest
restaurant on the northwest coast.
When next you visit Seattle bear this
IN mind
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1905-10-27
ghe ChappelIe orchestra.

The Chappelle Orchestra, OF Seattle,
will give ball in Model Hall Tonight.
The management made an effort to get
the opera house but failed because it
was engaged, and are therefore giving
their initial ball in Blooms hall
1t is the purpose OF this company to
make a series OF towns throughout
Central Washington during the winter
They have first class orchestra aud
make perfect dance music. IN the
towns where they are well known they
never fail TO bring out large crowds.
Do not fail to 60 TO their first enter
tainment, so you may know what good
dance music is like. Supper will be
served in the hall.
Laura E. Chappelle, Advance Agent.
The Echo is the only paper published
f-s. .
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1905-10-27

l want to engage as helper for a
blacksmith in order to learn the trade.
Anyone desiring such help please ad-
dress John Northup, Leavenworth, Wn
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1905-10-27
MusIc scholars Wanted.

l desire 10 get up class in music.
Any one desiring to take piano or
organ lessons please leave word at Mrs.
S. Shortty's.
40t2 Winifred Benedict
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1905-10-27
sunday school Ce.seaaon a Success

sunday school CenEesIAoh
The Chelan Sunday school conEen-
.ion that was held in this city Friday,
Saturday and Sunday, was aec'oeu
success Good crowds attended every
meeting. The addresses were all IN
teresting and the music rendered by
abe choir was OF very high order.
Saturday the election OF the othcers
DOR the coming year was held. A. n
Corbin was elected president, a M
storch. secretary and j. H. Mcclellan
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Daily world
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1905-10-27

Logging outfit consisting of one good
team and harness, two half trucks,
two sleds, loading chain, corner binds,
tongs and etc. Price right. Terms
cash or bankable paper.
w. H OTIS,
35tf Peshastin, Wash.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1905-10-27

$500 Folding bed and $1,000 cup
board at bargain. Inquire at this
office. 33tf
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1905-10-27

The Lamb Davis Lumber Co. have a
large supply of Pennsylvania black
smiths coal for sale at a reasonable
price. 14tf
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1905-10-27
R~ Sale.

One Southwick Hay Press in good
condition. Price 5000. S. P. Beecher,
Peshastin. Wash. 29-2t
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Business Paragraphs.

One small hot time heater and pipe
tor sale. Mrs. Sam Merriam. R40tf)
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1905-10-27

Fraft A8O0ses ana crates
of all kinds at Lamb Davis Lumber
Cos.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1905-10-27

Bunch of Keys Lost.
Finder please leave at Echo office
and receive reward. .3Stf
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1905-10-27

The Echo is the only paper published
in Leavenworth. Subscribe for it.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1905-04-20
Tuskeego

Rev. G. w. Smith filled the pulpit at
the Baptist church Sunday morning.
Emmett Patrick and family of near
Lee Sundayed at Willard Spitznogles.
Warn Moore and wife Sundayed with
her parents.
Fay Rhoades was an over Sunday Wis
itor with kellerton friends.
Newt Fesler and family of Mt. Ayr
are visiting with relatives at this place.
Clara Ryan, Eva Percy and Gail
Ballinger visited Thursday at Mrs.
Morford's.
Chas. Rhodes and wife spent Sunday
with the formers father.
Mrs. Mary Fosdick and Hugh Wiley
and wife We're Lamont callers Thursday.
c. r. Percy and family Sundayed at
w. NJ. Piercy's.
Mr.. Ryan was Lamont caller Sat-
urday.
Joe Ryan and sister Jennie and Ollie
Wiley We're Leon callers Thursday.
j. M. Smith of Lamont was in our city
Saturday between trains.
Will Payuon, wife and son Roy of
Lamont were visitors at the, formers
brothers, Ike Payton, Friday.
O. Barnes and family Sundayed with
Mrs. Laura Barnes.
Prayer meeting Wednesday evening
meets with Mrs. Mary Fosdick.
The mission circle will meet Friday
evening with Mrs. A. A. Piercy.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1905-04-20
Sweet Creek.

Last week made miss
But then Ill fix it up with this.
| guess since made start
Someone else has taken part,
And to write poems they have begin
so lll surely have to come agin.
Grandpa Stanley passed away
About noon, a week ago Monday.
Miss Pearl Barnes from out west
Visited with Gerata Bedell last Wednes-
day night
And John f. Wion thought that bout
right,
So down there he went. Dressed in
his best.)
Well. how queer this does seem,
Luther Bason is buying cream,
And he sends his team round since a
week,
To get the cream off Of the creek.
j. S. Naylor has lost his clerk,
AS for him, Emmett Noftsger has ceased
to work.
Supervisor Smith has been mending
bridges.
We-hope, he'll soon begin to pillow down
those ridges.
j. r. Wion has been working out on the
creek
The largest part of last week
Well, well, we'll, what do we know?
One thing we know, we had quite snow.
Adron NoftsSer, by the way,
Called ut Frank Noftsger's Sunday.
Caleb Bedell and wife, first day of the
week,
Visited with Jesse Wion out on Elk
Greek.
G. w. Smith and wife went out west
And visited with their daughter, Mrs.
Edd Fest.
More people visited last Sunday than
ever before
We hope next week thercll be a few
more.
Well, making rhymes is no fun
So where is rny hat LII have to run.
o! yes, one thing more | want you to
know, =.
Estiii remain your affectionate Joe.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1905-04-20
Woodland.

Rev. Glcndenning filled his regular
appointment at the A. c. church Sunday
night.
Grace Adair.is assisting Mrs. Wilson
with her housework.
Presiding Elder Hanna held quarterly
conference at the M. E. church South
Saturday and Sunday.
Mrs. Greenman is visiting at Line
vile this week.
Lelah Logan, of I-ineville, visited Sat
lurday and Sunday with Minnie Raines.
Vera Smith visited at home Sunday.
Mrs. Hardy Lentz is auiteis sick at this
writing
!. Hattie Adair is visiting home folks.
K. d. Lockwood made business trip
to Lineville Friday.
County Superintendent Eli Hutchin-
son visited his many friends at Wood
land Friday.
Gussie Adair spent Sunday with Lena
King.
Nellie King is working for Mrs. Hardy
LentZ.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1905-04-20
From Our Correspondents
Davis City

Commencement exercises of Davis
City High school will be held in the M.
E. church next Thursday evening. There
are eleven graduates this year. Quite
a fine program will be rendered. The
Baccalaureate sermon was preached last
Sunday evening at Nj. E. church by Rev.
Bingaman.
Mrs. Ruth Arnold started Tuesday
for Washington state where she will be
Joined in marriage to lover of her
& youth. May happiness attend them.
Prof. Long moved his family into
Mrs. Arnold's residence last week.
Prof. Spencer moved last week into
LeGrand Boldman's house.
Mr.. and Mrs. B. Ferguson of Lamont
were in our city last Saturday.
Mary Arnold of Garden Grove came
down and visited her mother over Sat
urday night.
Gladys Bullock returned from visit
at Humeston last week.
Mark and Inez Adams returned home
from Bethany last Thursday where they
had visited her parents.
Charles Henderson and wife of Leon
visited relatives here last week.
Mesdames Walters and Scott attend
ed conference at Lamont last week
Thursday and Friday.
Mrs. Marble went to Lamont Friday
to attend conference.
Will Adams of Albany, Mo-, visited
his mother over Friday night.
h>Lena McNutt of st. Joe is visiting
relatives and friends here at present
Sam Hamilton moved into the house
I vacated by Prof. Spencer last week.
Sybil Lanning went to Colony, KAN,
Saturday. From there she goes farther
west where she will marry Gene Hyde
formerly of this city.
Rosa Hockert returned Monday from
conference at Lamont.
Was ever snow storm more to be
regretted than that of last week?
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1905-04-20
Burr Oak Ridge.

Gideon Broline went to Westerville
Saturday on business.
j. S. Coffin, agent for Watkins medi-
cine was on the ridge last week.
Mrs. Minnie Shira and children spent
Sunday at the home of her uncle, Pink
ney Stanford.
Ruey Hazlet spent Sunday with home
folks.
Mile Meek is attending the Diamond
Garment cutting and fitting school at
Leon.
VIM. Hazlet returned from business
trip to Dakota.
Louie Lindsey visited over Sunday in
Leon with her mother.
Several in this vicinity have received
invitations to attend the graduating ex-
ercises at Davis City Thursday night,
Ralph Johnson, a former resident of
this vicinity, being one of the grad
yates.
Bridgie Barry came home from Leon
Monday to visit home folks.
VIM. Hazlet and wife were Allerton
visitors Saturday and Sunday.
A. J. Rumley and family visited north
OF Leon Sunday at his son Elmers'.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1905-04-20
Pleasant Valley

The valley school is progressing nice
ly as Miss Josie Huffman teaches. She
has>21 scholars.
Mrs. George Virden and her son was
visiting her daughter east Of Leon Sat
,urday.
Mr.. Cyrus ouigley is papering and
painting his house this week.
Ora Black and family visited at H.
Quigley's Sunday.
The sale at Mr.. Huffman's was we'll
attended and things brought fair
price.
Mr.. and Mrs. Roberts were Leon vis-
itors Saturday.
William Virden is painting for Mr..
Qmgley this week and Mrs. Henry
Quigley is papering for them.
Robert Hill and family visited e.
Housh Saturday night and Sunday and
Mr.. Hill attended the wrestling match.
George Virden finished sowing oats
Monday. He has 60 acres sown and is
blowing for corn.
Mesdames Finch, McGauhey, J. Null
len, John McCulley and George Virden
attended the Huffman sale Friday.
Miss Josie Huffman was a Davis City
visitor Saturday and Sunday.
Miss Nellie Suther}in is teaching
school near amoni.