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The Columbus journal., 1905-08-16
Leigh
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A. Iverson and Soren Anderson left
Tuesday noon for u few days visit AZ
Hartford. Kansas
Mr.. and Mrs. Adam Nader aud
little son walter returned Saturday
night from sevsral weeks visit 1.
Iowa and Illinois.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gerd Asche ST.. left
Tuesday for Hot Springs. :. ID where
they will remain for several weeks en-.
joyiug the climate and refreshing
springs.
Willie Stemsen left Monday moor
Tor Hot Springs, :. d. where he will
rheumatism, from which he has been
troubled Of late
Fred Mnriler went ~ Hot Springs.
) - saturday to join his family who
q 70 been LerS for several we ks. Nj.
Moeller expects to be absent about
three weeks and on his return he will
he accompanied by his n nily.
While Mr.. aud Mrs. Adam Nader
were OF their eastern witt J.h PEI o.
sold their eighty ncre farm five miles
outheast Of town To Henry Ncuhrs.
The consideration was So. 90 per acre.
Mr.. Neuhaus was in town Monday
morning md the papers were made
ont.
Warren russclmnn departed Monday
poon for Ohio where he goes Ia visit
trends ard view I q scercs OF his hoy.
| hood. lie has not made ohio u visit
for twenty years and naturally looks
upon this trip with some degree Of
pleasure.
j. A. Phillips departed tho latter
part Of the week for Hot Springs. s.
D.. where he will remain for II time
IN the interest of his health. If th,
climate AMI waters prove beneficial TO
MIN he may become q permanent resi-.
dent of that place.
Saturday tie eight year old son Of
Mr.. and Mrs. II. g. Kemper had tho
misfortune 10 get the fourth finger Of
hbS WV bhiIu III tUV CVE Ni'ttlN VI -
washing machine which mutilated IL
in an ugly manner. breaking and grind.
ing the bones. DIR. q. Il. %Jungbluth
was called and dressed the injured
member II made the little fellow ms
comfortable as possible under the cir.
cumstanccs.
Ed Wurdeman's new house hns te.
gun to take on tho appearance of u
residence. II il all enclosed and the
cornice Is being put in shape.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clato InRham and
children. who visited in Leigh last
week and tho first of this. the guests
of Mrs. Ingham's parents. Mr.. and
Mrs. Geo. j. Henry went to Crestop
Tuesday evening where they will
visit q few days before returning to
their home ut Tilden. Nebraska.
Monday morning the Northwestern
hotel changed management. J.. II.
Dubsky who has been acting landlord
for the firm name of Dubskv d Knapp
retired and Il. +. Lac aud II. 9. Kem.
per took charge under the firm lame
of Lee Il Kemper Mr.. Dubsky and
family have moved into the MCIrnerny
house III the northeast part of town
and MIR. Dubskv has secured u posi-.
ton rs clerk in the general store Of
Buhman Il SChleutcr. ut which place
he went to work yesterday morning.
The Columbus journal., 1905-08-16
A LINCOLN STORY.
The saw mill linud who Didn't For
set About the cant Vook,

"rhc first citi2cn Of Illinois aud the
greatest OF American presidents" IL the
mnnuCr IN which Mr.. carr refers tn
Abraham Lincoln IN The Him. iic
recalls the first time he ever heard Mr..
lilcolfs name. IL was ut Il country
hotel. and of the residents Of the
town was telling of Il "curis young fell
lCr' who had worked in Il sawmill, but
gave up the job to 20 into the Black
Hawk war.
"llc was working for u gentleman
named Kirkpatrick. and one ,iay some
body said ~ kirkpatrick: You ought
to get II cant hook for that young Eel.
low TO move logs with. It's too bad +,
make him roll them about without One
Tho sawmill tender asked what II
cant hook would cost. and they said
$l.IO. The young fellow said. II you
give me the dollar an n half III ~ on
tackling the logs aa I dp now with u
wooden spik" that I mako myself
Done. said the boss. and tc didn't
need u buy any cant hook.
"Nut. do you know, that boss was 50
mean that he beat That poor boy ont
of that money. lie never gave II 20
him.
THAT fellow went on tending saw.
mill and telling stories ana never let
on about the cant hook. Presently
came the Black Hawk war. and they
pitched in and raised Il company. and
kirkpatrick set all his pins To bc cap.
tain. but that young fellow hadn't for.
gotten about the cant hook, and he just
became II candidate fer the captains
place himself. and when In" company
voted he beat old Kirkpatrick four ~
ono. | helped to elect him. and when
ne got elected he turned to me and
said. 'Hill. rye got eve on tlrat cant
hook
lie Il the most curious fellow ! over
saw. There never canlc Il man into the
ncighborhood but he'd iiad ont just tn"
things th>t man knew best. He never
gave the .choolmastrr any pcac" after
he found he knew grammar until he'd
learned all The grammar the teacher
knew. lie found n fellow who knew
how to measure off land. end. sure az
you live. this fellow Uui22"d him nnd
Quia2cd him until Il" learned the trade,
md then lie got some tools and went
out himself asserting section corners
II making lines AMI setting stakes to
show people where to put their fences"
"Nllat b"cam. of this young man."
"Ncll," said Green, che went and
learned law. set up in Springfield and
got to congress. l!ut he couldn't get
elected for the second term. lies as
good Il fellow rs ever lived" continued
Mr.. Green. but he's kind Of common,
sort of just like everybody else: no bet
ter. no worse; just II good Teller"
"What's his namct"
ABE l.incOin,' replied >;rrun.
a Pathetic InciI"nS.
There Is Il pitiiul story told In ~"
Eookman of Philip liourk" Marston.
the blind English writer. me day II
particularly good idea cant" 70 him
and he sat Gown 10 his typewriter wi:h
enthusiasm. He wrote rapidly for
The Columbus journal., 1905-08-16
Sunshine Our Special.

Sunshine Coal Tor Cook stoves il Il
high grade Western coal W. are going
to offer this y"ar mt 5000 per ton at
yards. This will b" the best coal ever
offered at Columbus. Try it and see and
save money. l.. w. WcaverA Son Coal
Co.. lw.
The Columbus journal., 1905-08-16
All Leaders

We carry all the trading kinds Of
coal. if yon want Rock Springs, Sun
shine Kimmer"r, Maitland, Blend,
Carney Weir City, Trenton, Furnace
Coal, Hard coal all in MT and Lump
Cali on Weaver Il Son Coal Co..
The Columbus journal., 1905-08-16
The Journal tor news
ORDER HARD COAL NOW.

We are taking orders for lIau,
Coal, 5000 per tom at yards. NrI,r
now. WAY & CO.
rroCrastinatiou is the thief of time.
Don't PIT il or. liavc yOur house in.
surcl now. Have YOU accounts col.
lccted before they are outlaw. Gail
on q. y. McElfrosh. wifi.
The Columbus journal., 1905-08-16
Special Farm Bargains.

We have four farms for sale in the cen.
trail part Of the county at bargain prices.
Must be sold. licrh"r, I~lock"nberger
X Chambers. d'wl
The Columbus journal., 1905-08-16
For Rent.

Several drslrnil" dwelling houscH for
rent. ~l;erllrr, ilork"nl"rger n Cham
bers. DIT
The Columbus journal., 1905-08-16
Threshing Coal.

For choic" thrcshing crnl Rock Springs
Kimmeror slack go t" H. W. Weaver
n Son Coal Co.
The Columbus journal., 1905-08-16

a Pathetic InciIrns,

Thor" Is Il pitiiul story told In ih"
EookUnan of Philip lsourk" Marston.
the blind English writer. one day II
particularly good idea cam" 70 him
and he sat Gown 10 his typewriter wiNh
enthusiasm. II" wrote rapidly for
hours and had nearly finished the story
when a friend am in. "lioal tGnt,"
said Marston proudly. "anL ten Lac
what you think of IT," Vh" rr'"n.
stared at the happy author and 'lrn
ut the blank sheets Of paper IN Ia
hand before he vas abb" 70 understand
the little tragedy. The ribbon had l""u
taken from the typewriter, and Mar.
ston'S toll was for nothing. II" never
had the heart to write that story again.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1905-09-21

cash than to have any fuss made about
these little matters. Dad told him he
had no claim against him for alternating
anybody's affections. or for breach Of
promise, and that all he wanted was to
have a little talk with the king and
find out how a king lived, and how he
had any fun in running the king busi-
ness, at his age, and they sat down and
began to talk as friendly as two old
chums, while the dog played tag with
me. We found the king was a regular
boy, and that instead Of his mind being
occupied by AFFAIRS Of state, or his
African concessions with Congo coun-
try, where he owns few million slaves
who steal ivory for him, and murder
other tribes, he was enjoying life just
rs he did when he was barefooted boy,
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1905-09-21


powder, but ! draw the line on Belgian
hares, and strike right here, and shall
have the International Union of Anal
gamated Tourists declare boycott on
Belgium" said just like that, bristling
up TO dad real spunky.
"You are going to Belgium, all right, "
said dad, as he took hold of my thumb
in a jiu jitsu fashion. and twisted II
backward until fairly penuked, and
held It. while he said he should never
dare go home without visiting King
Leopold's kingdom, and having talk
with an SO-year-old male flirt, who had
a thousand chorus girls on his staff and
:rould give the sultan Of Turkey cards
land spades and little casino in the harem
game.
-'You will go along, won't you, bub?"
and he gave my thumb another twist.
and said: you bet your life, but l
won't do thing to you and Leopold
before we get out of the Belgian hare
belt" and SO here we are, looking for
trouble.
n is strange we never hear more about
Belgium in America, but actually, l
never heard of Belgian settling in the
United States. There are Irish, and
Germans, and Norwegians, and Italians,
and men of all other countries, but
never saw Belgian until to-day, and it
does you good to see people who don't
do anything but work. There is not q
aoafer in Belgium, and every man has
smut on his nose, and his hands are
black with handling iron, or something.
There is no law against people going
away from Belgium, but they all like
It here, and seem to think there is no
other country. and they are happy and
work from choice.
I always knew the Belgian guns that
sell in America for IL shillings and kill
at both ends, but never knew they
made things here that were worth any
thing, but dad says they are better fixed
here for making everything used by
civilized people than any country on
Garth, and l am glad to be here, cause
YOU get notice when you are going to be
be robbed. They ring bell here every
minute to give you notice that some
one is after the coin, so when you hear
a bell ring, If you hang on to your
pocketbook, you don't lose.
This is the place where There was
q sound of revelry at night, and Bel
gums capital had gathered there"
You remember the night before the bat
tie of Waterloo, when Napoleon Bona
lyarte got his. You must remember
about 1t, old man, just when they were
tight in the midst of the dance, and
soft eyes looked love to eyes which
spake again." and they were taking q
champagne bath, inside and out, when
suddenly the opening guns Of Waterloo.
Twelve miles away, began to boom, and
abe poet, who was present, said, But
hush, hark,-a deep sound like rising
aCnell," and everybody turned pale and
began to stampede, when the floor man
ager said, "'Tis but the wind, or the
car on the stony street, on with the
dance; let Joy be uncOnaned; no sleep
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1905-09-21

fishing for perch at the old mill pond.
and when he mentioned his career a.
a boy, and his enjoyments. dad told
about his youth. and how he never got
80 much pleasure In after life as he did
when he had a stone bruise on his heel.
and went OF into the woods and cut
tamarack pole and caught sun6sh till
the cows came home.
The king frightened up and told dad
he had a pond In the palace grounds,
stocked with old fashioned fish, and
every day he took on his shoes and
rolled up his pants, and with nothing
on but a shirt. and pants held up by
one suspender Of striped bed ticking, he
went out in a boat and fished as he did
when q boy, with bent pin for hook.
and he was never so happy as when SO
engaged. and they could all have their
grand functions and balls and dinners
and Turkish baths, II they wanted
them, but give him the old swimming
hole.
ME, too" said dad. and as dad looked
down into the park he saw little lake,
and dad held UP two fingers, just as boys
do when they mean to say, Come on.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1905-09-21
ny HON. GEORGE W. PECK.

Ex-Governor OF Wisconsin. Former Ed
tor OF "Pecks SUM-" Author OF Peck 8
BAD Boy" Etc.)
Copyright. 1905 BY joseph b. Bowles)
Brussels. Belgium.-Dear Old Skate:
"What is the matter with our going TO
Belgium" said dad to me, as we were
escaping from Germany.
well. what in thunder do we want
to 80 to Belgium for?" said l to dad.
Il 40 not want to so to country that
has no visible means OF support, except
raising Belgian hares. to sell to crankS
in America. couldn't eat rabbits with
out thinking | was chewing a piece of
house cat, and rabbits is the chief food
of the people. have eaten horse and
mule in Paris. and wormy figs in Turkey,
and embalmed beef fried in candle
grease in Russia. and sausage in Ger
many. imported from the Leutgard
sausage factory in Chicago, and stun II,
Egypt with ground mummy for curry
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1905-09-21

I'M
let's go in swimming" and the king
said, I'll go YOU" and they locked arms
and started through the woods to the
little lake, and the dog and followed.
Well, sir, you'd dide to see dad and
Leopold make a rush for that SWIM
ming place. The king put his hand in
the water, and said it was fine, and be.
gan to peel his clothes off, and dad
took off his clothes, and the king made
q jump and went in all over. and came
up with his eyes full of water, strang.
ling because he did not hold his nose,
and then dad made leap and splashed
the water like an elephant had fallen
in. and there those two old men were
in the lake, just like kids.
III swim you a match to the other
side" said the king. Its CO." said
dad, and they started proposing across
the little lake, and then l thought 1t was
time there was something doing. so
got busy and tied their clothes in knots
so tight you couldn't get them united
without an act o. parliament. They
went ashore on the opposite side of the
lake, cause some women were driving
through the grounds, and then l found
a flock of goats grazing on the lawn,
and the dog and drove them to where
the clothes were tied In knots, and
when the goats began to chew the
clothes l took the dog and went back
to the entrance of the park. and dad
and the king swan back to where the
clothes and the goats were. and when
they drove the goats away and couldn't
unite the knots. the king gave the
grand hailing sign Of distress, or some.
thing, and the guards Of the palace and
some cavalry came on the run, and the
park seemed filled with an army, and
bid the dog good-by and went back tc
the hotel alone, and waited for dad.
Dad didn't get back till after dark.
and when he came he had on a suit OF
the kings clothes, too tight around the
stomach and too long in the legs. cause
dad is pussy, and the king is long
geared.
did you have good time, dad?" says
I, and he said, Haven't you got any
respect for age, condemn you. The
king has ordered that you be fed to the
animals in the ZOO"
/ told him that didn't care what they
did with me, I had been brought up to
tie knots in clothes when saw people
in swimming. and didn't care whether
they were crowned heads or just plain
dubs, and l asked dad how they got
along when their clothes were chewed
up. He said the soldiers covered them
with ponchos and got them to the
palace, and they had supper, he and the
king. and the servants brought out a
lot of clothes and he got the best fit he
could.
I asked him If the king was actually
mad, and he said no, that he always
enjoyed such things, and wanted dad
and I to come the next day and go fish
ing with him, barefooted. Say, dad
can go, but wouldn't be caught by that
king, on bet. He would get even, sure,
cause he has look in his eye like they
have in a sanitarium. Not any king
business for your little
HENNERY.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1905-09-21
Fatal Defect.

He-Here is one Of those articles on
how to live on nine dollars a week.
His wife-Well-I suppose 1t could
be done.
"Oh, yes, but the writer doesn't tell
you how to chuck q bluff 30 as to mako
folks think you are living on ninety
Puck.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1905-09-21
q. S. SENATOR TowNE
Credits Doan's Kidney Pills With Graft
flying Cure.

Hon. Charles A. Towne, ECU. g.
Senator from Minnesota, brilliant
orator, clever business man. brainy
lawyer, whose national prominence
made him n formidable candidate for
the presidential nomination In 1904,
writes us the following:
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1905-09-21

The Bad Boy Goes to Belgium-Dad
Buys Fako Souvenirs ut Waterloo
He Coos Swimming with King
Leopold and the Bad Boy Ties Up
Their Clothes.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1905-09-21

neuralgia pains In the limbs and was
otherwise distressed. A few boxes OF
the pills efrcctually routed my ailment
and 1 am glad to acknowledge the bene-
fit derived.
tSigned) CHARLES A. ToWNE.
Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo, n. Y.
For sale by all dealers. Price, so cents
per box.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1905-09-21

/" Gentlemen: !
I nm glad to en-
dorse Doan's Kid
ney Pills. The
remedy was rec
commended to me
n few monthsa go
when ] was feel
ing mise IA b lie;
had severe pains
In the back; was
restless and Ian
guild; had n dull
headache a n d
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1905-01-12
rhs Matter win wa.AiaEtea.

Washington. T. G. WHAT'S the
matfer sith this toan We asked
3 policeman last TUESDAY, This Is q
very good town, - towns 81, he au-
ssefsd People here sat ioo much
Ne have four meals daE Well
sir, there IS q lot Of eating euiug on
here BE said There ara slk places
in tiesa tuo blocks where one can get
whisky rte town drinks too much,
viewed ffem 3 strictly prohibition
standpoint There IS 40 doubt auoal
Il. But tlsen tie most 81 ilse liquor
said here IS Of good quality" he re-
piled sTheY tell me tiais + . great
poker town Tile iaei IS. tlle tovn
plays fof money and bets en- hoFs
races bat the stakes are net laraf
4 dollar limit Is the fule IL mans
houses be ausesreB Is polgkamF
pfacl lced much hefe We inquired
We'll, nos eolonel Yoa touch q ten
der spot 4ou sss many ef these q.
lleias aee asaY from home mueh 81
the time, there wives are at hnme
taking care of the children aud a.
Washington IS full Il handsome -.
men tie temptation IS great =
Washington + fall Of old men. Old
has-lesDs. Is ii not ~ Yes. Il i
estimated that there are twenty.
thousand men IN Washington over s
years old Il seems that aten 4 mau
eess > taste of Washington llls be
can't keep away. It'sa glua olH tesn
and hers ae parted company uith the
fst pollaeman. wllo has been on tie
foFce twenty years ard also seeHss "a
knoe somefhing aboat lhs inside II
Washington life We don't pretend
q knou 4 thing about i, Uut from :
vIsltafz standpoint se are ready q
~ tlial Washington eats foe much.
esarf d. q Is llfe = IloFado lla.
pab'Ieaa
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1905-01-12
SPECIAL TRAIN
or PRISONERS
Marshal Darrough Tells Of Trip
70 Atlanta, Georgia,

Nanlal taFFough and his company
Of deputies. johnson, Sheehan Mar.
aock and GRAY returned SUNDAY
evening from their tflp a Atlanta
tia., where lheg went lasi week sim
zen prisoners from thls place
At Memphis Tonn they eem
i8iued hY ether e $. marslsals aud
their prisoners namterlne - atm
mobillsed lnfo a sgeelsl train through
to Atlanta
While passing thuagh Alabama les
fhe night time their train vas Hrea
into A riie bail sfF0ek a window
SASH aul2 a few Inches from illa heaa
% Nusky9co man. The train 4id
uel stop and na reason j. known fof
lhr attack
oue of the MNkogee prisoners sue.
eredsd ii 0mosWg MS slaekles hs
tie use of a key Wllieh he had socared
from spme unknown Ierson Of place.
bat was escrpoWcFel aud chained fast
10 { seat the remainder 81 the wav
After landing their prisoners safe
10 the leniisntiary lhe crowd of
marlNls took q trip 10 Lookout
mountain. visited the battle ground
At ChlckamAuga aud speal twelve
hours Ia the clty of Memphis
Marshal naruurh sais the farms in
the South look Ike the, would hardly
profuee enough to keep tie people
from starving lie ays hs would
rather have the corn raised on one
section Of land here than the whole
grop between Memphis and Atlanta
tie further siates than Chattanooga,
MempIns aud Atlanta are sefY Heelt.
bui the smaller towns loos almost de-
serted
The weather vas eaid Throughout
the tflp, There bcing iee ga nearly aii
the smaller streams
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1905-01-12
MAY CHANGE
STATEHOOD BILL
The Fight is on Uniting Arl-
z0na and New Mexico.

The joint statehood bin vii cou-
tlnne 20 he ghe principal toplc Of DIS.
sion il the senate during the present
week
Thp pure food blll viii nnalu lathe
background tof the present, not he.
calse Tile friends uf that mrasufe
have abandoned lt bat noeause the,
consider that is chances eiil be lal-
proved b} MOI pressing ior immediate
consideration lhey have been as
aurea hg the ltepubllean ieaders giat
the oil shall have urst plaee oe the
calendar aside from appropriation
bllls. after the statehood uill Is DIS.
pased. and therefore tfey val not
antaeenize tiie statehood oil iof the
present II al ali
niseussiou al The statehood question
began doAday wl1n . speech py ssna
Tor Morgan Aua ls vii - ialloera
bg other opposing sesators ille pres.
ent plan 81 tte opposiliun IS % kecp
the discussion gons until some oi
the appropriation ulis are repoftea
ana IL Ooc0mes ufecsSary 20 laAe
fhem up o. i thls u postpoued iue
long 20 displaco thy pili sith tlie
pure food bill taiiins in ali ti,ese
expeiaents. tney wili probauly seek a
compromise.
The ouly real light A agaile THE
miiiug 81 Arzoua and Nes Avsleo
aud there IS taA ol eliminating thase
territories eHflty from the state
hoed proposition ~ Is beilvyea il
This 0Ore dome, Ihe plll fof lhe coo
solicitation 81 okaloma ara lHalsli
TERRITORY Woaa psss Thus iaf tlefe
has been na conference "a nplpsH
factions on tlle ,4bieel slid puusb
there Wlll ls iff.e aaur 20 giNnse fl,e
present statues - MHs as tiie eadt
are anxi0H. 30 seep alaur maften ia
She background As appears % 81 tie
ease ag present
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1905-01-12
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