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Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1906-03-10

j. Saleen. of Trego county, who has
been visiting here the past few days,
returned home Monday. Sharon
Springs Times.
On Friday evening Mrs. F. D. Hast
Ings and daughter Anna went to Colby
to visit a few days with Mr.. and Mrs.
T. B. Hiskey and family
Notice-All persons indebted to me
will call at the Wa-Keeney State
Bank and settle with F. W. King,
my agent. F. S. Diebold.
Mrs. o. B. How and little daughter
arrived from Milwaukee, Wis, We'd
nesday evening They are the guests
of Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Ingies-
w. S. Mead is enjoying visit from
his youngest brother from Iowa. This
is their first meeting in thirty-two
years, and it was happy reunion.
F. S. DIebold left Tuesday evening
for Buffalo, N. Y, his future home.
His many friends were sorry to see
him leave, but wish him success in
his new home.
Green s. Co., will sell at public sale
at Ellermeyer's barn on Saturday.
March 10, 1906, 80 head of horses,
mares and mules, all gentle and good
farm animals. Terms liberal.
This part of the country was visited
by fine snow last Monday. There
was no wind and with mild temper
ature it did great deal of good, as
things were getting pretty dry.
A. w. Barnes, of Collyer. was in the
city last Monday on business. Mr..
Barnes is proprietor of the Collyer
lumber yard and is a fine business
man and deserves the liberal patron
age he is receiving.
| Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Wollner were in
the city the first of the week visiting
relatives and friends. George says he
will return to Trego county some day
as this seems more like home than
any other place.
The Ladies' AID society will give
an entertainment and box social at
the North Downer school house, dis
trict No. 3, Saturday evening, March
II, 1906, beginning at 7:30. All are
invited to attend. Sada Biehler, Sec
retary.
Harry Evans and family came up
from Wa Keeney this week and will
make their home on his claim two
miles south of Sharon Springs. Mr..
Evans will handle pure blood chick
ems for the market.-Sharon Springs
Times.
Married, Sunday evening at 500
O'Clock, Mrs. Anna Meeker and Chas.
Dooley, both of Hays. The ceremony
was performed at the Sunfiower res
taurant, and Squire Swiggett pro-
nounced the words which made them
man and wife
J. E. Baum. of Chicago. ILL.,, arrived
| in the city the first OF the week. Mr..
Baum will make his home on the old
Shorthill farm north of town, his SON.
in-law having purchased same last
fail. His family will remain in Chi
cago for the present.
The Revs Reuben Bisber, of Nc
| Cracken, and E. j. Wilson, of La
Crosse, were in town Monday night
en- route to conference, which meets
next week in Jewell City. They were
guests of J. b. Sites after spending
the evening at the parsonage.
Geo. Hays, of Wa-Keeney, Kas-.
who was at one time employed as
switchman here attended the mas
querade last Thursday evening, and
spent few days visiting his many
friends. returning home Sunday.
Cheyenne, (Coloradol Republican.
TT. w. Spear, the cement man. has
an ad. in this issue. Mr.. Spear makes
I IlOo1-S for l,oncoc fanea r1orf-
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1906-03-10

INV ENTY-EIGHTH YEA
Committee Meeting
The Republican County Central
committee will meet in the Office of
the county surveyor on Saturday,
march 10, 1906. Important business.
All me. bers are requested to be
present. 1T. PURCELL.
Chairman.
Joe Spena is building new house
24x36
Agent Morse is on the sick list this
week.
Attend Auctioneer Mason's com
binatIon sale today.
Wanted--Plain sewing and repair.
ing. Mrs. Bashman.
@. r. Kirby, merchant of Collyer,
was in the citv Wednesday.
Agent Morse added two porches to
his pretty cottage this week.
NJ E. Webb shipped car of hogs
to Kansas City, Mo-, Sunday.
Did you see those Black Minorca's?
Try setting of eggs, 81 per 15.
Gleason Bros are building a house
on their ranch on the Saline 24x3O.
Baker will pay cents per pound
for good hides until further notice.
E. d. Wheeler advertises a public
sale on Saturday, March II. Attendl
E. Christensen, Ellis, Kas., breeder
of Black Minorca chickens. Eggs 81
per Is.
Walter Arpke is assisting at the
depot during the sickness of Agent
Morse.
DIR. Woodworth's Wa-Keeney den
tai Office will be open daily till Mon
day, March II.
Black Minorca's are regular egg ma
chimes. Good size and non-setters.
Eggs 81 per Is.
Frank Cross was up from Glencoe
over Wednesday night and made this
Office pleasant call.
Geo. Baker made busire IS trip to
ments to ship in Ice.
John Isenberg from Illinois arrived,
last week and is making his home
with his brother Joe. N
Lyman Ross, the implement man
of Ellis, was Wa-Keeney visitor be-
tween trains Monday.
For Sale or Trade-Good store build
ing on Main street. Inquire of Andy
Peirano, Wilson, Kansas.
Wanted-Men and teams to break
25O acres of prairie, s1.50 per acre. p.
N. Kelly, Wa-Keeney, Kas.
A. T. Greenwood was the happlest
man in town Tuesday. when he re-
ceived a deed for his onion farm.
Mrs. Williams, a missionary gave
an interesting talk at the Presbyter-
ian church last Thursday evening.
Last Monday this part of the state
was visited with a five-inch snow,
which put the wheat in fine shape.
c. S. Gossett, deputy register deeds
of Independence, Mo-, was in town
this week looking after land interests.
Notice-An persons indebted to me
will please call and settle with A w.
Barnes, of Collyer, Kas- VIM. Bower.
W. n. Larabee returned home Sun
day morning from Michigan. where
he spent a month reyisiting old
scenes.
J. w. Hickman, OF Rock Falls, ILL.,,
is in the city looking after business
connected with his large ranch on the
Saline
M. w. Masou,sthe auctioneer, has a
card in this issue. Mr. Mason is one
of the best auctioneers in Western
kanS
Uncle Jim Powers, one of the best
old men in ColIyer township, was a
pleasant caller Thursday. Call again
Uncle jim.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. Potfenberger, of
county visited with Grand ma
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1906-05-25
Annual Literary Contest.

The annual contest between the Gar
field and Lincoln literary societies of
the Danville high school will take
place this afternoon at 2 O'Clock.
This annual contest has come to be
an event of great interest in the school
year, and for the occasion the pupils
of each society elect their most cap
able orators and writers to represent
them. Three events are contested
recitation, defamation and debate.
The judges this afternoon will be Rev.
l.. Dow OFT, Rev William O. McCor-
mack, ID. ID. and A. H. Grone. The
program is as follows:
Piano Duet ...........,.. Selected
Miss Margaret Slider, (G),
Miss Bertha Cloud, (G).
Debate: Question; Resolved That
labor unions are beneficial to the
working classes.
Affirmative speakers: Mr.. George
Hendrickson, (L), Miss Ruth FricB
CD.
Negative speakers: Mr.. Cameron
Campbell, (G), Mr.. Harold Mcclure,
go.
Vocal Solo Sing Me to Sleep.
Green. ........ Miss Elfriede Weiss.
Declamation-"G George Washing
Mr.. William Hancock, (L7.
Declamation-"A A ttack on Sum-
ner," "...... Anson Burlingame
Mr.. Lewis Robinson, (G).
Piano Trio Muller Misses Miles,
...... .......... Guest and Cousart.
Recitation ."In the Light of the Moon
Miss Alice Dreifuss, (L).
Recitation-"A "Annabel Lee Poe
Miss Pauline Zeisler, go.
Vocal Solo. o......,.........., Selected
Miss Rachel Mettler.
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1906-05-25
Returned to Bloomsbury.

Charles Becker and Fred Connor were
brought back to Bloomsbury Monday
morning and are now once more lodg-
ed in the Columbia county Jail, but
this time they are in separate steel
cells on the first tier
Before returning the men to jail
they were taken before Justice of the
Peace Jacoby and given hearing on
the charge of Jail breaking, and each
was held in $1,000 bail. Their trial on
this charge will not come until their
present sentences have been served.
An enormous crowd of men, women
and children gathered at the :35 d..
L. & W. train in Bloomsbury yester-
day morning to see the arrival of the
two captured men. The throng follow
ed to the Justices office, increasing in
numbers as it went, until it resembled
a mob. Both the men are in bad con-
dition, and emaciated, but Connor
nevertheless carries his usual loquac-
ious and talkative manner that borders
on the swagger. Becker is gifted with
less gray matter than his partner, and
assumed an air of careless indiffer-
ence.
Connor Monday threw some light
upon their escape by telling that it
was at 1 O'Clock Wednesday morning
that they got out of the Jail.
The farmer, Batey, with whom the
fugitives were talking, when the speci-
al officers, Fahey and Macken, captur-
ed them, has been arrested and held in
$1,000 bail for providing Connor with
revolver. 1t appears he was one of
the friends of Connor who had been
assisting the men to get away.
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1906-05-25
MANY APPLY
FOR POSITIONS

The work on F. @. Hartman's silk
mill, South Danville, is now nicely
under way. The public will be in
terested to learn that in order to ac-
commodate all the help that applies
Mr.. Hartman has been obliged to
change his plans twice, building larg-
er each time. Yesterday he staked off
an additional space of 35x5O feet,
which will be ADDED to the mill. The
plant being built with the addition
will be 165x50 feet. H...
Most excellent progress has been
made by the masons. who now have
the stone foundations we'll under way
Mr.. Hartman yesterday stated that
from present appearances it seems like
ly that by next week the bricklayers
will begin work. A quantity of stone
needed to complete the foundation as
well as a good many brick for the
walls are on the ground. The work
will be pushed along on double quick
time and people will be surprised to
see at what an early day the new
building will be ready for the mach
inery.
Mr.. Hartman's industry is very
warmly welcomed ON the south side as
is attested not only by the large mum :
per Vi peIsoHs applying Ior pOslUlOnS
in the mill, but also by the kind ex-
pressions INDUCED in by the residents,
all of whom seem to rejoice in the fact
that Mr.. Hartman has succeeded in Sc
curing such favorable site. That Mr.
Hartman himself is encouraged goes
without saying; the manner in which
he responds to public sentiment by en-
larging his plans shows that he has
full confidence in the people and in
tends to do we'll by them.
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1906-05-25
Birthday Surprise PARTY.

The home of Mrs. Elizabeth Roat, of
Riverside, was the scene of pleasant
surprise party ON Saturday last given
in honor of her roth birthday. Among
those present were Rev. and Mrs. L.
d. Ulrich and daughter Naomi, Mr..
and Mrs. George W. Roat and daugh-
ter, Edna, Mrs. Hannah Chestnut, son
German and daughter Helen, Mrs.
Elizabeth Thatcher, of Danville Miss
Anna Mace, of Philadelphia Mrs.
Augustus Traub, Mrs. William Austin
and son Robert, of Sunbury; Mrs.
Clarence Cleaver, Mrs. Daniel Drum
and daughter Helen, of Roaring Greek !;
those from Riverside were Mesdames
Mark Hess and son Joseph, Solomon
Pensyl, Elizabeth Pegg, Sarah Cleav-
er, Samuel Morrall, William Clark,
Jacob Berger, Peter Berger, Hazlet,
Elizabeth Yeager, Ogden Ostrander
Theodore Kimbel, John Unger, Ed
ward Roat and daughter Edith, Rance
b. Bird, Q. Shannon and daug hter
Miriam, William Kimbel and daugh-
ters Harriet, Mabel and Dorothy, Eliz-
abeth Roat, Mr.. and Mrs. Eugene Kim
and daughters Annie, Hazel and Har-
riet and Mr.. Peter Hucllant.
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1906-05-25
Killed by Train.

George Federhoof, aged seventy -fouI
years, drayman living at Montours-
Vile, was killed shortly after noon
yesterday at the Reading railroad
crossing at that place. He was warned
that train was coming by number
of employees of the factory, who were
nearby, and one even attempted to stop
his horse, but it is believed that Fed
erhoof, who was slightly deaf and could
not hear the train, believed that they
were making sport of him. At any
rate he did not heed the warning and
drove onto the track directly in front
of the approaching train.
AS his wagon was squarely on the
track it was struck by the train. Mr..
Federhoof was thrown out and caught
on the cowcatcher, head downward.
He was carried this way for a short
distance, when he fell under the eng
inc. AS soon as possible the train was
stopped, but not until the engine and
three cars had passed over the unfor-
tunate man. He was dead when tax
en- from under the wheels. His left
leg had been broken and his right was
terribly mangled. He had received q
number of crts about the head and
body, Coroner Gilmore was at once
summoned.
Federhoof is survived by one daugh'
ter, Viola, who kept house for him,
and one son, Harry.
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1906-05-25
Hargreaves' Circus.

"Of all animals that are trained for
circus performances the elephant is the
most intelligent. The above state
ment is made by an agent of the Thorn
as Hargreaves railroad circus, which
will exhibit in Bloomsbury on Satur-
day, May 26 and in Milton, Monday,
May 2S. This agent ought to know,
for he was formerly successful train
er. Among other things the man said
elephants learn with remarkable
quickness and they don't show that
aversion to their tricks that the amin
ais of the cat family exhibit. have
seen elephants practice difficult tricks
voluntarily-when they didn't know
anybody was around.
About seven weeks are required to
teach lion or bear trick, while a
little longer is required to teach a
leopard or tiger"
1t is the opinion of this former train
er that the above wild animals have
even more capacity for learning Than
the horse. He says that, while tiger
can be taught to walk upon its hind
legs in three or four months, it will
require as many years to teach horse
to do the same trick.
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1906-05-25
REMOVING A LANDMARK

Hon. r S. zimmerman has broken
ground for fineIbarn ON the rear of
his lot, on Library avenue, to replace
the old frame structure that formerly
occupied that site.
The new building will be of brick,
two stories high, 35x22 feet and will
contain beside stable room, an apart
ment for vehicles. A large number. of
brick of first quality are on the ground,
while portion of the stable founda-
tion is already laid.
The fine barn will add to appear
ances along Library avenue, every
building of which is clearly in view
from Mill street.
Old landmarks are apt to be-cher-
ished with fond sentiment byy some
people, but the older the buildings be-
come the less slightly they appear ito
the great mass of humanity and the
more they are aptito detract from the
value of surrounding property. There
are great many of these landmarks
about Danville in the shape of old
barns, some of which are in the very
verge of tumbling down. The best the
owners can do is to initiate Mr.. Am
merman's example and get rid of them
as soon as possible.
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1906-05-25
Hotel Changes Hands.

An important business transfer was
completed yesterday afternoon when
o. R. Drumheller purchased the good
will and fixtures of the ,Aldine Hotel,
Sunbury, from Fred Aldinger, who
was the proprietor and conducted the
hotel ever since it was built.
The sale proved to be quite a sur
prise and is said to have been con.
summated within few hours time.
The exact price paid is not known but
is said to be about four thousand dol
lars. The new proprietor took charge
of the hotel Immediately after the sale
was completed.
Mr.. Drumheller is the owner of the
building and as is well known is q
successful hotel man of many years ex-
perience. 1t is his intention to greatly
enlarge the present building and make
the Aldine hotel second to none in
this part of the State.
1t is reported that Mr.. Aldinger will
likely move to Millersburg where he
will erect and conduct hotel.
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1906-05-25
Frost and Ice,

Monday morning there was heavy
frost, while thin ice formed at differ
ent points. At $50 a. IN. mercury
stood at "a degrees at the Montour
house (; at noon it was at 65 degrees,
while during the entire day the temp
erture was only little higher than on
Sunday.
Early risers about town Monday
saw plenty of frost. Between South
Danville and Kipp's run the frost was
very heavy. Emery Eckman, who lives
near Klinesgrove, was in this city yes
terday and reported ice in the vicinity
of his home. Sweet corn and early
potatoes here and there are growing
nicely. That these crops suffered to
some extend would seem quite likely,
although it is stated that heavy fog
made it's appearance about 4 a. m.
which had the effect of neutralizing
the frost.
About Washingtonville the frost was
quite heavy and it is feared that the
early vegetables sustained damage, al
though just how much it is not posi-
BILE to say
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1906-05-25
A Private Telephone System.

The Danville Stove and Manufact-
uring company has installed tele-
phone system at its plant which is
proving a great convenience and time
saver.
There are five departments in the
plant of the Danville stove and manu-
featuring company-the office, foun-
dry, shipping rooms, tin shop, and
iron pattern shop. Each of these de-
partments is more or less remote from
the other and in order to commune
ate when desired, it was formerly
necessary to do good deal of running
backwards and forwards. Now each of
the departments can be called up from
the Office and communication can be
established in moment with the fore
man or other person wanted.
The stove works is one our growing
and most of prosperous industries. 1t
is worthy of note that it is not slow in
installing improvements needed AT
the present time it is probably one OF
the best equipped plants in this sec
tion.
The private telephone system was
installed by Cleaver Wagner, the ris.
ing..young electrician, who has charge
of the clock factory.
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1906-05-25
Death of Well Known RaiIroader

Snydertown lost one of its Oldest and
most respected citizens in the death of
George W. Simonson, which occurred
yesterday morning at 8 80 O'Clock, he
having reached the age of 70 years
His health had been impaired for sew
eral years by a stroke of paralysis,
which eventually had fatal termina-
tion.
He was we'll known throughout this
section having held for a number of
years at Snydertown the position of
section foreman on the Shamokin div
ision of the n. @. railroad. He leaves
widow and six children, Louisa,
residing at home, Daniel, an engineer
on the Central Railroad of New Jer-
sey, Worral, an employe on the same
road, G. W., residing in Scranton.
Thomas, resident of Sunbury, and
Cora, of New York city.
He was genial and kindly man and
had many friends. Notwithstanding
the active life he led he was very
heavy man, his weight at one time be-
ing 372 pounds.
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1906-05-25
FIRE PROOF
PATTERN House

The big fire proof building at the
stove works designed to house the valu-
able patterns is practically completed.
Today the work of removing the pat
terms will be begun.
When ground was broken, less than
two months ago, J. f. Montague. who
has the work in charge, declared that
the building would be completed and
in use before June 1st. AS the sequel
shows he was not over confident. While
two rows of shelving remain to be in
stalled and some work on the floor re-
mains to be done, the building is 9th
erwise completed. 1t is an odd-look-
ing structure it is true, although ad-
mirably adopted to its purpose. 1t is
1870 feetx36 feet, one story high, built
of brick, the walls being without a
single window or opening of any kind
with the exception of one door at the
western end next to the foundry. The
roof is lined with corrugated galvaniz-
ed iron. The door and door frame are
lined with asbestos and iron so that
not an inch of woodwork is exposed
ON the outside of the building.
Light is admitted through twenty
skylights, each 2 feet by feet, insert
ed in the roof. The skylights are form
ed of hammered glass three -eights OF
an inch thick. The glass in each sky
light is composed of one big plate and
to properly insert these without any
mishap proved no easy task. This
branch of the work was in charge of
Edward Yeager.
Not only will the fire proof building
insure greater security to the patterns
but the additional and better arrange
ment of space will admit of a more
advantageous classification. With the
patterns as piled up promiscuously in
their old quarters there was frequent
ly no little delay before the patterns
wanted were found, whereas, in the
new quarters, it will be possible to
proceed at once to the very spot where
the right patterns are stored.
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1906-05-25
TO ASSIST
THE VETERANS

The Sons of Veterans all over the
union this year, are coming to tile
front in very prominent way to carry
out one of the purposes of the order,
which is 'to honor the memory of the
heroic dead.through historical exercises
and the proper observance of memorial
day and Union defenders day"
Camp Colonel Eckman, No. AZ, S. of
", this city. has appointed the fol-
lowing members on committee to as
sist the veterans of Goodrich post, in
decorating the graves ON Memorial
day: Comrades Strickland, Reilly, A.
Reilly, Charles Beyers, John Patton,
Charles Gardner, Frank Garrow, Jesse
Weaver. William Wertman, Edward
Aten, Fred Roberts, and Orvis Os-
wald.
The committee will meet with the
veterans at the post room ON the morn
ing of memorial day and will be as
signed TO the different cemeteries.
Eight of the above have been selected
as the firing squad to fire three volleys
over the graves at the close of the ex-
ercises at the cemetery. They are
comrades Patton, Oswald, Roberts,
Aten, Wertman, Strickland, Gardner
and Mottern. Frank Garrow has been
taps at the cemetery ON memorial day.
The above sons of veterans, who will
actively participate on memorial day,
will be uniformed and fully equipped.
The ranks of the G.. A. r. are each
year becoming thinner, while those
who survive are less able to bear the
heat and burden of the day. With each
memorial day from now ON there will
be more and more for the SONS of vet
Grams to do. Appreciating this fact
the members of Colonel Eckman camp
here are very anxious to see their
membership increase so as to insure
permanance and prosperity.
The local camp was organized some
thing over year ago and has forty
five members, which is much too small,
considering that there are in Danville
land Immediate vicinity much over
, three hundred eligibles. The purposes
of the order could not be more noble
and patriotic. Briefly set forth they
are as follows:
To perpetuate the sacrifices of faith
ers and their services in maintaining
the Union.
To inculcate patriotism to teach
truthful history and to spread and sus.
tain the doctrine of equal rights, un-
iversal liberty and justice to all.
To help the members of the G. A.
r.. and all honorably discharged Union
soldiers, sailors and marines; to ex-
tend aid and protection to their wild
ows and orphans. To aid and assist
worthy and needy members of the
sons of veterans.
To be eligible, person must be a
male descendant through paternal or
maternal line, not less than 1S years
of age, of soldiers sailors and marines
who were regularly mustered and serv-
ed honorably in or who were honor
ably discharged from the army or the
navy of the United States during the
war of 1S61-5
+. M. Harrington is commander and
Fred Roberts is secretary of Colonel
Eckman camp, Sons of Veterans.