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Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1906-09-29

Lou Tatman is the new drayman
He has a new outfit and asks a shar,
of your patronage.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1906-09-29

Dick Owens and w. d. Austin,
townsite boomers of Voda. were in
Wa-Keeney on THURSDAY.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1906-09-29

Mr.. Marshall, of Illinois, was visit
ing his cousin, w. w. Parks, las
Wednesday and Thursday
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1906-09-29

The Ladies' Aid society of the NJ
Z. church will meet with Mrs. DIR
Lindsay next Tuesday afternoon.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1906-09-29

The Ladies' Good will society will
meet with Mrs. A. j. Ellermeyer next
wednesday, Bring Ihimbles.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1906-09-29

The Republicans will open their
campaign in earnest, October 1st.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1906-09-29

Miss Betty Penny left the first of
the month for La Cananea, Mexico,
where she is proprietor of a big hotel.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1906-09-29

day night, where he will work at tn,
carpenter trade.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1906-09-29

Mrs. Lord would like several board
ers for the winter. High school
students preferred.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1906-09-29

j. H. Williamson, of Clay Center
Kans., is visiting his sister, Mrs. w
Q. Olson.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1906-09-29

The Conn brothers from Blooming
ton, Kans., visited their nephew,
Harry Britt, last week.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1906-09-29

Coal is going to be scarce this
winter, but the Hardman Lumber
Company has on hand a big supply,
and we advise everybody TO lay in a
supply now
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1906-09-29

w. n. Stott proved up on his home
stead before the probate judge
Thursday.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1906-09-29

A. E. Garrett and family moved
back into Riverside township last
Monday. We are sorry to lose this
estimable family from our midst.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1906-09-29

DR.. Jones and J. HI. Poffenberger
took an automobile ride up into Cove
county last Monday. Joe swears he
didn't 'lectioneer in Cove at all.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1906-09-29

c.. III. Benson, candidate for County
Clerk, was in the city last Saturday
trading with our merchants and talk
ing politics on the side Mr. Benson
is one of the strong men on the Re-
publican ticket. He has lived here a
long time, is a heavy tax payer and if
elected will serve the people faithful
ly and well. Speak good word for
him.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1906-09-29

Rev. Scott attended the Minister
1al Association meetings at Ellis this
week.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1906-09-29

Mr.. and Mrs. Stuart Shorthill visit
ed in Topeka this week.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1906-09-29

Mrs. f. w. King returned home the
first of the week from her visit to
Dighton.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1906-09-29

A Fire and Lightning policy in the
ContiRental is a good and safe one w.
H. Swiggett, agent.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1906-09-29

The brick work on the new BAN
building is about completed.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1906-09-29

Henry Schreoder's new house is
luming up in the northeast part of
town
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1906-09-29

The Board of County Commission
ers meet next Monday in regular ses-
sion.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1906-09-29

A new lot of tailor made
skirts just received at Mrs.
T. r. Moore's.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1906-09-29

Word was received here last week
of the marriage of j. Franklin Britt
and Miss Alma Moore. The ceremony
was performed September Is, and
they will be at home to their friends
at Boulder, Colo, after November Ist
The groom has host of friends in
Trego who wish this young couple
much happiness
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1906-09-29

j. A. Mccall, of the Saline, has our
thanks for a box Of nice peaches
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1906-09-29

The Presbyterian Aid society pic
nicked at will walkers, Thursday.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1906-09-29

Wanted = Man and family with
sufficient help to work large ranch on
shares, located on the Saline, six
miles north of Wa-Keeney. Inquire
of Jacob II. Hickman.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1906-09-29

The Hardman Elevator and Lum-
Der Co received a car of bran and
shorts
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1906-09-29

The Republicans of Graham county
nominated the following ticket at
their primary election last Tuesday:
representative, VIM. Wells; treasur=
er, John Welty; clerk, w. w. Good
row: clerk of the court, Homer Har-
rison: sheriff, o. N Smith: register Of
deeds. Edna Speery; attorney, S. d.
Turk; surveyor, J. w. Rawson.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1906-09-29

Have w. H. Swiggett make your
legal papers He makes them cor
,Tectly.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1906-09-29

There is scarcity of cement al
present.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1906-09-29

DIR. III. J. Heinrichs, known as the
hustling Dutchpan) deputy G. M. W.
of the 40 Ul W., will be in Wa
Keeney next week in the interest of
that order. All members are request
ed to be present at the next meet
ing of Wa-Keeney Lodge No. 200 A.
O.. q. w. and meet DIR. Heinrichs,
and lend him your assistance in max
ing Wa-Keeney lodge one of the larg-
est in western Kansas.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1906-09-29

Read the Trego Mercantile Co.'S
new ad.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1906-09-29

Buy your hard coal from the Hard
man Lumber Co.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1906-09-29

Buy your soft coal of thes Hardman
Lumber Go.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1906-09-29

Pickled pork at Baker $.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1906-09-29

Last Thursday morning Henry
Staats purchased the livery barn and
contents belonging to A. J. Ellermey-
er and took possession Immediately.
Mr.. S. is first class liverymaH and
will do good business. A. J. Eller-
meyer. who has retired from the liv-
cry business is we'll and favorably
known far and wide and many will re-
gret his quitting the business. We
wish tho new proprietor success.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1906-09-29

The new naturalization law went
into effect on Thursday, September
27. The law is considerably more
stringent than the old. The person
desiring to take out naturalization
papers is required to be able not only
to speak the English language but to
write it as well. This provision,
however, does not apply TO the person
who has taken out his declaration
papers prior to the time that the law
goes into effect.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1906-09-29

Last Saturday the candidates on
both county tickets signed an agree
ment not to use liquors or cigars in
making their campaign and promised
to aid the county attorney is prose
cutting anyone who violated the agree
ment. 1t would be a good move for
Ellis county if this is lived up to the
letter, as the use of liquor in past
campaigns has been one of the dis
gusting features in politics in Ellis
county. Ellis Headlight. La good
ideal
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1906-09-29

Fresh lard at Bakers.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1906-09-29

Joe Irwin was up from the Cedar
Bluffs last wednesday wearing a
broad grin. He says all the real es-
tate agents in wa-Keeney haye his
1000 acres of land for sale and it seems
as though they are too slow or else
his. land is, in, the wrong place. He
made US an offer if we would sell his
land by Christmas he would 60 back
to old Maryland and return with
bride. We'll sell his land Just to see
what kind of a match he makes.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1906-09-29

Mr.. Glenn. from near Topeka, was
in the city last Saturday renewing
old acquaintance. He went to school
80 Mrs. A. J. Ellermeyer about
twenty years ago. His parents took
up a homestead in the Hugh Tidball
They stayed five years and moved
back TO eastern Kansas. Mr.. Glenn
says he can see marked changes in
the country, and that this will be one
of the best parts of the state some
day.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1906-09-29

~
TWENTY-EIGHTH YE-
Fresh lard at Bakers.
Read the Trego Mercantile Co.'S
new ad
There is scarcity of cement at
present.
Mr.. and Mrs. Stuart Shorthill visit
ed in Topeka this week.
The brick work on the new bank
building is about completed.
j. A Mccall, of the Saline, has our
thanks for box Of nice peaches.
The Presbyterian Aid society pic
nicked at will walkers, Thursday.
Rev. Scott attended the Minister
lal Association meetings at Ellis this
week.
Henry Schreoder's new house is
luming up in the northeast part of
town.
j. H. Williamson, of Clay Center,
Kans., is visiting his sister, Mrs. w.
Q. Olson.
Mrs. f. w. King returned home the
first of the week from her visit to
pighton.
W. H. Stott proved up on his home
stead before the probate judge,
Thursday.
Lou Tatman is the new drayman.
He has a new outfit and asks a share
of your patronage.
Buy your season ticket at the drug
store and save dollar on the six num-
bers of the course.
s. NJ Hutzel left Friday evening
on business trip to Ellsworth, To-
peka and Kansas City.
The Republicans of Wa-Keeney
and Collyer townships will nominate
township tickets today.
E. S. Beach, of Hays, was in the
city last Saturday, and shipped out
three cars of fine steers.
Lee Gunckel is building a neat cot
tage north of his father-in-law's home
in the east part of town.
Dick Owens and w. d. Austin,
townsite boomers of Voda. were in
Wa-Keeney on THURSDAY.
Mr. Marshall, of Illinois, was visit
ing his cousin, w. w. Parks, last
Wednesday and Thursday.
The Ladies' Good will society will
meet with Mrs. A. j. Ellermeyer next
wednesday. Bring Thimbles.
The Ladies' Aid society of the NJ.
Z. church will meet with Mrs. DIR.
Lindsay next Tuesday afternoon.
Miss Betty Penny left the first of
the month for La Canaan ca, Mexico,
where she is proprietor of a big hotel.
W. H. Hecox remembered the
World family last Tuesday. BY leav
ing a big musk mellon ON our desk
Thanks.
Read Bacon & Parks new ad. in
this issue. These gentlemen have
nice clean stock of goods to select
from, and their prices are right.
Patronize them.
DIR. Talbot, the dentist, will not
be in wa-Keeney on his regular dates
as were advertised last week as he
was called away unexpectedly. watch
this paper for future dates.
Il. N. Roberts, from Miami county,
is visiting his brother, d. p. Roberts,
east of town this week. Mr.. Roberts
is favorably impressed with Trego
county and likes her people.
Harry Taylor, the restauranteer,
has rented the Henry Meyer building
north of w. f. Stranahan's shooting
gallery, and will move into same as
soon as he can have ii remodeled and
papered.
The Christian EndeavoF meets at
the Presbyterian church every Sun
day evening at 6:30. Topic for next
Sunday: Gilmore and Missions in
China" Leader, Miss Kepner. All
are inyited.
Mr.. Boyd, of Homesville, Nebr.,
l,0 1n
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-04-04
Druggists Must Pay License.

Beginning with the first of April,
all druggists handling patent medi.
zines which have been declared by the
treasury department to contain alec.
hol in large quantities, some of which
are composed chiefly of distilled spir.
its, or mixtures thereof, without the
addition of drugs or medicinal ingred-
tents in sufficient quantity to materi-
ally change the character of the alco.
holic liquor, will be required to pay a
special tax as retail liquor dealers, to
be collected by the internal revenue
officers.
An order requiring the payment OF
such a tax was issued by the commits.
sioner of internal revenue Sept. II,
1905, to take effect Dec. l, 1905, but
following the issuance of the order
manufacturers of the preparations re-
ferred to, wholesale and retail drug.
gists protested that heavy losses would
accrue to them If the order was TO 90
into effec. at that time on account oil
their large stocks of those prepare,
lions, and an extension of time was
0iveQ.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-04-04
The April Weather Record.

The weather conditions for the
month of April, compiled from govern.
ment records covering q period of "a
years, are the subject OF a bulletin Is.
sued by Observer G. w. Ling, of the
weather bureau station at Havre.
According to these records, the
mean or normal temperature OF April
is A degrees. The highest April tenn.
perature on record Is 81 degrees in
1891, and the lowest II below zero on
April l, 1899. The average date of
the last "kiiling" frost is May II.
The month OF April does not usual
ly bring much rain, the average pre-
cipitation for the month being q little
less than one inch. The wettest April
on record was that of 1882, with q
rainfall OF 2.68 inches. There was a
snowfall Of 81 inches on April 30. 1892.
The average number of clear days
ia April is seven; partly cloudy days,
fourteen: cloudy days, nine.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-04-04
Montana Municipal Elections

The excitement over municipal cleo.
ton matters in this city was confined
to the second ward, where an alder
manic contest developed. A number
Of the friends OF NJ. F. Pugsley con.
cluded he was about the right kind
of a citizen for alderman, and SO ex.
pressed themselves on the ballots, the
canvass of returns showing this re.
suit: NJ. F. Pugsley, 81: f. NJ. Lep.
per, y.
There was no opposition to the cleo.
ton of Charles H. Greeu, the citizens
candidate for mayor. or to the other
regular nominees for aldermen-W,
Il. Early in the first ward, and H. c,
Riechers in the third ward.
There was a hot municipal cam,
paign in Havre, a dispatch from tha'
city stating that Mayor Newman wa.
reelected by a plurality Of lis owe
J. S. Carnal. the taxpayers candi
date. The socialist candidate, B. +
Ryan, received % votes.
For police magistrate. l.. 0. Hud
son, independent. was elected over twt
other candidates. He had a plurali,.
of Is over the present Incumbent, w
B. Piper. Ed. NJ. Allen received 8
votes and the socialist candidate, J as
Lamey, ST., 81.
For treasurer. Daniel II. Boone
citizens candidate, was elected by 20
votes. The only opposition was tn
socialist candidate, L. +. Marcoe
who received So votes.
The candid ates for aldermen on tn
citizens ticket, headed by Newman
won in all three wards.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-04-04
TO AMEND RATE BILL.
Senate Asked to Insert Provision For Re.
view BY the Courts.

WASHINGTON, April g. Senator
Fulton. Of Oregon, who has consistent.
ly supported the Hepburn bill, notified
his colleagues today that he would
accept the amendment restricting the
right of review to a judicial inquiry
into the constitutionali.y of the law
and providing 40 early hearing and
determin alton. He defended the sen-
ate from the attacks of magazine
writer's. He declared the sen ate was
not dilatory. He said the questions
| up for decision we're momentous aud
require the greatest consideration and
calm de~liberation. No law would be
passed, he said, hurting the public in.
t~erests, corporate or otherwise.
The amendment to the house rail-
road rate bill, agreed at the white
house Saturda by friends Of the bill,
providing for a limited review of
orders of the interstate commerce com.
mission, was offered in the senate to.
day by Mr.. Long Of Kansas, but he
was not able to get the floor to make
his speech on the bill.
MIR. Long offered the court review
amendment agreed upon at the white
house conference Saturday, as fol
lows:
"That all orders of the commission
except orders for the payment o
money, shall take effect within suct
reasonable tine as shall be prescribed
by the commission and shall continue
for such period of time, not exceeding
two years. as shall be prescribed il
the order of the commission, unles
sooner set aside by The commission o
suspended or set aside in a sui
: brought against the commission in
! circuit court of the United States
) sitting as a court Of equity for tn
t district wherein any carrier, con-
pluiuaut in said suit, has its principe
operating office, and jurisdiction
hereby conferred upon the circu.
courts Of the United States TO hear an
determine in any such suit whether tn
order complained of was beyond tn
I authority Of the commission or in vic
lation of the rights of the consti,,
|tiou.'
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-04-04
cannot Change Assessment

HELENA, March 29.-ln answer to a
question asked him by County Attor-
ney Il. S. Greene of Cascade county.
Attorney General Galen holds that
the board of county commissioners
has no authority to order or direct
that property that has once been
plated aud surveyed into town lots
be assessed 10 any other manner or
under any other description.
Ia his letter, Mr.. Greene stated that
a piece of land had been plated regu.
larry, but since it had been plated the
original object had been abandoned,
the owner desiring to have it reduced
to acreage property for the purpose
OF assessment. He had requested the
county commissioners to make the
change.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-04-04

Office Of Judge Coulter. for the pur'
pose OF fling on land, and q fellow
requested the Judge to sketch him q
map of a certain township showing
where the land had been filed on. Mr..
Coulter complied with this request and
the fellow asked what the charge was.
Now the people of Culbertson are max
ing a special etfor, to encourage set.
tiers and so Mr.. Coulter said that he
would make no charge for the work.
The son OF Norway looked at the
judge for a moment and then fished
out ten cents from a deep pocket aud
showing it toward Coulter said:
"Yust take die, AZ don't gif a dam
for ten cent when ay get a farmstead
wort four tousand dollars The
cash was refused.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-04-04
sheep and Wool Gossip.

According to advices from the Milk
river country, there was recently q
sale OF mixed yesrlings to be delivered
out Of the shearing pens at 1926 per
head. The purchaser evidently has
confidence that high sheep prices will
continue.
From Lewistown comes word tina,
s. S. Hobsou has contracted with B.
c. White to buy this years lamb crop
of the latter at 81. so per head.
Speaking OF contracts for western
woods, the Boston Commercial Bulle'
tin says:
Although it is generally stated tina,
there is nothing doing" in the west,
it IL learned from reliable sources In
the territories that clips are being cor'
tracted whenever possible. Buyer.
are now Ia Utah and Nevada, aud it IL
intimated that by April 5 the remain
ing buyers will have left Boston fol
the sheep country. OF course the atti
tude OF the growers IN Montana ant
Wyoming is q bar to important COZ
tracing, and the clips OF these states
will most likely go forward to sale
days. Ia the former one, 25c is being
insisted upon still. That price means
| PIC laid down in Boston.
In western Idaho. clips ranging
from 30. 900 to 80. 600 pounds are beiul
contracted t 20 to PIC. A number o
authentic sales are reported TO hav,
taken place at the higher figure, Will,
a few have been put through at De
Little can be obtained at 2Oc. Ii
Utah, buyers are paying Il to pc
Shearing there will begin in about
week, and there are buyers ia Sal
Lake ready to take the wool. Shear
ing is in progress 10 Nevada, an,
sales are being made.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-04-04
Railroads Must Pay Taxes.

WASHINGTON, April 2.-TLe su.
pleme court Of the United States to.
day decided the Michigan railway tax
case, involving the taxes of all the
railroads for several years, agains,
the railroads. The opinion by Jus.
tice Brewer. The case involved the
validity of u Michigan law fixing the
tax value OF railroad property on the
average value at which other property
is assessed. AS this nearly quad.
rupled the x paid by the rail,
roads, they resisted. Approximat ely
81, DOC, 900 in back taxes is now collec..
able.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-04-04
A Cold, Dry March.

The wheather report for the pas,
month, issued by Observer G.. w.
Ling. Of Havre, shows a lower mean
temperature and less precipitation
than the average for March. Its mean
temperature was p degrees, OF Two
degrees less than the average. The
highest temperature last month vas
"A degrees, and the loves, - below
zero.
The precipitation record last month
was OBJ inches, while the average for
March is O.52 inches. There is a
shortage Of about one inch in pre-
cipitation for the first three months oil
the year, compared with the average
of former seasons.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-04-04
Resolutions Of Coincidence.

Whereas, The Great and Supreme
Ruler of the universe has, in his in.
finite wisdom, removed from our midst
the worthy and esteemed wife of our
brother, Wearn Rowe, and
Whereas, the intimate relation held
with our Brother Rowe in the dis
charge of his duties in this lodge,
makes 1t eminently BETTING that we
record our sorrow upon the death of
his loving wife;
Resolved, That the sudden removal
OF such a life from among US leaves q
vacancy and Q shadow that will be
deeply felt by all the members and
friends of this lodge, and will prove q
serious loss to the community and the
public;
Resolved, That with deep sympathy
for our worthy brother we express our
hope that even 80 great a loss to him
and US may be overruled for good by
Him who doeth all things we'll.
Resolved, That q copy of these
resolutions be spread upon the minutes
OF this lodge, that u copy be presented
to vi dear brother, and that q copy
be furnished the River Press for pub
LEGATION.
H. j.. WACKERLIN,
CHAS. H. BOYLE,
THEO. E. DANIELSEN,
Com. Benton Lodge No. SO, l. o. O.. f