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Rocky Ford enterprise., 1906-03-02

Ten carloads Of tools and supplies for
work on the Holly q Swins railroad pass
ed over The Santa Fe Lass week. The
expectation is to have the cars running on
the new road by the iss Of June.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1906-03-02

a few Al dairy cows ls.; fof sale a;
Rocky Ford Trading Cos corral
s7-u 1. w. Babeoes.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1906-03-02

Lsoa FsalaSan arrived from peaytf
Wednesday IN his rev auto. u Is .
hummer. very la;ss; 1906 Rambler. e'
] Q horse power.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1906-03-02

Jehn CosThrsn has moved his resi-
dsnes TO tho ooshlsy ranch. sol'a~es; o.
town. which hs and David Best pafehas-
cd las. fall,
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1906-03-02

saLE-CIsarsnee sale Of sheet music
Sc PER copy. Bolton Music Co.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1906-03-02

Dr.. Sisman is adopting the eolofed rays
theory Of sherapasies. He looks OF. e'
his Office through stained glass windows
now.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1906-03-02

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AGAIN THE GAS WELL.
1t Is Expected That the Caney Blaze
VIII Be smothered Today.

VIII Be SmOfheFed Today.
Independence. Kan, March 2S.=An-
other vain attempt was made Tuesday
TO extinguish the fire at the Caney gas
well. The new hood was placed in
position, but the wind was blowing in
the wrong direction, making It impos-
stble for the men to work close to the
we'll In the forenoon the conditions
were more favorable when Superin-
tendent Landon went down from IN
dependence.
The third hood is almost twice as
heavy as either of the former TWO,
weighing 5000 pounds. The first two
mad one side and one top vent: the new
hood has two top and three side vents,
or pipes With these It is hoped to d.
vide the force of the well.
This trial was only a partial one. In
attempting to drop the hood over the
well. it topDeId over. one Of the guy
wires striking and slightly inJuring one
Of the Workmen. The accident caused
considerable excitement for a few min
utes. The man was hurled some dis
lance and with such violence that 1t
was expected he would be picked up
dead He was up, however, and lost in
the crowd before his name could be
learned. but no further effort was made
to put on the hood. General Manager
Mcdowell, from the first has feared
some accident before the we'll was
placed under control.
Conditions at the burning Wen at
$50 last night were the best since it
caught fire. Long prizes or tongs were
secured and the elevators holding the
six and a quarter inch tubing, which
has caused the side tongues of fire,
were pried open and the tubing allowed
to drop in the well. Now there is but
one fire to hght=the perpendicular
one. It is not nearly so hot around
the well as 1t has been. and it possible
for the men to get much closer to
work.
It had been hoped to shut the well in
without dropping the casing, but this
was found to be impossible.
superintendent Landon stated last
night that he had every reason to be-
lieve the trial today would be sue
cessful
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the purchase on behalf of the Norton
on and Gas company of this state.
rms company also states its intention
Of completing and operating the plant
If it is adjudged to have the lawful
Both claimants to the title nave re-
ceived deeds and both deeds have been
filed. Mr.. Martin was the first to file
a deed. He received his deed from J.
w. Powell, manager of the Chanute
and Austin company, the directors of
which had given him power Of attor-
ney to close a deal with Mr.. Martin
This action on the part of the directors
was afterwards ratified by the stock
holders Of the company.
Mr.. Rawlings and his company re-
cefved a deed by taking one out of
escrow which was put in when they
began negotiations for the purchase If
the plant These negotiations began
after the evil days fell upon the Cha
mute and Austin company. and, Mr.
Rawlings states, were still pending
when the deal with Mr.. Martin was
closed.
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SMALL HOPE FOR Low RATES.
Railroads Probably VIII Deny Kansas
City Jobberss Appeal.

Chicago. March 28.-One ray of
hope was held out to the Kansas City
jobbers yesterday. The railroads did
not take final action on their propo-
sition to reduce the through rate from
the Atlantic seaboard to the Missouri
river by reducing the rate between
the Mississippi river and Missouri
river on through business from so to
40 cents The matter was postponed
until April II.
Nevertheless. it is admitted on all
sides that the ray is dim and that
April II probably will see it extin-
guished entirely. W. H. Hosmer, the
committee of one appointed to check
up the proposed rates and find out
how much the reduction proposed
would amount to in a years business.
made his report so late that the figures
did not reach the hands Of the execu-
tive officials in time to be given con-
sheraton before the meeting. There
fore the postponement.
It is said that the figures show that
on Missouri river business alone, that
is. on business originating in Chicago
and St. Louis. the loss to the railroads
would be 1 u million dollars a year,
and this is only a small proportion of
the total loss in revenue.
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QUITE AN UNDERTAKING.
Revision of NJ. K. & T. line to Parsons
VIII Take Two Years.


Parsons. Kan. March 28.-The re-
vision OF the Missouri, Kansas &
Texas railway line from Red River to
Parsons will be the work Of a couple
of years duration at least. It IS esti-
mated that the work cannot be com
pleted In less than two years and may
possibly last three years. Under the
plans now being made for the re-
vision an entirely new line will be con-
structed from Sterrett to Red River.
The old track will be left as it is and
the double track will be used. Colbert
will not be on the new line. This will
probably be the only town on the
Choctaw division to be cut off, and
this will be on one of the lines.
The double track between Denison
and Sterrett, viii be a great advant-
age, especially in hauling coal from
the Indian territory. The coal bust
ness promises to increase rapidly and
the double track will be adyantageOu
in this traffic. North of Sterrett, I. T.,
this line viii be changed considerab bly,
but win follow in a general way the
present roadbed The new line Will
be combined wherever possible with
the old one In making the realignment.
It is expected that work on the i'm
prOvements can be commenced this
summer. Before cold weather sets in
a good start can be obtained The en-
gineers who are now working on the
plans will be through within a short
time and actual work can then be
commenced.
The authorization of this work is
one of the most important and pro-
gressive steps taken by the present
management. While the expenses will
be enormous, it will pay for itself in
the increased tonnage that can be
hauled The work has been under
contemplation for years, but was never
brought to the foreground until F. N.
Finney became president. When Presi-
dent F1nney took charge he imme-
diately laid out an extensive plan of
improvements for his administration,
and has followed it through. The re-
vision of the Cherokee and Choctaw
divisions was the most important of
these Improvement
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..KATY'' 10 ENTER PTTTsBURG.
Said to Have Accepted Proposition to
Build the Line.

Pittsburg, Kan. March 2S.-The
Missouri, Kansas & Texas railroad has
secured a right of way to build into
Cherokee and from Cherokee to Pitts
burg and on northeast through the
new coal fields of that section. Some
time ago the Katy had men here
making propositions to build into this
city. The company asked for a GER
tain amount Of freight tonnage and
certain right of way. The right of way
has now been secured and presented
to the company and the tonnage has
been secured. representatives of the
traffic department viii be in Cherokee
and this city this week consulting with
the Commercial clubs. The Katy al
ready has a coal spur to Stone City,
within four miles of Cherokee, and
this will be rebuilt and extended on
into Cherokee and make part of the
branch which it is proposed to run
through Pittsburg. The idea is to get
a cutoff through the coal field from
Mineral to the main line east of Fort
Scott, and this cutoff will practically
become a main line as far as this sec
ton of the state is concerned. A pre-
liminary survey from Cherokee to
Pittsburg has already been made.
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carrying back to that territory some OF
the red winter wheat that was brought
in from there last summer. Mills in
that territory are short OF supplies
There were a half dozen inquiries and
one or two actual bids for No 2 red
winter wheat in this market today from
nillers In Missouri river territories.
One Of the bids came from beyond the
Missouri line. At the prices current in
Chicago today, 835k 084Z cents. there
was plenty of room for the shipment
Of this grade back to the sections where
it was raised.
No 2 red on the Kansas City market
yesterday sold at 945< cents. The freight
rate of 10 cents per 100 pounds OF
cents per bushel would make the cost
bought In Chicago on yesterdays mar
ket and shipped here s91k Qe0s< cents.
or 30 cents lower than the Kansas City
price.
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ALL We ASK IS A TRIAL

We know what your decision viii be
and you, with thousands of others. VIII
agree that D-Zerta Jelly is superior in
flavor, ciearness and delicacy to any
Jelly dessert you ever used. Dissolve
the contents of one package in a pint
of boiling water and set to cool. Every
navor tastes ike the fruit itself. and
it is so easy to make attractive des-
serts by simply adding nuts fruits,
bananas. etc
If D-Zerta Jelly does not please. you
write as and get your money back.
Five fruit fiavors-R Raspberry, Straw
berry Lemon Orange, and Cherry
At grocers. 10 cents. D-zerta, Roch.
ester. y. Y.
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ROADS BUYING COAL LANDS.
Frisco and Kansas City Southern Ac-
quire 5000 Acres.

Pittsburg. Kan, March 28-Deeds
were recorded yesterday with the regis
ter of deeds Of Crawford county trans
ferring close to 5000 acres Of coal land
north of Pittsburg to the Frisco and
Kansas City Southern Railroad com
panies. The bulk os this coal land has
gone to the Frisco. although the Kansas
city Southern has already placed on
record deeds to 600 acres of land The
total consideration for the coal lands is
close to 100000. while other deals
which have been closed the past month
run the aggregate purchase price up
to $500 600. The purchase of this enor-
nous amount of coal land in the past
week means that trere VIII be extern
sive development in the field north Of
Pittsburg. The Frisco and Kansas City
Southern viii both operate coal land
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supplied. and are now helping their
less fortunate brothers. The lines op-
Grating in the northwest viii bend all
their energies during the next few days
to piling UP fuel.
The Alton. the Illinois Central. the
Eastern Illinois and the Rock Island
all report from sixty to ninety days
supply of coal on hand. The Penn
syivania lines have a large quantity of
coal stored at various points along
their lines in Indiana. The Vanderbilt
lines are in excellent shape, they hay-
ing commenced over two months ago
to lay in a supply of coal for the Lake
Shore. the Michigan Central and the
Big Four.
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Wellsville, Kan. March 28.-"Good
roads meetings are being held along the
line of the Southern Kansas this week
under the direction Of the Santa Fe in
dustrial department The first meeting
was held at Olathe Monday, where the
court house was packed with interested
farmers. Tuesday two meetings were
held in WellsviIle Both were well at
tended and 90 farmers agreed to build
drags. D. Ward King, the 'splft-log'' ad-
vocate, spoke in the afternoon and after
the meeting took his homemade drag to
nearby street and gave a practical dem
onstratiOn of the work. Q. F. Miller pres
ident of the Kansas Good Roads associa-
ton, and L D. Graham. secretary Of the
association, W c. Hood. road engineer
from the University of Kansas and R. E
Wilson were present.
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HE KILLED A SEA GULL.
A Pittsburg Hunter Stays the Bird Far
From Its Home.

From Its Home.
Pittsburg, Kan, March 28-Frank
Carpenter, one of Pittsburg's hunters,
enjoys the distinction of bringing in
the first sea gull that has ever been
Killed in this section Of the country.
He sold 1t to John Simeon who has
engaged Tom Mawson. the taxidermist.
to mount it for him to be put on exhi-
bition-
The bird measures five feet from tip
to tip and is large specimen of It's
kind. Gulls are not a common specie
of the bird world but occasionally what
is known as the dry-water gull Is Oc-
casionally seen in the country along
the streams but a genuine sea gull is an
exceptionally rare bird.
This one is supposed to have been
driven inland by the severe storms that
have been Blowing ever the country
for the past two or three weeks and
after getting into this section of the
world far away from salt water became
lost and was simply flying around from
place to place in an effort to get its
bearing.
When found by Mr.. Carpenter it was
being fought by crows who were MAX
ing all sorts of noise over their captive
and to get away from them IT took to
the water when its tormentors left 1t.
When they had gone quite awhile the
gull raised and started to fly away
when Carpenter shot and killed it.
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THE RIGHTS OF FIRE0IEN.
Engineers Insist They Give Up Their
Organization When Promoted.

There is quite a controversy on be-
tween the members of the Brother
hood of Locomotive Firemen and the
brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
as to the rights of firemen who have
been promoted to the position of en-
gineers remaining in the firemen's
brotherhood. The engineers brother
hood is endeavoTing to force the fire.
men who are promoted to sever their
connection with the fremen's brother
hood and join the engineers organi-
cation. But the firemen refuse to give
up their membership in their own or
sanitation and its beneficiary feature.
It is probab bile that a joint committee
from both brotherhoods will be ap-
pointed to try and adjudicate the difn-
Guilty.
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HE NAY BE Doomed.
A BIarysvilIe Saloon Employe Thought
to Have Fallen in the River.

Marysville. Kan, March 2S-Charles
Tiel disappeared from here Monday night
and is supposed to have been drowned in
the Blue river. He has been employed at
Weismiller's saloon doing odd Jobs, and
when he did not come to work inquiry
was made at his boarding place, which
brought out the fact that he had not been
home during the night. Tracks were found
leading to the river. These were follow
ed, and his cap was found near the water,
and prints Of a mans hands and knees,
such as would be caused by falling
Weismiller claims Tiei was sober when
he left his place. Relatives offered a re-
ward of SIS, and searchers were busy all
afternoon, but up to a late hour last night
the body had not been found.
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Concordia, Kan, March 28.-Rogers
& Ottawa, clothiers and dealers in
shoes at Clyde, made an assignment
to H. p. Campbell as trustee for the
benefit of their creditors. Their in
debtedness is given at S6s486.66 and
their principal creditors are in Chicago,
Kansas City and st. Joseph. The firm
has been in business less than a year.
moving to Clyde last January from
Manhattan.
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MORE YARDS Ar SILVER CITY.

Santa Fe Planning to Increase Its
Terminal Facilities There.
Silver City, n. NJ, March 28.-W. K.
Etter. superintendent Of the Rio Grande
division Of tibet Santa Fe. and r. T.
Benedict, chief engineer of the same
division, were in Silver City a few days
ago Their visit here was for the pur-
pose of looking over the local yards of
the company with a view Of obtaining
additional track facilities. the increased
freight traffic in Silver City demanding
this Owing to the peculiar 1ocation Of
the Santa Fe yards being hemmed in
on one side by Chihuahua hill and on
the other by the main street gulch, The
problem is not an easy one 20 solve,
but the growing needs OF Silver City
for warehouses and storage yards OF all
kinds will demand its solution shortly.
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A BIG COAL DEAL.
About :, 1000 Acres Of Land Transferred
in Crawford Co.

Pittsburg, Kan. March 2S-Deeds have
been recorded here with the register of
deeds Of Crawford county transferring
about 5000 acres of coal land north Of
Pittsburg to the Frisco and Kansas City
Southern Railroad companies.
The bulk of this coal land has gone to
the Frisco, although the Kansas City
Southern has already placed on record
deeds to LOCO acres of land The total
consideration for the coal land is about
100000, while other deals which have
been closed within the last month run the
aggregate purchase price up to u million
dollars.
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KILLED TWO MINERS.
Large Rock TumbIed Down at "a
Galena Mine.

Galena. Kan. March 28.-Two
miners were killed when a slab of rock
weighing 100 tons fell from the roof in
the Happy Rock Mining company s
mine near this city last night. NJ. E.
Truseu. the superintendent, was almost
completely covered up, but was taken
out alive He is so badly injured that
his recovery is doubtful The two men
buried under the mass of rock are be-
lieved to be william Lamb and Jack
Bees.
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Leavenworth. Kan. March 2S.-A J.
Smith. a Kansas City printer. who has
been working short time at the Dods-
worth Book company's plant here, was
arrested for administering a terrible
thrashiug to Alfred Roundtree.
proOfreader. who swore out warrant
against him It is said that some sen
sationaI affairs will be aired in police
court when the case is tried.
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which they are buying through sub
sidiary companies, and viii open new
mines in the immediate future. Both
companies have lines of railway run
ming within close touch OF all the land.
The average price paid for the coal land
IN these purchases was under 500 an
acre. The Kansas City Southern paid
500 per acre straight for all the land
It bought, but the Frisco acquired some
for SIS to $50 per acre.
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Guards Want Shorter Hours.

Ieavenworth, Kan. March 2S.-An effort
is to be made by the guards at the federal
prison to have shorter working hours. At
present the guards are on duty Z and
sometimes Is hours. and the strain is very
great Shortening the hours would mean
an increase in the number of guards. Col,
Cecil Clay, representing the department Of
justice. spent yesterday at the prison in
terviewing the guards on the matter The
guards contend that all other government
employees work but eight hours.
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a Bond WorfIl Hnrinr-

Homer Rice has pond on his farm
near AGuscotah which is fed by artesian
wells. He has it stocked with back
bass and cat fish, and IN weather like
this the surface is covered with wild
ducks.-Atchfson Globe.
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Death of an Atchison Pastor

Atchison. Kan. March 2S.-Rev. J. A
Murphy, for 30 years a minister of the
gospel, died in Atchison Tuesday of
Bright's disease. He was born in North
Carolina, but had spent the greater part
of his Afe in Missouri. During the early
part of his passionate he was a follower of
the South Methodist faith, but of late
years has been a Cumberland Presbyter-
ian For the past eight years he had
charge at Hawthorne and Pleasant Grove
in AtchisOn county. His body was taken
to Lexington, Mo, for burial
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Last night the air seemed to be full
of ducks. The night was one of those
dark. cloudy kind when ducks are often
noticed to ny low, especially around the
arc lights. Their continual screaming
could be heard throughout most Of the
night-SaIina Union
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ty-third annual conference of the Meth
odist Episcopal church of southeast
Kansas has opened at Neodesha. and
viii continue throughout the week, clos
ing next Monday. This conference VIII
make new assignment of pastors
throughout the district, but there viii
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The Farmers Took Advantage.

Waverley. kan, March 28-By the
dropping Of a loosened brakebeam, five
cars of a Missouri. Kansas & Texas
freight train were derailed two miles
north of here. A large coal oil tank on
one of the cars was emDtied in the
ditch. and the oil scooped up by the
peopIe of the neiEh borhood.
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be no change in the PIttsburg charge,
as Rev. Durboraw. who has just closed
his first years work here. has been
eminently satisfactory and the church
desires his return.
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Leavenworth kan March 2s-Archie
Orwell, a blacksmith employed at the
Home mine, had serious and peculiar
misfortune. He stumbled and fell on the
point of a miners pick, which he was
Sharpening and which was red hot at the
time The point Of the pick entered his
abdomen
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Nemfon Afan SeIIs Il. Q. Pronerfr-

Kansas City, March 2s.-E NJ Walt of
Newton Kan, sold to Herbert F. Hall for
ST.. 900 a two story brick building at 1918
Grand avenue. The property has a 'front.'
age Of 24sz feet.
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WESTERN PACIFIC BUSY.

Gets FTanchlse for a Terminal in Los
Angeles.
Los Angeles Cal. March 2s-The
Los Angeles city council has granted
a franchise which is believed to be for
the use of Gould's Western Pacific for
terminal facilities in Los Angeles. The
franchise is for steam railroad with
switches. sidetraeks. space for sections,
etc. along stretch Of territory run
ming from the eastern limits of the city
along the Los Angeles river bed to
Also street a distance Of three miles.
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WE'LL FIXED FOR COAL.
Lines Entering Chicago Not Worrying
About Strike.

Chicago. March 28=The railroads
centering in Chicago viii not suffer
from a lack of coal should the strike
of the coal miners materialize next
month For months the roads have
been laying in a supply of coal. The
coal carrying roads are naturally we'll
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Gold hned Eye Glasses or Spectacles
$3.50. Fitted by Chas. Bennett, Doctor
of optics. Satisfaction guaranteed. $50
Kan. ave. No peddlers employed or
glasses sold away from the office-
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A CavaIryInan KfIled a Negro.

Leavenworth. Kan, March 28.-Per-
ry Fields. a negro coal miner from
Enterprise, Ia, was shot through the
heart and killed in q street brawl here
last night by an unknown member Of
the Ninth cavalry
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BRING WHEAT FROM CHICAGO.
Missouri River MiHers Finding Them
selves Up AGAINST 1t.

Chicago. March 2s.-Request has been
made by the Wabash road for ten
cent rate ON wheat alone from Chicago
to the Missouri river for the purpose Of