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g. "A. Scherer Receiver
Chapman Light Co.

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AT an adjourned session Of the dis
trict court the Dickinson County
Power d Light Co.. of Chapman, had
its troubles before Judge Moore.
This company WIS promoted by
Arthur Williamson. II issued s24,-
900 bonds on which no interest has
been paid. A few weeks ago William
son as president and his wife as score
tary gave Williamson's father .
mortgage for $4,000 and decided the
plant subject to the mortgage TO I.
Little, father Of 3. G. Little, for 81.
Now the bondholders through g. 2
Wyandt as trustee are seeking to
foreclose the bonds because interest
has moi been paid on them. William
son has gone 10 Belleville and the
tangle Is likely 70 keep the lawyers
busy for a while.
After dlengthy hearing in the dis
triot court lsst evening Judge Moore
appointed @. a. Schersr Of Chapman
receiver for the Dickinson County
Power & Light Company, whose
troubles have resulted in a tangle Of
considerable proportions. Arthur
Williamson, who promoted the COM
psny was examined and there was
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POOR BALL PLAYING.
Scranton Bunch Were Cutters In
Saturdays Game.

Abilene won the game played with
Scranton Saturday by score OF 1913.
The Scranton bunch lay down and
played like quitters. They wouldn't
and couldn't play ball and Abilene
won the game without the least
effort. The runs could have been
more than doubled. Horrell and
Giles each got home runs and Bank
head and Giles got two base hits.
Thomas, who played star game in
left Friday, wouldn't even go after
the ball when 1t was hit near him.
Abilene got seven runs In the first.
Giles pitched and tossed nice game.
Abilene had no trouble in hitting
Scranton pitchers. A bunch that will
lie down in a game like Scranton did
is not liable to play here again
Score:
scranton. .......OOOO8O1oO-s
Abilene. e..........T1001oto'-lo u
Batteries. Hotchkiss and Morrisi
Giles and Sommers. Umpire, L.
Ludes. scorekeeper, F. B. Giles.
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WILL BRING 30 SOLDIER SUITS
State G. A. R. to Take Up Abilene
Case Among Others.

Commander r. G. Campbell OF the
Kansas department Of the 9. A. K.
Say received lstters from Grand Army
posts 10 about thirty Kansas towns,
stating that contests were being
planned by members for city offices
in their towns under the old soldiers
preference law. In some places the
actions are fully made up, but hling
them will be contingent upon the suit
which four old soldiers Of Kansas CITY,
Kas., have filed in the supreme court
for Offices under Mayor Cornell
These suits have been advanced on
the docket for q September hearing
and II .he supreme court uPholds the
main contention Of fact and law O
mass Of similar suits are looked for
from all over the state.
Among the towns that have written
to Commander Campbell are Sterling
Hutchinson, St. John. KiDgman' ABB
lene, Stafford, Pittsburg, Wichita
Wellington, Lyons and Winfield,
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CREECH,s CONDITION SERIOUS
Very III at Excelsior Springs
MAYOR Lay Likely to Die.

HERINGTON, July 22.-Al telegram
from Excelsior Springs says Hon. J.
W. Creech's condition is critical
Members Of the family and his bust
ness associates have been summoned
to his bedside. He was removed from
the Baltimore hotel to the Springs
last week, being taken in q private
car. His recovery is in grave doubt.
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considerable legal oratory in the
course Of the hearing.
Mr.. Scherer took charge today and
will settle up the company's affairs.
His appointment meets with general
approval as he is well qualified for
the position,
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COLLEGE MEN TO MEET.
Conference of Colleges of the In
terror" Here III March.

The conference of 1.-THE Colleges Of
the Interior" including the Congre-
gational and INSTRUMENTATION col
leges between Ohio and the Pacific
coast, will be held with Washburn
March 26-ss.
This viii be the nth meeting of
the conference the former meetings
having been held at Grinnen Iowa;
Beloit, Wisconsin; Galesburg. Illinois;
and Colorado Springs. There are 20
institutions connected with the con-
ference: Beloit, Carleton, Chicago
Theological seminary, Colorado,
Doane, Drury, Paramount, Fargo
Iowa, Kingf1sher, Knox, Marietta, Mil
waukee, Downer, Oberlin. Ohvet, Pa
cific Theological seminary, Pacific uni
versity, Pomona, Redfeld, Ripon.
Rockford. Tabor. Washburn, Wheat
on, Whitman. Yankton. Each college
and one delegate. Some of the lead
ing educators of the western two
thirds of the United States will be ir
attendance.
The programme. as now arranged
TUESDAY AFTERNOON.
The Future of the Academy and the
Preparatory School-President J. T.
House, Kingfisher.
Plans for Assisting Students in the
Election of Their Courses-Dean
Thomas r. Willard, A. M. Knox.
Student Government; The Honor
System-Dean George L. Collie, Phi
D., Beloit
TUESDAY EVENING.
The Ethical Mission of the College
William F. Slocum, LII.
The Christian Mission of the College
Charles Sumner Nash, D.
D., Pacific seminary.
WEDNESDAY MORNING.
Proper Advertising of the College
and Its work-President Henry K.
Warren, LII. D.. Yankton.
Cooperation of Colleges and Stat4
or. The Attitude of the
Colleges Toward the Universities
Articulating the Work of the Col
lege and the Professional Schools
President John H. T. Main. Phi. D.,
Iowa.
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.
Faculty Salaries; Faculty Fur
loughs; Exchange of Professors
President William H. SalIman, D. D.,
Carleton.
Comforting of Degrees: should Col
leges Unite in Giving a Single Degree?
What Should be Done With Regard to
Degrees President Alfred
T. Terry. D. D.. Marietta.
The Control and Development of
College Athletics-Charles Edward st
John, Phi. D.. Oberlin.
WEDNESDAY EVENING.
Address Subject to be announced
Graham Taylor, D. D.,
seminary.
THURSDAY MORNING.
How Can the Christian College
Show Itself Best Fitted to Meet AN
of Students From
Christian Homes President Richard
c. Hughes. D. D., Ripon.
Social Life in the Christian College
Ellen C. Sabin, Mflwau-
kee-Downer.
Religious Life in the Christian Col
lege-President Thomas McClel1and,
D. D., Knox.
Several other subjects are to be in
formally discussed.
Early announcement of delegates il
requested.
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Eor Irniform SAFETY Devices.

The executive committee Of the Ma
tional Association of Railroad Com
missioners, at its regular quarterly
meeting, decided to suggest to the in
terstate commerce commission the ap-
pointment of a consulting engineer I'M
der the jurisdiction of the commits
sion to cooperate with the association
in devising greater means of safety for
the travelling public, especially in the
matter OF interlocking devices.
In return the association pledges its
efforts to have appointed competent
engineers in each state who will give
such assistance to the interstate COM
merce commission as may be required
to accomplish the adoption of uniform
safety devices on all railroads in the
United states
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children. No; they DON'T they have
plenty of their own. / had a great uncle
who was converted at the age of nine
ty-nine years. He had thirty-one chill
dren. and when you have a little fam
lily like that of your own you don't
steal other peoples.
'In fact, we're not thieves at ALL" he
continued, humorousiy; we're just
good finders.
And this is true, despite the fact
read the Bible.
Now all you good people who think
that the gypsy should have a chance
please hold up your hands"
The response was almost unanimous.
Hands waved in all quarters of the
Auditorium.
well, just you write a check to
grease the wheels of those missionary
carts, of mine"
Gypsy Smith told of his own CONVEX
sion, of how his mother had been
stricken with smallpox and Of how be-
hummed a hymn she had heard as q
child in a provincial English chapel.
That song comforted the father.
Listen he said. IF there is no God,
who brought those words back to my
mother? Don't you rob me of that
thought. If you take it from me you
will make me a monster unless you give
me something better in it's place.
From that day my father was a
changed man. He drank less, he never
swore in the presence of his children.
have never sworn. have been a tee
totaler all my life.
II wish had my way with the drink.
I'd shut every saloon in Chicago. My
word, I'm right on the drink
Among the pointed sayings of Gypsy
Smith last night were the following:
IF any of you young fellows ask me
what you shall do about smoking 1 say
don't. Worship the Lord with a clean
mouth e-o srf-t.ta7f 4fi9 ~
There is as much religion in a hearty
laugh as there is in good Sermon 3
THE sun puts more bloom on thu
cheeks (of young women) than is real
Chicago Chronicle.
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shonts, Glover I1caf Plans.

Toledo. O., Jan 31.-President
Theodore P. Shonts of the Glover Leaf
railroad has completed plans for ex-
tensive improvements to be made this
year. and Vice President Ross will
submit the list of improvements to the
directors. who will meet in New York
next week. The entire line will be re-
ballasted and heavy rails will replace
the present ones. These improvements
will be made between Toledo and ST.
Louis. and it is estimated by Vice
President Ross that they will cost
about 100000. Six wooden bridges
will be replaced by steel, $500 cars of
ballast will be distributed, and, in
addition. it is expected that the di-
rectors will ratify proposition to
purchase !, 400 additional freight cars.
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basis as we have used the last ten
years, being the regular first and Sec
ond class rates, less the deductions fiX-
ed by law in case of railroads to which
bond aid or land grants were given. rs
a rule enlisted men travel on second
cl--ss rates and officers and their FAINT
lilies on first class Party rates given
for theatrical and other parties travel
ing on a single ticket have never been
applied to government business. The
government is always given the priv
ilege of using any colonist or reduced
one way rates in effect al the time of
movement of troops. We have not
even contemplated advancing rates for
government traffic"
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CATTLE FOR INDIANS.
Will Supply About One
Million Dollars Worth.

Washington, JAM 31.-An expendi-
ture of nearly 100000 for the pur-
chase of cattle to supply the needs of
the Indians on reservations in North
and South Dakota, Montana and Ari-
IONA will be made by the interior de-
partment within a short time.
The commissioner of Indian affairs
was today authorized to invite pro-
posals for furnishing and delivering
during the fiscal year 1907. 24.751
heifers, IT'S bulls: 1858 mares and l.
26S mich cows to Indian agencies In
the states referred to al an estimated
cost of $794,42O.
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NO CUT RATES FOR UNCLE SAM
Western Roads Charge Full Tariff for
TRANSPORTATION Of Soldiers.

Omaha. Neb., Jan. 31.-The Union
Pacific and Northwestern railroads
have refused to make special rates to
the government for soldiers en- route to
the Philippines to and from San Fran
cisco. The quartermasters' department
of the Department of the Missouri is
much disappointed, officers expressing
themselves in forceful language over
the action of the railroads.
Bis were opened in Omaha for the
transportation of 600 men, 500 horses.
and a large amount of equipment from
Forts Robinson and Russell to San
Francisco. Only the Union Pacific and
Northwestern submitted bids. Both
were for full rates. Railroad officials
say the government will secure no more
cheap fares.
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NcedIcs Work Under WAY.

San Bernardino Cal, Jan. 31.-Con-
tractor Fellows, of Topeka, has COM
menced work al Needles moving the
general office building to its new site
to make way for the erection of the
new hotel and depot building, which
Will replace the one burned some
weeks ago: The work. now that it is
under way, will be pushed as rapidly
as possible so that it can be occupied
before the hot weather of the summer
comes on. as the present temporary
quarters would he very uncomfortab BILE.
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IN A MOTOR BOAT RACE.
Two Vessels Collide and Sink and a
Woman Narrowly Escapes.

Palm Beach, Fla. Jan. 31.-The
Dixie won the ten mile race of the
motor boat regatta in % minute s
seconds. Just after the finish of this
race, the Bruiser, owned by James K.
Clarke of Ardmore, Pa. and another
racer colIided. Mrs. Clarke, who was
on the Bruiser. caught her dress in the
revolving machinery and was held
fast. She was rescued only a few Sec
onds before the Rruiser sank. The
racer which collided with the Bruiser
also sank. but no lives were lost.
The five mile race was won by the
Mera.
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Chicago Great Western Changes.

Des Moines. Ia. Jan. 31.-Maurice
DALEY, master mechanic of the Des
Moines division of the Chicago Great
Western, has been appointed supfrin
tendent of the Oelweih division, and
will move to that city soon. Mr. Dali
lev came to Des Moines twenty years
ago as an engineer, and has slowly
risen to his present position. Superin-
tendent Cornelison of the Clarion di-
vision, has been appointed assistant
superintendent Of transportation, with
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COMING BACK TO KANSAS.
Senator LaFollctte VIII Make More
Speeches Next Summer.

Washington, Jan. Ex-senator La
Toilette announces he will make more
speeches in Kansas next summer.
Il have scores of invitations to
speak in Kansas, said he. "andl will
accept several. kansas is "a fruitful
field fer my kind of labor" =
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headquarters at St. Paul. He is sue
ceeded by superintendent L. NJ. Ship
ley of the Oelwein terminals No one
has been appointed to fill the vacancy
left by Master Mechanic Daley, but
it is believed that a local man will get
the office, and that the men in the
local division will be promoted in their
turn.
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Ninety Cars Burned.

Chicago. Jan. 31.-The North Clark
street car barns of the Union Traction
company on North Clark street be-
tween Sherman place and Dewey court
were today damaged by fire to the ex-
tent of more than 100000. Ninety
cars were DESTROYED.
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Would Probe Paper TRUST.

Washington, Jan. 31.-Representa-
tive John Sharp Williams of Missis-
sippi has introduced a bill in the house
for an investigation by the department
of commerce and labor of the So
called paper trust"
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Fire Destroys Private Car.

Bedford, Ind, Jan 31.-The private
car of Sunerintendent j. B. sSucese of
the Monon road caught fire while on a
side track here and was destroyed. A
car load of dynamite was on an ad-
jacept track.
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f. j. Evans to Wichita.

Emporia. Kan, Jan. 31.-F. j.
Evans, who has for the past three
years been the agent of the Santa Fe
passenger station in Emporia, will
leave February 1 for Wichita. where
he will take charge OF the passenger
station. This is a deserved promotion
for Mr.. Evans. J. n. Green. who has
been the Santa Fe's passenger agent
at Usage City, will take charge of the
station in Emporia.
During the past month Howard
Miller. who was agent of the Wells
Fargo express office in EmpOria foT
fifteen years and who has scores Of
friends in Emporia, was promoted by
his company to Wichita, and now Mr..
Evans who has also made warm
friends in Emporia. has been promoted
to Wichita.
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RAILROAD NEWS.
10 Strike at Standard Through
the Railroads.
To Shut Off Passes 10 GaIena
Oil Company Inspectors.
REDUCE PRICE HALF.
Interstate Commission Is MAX
ing Investigation.
Gossip and Matters of Interest
in Railroad Circles.

r~ The interstate commerce commission
will be asked to decide whether rail-
roads can lawfully grant passes to in
spectors in the employ of the Galena
Oil company, branch of the Standard
corporation. ES&
With the exception of a few who have
net received an opinion from their legal
departments. all railroads terminating
in Chicago have issued annual passes
for 1907 to men employed by the Galena
Oil company to visit roundhouses AID
machine shops of the railroads, and to
see that wasteful methods are not used
by engineers, firemen, and machinists.
In a special report just issued by the
commission it is pointed out that the
Galena company has a monopoly of the
OIL used for illuminating and luDrlcat-
Ing by railroads. The Galena company
signs a contract with each railroad,
guaranteeing that the expense for Oil
engine mile annually. provided that its
inspectors are provided with free trans
portation and given authority to insist
on methods that shall be adopted by
employees as to use OF the OIL
Would Have Own Inspectors.
Railway officials admit that the in
spectors are salaried employees of the
>Galena Oil company, but declare that II
they did not give passes to them they
would be obliged to pay other men
and give them passes to do the work.
Independent oil dealers who will pre-
sent this subject to the Interstate COM
Inerce commission declare the principal
work of inspectors of the Galena Oil
company is to see that no other COM
pany's oil is used. At a hearing here
last summer before the interstate COM
merce commission independent oil deal
ers declared that they would be glad to
contract with railroads to furnish the
same grades of oil at a reduction of
from sc to So per cent of the price
charged by the Galena company.
Declare They Would Reduce Prices.
Independent oil dealers also say that !
if they are allowed to have their inspeC-
tors in all shops and roadhouses, within |
60 days they would drive the Galena |
company out of the railroad market, |
unless it made a reduction of 80 per
cent in its prices.
lena company assures railroads that |
their oil will not cost more than a sta
ted sum annually, they are under no |
more obligation and have no more le-
gal right to provide free transported ton |
for agents of the Galena company than |
for agents of locomotive or car works,
or any concern dealing in railway. sup
plies, according to the Independent oil
dealers. If they can obtain a ruling
from the commission that this free
transportation is illegal, Independent
rangement by which all railroads ex-
clusively use the Galena companys oil
at double the price same grades are Of
fered by the independents.
So far as can be learned, the Santa
Fe is the only company which has not
decided to issue transportation to
Standard Oil conpany's inspectors.
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Eyerv House Shaken.

ST Louis, Jan. 31.-A Republic
special from Vandalia, Ills. says every
building in Vandalia was shaken by an
earthquake at 1880 last night. Many
persons were aroused from deep sleep.
The shock was accompanied by loud
rumbling.
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Promotion fo. w. II. MURRAY.

w H. Murray. for many years chief
clerk of the passenger department of
the Union Pacific railroad, has been
promoted to be assistant general pas.
senger agent, with headquarters at.
Omaha
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Rates Same as Last Ten Years

W. 3. Kniskern. passenger traffic
manager of the Northwestern system
said last night .,.
-'"Our bids for the movement of .troops
referred to were on exactly the same
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Valuable Horses Cremated.

Norfolk, Va. Jan. 31.-Forty-e eight
valuable horses were cremated in the
pletely destroyed by fire of unknown
origin.
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More santa Fe Improvement.

EmpOria. Kan, Jan. .31--A gang
of men began the work of installing
the new ten horsepower electric mo-
tor which is turn the turntable at the
Santa Fe roundhouse instead of the
old, two-man power way. All of the
turn tables in the yards of any i'm
portance have these motors.
Emporia has the third largest yards
on the Santa Fe system, and as many
engines are turned in a day at the
roundhouse as at any station on the
system. There has been trouble in
the past about getting the engines
turned and there is always a string
of them waiting their turn to get on
the table. With the motor. three
times as many engines can be handled
in given time as by the old method.
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HOW TO Cure ChilbIains.

ITO enjoy freedom from chilblains, "
writes John Kemp. East Otisfield. Ne.
81 apply BuckIen's Arnica Salve. Have
also used it for salt rheum with excellent
results Guaranteed to cure fever sores.
fndolent ulcers piles, burns, wounds, frost
bites and skin diseases. 25c at Arnold
Drug Co. drug store.
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o. yes-two packages of Wheatling
to take hornel Don't forget.
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WOHp1an>S II =:
is b
Nightmare

The critical ordeal through which the mother
with dread, suffering
that the thought of fills her with apprehension and horror
Mothers Friend
coming safely passed any danger This
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- p o Vernon g the University ofve dasninH
od since @ sheen
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the trying crisis without suffering.
Send for free book containing information
Of priceless value to ell expectant mothers.
the BradfeId REGULATOR Co.. Atlanta. Ga.
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remedy is always
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has carried thousands
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THE MORRIS TRIBUNE, SATURDAY MARCH IS, 1907

advocated in congress. Under this plan
the actual number Of days the mails
are carried will be used as the divisor
in determining the average weight car
ried in day. This was something OF
a shock to the railroad lobbyists who
had labored SO hard to defeat the same
measure before congress, and there Is
some talk of resisting the order in the
courts
Other Cabinet Changes.
Immediately after the adjournment
of congress the reorganization of the
cabinet was effected. George Won L.
Meyer Of Massachusetts was sworn in
as postmaster general In place of Cor
telyou, the latter taking charge at the
treasury and Secretary Shaw retiring
James r. Garfield took Hitchcock's
place as secretary Of the interior
Prices Versus Wage Increase.
Chief Pidgin of the Massachusetts
bureau of labor issued bulletin Feb.
n showing that the cost of living dur
ing 1905 increased more rapidly than
wages