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Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1907-05-04

There was no doubt about ms sur
prise; he fell back, staring at me hard.
and instinctively drawing the hammer
over his shoulder as though to fling it
at me.
lust stay where you are a mo-
ment, Morgan / said pleasantly, and
dropped to a sitting position on the
wall for greater ease in talking to
him.
He stood sullenly, the hammer dam
Cling at arms length, while my re-
volver covered his head
Now, if you please, I'd like to know
what you mean by prowling about
here and rummaging my housed"
"Oh, it's you, is it, Mr.. Glenarm? ?
Well, you certainly gave me a bad
scare
His air was one of relief and his
teeth showed pleasantly through his
beard.
1T certainly is I. But you haven't
answered my question. What were
you doing in my house to-day?"
He smiled again, shaking his head.
You're really fooling, Mr.. Glenarm.
wasn't in your house to-day; l never
was in it in my life,'
His white teeth cleaned in his hight
beard; his hat was pushed back from
his forehead SO that I saw his eyes
and he wore Enthusiastically the air of
a man whose conscience is perfectly
clear I was confident that he lied,
but without appealing to Bates / was
not prepared to prove it,
But you can't deny that you're on
my grounds now, can you?" had
dropped the revolver to my knee, but
l raised it again.
Certainly not. Mr.. Glenarm. If
you'll allow me to explain"
That's precisely what 1 want you
to do"
well, it may seem strange, he
laughed, and 1 felt the least bit fool
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Pity the Poor Millionaire.

The ulti-millionaire looked sad. To
the body of men who had approached
him for large donation he said:
4 am sorry to refuse, gentlemen,
but even 1 feel uncommon1y poor to-
night"
Doubtless said the spokesman.
I'VE have come too late, you have al
ready given away vast sums to some
other charity
No" said the multi-millionaire, and
this time real tears stood in his eyes !;
not that My wife has been buying a
new hat.''-Judge-
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TOWNS BUILT IN a DAY.
When 500 Houses Were Erected Be-
tween Sunrise and Sunset

There recently died in London
gentleman who was concerned in per-
haps the most notable instance of
rapid town creation This was
George Chesterton Cornwen, one of
the early pioneers of Australian col
onization in Victoria y was half
century ago that he went out to the
colonies to try his luck He was
there at the time of the great gold
rush in Victoria, and took an active
part in the laying out of Canvas
town, at Emerald Hill. This town
was literally built in day. Incred-
ible as it may seem, ample accom-
mediation for $4,000 persons was pro-
,vided in the space of 20 hours.
The town of Custer. named after
a United States general in Colorado,
came into existence in single day.
1t consists of some 500 wooden
houses, all of which were constructed
between sunrise and sunset Mate
rial was shipped in from factories
in The state, whole sections of wooden
walls, beams, joists and roofs in two
pieces having been made from care
fully prepared plans and exact speci
fications.
Each piece of each building was
numbered and laid in order near the
site it was to occupy. so that it could
be the more readily handled. AS in
the building of King Solomon's tenn
pie. all the pieces were made to fit
each other, the work of construction
being, therefore, only a matter of fit
ting the pieces together and driving
few spikes. The site had all been
cleared and 1eveled in advance, and
1000 men in addition to the settlers.
were engaged in the building of the
town. The largest of the houses was
a. boarding house, which was two sto-
ries high, and shops were erected for
bakers, butchers and other trades
men.
In Oklahoma more than one town
sprang up in day Thomas City
was a case in point. Indeed, accord
ing to report, it came into being in a
single afternoon. Within a few hours
5000 persons were comfortably set
tied and business was set in motion.
newspaper was likewise printed and
circulated among the new community,
and big birthday celebration was
held the following day.
Another Oklahoma boom town
which ran up like magic is Snyder
1t was born on Friday. In anticipa-
ton of that interesting event thou
sands of people f1ocked to the place,
among whom were shop keepers, land
agents and many others who were
anxious to secure the best sites on
the natal day.
Until then nobody was allowed to
enter the town area. At sunset on
the Thursday Snyder was nothing but
a name, for it was minus houses, rail-
way and inhabitants. But soon after
sunrise next morning fully 10000 per
sons were on the spot. The town was
rapidly mapped out; the erection of
buildings was in progress; trains were
running; a railway station had been
erected; while two hotels, three
banks and number of shops were
each doing quite a brisk business.
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ish to be pointing pistol at the head
of a fellow of SO amiable a spirit
Hurry l commanded
well, as 1 was saying, it may seem
strange; but / was just examining the
wall to determine the character of the
work. One of the cottagers on the
lake left me with the job of building a
fence on his place, and I've been ex-
pechng to come over to look at this
all fall You see, Mr.. Glenarm, your
honored grandfather, was master in
such matters, and 1 didn't see any
harm in getting the benefit-to put it
so-of his experience"
l laughed He had denied having
entered the house with so much assur-
ance that 1 had been prepared for
some really plausible explanation of
his interest in the wall
"Morgan-you said it was Morgan,
didn't you?-you are undoubtedly a
scoundrel of the first water"
Men have been killed for saying
less he said.
And for doing less than fire through
windows at a mans head. 1t wasn't
friendly of YOU
I don't see why you center all your
suspicious on me- You exaggerate
my importance. Mr.. Glenarm. I'm
only the man-of-all-work at summer
resort"
Il wouldn't believe you. Morgan, if
you swore on a stack of Bibles as high
as this WALL
"Thanks," he calculated mockingly.
Like flash he swung the hammer
over his head and drove Il At NE, and
at the same moment 1 fired The ham
mer-head struck the plllal near the
outer edge and in such a manner that
the handle few around aud Ssnote me
smart1y in the face BIZ th~ time
reached the ground the man vas al
ready running rapidly through the
park. darting in and out among the
trees, and 1 made after him ~ hot
speed.
The hammer-handle had struck my
mouth, and the whole lower half OF
my face stung from tie blow.
abused myself roundl7 for managing
the encounter so stupidity. All in my
rage fred twice with, no aim ~S~vou
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the carpenters that worked on the
house. Shall 1 put this in the tool
chest, sir?'
Never mind. 1 need such a thing
now and then and I'll keep it handy"
Very good, Mr.. Glenarm."
We were not getting anywhere; the
fellow was certainly an incompatible
actor.
You must find it pretty lonely here.
Bates? Don't hesitate to go to the viii
lage when you like
Il thank you, Mr.. Glenarm; but L
am not much for idling. 1 keep few
books by me for the evenings. An
Mandate is not what you would exactly
call diverting village
4 fancy not. But the caretaker
over at the summer resort has even a
lonelier time. suppose. That's what
I'd call a pretty cherries job,-watch-
ing summer cottages in the winter
That's Morgan, sir 1 meet him
occasionally when / go to the village;
he's a very worthy person, 1 should
call him. on slight acquaintance
NO doubt of it, Bates Any time
through the winter you want to have
him in for a social glass, it's all right
with me-
When l plunged into the wood in
the middle of the next afternoon it
was with the definite purpose of re-
turning to the upper end of the lake
for an interview with Morgan, who
had. SO Bates informed me, a small
house back of the cottages
1 took the canoe 1 had chosen for
my own use from the boat-house and
padded up the lake The air was
still warm, bur the wind that blew out
of the south tasted of rain. 1 scanned
the water and the borders of the lake
for signs of life.-more particularly, I
may as well admit, for certain ma
room canoe and girl in a red tam-o'-
4 shanter; but lake and summer cot
I tages were mine alone / landed and
began at once my search for Morgan.
There were many paths through the
woods back of the cottages, and fol
lowed several futilely before 1 at last
found a small house snugly hid away
ir = thicket of young naples
CrO BE CONTINUED,
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CHAPTER VIII.
a String of Gold Beads.

moment after / had flung myself
down before the fire, Bates entered
with a fresh supply of wood.
watched him narrowly for some sign
of perturbation, but he was not to be
caught off guard. Possibly he had not
heard the shots in the wood; at any
rate, he tended the fire with his usual
gravity, and after brushing the hearth
paused respectfully.
rs there anything further. sir?'
ct believe not, Bates. Oh! here's a
hammer l picked up out in the grounds
a bit ago. l wish you'd see if it be-
longs to the house"
1T doesn't belong here, 1 think, sir.
But we sometimes find tools left by
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The Newest Star.

First Theater Manager-What is all
this talk about your having got hold
of new star, who is to drive the town
wild?
Second Theater Managerial true,
every word of it; crowded houses as
sured for months.
rs he a tragedian or comedian"
sUm-he isn't much of either, but
he can swim like fish, and were go
ing to have the biggest tank on the
continent. IN. Y. Weekly.
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The Willy Partridge.

Every creature has a wonderful
faculty fer determining at what dis
lance man, or anything else, is able
to strike, its capacities in this direc-
ton being far more marked than many
care to acknowledge.
For instance, as firearms have been
improved. the keener has become the
watchfulness of cartridges They have
not been slow to recognize the advan-
tages which the modern chokebore af-
fords the modern gunner.
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Information Wanted.

They were joint occupants of the
parlor sofa-he a man about town,
she the heroine of three divorce
suits
with you be my wife?" he quer-
led.
Before giving you my answer"
she rejoined, Il would like to know
if your income is sufficient to pay me
the alimony to which 1 have always
been accustomed Chicago Daily
News.
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peIiohts Of ehodesian Life.

Mr.. Trollips farm, near Fit Gibbs
has been visited by two rhinoceroses
lately. They are very truculent in
their behavior and are doing heavy
damage to his crops. besides being a
source of danger to all on the farm
Mrs. Trollip was also surprised by a
crocodile when fishing on the farm
The reptile plunged into the water
from the opposite bank, and made
straight toward her.-Rhodesia Her
aid
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PREPARED FOR THAT.

The dime museum giant was calling
on the Circassian beauty, whose love
for him had begun to grow cold.
You only want me for my money
she said TT is true 1 have promised
to marry you, but you can't make a
case of breach of promise against me-
You haven't any Witnesses
Il haven't, hey!" growled the giant.
reaching into one of the side pockets
of his overcoat, pulling out the midget,
and standing him on the table before
her.-Chicago Tribune
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WILLING to obIioe.

Backward, turn backward, o
Time, in thy flight, make me a child
again just for tonight" quoted the
maiden who was beginning to carry
weight for age
Certainly, my DEAR" rejoined Fa-
Their Time, as he paused to whet his
faithful scythe- About how far back
would you like me to turn?''-Chicago
Daily News.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1907-05-04

The American Numismatic and
Archaeological society advocates an
expenditure of 100000 by the United
States in obtaining new designs for
coinage. According to the society,
$4,000 should be appropriated for
each of the ten denominations, of
which awards of $1,000 each should
be given to the six best designers for
each coin and an award of $4,000 to
the winner of the six in each class
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Merely a Suaoestion.

His mother-in-law had been with
them for three long weeks
Tomorrow" said his wife. win
be mammals birthday l wish l could
shink of something appropriate to
give her"
why not give her ticket back
homer" suggested the husband.-Chi-
cago Daily News
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1907-05-04

OF the 1890 indians outside of
Indian territory, liz. 900 wear civilized
dress, 10000 speak the language. and
IS, 900 are members of regularly es-
tablished churches They have $751;
OOO, 900 in the United States treas
ury, on which they get $1,725, 900 in
terest every year, and under treaties
the government pays them annually
$780, 900 moro.
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unapnreciated RIessinos.

Stranger Tin small town)-I saw by
the papers that a boy was born here
with no legs end no arms am
dime museum manager. and / should
like to find him.
Citizen-No use hunting him up.
His parents won't exhibit him
They won't? Well, it beats all
what blessings fall to folks as can't
appreciate 'em."-N. Y. Weekly
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some Years Hence.

Courageous observation-disclosures.
protest against that mans arrest What
was his offense?
The Cop-Aw, he was drivin' his
auto at only 20 miles an hour. an de-
iayin the machines behind him.
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His Motive

so you are going to Lecturer
Yes" answered Senator Sorghum,
mot that 1 care for the money, but
it is a pleasure to get away from
your stony-faced colleagues in con-
gress and face an audience that really
wants to hear you talk-'-Washinston
Star.
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riot to BE Repeated.

Does your husband tell You every
thing he knowsr said one woman.
Il should hope not" answered the
other He has been juror In several
sensational trials'-Washington Star.
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Stranger guess I should very
much like to see over this grand his
toric mansion Is it feasible?
Old Caretaker-No, it's not fees
able, sir; but most gents gives me
something for taking 'em round
Scraps
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A LoaicaI Reason.

why did you name your play. "A
Hot Scent p -
because we are trying 1t on the
dog.-Baltimore American
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He-Have you ever appeared at
court?
She-Oh, yes, quite often. 1 have
been divorced three times.
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MlSENHEIMER.
XERxEs.

%i August lOth.
Good season to report at this
writ 1gNfor it is raining now.
No sickness to report IN our
community at present, but there
is some sickness in surrounding
communities.
Miss Ollie Ritchie, of neal St
Johns church, Cabarrus county,
IS visiting her sister, Mrs. NJ. D.
Dry.
John Miller and wife of Trad
ing Ford, visited his wife's father
Geo. Frlck, and other relatives re-
Gently.
Misses Vida Culp. Mabel Wag-
orer and Ollie Ritchle visited the
Misses Miller recently.
Arlle Cnlp shot a crane on Long
creek that measured 81 feet from
tip to tip and Was 6 feet high.
A big rain and electrical storm
passed through this section Fri
day evening, August 9th. Light.
ming struck the reaper house of
W. A. Wagner, setting it afre,
and if it had not been for the
help of thresher hands and neigh.
bors near by the building would
have burned down. The building
contained o reaper, surry. buggy,
wheat drill and other farming
machinery.
SrANLY Boy,
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BOST MILL.
ROFFHEN,

The health of our community is
very good.
Wheat in this section is all
threshed aud is better than OK.
pected. Corn is looking fine and
cotton ls growing very fast. If
frost stays off unill the last of
October the farmers will harvest
Il fine crop this year.
Mrs. H. A. Trexler, who has
been very sick, is much better and
able to sit up.
s.. L.. Elliott will move to Sails.
bury in the near future.
Mrs. J. E. Briggs has been en-.
fined to her bed.
Rev. H. A. Trexler Joined two
couples i'll the holy bonds of we'd
lock lastlSunday. The Contract.
ing parties were: Miss Pearl Wag-
oner and Arth ur Crawford, and
Miss Florence Colly, daughter OF
S. B. Colly, aud Archie Albright
There will be no preaching at
Salem until the second Sunday in
September, when Rev. Trexler
will enter on his eleventh year as
pastor.
The school at Salem was closed
Les. Thursday Ill order that the
pupils may attend the Sunday
School convention which met at
St. Marks E. l.. church in Locke
township.
Tom Lippert and sister, of
Barium Springs, we're welcome
visitors at their sisters, Mrs.
Trexler, for several days last
week. JOHN.
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y Correspondence.
ROCKWELL.
August 10th

August 10th.
The village of Rockwell and
community are badly in need of
rain at present.
While typhoid fever has been
raging throughout the country we
are proud to say Rockwell has not
had a single case to report SO far.
DR.. Bowers, of Gold Hill, paid
Faith a visit on the night of the
18th instant. Wonder who is
sick up there7
Rev. Paul Basinger and Lawson
Foil, Of Mt. Pleasant, and James
Cannon, of Concord, took a flying
trip IN an automobile on the 14th
from Concord via Gold Hill, Rock
we'll and Salisbury and back to
Concord the same day. They
| stopped over in Rockwell for din
ner and viewed the brick work
and location for the new factory.
Rockwell is getting a hum Oh
herself. Lots are being sold n ear
ly daily and changing hands; also
the new Lutheran church will be
started Monday, lumber for which
is already on the ground; several
new buildings going up, among
which are the large %two-story.
store building for B. A. Fesper-
man & Co., nearly completed, and
d nice residence for J. A. II eilig
and lumber is being placed on the
grounds for a livery stable for ]
D. Shoe; a lumber yard will soon
open up and several more resi-
dences are on foot, among which
are w. R. Mlsenheimer's, Geo. L.
Browns, Mrs. Carort's and others
Rockwell needs a hotel, black
smith and repair shop, barber
shop, shoe shop. Let her get
hustle on for there is not a better
location in the State for a good
lively town. She has wide scope
of the best farming section ane
wide-a-wake farmers to be found
anywhere. Why shouldn't sht
grow? She is going to grow
) Watch her in five years from now
H. A. Park, Hilbert Lyerl,
and J. W. Peeler and daughte:
left Tuesday the 18th. All seemed
to be in in good spirits excep
Hilbert. When he bid us good
bye he remarked IF Maggie coulo
only 60, how happy 1 would be-
AS the train pulled out we saw
tears rolling down his cheeks like
drops Of rain. Sad indeed.
Whitney seems to be the gar
den spot for sightseeing now, al
there were about fifty passenger
boarded the train here Tuesday
and about twenty-five Wednes
day, among which we noticed sew
eral at the age of go who ha6
never rode on a train before.
UNo
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SOUTH ROWAN.
August 18th


freshing rains which will yet do
the crops good. Cotton is looking
fine but will be late.
Stadlar and Company went on
a fishing trip to the Yadkin river
and all went in together, but Stad-
lar thought the company worked
the rabbit foot on him about the
fish. But we don't think 80. for
he started to eat fish next morn
ing and we don't know just when
he quit, or whether he has quit
yet. y
Shipping Bros. have erected a
turning lathe near their planning
machine, on which they will turn
columns, balusters and many 9TH
er things for the public.
Last Tuesday Al people from
our community went to Whitney.
They report a nice time. On
Wednesday six more went which
we're Martin Shine and Miss Fan
ME Goodman, Charlie Clark and
Miss Cora Barger and Luther Bar
ger and Miss Ellie Ketner. They
say they enjoyed the trip.
Some time ago J. R. Stadlar,
with one shot of a rifle killed five
cats and crippled another one.
Who can beat that?
One hundred and thirty people
visited at Augustus Shuping's neal
Shipping Bros, mill last Saturday
to celebrate Mrs. Annie shuping's
eth birthday. A long table was
spread with good things to cat and
was much enjoyed by oil present.
Many presents were given Mrs
Shipping. Rev. G, B. Heller was
present and the occasion was one
long to be remembered oy the rel
atives AMI friends present. After
dinner some girls, near Shipping
Brothers mill, sought a ride, so a
rig was prepared. Ropes were
fastened to the shafts which were
u ed as lines in guiding the old
rig. As luck happened some boys
we're now present, so three girls
got in and thee boys pushed,
Gee whiz, they we're going about q
mile a minute when the rig turned
over and fell on top of the girls,
the boys lifted it off aud were
glad to learn that no one was hurt
badly. This ended the riding.
Mrs. Unlee Cook has been visit
ing in our town quiet recently.
]. F. Park has a mule about five
months old which ran through the
front wheel of a buggy and kicked
every spoke out that was in the
wheel. When the spokes were all
out the buggy fell down on him.
He tried to get from under it, but
all in vain. You could just see
his head sticking out from the
front axle. 3
Mrs, Roxie Newton from Cam
den, Arkansas, has been a welcome
visitor at S. j. Shinn's quite re-
Gently.
w. H. Farnhardt and family
will move back from Salisbury to
his farm near Shipping Bros mill
this week. The people will he
glad to have Mr.. Earnhardt and
family with them once more.
Thomas Beaver, Miss Carrie Ba-
singer and Miss Nettie Boyer took
a pleasure ride last Sunday. We
would like to know how they EN-
jjoyed it. ROCKER
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Neighbors Got Fooled.

81 was literally coughing my
self to death, and had become toe
week to leave my bed; and neigh
bors predicted that I would never
leave it alive; but they go,
fooled, for thanks be to God,
was induced to try DR.. Kings
New Discovery. It took just -four
dollar bottles to completely cure
the cough and restore me to good
sound health" writes Mrs. Eva
Uncapher, of Grovertown, Stark
Co., Ird. This Ring of cough
and cold cures. and healer Of
throat and lungs, is guaranteed
by all druggist. Soc. and 81 90.
Trial bottle free.
The revival meeting at Roci
Grove church commenced Sunday
evening with a large attendance
and will continue for several days.
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NOTICE.

All persons holding claims against
the estate of Katie B. Bruner, de-
ceased, are hereby notified to present
them to the undersigned admins
traitor, ON OF before the 10Th day of
July, 1908. or this notice will be pleaded
in bar of their recovery.
This 18th day of July, 1907.
BURTON CRAIGE,
ct administrator.