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Commits Suicide With a Winchester

Ellis, Kan, Nov. rs George
Schoming, aged about SO, ma
chinist helper at the Union Pa
citic shops here, committed
suicide by shooting himself
through the head with a Win
chester rifle this morning.
Schoming came here about
two months ago, and lived with
his little boy in a small house in
the eastern part of town. He
represented himself a widower,
claiming that his wife died four
years ago in Pittsburg, Pa In
vestigation revealed the fact,
however, that his wife is in Chap
man in search of her husband
His little boy, aged about 9, did
not know that he had a mother
living until he was told today
He was taken away from. her
some years ago. and said that
his father had told him his mother
was dead.
Schoming had been drinking
considerable during the past few
days. This morning he seemed
sober, sent his son after a neigh
Dor, requesting him to call at the
house Immediately When the
man reached the house he found
the body on the bedroom floor
Capital.
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b.
Executrix'S Notice.

State of Kansas. Trego County.
In the Probate Court Held in and for Said
County and State
Notice is hereby given. that letters tesla
mentory upon the estate of James Thomas
Keena, late of TregO County, Kansas, de-
ceased, have been granted to the under
signed. Estelia G. keena. by the Probate
Court of said county of Trego. bearing date
the 18th day of November, 1907.
All persons having claims against said
est ate are required to exhibit them to me
for allowance. within one year after the
date of said letters. or they may be preclud-
ed from any benefit of said estate; and if
such claims be not exhibited within two
years from the time of the publication of
this notice they will be forever barred.
Dated this 26th day of November A D. 1907.
ESTELLA G. X EENA.
ADMINISTRATIVE
Attest: A. S. PEACOCK.
Probate Judge. IL 30
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Map of Kansas Free to All Our Readers

By special arrangement every
reader of this paper who writes
Immediately is entitled to fine
wall map OF Kansas, over two by
three feet in size, litographed in
four colors, showing the latest
official survey of the state, with
all railroads, postoffces, etc.
Every family should have this
fine map Sent free by mail if
you send 25 cents for three
months trial subscription to the
Mail and Breeze, the great farm
weekly Map alone is worth a dol
lar. Address Farmers Mail
and Breeze, Map Dept. No. 3,
Topeka, Kan.
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5000 Reward!

will pay 5000 for information
leading to the conviction of par
ties who stole cattle from my
pasture.
JAMES WALSH,
COllyer. Kansas.
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For good sales. good service:
prompt returns, ship your
stock to
GEORGE r. BARSE
Live Stock Commission Co.,
Kansas City, Mo-, National Stock
Yards, ILL.,, Fort Worth, Texas.
Our business has increased 80
per cent the past year in Kansas
City. We make no loans Merit,
not money, has made this in
crease. Send US trial ship
ment and we know you will come
again. Write US for market in
formation. Describe your stock,
we will tell you what it's worth
here. Ship US your stock, we
will get you it's worth.
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allowed $50 for land taken where
road leaves the section line
In the mater of a road petit
tiond for by B. F. Strailey, ct al,
came on for final hearing, and as
all the proceedings have been
legally complied with, as .requir-
ed by law, and the viewers duly
appointed to view said road have
reported it to be public neces-
sity and of general utility, the
road is granted as petitioned for
and in accordance with the sur
vey and plat of the county sur
veyOr now on file with the petit
ton and other papers in the case,
the county clerk is instructed to
record the proceedings in the
road record, and to notify the
trustee of Franklin township in
accordance with this order. to-
wit: Commencing at the north
east corner of section 10, and
running thence south on the sec
ton line to the northeast corner
of section 81, all in township IA
south, range "a, and thence west
on the section line to the north
west corner of section SO, in
township IA, range 25, and thence
south to the southwest corner of
section SO, in township Is south,
range %. and there terminating
Said road is recorded in the
road record as road No. 90. No
damages allowed.
In the matter Of a road petit
toned for by J. F. Shroyer, ct
al, came on for final hearing,
and as all the proceedings have
been legally complied with, as
required by law, and the viewers
duly appointed to view said road,
reported favorable to that por-
ton, beginning at the southwest
corner of section 10, township -,
range %, thence east on the sec
ton line to the southwest corner
of section 8. township II, range
%. This portion of said road
being a public necessity and of
general utility. The balance as
petitioned, being rough and not a
public necessity, and section
lines and corners on this por-
ton of the road being in dispute.
the Board after due considera-
ton allows the road as reported
by the viewers and in accordance
with the survey and plat of the
county surveyor now on file
with the petition and other pa
pers in the case, the county
clerk is instructed to record the
proceedings in the road record,
and to notify the trustee of Wa
Keeney township to open said
road in accordance with this
order, to-wit: Beginning at the
southwest corner of section 10,
township II, range %, thence
east on the section line between
sections 10 and Is, II and IA, II
and 13, in township II, range %,
sections z and Is in township II,
range % west 6 P. M. and there
terminating. Said road to be
fifty feet wide. Said road is re-
corded in the road record as
road No. 81.
Continued next week.
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Notice There will be box
social five miles west of Wa-Kee-
ney in the observation-disclosures
district Friday evening, Decem-
Der 6. Program commences at
eight O'Clock. Prize contest af-
ter the program. Ladies are re-
quested to bring boxes and gen
tlemen to bring pocket books. A
cordial invitation to all.
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Constipation, indigestion, drive
away appetite and make you
weak and sick HOLSTERS Rocky
Mountain Tea restores the appe-
tite, drives away disease, builds
up the system. 35 cents, Tea
or Tablets, w w Gibson
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Farmers Institute.
Program for Farmers Insti-
tute to be held at the court house
in Wa-Keeney December II and
10, 1907.
THURSDAY MORNING.
1O:OO-Corn growing in Trego
county, S. J. G. Hickman.
Discussion.
1O:45-Wheat culture.
(D Preparation of seed bed, w.
D. Austin.
(b) Time and methods of seed
ing, @. G. Yetter.
(c) Narrowing in the spring,
Adolph Schwanbeck.
Discussion, DIR. @. w. Burket,
Kansas State Experiment Sta
ton.
THURSDAY AFTERNOON.
1:3O-Alfalfa problems.
a. Getting a stand, D.. E. Perish
ing.
(b) Cutting and storing, S. S..
Harvey.
Address, Mrs Henriet-
ia Calvin, Kansas State Agricul-
uuIdl OO110S0.
800 - Some important soil
problems, DIR. Burkett.
FRIDAY MORNING.
1O:OO-Farm buildings, John
Harrison.
Discussion.
1O:3O-Some important prin-
ciples of breeding stock, Prof.
J. r. Kinzer, State Agricultural
college.
Questions.
11:3O-At what age shall cattle
be marketed? Emery Cass.
Discussion.
FRIDAY AFTERNOON.
OO-Business meeting.
1:3O-Local side farm products
of Trego county, w. F. King.
2:3O-Farm Dairying, w. J..
Phipps, Kansas City, Mo.
3:OO-The farm horse, Prof
Kinzer.
A. T. GREENWOOD,
Secretary.
Doan's Ointment cured me of
eczema that had annoyed me a
long time The cure was perm
anent. Hon. S. w. Matthews,
Commissioner of Labor Stats
tics, Augusta. Maine.
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Old Abe, the best high patent
flour in the city. A short time
only for $13O a sack at Oster-
Ramps.
The Dolores star., 1907-02-01

OF LOnQOu, III tue Oultcu oIdtcS COuTt I.
The attorneys have already received
large fees.
More than 200 girl students of Colo.
RADIO Springs escorted from the college
grounds in carriages to General w. J.
Palmer's residence at Glen Eyrie on
the 18th inst and rendered q reception
by the general and Miss Palmer. Tea
and light refreshments were served.
General Palmer Is SO far recovered
from his recent injury that he IL able
to sit up and Is wheeled about In q
chair through the grounds surround.
ing Glen Eyrie.
DR.. NJ. Beshoar Of Trinidad has been
elected vice president Of the Tubercu.
losis League, which recently closed its
annual session at Atlanta, Georgia.
Tho next meeting Of the league viii be
held at Atlantic City, New Jersey. DIR.
Beshoar is . graduate Of Ann Arbor
and five years ago attended the gradu.
ating exercises there, It being the fif.
tieth anniversary. Of his graduation
from the medical department Of that
college.
Tho body Of William 8. Hawkins.
who was decapitated by an electric
motor car at the MinneQua works at
Pueblo, will be taken to Sydney, Nova
Scotia, accompanied by the young
widow and little child OF the deceased.
Hawkins was an active member Of the
drill team of Camp No. 131 Woodmen
Of the World, and took an important
part In the funeral OF Police Ohicer
Richards less than two days before he
was himself killed
The Dolores star., 1907-02-01
ARRAIeNs STANDARD OIL.
Interstate Commerce Commissions
Report to Congress.

Washington.-The Interstate Com.
mcrce Commission sent to Congress q
report of the Investigations made by
1t under the Tillman-G Gillespie fesolu'
tions concerning the relations OF com
mon carriers by rail to the produc'
tion and distribution of oil. The re
port covers the distribution of petro
leum and its products east of the Mis-
sissippi river, and, incidentally, the
Kansas and Texas fields.
In its report the commission says:
1.-THE Standard Oil Company largely
monopolizes the handling of petroleum
from the mouth of the well until 1t is
sold to the retailer, and sometimes tO
the consumer, and, under ordinary cir.
cumstances, its margin Of profit Is
very large.
"The ruin Of it's competitors has
been a distinct part Of the policy OF
the Standard Oil Company in the past
systematically and persistently pur'
sued.
when competition was destroyed
1t advanced or restored former prices.
The Standard has sold different grades
of oil at different prices from the same
barrel. It Las paid employees of inde.
pendent oil companies for information
tors, and has paid employees of indus
trial companies to secure the adoption
of its oil in preference of that Of its
competitors. 1t has followed every
barrel of independent oil to destina'
ton. Its agents are instructed to Sc.
cure customers. at any sacrifice. 1t
has tampered with the oil inspectors
Of different states.
"The Standard buys advertising
space in many newspapers, which 1t
fills, not with advertisements, but
with reading matter, prepared by
agents kept for that purpose, and paid
for at advertising rates, as ordinary
news. The assumption is that this
literature furnishes many of the ideas
touching the great benefits conferred
upon the public by the Standard Oil
Company.
"The evidence shows little basis for
the contention that the enormous divi.
dends Of the Standard Oil Company
are the legitimate result of its econom.
les. Except for its pipe lines, the
Standard has but little legitimate ad.
vantage over the Independent refiner. +"
The Dolores star., 1907-02-01
10 the Jew AssImIIablsf

OF the material prosperity Of the
Russian Jew there can be no question.
He will Never crowd our almshouses
nor be . serious drain upon privats
charity. Bnt u he Assimilablsf Has
he in himself the stun Of which Amer.
acans are madef One point in his
favor. declares Burton J. Hendrick In
91cClure's. must be At once set down;
his enthusiasm for America knows no
bounds. He eagerly looks forward to
the time when he can be naturalixed.
An alien Jew legally entitled to citi-
senship 10 . rarity. He has NO allie
glance to forswear. and he cannot re-
turn to Russia. The rapidity with
which the New York Jew adopts the
manners and trappings of Americans
almost disproves his ancient heritage
~ . peculiar people. He objects to
being regarded ~ q thing apart, and
goes to extremes to make himself like
the native born.
The Dolores star., 1907-02-01
VAN WYk GUILTY
VERDICT or JURY IN MURDER
TRIAL At sTERLlMo.
MRS. VAN wYk IS ACQUITTED

Life Sentence Recommends by the
Jury-seeond Time the csss Was
Before . Jury-Both Were Found
Guilty on Previous Trial.
Denver. A Republican special
from Sterling. Colorado. Monday, says:
Before q crowded court room this
morning Gerrit Van Wyk was found
guilty Of the murder In the first de-
gree Of Gerritje J. Hast. and Mrs. Van
Wyk. charged Jointly with her hus-
band with the commission of the
crime, was declared not guilty BY the
jury and discharged. The penalty was
fixed at life imprisonment for Van
Wyk.
This is the second time that a jury
in the District Court has found Van
Wyk guilty Of the killing of the girl
found foully murdered in her cabin a
little more than a year ago, the first
trial at Wray before Judge John !.
Mullins, resulting In O verdict Of
guilty for both defendants.
The reading of the verdict was re-
ceived sullenly by Van Wyk. and with
some show Of temper. AS the Jury was
being polled Van Wyk muttered:
"The jury are liars" and he kept
talking in an undertone and would
have made more Of demonstration
had It not been for his counsel, who
restrained him. AS the jury was pass
ing out of the box Van Wyk turned to
one Of them and said:
you don't dare to look me in the
eye and say that"
Mrs. Van Wyk received the verdict
with absolutely no show Of emotion,
and for all that her face showed the
verdict was Of little concern to her.
Following the Announcement made by
the foreman Of the jury Attorney Mum
son for the defense asked for ten days
In which to make a motion for new
trial, which was grained.
H. j. Weir, one of the jurors, was
informed that his mother was Ill in
Denver, and he left tonight for that
place. The mother of Weir has been
seriously Ill for several days, but the
court decided that 1t would be best
not to inform him of the fact until
after the case had been disposed of.
The mother is still alive.
When the court opened this morn
ing the room was filled with eager
spectators who came to learn the re-
suit Of the deliberations.
Van Wyk was taken back to Jail and
the wife was discharged.
The Dolores star., 1907-02-01
CHILD LABOR LAW.
Occasions Lively Discussion in United
States Senate.

States Senate.
Washington. = Senator Beveridge
Monday resumed his speech in behalf
OF the measure prohibiting interstate
commerce in articles which are the
product OF child labor Mr.. Beveridge
stated that three-fourths of the cotton
factories Of the South were opposing
the bill, that the railroads Of the
South were opposing it and that the
coal mine operators Of the South were
opposing 1t. He said he would set
forth evidence of these conditions in
the form Of afidavits.
Senator Tillman Acknowledged the
great evil Of child labor in his state,
but he believed the question one for
state rather than federal control. Add
ing to the difficulty in his state. he
said, was the northern millionaire,
who invested his money in cotton mills
and then Influenced the Legislature
against child labor laws.
The senator is to certain extent
right" interrupted Senator Gallinger.
There is northern money IN South
Carolina and God help South Carolina
Il there was not northern money
The Dolores star., 1907-02-01

Most OF US. II asked how many
points q star should have, would say
flve. and cite the nag a. proof: but
the director Of the mint has lately cor
rected this misapprehension In an.
swering an inquiry on the subject. He
calls attention to the fact that the
stars on the great seal of the United
States and ON the seal of the president
are five-pointed. but that the stars are
six-pointed on the seal OF the house of
representatives; and further to the
six-pointed stars on the diverse of tho
half and quarter-dollar coins and the
dve-pointed starr on the reverse. The
reverse Of these coins is q copy Of the
great seal with the clouds and starv
omitted. So far ~ known, says
Youths Companion. the six.pointed
star comes from copying the colonial
coins made after the manner Of Eng
lish hsraldry. which sanctions that
star. The stars on the nag are copied
from the Washington coat of arms.
The Dolores star., 1907-02-01

Renewed agitation Of the subject Of
an occupant for the vacent niche in
the Washington City Hall of Fame az
signed to Indiana has resulted from
the interest aroused by diversined
opinions ~ to the proper statue to
stand BY the side of Gov. Oliver p.
Morton. Aorton's statue IL there and
has been for several years. but NO
Agreement has been reached as to the
other igure. Indiana II entitled to
Two statues. General consent seemed
70 sive the nrst place to the great
war governor. Several Indianians are
proposed Is companions to Morton,
chief among them. Of course. Gen.
Harrison. Another favorite Il the
author Of ben Hur." Gen. Lew Wal.
lace. Gov. Thomas A. Hendricks il
often suggested.
The Dolores star., 1907-02-01

colcr.ssrgeant James Gregory. !
ctimean hero. who has died at Tam.
ton. England, has seven sons and four
naughters, Of whom ten are six fest
~. sax Of the sons were In the
asny at ~ sems time.
The Dolores star., 1907-02-01

the insane asylum, SO that counties
Will not be obliged to continue bearing
a double burden of caring for the in
sane at their own expense and con-
tributing to the support Of the state
asylum.
The voting machine commission ap-
pointed by Governor Buchtel to pass
upon all voting machines used in Colo
RADIO, has met and organized. Frank
G. Gof was elected chairman and Mr..
Vickery secretary. The commission
will Immediately take up the consider
alton Of all voting machines which are
competing for selection. Each county
may select the style of machine it de-
sires to use, and the same rule applies
to every city and town IN the state.
provided the machine selected ia ac.
ceptable to the commission. The other
member of the commission ia ]. h.
Hunter, city engineer of Denver. Mr..
Hunter and Chairman Goff are me-
chanical engineers, as the law passed
requires that two members of the COM
mission shall be of this profession In
order to prevent any machines being
accepted which may be turned to Il
legal uses. The only machine vet subj
mitted to the commission Is the Stand
ard, but there are at least half a dozen
IN the field, and these will all be exam-
ined and passed upon.
The Dolores star., 1907-02-01
DOLORES STAR
Pubaishsa weekly.
eaerlee osess gdltse eNd psep.
OOlOHB0, COLORADO.
Terms: e1.oo Per Year.
Ths oupsrstlsIsn - osemsn.

The oupsrstltIsn - osamsa.
oeamsa are superstitious, bat tAeis
Aotion that certain vessels are unlucky
essms often to be borne out By facts.
says Leslis's Weekly. The steamer
oasatoGa, which vas sunk on the Hud-
~ river several weeks ago By col.
0s3on with the Adirondack, had long
bssn accounted unlucky by Hudson
river captains. Her misfortunes be-
Gan By her success In getting aground
Dystsriousiy and often when she was
nsw. though she had one Of the most
skillful and careful OF commanders:
and It was her way to get stuck In the
mad for good long stay. An unlucky
ship which had . very eventful history
Vas De Cromartyshire. which was re-
Gently wrecked on the coast Of Chile.
Che was built in Scotland in 1879. and
her quarter century Of life was full Of
tragedy. On July Z. 1895. she sank the
French liner La Bourgogne In . col
lision. 6e1 lives being lost. A few
years ago she caught IRE, narrowly es-
Gaping total destruction. and her cap
tain lost his life in attempting to
jump into one of the lifeboats. Some
times naval vessel II believed by its
crew to be "hoodoed." A bad state Of
mind for fighting men in case Of .
brush with hostile ship.
The Dolores star., 1907-02-01

Bshanxin. formerly king Of Daho-
hey. 10 dead. The event recalls the
admirable work the French did few
years go in suppressing the barbarous
Dad inhuman customs Of IN African
ingdom. Dahomey. which ID ON the
pest coast disgracsd the present civ
Hissd era BY an annual semireligious
and semifestive celebration. during
which hundreds Of human sacrifices
we're made. The kingdom was annexed
6y the French in 1894 and the king
e1ised 70 Fort de France. Island Of
Martinique. whore he was living with
~ family at the tine Of the eruption
pe Mont Psis. He dd not like Mar.
Unique. and was allowed to move to
Alolers last April.
The Dolores star., 1907-02-01

Tribes In the Indian territory are to
- formed into companies to control
the coal and asphalt lands in the ter
ritory. II there II any scalping done
ln the subsequent business trsnsac-
lions Of the companies It will be of the
tood. old-fashioned sort.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-01-04
"elrIs viii Be Girls

"A laugh, a hurrah, a scream, is the
best way to describe the musical COM
edy. Girls Will Be Girls" at the
Grand Jan. 9Th. It is a splendid
medicine for that tired feeling. Ey-
cry n enjoys the production. The
comedy is clear.cut and refined. not
allowing m dull moment. AL. Leech
is just a bit funnier than usual. His
eccentric dancing, his character por-
trayal of the game.loving professor
and his singing, have endeared him
to theater.goers: but when he is COM
PEELED to sing several encores to "Hc
Walked Right in and Turned Around
and Walked Right out Again." he dis
plays his right to the much-abused
Sisters, OF Rosebuds, are a revelation,
and they show ~conclusively what car
be done by dressing. Maude Gray, a
soprano, Charlotte Towle, who helps,
and Lilly Dean Hart, also assist in
keeping the audience in the best pos
sible spirits. The singing and dane
ing OF this trio are really very clever.
Frank Bowman as the sheriff, is a
treat, Fleurette DeMar, the prim
school man, is clever, her dancing
are singing being encored repeatedly;
and the chorus possess delightful sing
ing voices. N. Harris, the musical d.
rector, deserves credit for the bril-
liant showing made by them. Espe-
cially is this true of "Moon Eyes"
the number in the opening Of the third
act. when an unknown chorsu girl
steps out of the line and thrills you
will melody that would be a credit to
many soprano soloists. The plot is
mostly the same as heretofore, but
many new and bright lines have been
added, and entirely new musical num-
bers substituted"
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-01-04
MRS. HARTJE'S LETTERS
TO BALTIMORE WOMAN
FORMER SAYS ON THE STAND,
THAT SHE WROTE TWO LET.
TIERS TO MISS ETHEL
ADAMS.

PlTrSBURG, Pa, Jan. two mys.
terious letters written to an Ethel
Adams, of Baltimore. by Mrs. Mary
Scott Hartje. famous as defendant in
the late divorce trial. figured in court
here In another Hartie suit. The let,
terE were not made public and were
only identified by Mrs. Hartje on the
witness stand. Aside from the name
nothing further was made known con.
corning Miss Adams
The case was a charge OF perjury
against William B. Decosta, a colored
man. former friend of Clifford Hooe,
Mrs Hartje's eoachman. who is now
in The p~enitentIary for s~landering
Mrs, Hnrtte. Attorney Ferguson said
suddenly to Mrs Hartts. when she was
on the stand.
DO you know Miss Ethel Adams.
of Baiimore2"
YES, 1 know Ethel Adams"
"hnd you wrote to her?"
Yes. Sir"
S''" you du uNelOpe ana q let
ter. each marked exhibits No. l and
Ia Take your time and tell me
whether or not you wrote them"
"oh, I'll take my time, all right
this time. Mr.. Ferguson" said Mrs
Hartle. sarcastlca!ly, Mr.. Ferguson
smiled.
Mrs. Hartje examined the lette.
carefully for several minutes. during
which time Mr.. Ferguson grew impa
ticnt,
a want to read the contents. too
she said. answering one of Mr.. Fer
grSon's requests Cor haste.
T think I wrote that letter. she
said finally, and she admitted having
written the other letter to Miss
Adams.
These missives are supposed to con
Germ Mrs. Hartje's health daring the
period 10 question.