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The Coconino sun., 1907-10-31
WAYS OF A MOLE.
The Manner of Eating and Rurrowlne
 of This Peculiar Animal

or nus rcSuitar AnimaL
 While fishing l noticed a very small mole hill," says writer. "After short time quantity of earth was shoveled out, and so l quickly scraped away the loose earth and found the hole. l traced the tunnel until l noticed movements in the soil and caught sight of some black fur, which immediately began to disappear in a downward direc- ton. 1 had some difficulty to dig it out, and when 1 at last caught it it gave me series of scratches with its powerful fore paws, causing me to release it, when it ran along the ground, prodding the soil ais 1t went in its endeavprs to find soft enough place to begin burrowing. l soon caught it again and imprisoned it in my bait can. It seemed to re- sent being handled and uttered a peculiar hissing noise. l carried it home and placed large box half full of earth at it's disposal The mole had rayenous appetite. When given a piece of raw meat it would place its large fore paws on the flesh and tear off huge pieces with its teeth. In eating worms it would place one fore paw on each end of the worm. beginning to eat from the middle.
 Its senses seemed very acute, for when dog came near to its box when it was on the top it would im- mediately burrow underneath at a great rate, and when placed it in tin and put my hand anywhere near it it usually came and smelled it directly, never attempting to bite. Even when handled it only tried to force away my hand with its fore paws. When the earth in it's box was loose, it burrowed at tre- mendous pace, forcing back the loose earth with its hind legs. When packed the earth tightly down, it would run about the box, poking its long snout into the ground as it went until it found a soft enough place, when it would immediately start burrowing.
 Its eyes were very small, and 1t seemed only able to distinguish be- tween light and dark. It disliked sunshine and never cared to come up of its own accord when the sun was out. Its front paws were pos sessed of tremendous strength, while its hind legs were compara- ] lively weak. It seemed to be quite healthy as long as had it, some three weeks or so, and it took great deal of exercise, honeycomb- i ing the earth in its box with tun- nels. l eventually let it go."-- 1 Chicago News.
The Coconino sun., 1907-10-31
They Make You Feel Good.

The pleasant purgative effect ex- perienced by all who use Chamber lain's Stomach and Liver Tablets. and the healthy condition of the body and mind which they create makes one feel joyful. Price. 25 cents. Sample free at all dealers drug store.
The Coconino sun., 1907-10-31
COFFEE

Schilling's Best is a busi- ness-like name; you know what it means; and it means what you want.
 Youi grocer returns your money if y0s dsat 6ks 1t: we pay him.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1907-10-31
Fun in a Coon Hunt. ,

Coon hunting has become quite q
popular diversion among some OF
our strenuous sportsmen, and q
number OF parties have spent nights
in the woods with varying success.
A party OF husky, full grown chaps,
while out one night, went into camp
and after making a big fire and ex.
hausting their stock Of stories, jokes
and 'other things cached wrapped
himself In his blanket to sleep until
the psychological moment when Mr..
Coon would venture out to become a
prey to mans Vaccinations. Did
we say all went to sleep? Well one
overgrown chap, with the bump Of
fun abnormally developed,l LAY awake
until his companions were In the
realms OF dreams, when he proceeded
to move the fire quite a distance In
to the wood, but ia plain view OF old
camp: Then he cautiously removed
the blanket from each sleeper and
went over by the new fire, laid down
to await Developments. As the cold
night air got in It's work and each
sleeper awoke, one can only imagine
his surprise to find himself away
from the FIRE without covering, when
he went. to sleep near the fire with a
warm blanket. This is only one Of
the many pranks played that event
ful night.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1907-10-31
$500 Damages Awarded.

In the damage suit OF John s. Boles
VS.. the Kansas City Southern, tried
last week the jury, returned a verdict
awarding plaintiff $500 actual and
$1,000 punitive damages. Boles
lives In Lathrop, Mo. He claimed
that while on a trip through the
south last May he purchased a ticket
at Lake Charles for Kansas City.
The station agent told him which
train 60 take and after getting
aboard he misplaced his ticket. The
conductor came for his ticket and
Boles claimed that without giving
him time to locate his ticket, heforci-
bly, elected him from the train while
it Was still in motion. He walked
back TO Lake Charles and finally
found his ticket. He claimed that
his back was injured by the fall from
the train and be sued for 81, 900 &C.
tual and $4,000 punitive damages.
The plaintiffs attorneys were Cross
& Cross, Of Kansas City, and W. O.
jackson. 81. 6 6. Clark and Cyrus Crane
were attorneys for the Southern.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1907-10-31
The Independent Farmer.

An exchange tells Of a farmer
whose alarm clock goes off at 4:3O
each morning. "This starts gaso-
line engine, which title the hired girls
bed, splitting her on the floor. Is al.
80 dumps the beds Of the hired men
80 that everything is started going.
This engine. pumps water for the
house and barn. turns the corn into
each horses feed box, starts the
kitchen fire, turns the grindstone,
runs the washing machine, does the
churning, saws wood, peels potatoes,
opens the door Of the chicken house,
swings the gate for the ducks and
geese to go to the creek, runs the
patent mixer, while fixing an eye
opener for the old man when he is
taking his morning bath. There
doesn's seem to be anything too
good for that farmer, who has an
eye TO business. ~
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1907-10-31
Battered 81 the possofass Of Butler, No, O.
eseaa-eiass mail matter.
Or 3oth NILE POST.

We are thirty years old to-day
The TMEs has westhered the storms
tor that a,any years anu mas been on
''essy strvet" Tor u long time. We
do not Pretend to compete with the
city papers In quantity Of news, but
We do give all the county news worth
publishing and The TIMES readers
are always posted abouscounty az
fairs and happenings. We are proud
OF our big list OF subscribers and es.
peclally OF those faithful old fellows
Who have been with US so long, many
OF ther the full life Of the paper; who
have worked with US and assisted in
the county's up building and have q
just pride ia their work. They are
trus patriots and all honor Is due
them. 10 our business men Is large
~ due the credit for The TIMES sue.
cess. They have ever been our liberal
patrons, and that they continue
from year to year and increase their
advertising zach year, demonstrates
that they know they, get full returns
for their outlay. We feel that these
are occasions for review and retro
spection, and in summing 1t up Il is
best told by gentleman who re-
Gently said: 81 have been constant
reader vi The ZINES Tor more than
twenty years and can truthiully
say shat 1t has always kept abreast
OF she times and has grown better
each year"
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1907-10-31

President Roosevelt has announc.
cd that he will issue the proclsma,
tion admitting the new state Of Okla
homa into the Union on Saturday,
November 10th, 1907. The issuance
oithe proclamation will Immediately
start the machinery Of Oklahoma as
a state. Ii is refreshing thst the
the President wants Il understood
that bis approval was nos to be tax
en- as an Endorsement OF all lis piu
visions. The people Of the new state
and oil the old states thoroughly un-
derstand the thorn in the presidents
side.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1907-10-31
Uncle John vancamp Gone.

A veritable land mark passed away
with uncle John Vsncamp on Satur.
day last. Uncle John had been In
feeble health for long time, but un.
I'll lately kept up and going. The
oldest inhabisant can not remember
when uncle John Vancsmp was not a
familiar figure on our streets. He
was an honest, Industrious citizen,
raised large family and fulfilled the
partin life allotted to him to the best
Of his ability. He was a member OF
the South Methodist church and was
one OF the charter members OF Bates
LodgeNo $50 o. o. F. and always
attended the meetings and took an
active part in the workings OF the
lodge when his health would permit.
He filled the position OF venerable
Senior Warden for many years ana
no one could DO It SO well as he.
Funeral services were conducted
from the M. E, Church, South, Sun.
day afternoon at 3 o'clock by tho
pastor, Rev. o. E. Vivian, and burial
was In Oak Hill cemetery, under the
auspices of the Odd Fellows, which
order he loved 80 well. He leaves an
aged widow and several grown chill
dren.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1907-10-31

Secretary TAFT must be having a
strenuous time in our orient posses
sions judging from the daily reports
oil his exceedingly narrow escapes
from serious injury and death, At
one time he Is being chased by a
typhoon, another a runaway auto
mobilenarrowly escapes running him
into the ocean; the borub thrower is
caught In the very nick OF time and
now team OF mules came near run.
ming down the big secretary. His
press agents are sure earning their
money.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1907-10-31

Hon. JAS. A Reed has cleared the
pollsIcsl atmosphere at Kansas City
by announcing for Hon. William S.
Co@heru for Governor. In a speech
Is Independence Saturday night,
among other things MIR. Reed said,
in eioS.ne trloute OF Mr.. Cowherd;
"he is IL man uf sober Judgment,
OF ripe experiences aud OF splen.
did ablli.y. Missouri will never be
forced to apologize for him. He will
enforce wise and honest policies; he
will be DONG mis- duty"
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1907-10-31
Wilson Sees Hops For
New York State Farms.

Syracuse. N. Z, oct 2S-Secre
tary Wilson of the Departments O
agriculture, speaking to a eonven
lion called to consider the agricul
tural situation in New York, said:
these neglected lands can b
c;,s,--:. res. e she.s aa-1;.:sss.; .,..
fitness, and no doubt win be. They
are she cheapest lands know oiany.
where In the country. 1t can only be
necessary TO call the attention oil
people wanting homes who have saw
ed some capital from their earnings,
or young men Of some means who
have tastes for the independence 81
Of country Life, to the possibilities
connected with these lands.
Good government land In the hu-
mid section has been taken up.
Lands being reclaimed by irrigation
are desirable, but they are remote
from great csnters Of population.
The lands we are discussing are here
at your doors, within hearing oil fac.
tory whistles and school bells, within
sight OF college and church spires,
and only need intelligent manage.
ment to return paying harvests."
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1907-10-31

Farmers should understand that
Is is not necessary topost their farms
In order to keep hunters and other
trespassers of. A hunter under the
law has no more right to go on q
mans place without permission that
is not posted than on one that is
posted, and exactly the same penalty
exists in both cases. According to
law all property is posted" and it
lie necessary to get the consent OF the
owner beiors going upon 1t TO fish or
hunt, or for anyother purpose. II q
farm is enclosed 1t is sufficient notice
for trespassers to keep off.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1907-10-31
Big Barns Burned.

The two big barns OF Mr.. Seeley on
the old Stanley place, near Nyhart,
was burned Tuesday morning Five
farm horses persisted In the flames
together with a lot Of hay, grain,
farming implements and vehicles.
The total insurance carried by Mr..
Seeley was $3.50, distributed as
followe: $4,000 on barn, 81, 100 on
horses, $500 on hay, 5000 on i'm.
PIGMENTS and $3.50 on grain. The
origin OF the fire IL unknown. MIR.
Seeley and his men we're working In
the fields when they discovered the
fire.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1907-10-31

"Thepeople and Interpretations, "
said Senator LaFollette the other
day, remind me OF a woman and her
little boy. There was a very large
chicken and a very small duck on the
table and the woman; pausing with
the carving knife raised, said:
johnny, which will you take chicken
or duck? Duck, piped Johnny. But
the mother shook her head. No,
Johnny, Gle said in firm, yet kind
ly voice, you csn't have duck, my
dear. Take your choice, darling,
take your choice, but you can't have
any duck.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1907-10-31

The Hicks predictions Of stormy
October did not come true In this
section. 1t has been a delightful fall
month, good for the farmer to get
ahead with hls work, but little dry
for wheat, the meadows and in sec.
tionsstock watcr was getting mighty
scarce. Lass Friday and Saturday
the first heavy, soaking raio fell that
has visited this county for a long
time.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1907-10-31

One can nos pick up an Osceola pa,
per wlsluut being shocksd by their
apparent profanity. That "dam
messing" will b. referred TO with a
fippaacy thas takes away your
breath. Then. you will read abo nj
the wood dam, the rock dam, she
concrete dam anG about forty other
kinds vi dams until the dam thing
gets On your nerves and you wonder
when is will end by putting in the
dam. We hope so.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1907-10-31

IL is reported from Helena, Mont,
that William Loeb, private secretary
TO Presidents Roosevelt, killed a bear
In hts recent hunt in that vicinity.
The killing OF one bear by his score.
tary will probably please the Presi.
dent, bus suppose he had killed shree
bear or even four, then what com oil.
caslons would have arisen In the
Strenuous presidents official family
We shuduer 81 contemplate.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1907-10-31

Isn't IL about time to give that
Fairbanks cocktail q rest and go al.
ter things that "work sbomination
and make he?" asks the Paris Aer-
curry. Such nonsensicsl claptrap ID
growing immensely wesrisome, and
the continued pillorying oil q man
over a matter so Insignificant as to
be hardly worsh notice has tecome
"a - 20 - . . r. :.
candid. II Mr.. Fairbanks. In his OWL
home, wanted to offer Mr.. Roosevelt
a cocktail. that was Mr.. Fairbanks
business and nobody else's. The use
OF a perogative lie by no means the
abuse Of is, and there are q few
shings guaranteed in the bill OF
rights remaining.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1907-10-31

In view oil the action taken by the
New York, Chicago, st. Louis and
Kansas City banks, who hold thscash
reserve OF our banks, In declining cur.
rency shipments to US, 1. has been
deemed advisable by all Of the banks
Of Bates county for the protection Of
the business interests Of our commu-
nifty and our patrons, to cease cur
rency payment except In small
amounts until the financial situation
i improved. Thsrsiors only checks
Of csrtiacatss o. dsposit for Twenty
Five Dollars or lsss Will b. paid ia
currency and no more than. CSC. 90
IN any one vssk on any account,
othsrwlse IL business Of the banks
win b carried on a. usual. Ths.cus-
TONERS cheeks bsing taisn can q n
the usual manner ~ r|ivine The usual
credit payment M Inn Or csrtiA-
cAts. This rule 4 IL foFcs By al q
~ following banks:
TAsmsss BAnk d Bates County,
Butisf, No.
Missouri asass Bank, Butlse, No.
faensss = ManulAotarsrs..B ank,
HI HII No.
Ccnlslstal staas Hank, Rich Hi1,
No.
Asl1laa Be.,ia conpaay, Adsi1a,
70. I
Adflaa stass Dssk, kdrlas. 10. !
Bank q Amstsfdain, Amst1 rdan.
a.. 81 - s ~ 8 H..
!
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1907-10-31

Over in Utica, N. Y, the women
decorated the church for a social
with poison Ivy. The result, about
two-thirds OF the congregation and
some innocent outsiders had swollen
faces and big heads.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1907-10-31

4 room house, West Ohio street.
Z acre tract, s blocks from square.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1907-10-31

! second hand spring wagon.
2 SECOND hand top buggies.
i driving cart.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1907-03-29
sEeasslss &ssssaae $780,
ay BURTON {. STEVENSON.

1 H~..azmHsanas csr..lght lAa 5. - -. 3 e. =
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1907-03-29
GIRAFFE WITH A SORE THROAT
IS BIGGEST TROUBLE OF CIRCUS

"1f YOU are looking for trouble, real
trouble" said the old circus man, you
might try taking care of a giraffe with
q sore throat. That would make you
forget all your little troubles, any
way.
Our giraffe. the Hottest, most alti-
Supplemented, soaring, sky
scraping specimens of the species ever
exhibited in this country. was. as a rule,
q we'll animal. but not always. His
neck went wrong the first winter we
had him. while we We're in winter
quarters, where we had every possible
convenience for taking care of him, and
IL 1t was roubl to take care of him
there you can imagine what it was on
the road.
when that attack came on we got
at him right way. We gave him, of
course, suitable healing remedies to
take, for his throat inside, and then we
set about putting the bandage around
his neck.
we got everything all ready, the red
flannel all soaked in the liniment-it
takes quite a number of gallons of lin
iment, you know, to wet up the amount
of flanne you use-and then we waited
till the giraffe should bend his head
down. With his head down, you see,
his neck would be stretching along in
a sort Of low, fiat, horizontal arch like,
so that we could get at it easier, to
wrap III, with some boxes tnat we put
along on either side to stand on.
Lifted Man High in Air.
We'll, he put his head down finally,
and one of our men clasped his hands
over the top of it. and was going to
hold it so. which we thought would be
easy, and we'd got about three turns
Of the flannel around the tall fellows
neck. beginning down by the shoulders,
to work along oward his head. when
the giraffe lifted his head, and just sim
ply lifted the man holding onto it up
into the air, and shot him over back to
the other side Of the BARN as If he'd
There wasn't nothing vicious about
this on the CRATES part, he'd just
wanted to lift his head and the weight
Of the man holding onto 1T didn't count
to him, and you see he hadn't figured
on the strength Of the giraffe. which is
as powerful in it's neck as the boa con-
s~trictor is in its coils.
But that taught us n thing, that.
of course. we'd ought to know before
that we couldn't hold the CRATES head,
so now when he'd Strengthened it up
we tied it up by a rope made fast to
one Of the overhead crossbeams in the
barn, n then with a ladder on either
side Of his neck resting at their top
ends against the beam we went ahead
and put on the bandage.
"And we followed this way always
with US, only that on the road where
we never could find Il barn tall enough
inside, we used to lead the giraffe UNI
der. a tree with a branch high enough
above h ground and tie the CRATES
head to that and set the ladders up
against it. and then, with a man on
each ladder, each passing the flannel
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1907-03-29

| The next day Crow Dog was ar
rested by the white authorities.
and vas taken to Deadwood
for trial before the United
States court. The indian was smart
enough to secure u white lawyer. and
the plea was made that Grow Dog had
already been tried N punished for the
murder. The court held with the In
dian and Grow Dog was set free. But
before he was given his liberty the
Sioux nation was on the verge OF re-
volt. insisting that Grow Dog be sent
back to them.
Immediately an order was issued
that no more murder trials colne be-
fore the indian courts, however. and
now Judge Trieber has dissolved these
ourts altogether.
Mother-in-Law is Supreme.
The Indian divorce court and the di-
Vorce laws are curious institutions. All
power centers in the mother-in-law, the
mother OF the bride. Whenever the old
squaw wants to do SO she can go into
any tepee in the tribe. take her daugh-
ter by the hand and lead her home.
There is no appeal.
The claims of the mother are always
considered paramount to those of the
husband, n the latter must keep in
the good graces of his mother-in-law il
he would keep his squa@.
The late decision of Judge Trieber
has not interfered with the workings
of this divorce mill" and tho other
in-law is still the dominant factor in
marriage and divorce among the In
dians.
over in the Pr Ridge Indian
agency. in South Dakota. where there
are 5000 Sioux Indians assembled, the
Indian court consisted of three Judges,
Thunder Bear, Fast Horse and stand
ing Soldier. An applicant for justice
before this court usually received ii, all
though their ways OF arriving at a de-
cision would be considered weird and
Wonderful by a white mans court.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1907-03-29

by the giraffe, sort OF sympathizing
With the beast, and when he hears the
row going on around the liniment buck
ct and hears what's the matter:
Wait a minute he says, and he
just goes over to the van that he uses
tor a trunk and opens it and hauls out
his red flannel shirt.
You see. whenever we struck a town
where there was a firemen's parade go
ing on, as we sometimes did in those
days, we always had the great giant
urn out with the firerlen as an adver-
%tisenlcnt for the show, and his red fam
mel shirt was 4 part of his equipment
for that. which we always carried with
US. HN brought out his red aannel
shirt and we tore that up into strips.
and it just did, and the giraffe was
saved.
But you can bet we never slipped
up on the flannel or the liniment after
that and | can tell you thai the care
of a giraffe is what YOU want if you are
looking for real trouble"