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Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1907-04-20

in the building that the whole house
was in flames before the fireren
could reach the scene To passers-by
there seemed to be no hope 70 a res
cue for many of those who were i'm
prisoned in the Inflated place, for the
entrance to the house was completely
cut on by the falling of ignited tim
bers which filed all the Railways with
debris and smoke The outside shell
OF the building, however, remained in
TACT and on ire escape on the
fourth floor stood a mother. Mrs. Re<-
sic cyl, and her two children. fmplor-
ing help from the people in the street
below Among the latter stood Michael
r. O'Brien- young plasterer and q
near neighbor to Mrs. EVIL. Accus-
toned to scale buildings under pre-
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1907-04-20
SLEEP BROKEN HY ITCHING.
Eczema Covered Whole Body for a.
Year-No Relief Until cuticura
Remedies Prove Success.

For year 1 have had what they
call eczema 1 had an itching all over
my body, and when 1 would retire for
the night it would keep me awake half
the night, and the more 1 would
scratch, the more it would itch. L
tried all kinds of remedies, but could
get no relief.
Il used one cake of Cuticura Soap,
one box of Cuticura, and two walls of
Cuticura Resolvent Pills, which cost
me a dollar and twenty-five cents in
all. and am very glad tried them, for
I was completely cured. Walter W.
Paglusch, POT N. Robey ST., Chicago,
H., Oct. s and 16, 1906"
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1907-04-20

The men and women who perish
miserably in train wrecks have the
consolation of knowing that they do
not die in vain. They suggest safe
modes of construction and running
methods They may not, it is true,
appreciate the fact that they are pub
lie benefactors and may be selfish
enough to prefer their lives to the
glory of martyrdon, but still, human
progress must have martyrs, and if
there are not sufficient volunteers
there must be conscripts to the
cause.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1907-04-20
Great city,s nerelicts.

A prominent clergyman at the head
of an East Side and Bowery mission
is authority for the statement that
the men wko line up for free bread at
the distributing places around one
o'clock every morning men who have
no place to lay their heads for sim
gle nights lodging-are nearly all
from the interior of the United States
Van Norden's Magazine.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1907-04-20

car1ous conditions, O'Brfen quickly
determined on q plan of rescue Dash
ing up the stairways of an adjoining
house until he reached the fourth
floor, he made his way along a series
of window lodges to the fire escape
where Mrs. cyl and her terrified chill
dren stood From this perilous posi-
ton he passed the latter to persons
in a neighboring fiat, and then handed
Mrs cyl, who was unconscious from
fright and the suffocating effects of
the smoke, to a fireman who mounted
a ladder to one of the fourth-story
windows O'Brien himself nearly lost
his life in the flames and smoke, and
was carried to the street by firemen-
The commission has awarded him .
silver medal for his bravery.
James Cilsmer
A race to death in Monongahela
river flood was the end of two friends,
one of whom was trying to save the
other. The waters of the river had
been swelled to giant proportions two
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Moude Titus

In Casco Bay, near Yarmouth, Me-,
in the summer of 1904, deed of gen.
erous heroism was performed by a
girl of 16. Maude Titus. a student at
the Newark On. j. high school, was
out on a pleasure trip in a sailing
yacht with some of her friends. An
accident occurred in changing the
course of the yacht, and the captain,
his niece, Miss Titus, and her friend,
Miss Reifsnyder, were thrown into the
water. The captain rescued his niece
by a lifeline which had been thrown
to him from the boat, and he himself
then followed her to safety, leaving
Miss Titus and Miss Reifsnyder to
struggle for themselves in the waves.
Miss Titus was a poor swimmer, and
her friend was utterly helpless in the
water. Instead of striking out for the
boat, however, which she could have
reached with ease, Miss Titus re-
NAMED with the half-drowning girl
She did not attempt to swim with her,
but took hold of her, Gained her, and
endeavored to hold her head above
water until boat was sent to the
rescue. For this act of heroism Miss
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1907-04-20

Here is what Missouri paper says:
AFTER many days of arid desiccation
the vaporing captains marshaled their
laundering hosts and poured out upon
the incinerated vegetation few inches
of aqua pluvialis-" In this instance,
Missouri viii have to show US.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1907-04-20

General Booth of the Salvation army
makes the announcement that he is
willing to receive all tainted money
which may be offered. He thinks he
knows of way to remove the taints,
md he probably does.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1907-04-20

There is a report that a serious re-
volt has broken out in the state of
Tachira, in the western part of vene-
zueia- And somehow nobody who has
kept track of Castro's doings is very
much surprised at the news.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1907-04-20

New York.-Two years ago Andrew
Carnegie conceived the novel idea OF
discovering and rewarding true hero
ism wherever it may occur For this
purpose a hero fund commission was
appointed whose preliminary labors
have now been completed Deeds of
daring, whether by land or sea, in the
effort to save life, have received due
recognition in this way, while the
task of the commission has resulted,
besides, in bringing together a series
of little tales of human pluck, endur-
ance and self-abnegation, the reading
of which is bound to give an uplifting
sense of some of the noblest qualities
of men and women when brought face
to face with the peril that, at some
supreme moment, threatens the lives
of their fellow beings.
Of the So cases of heroism which
the commission, after prolonged and
careful investigation, has deemed
worthy of public recognition, the fol-
lowing have been selected on account
of the novel human interest which
characterizes them. They tell of the
courage and humanity of men, women,
and even children, in all walks of life,
and in every section of the United
States. Not every hero thus chron-
icled has succeeded in the rescue that
he has planned, while numbers have
lost their own lives in the effort to
save the lives of others. 1t ferns
striking record altogether unique
among human annals, and may be
taken as a true and lasting tribute to
the self-sacrificing love of man for
man
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1907-04-20

Average Price for Autos.
The average price paid for automo-
biles used in New York city is SO. 500
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1907-04-20

years ago by one of those freshets
that SO often occur in that part of the
country. In its course the flood had
torn an unwieldy barge from It's
moorings. Alone on board was How
ard Mccartney, youth who could not
swim. His old-time friend, James w.
Gilmer, who had worked with him for
years on towboat, saw the flying
barge, knew that Mccartney was on 1t,
and knew, too, that the runaway YES
sci was heading for great dam
short distance below on the river 1t
meant certain death to Mccartney If
some quick act was not carried out to
save him. Gilmer jumped into skiff
and raced after the barge. Mccartney
had a long start of him, and the sound
of the waters foaming over the dam
reached Gilmer. before he was well
under way in his little craft. He
hoped to get near enough to the barge
for Mccartney to jump into the skiff,
and then together they could row to
the shore. But the barge was going
too swiftly, in the eddying currents
the skiff was too unmanageable, and
before he could reach him Gilmer saw
his friend hurled over the rapids
above the dam. So appalled, was he
at the fate of his friend that he forgot
his own safety. He floated down to
the danger point, jumped from the
skiff into the boiling hood-and the
dead bodies of the two friends went
down the river side by SIDE A bronze
medal and 5000 has been awarded by
the commission to Gilmer's father in
commemoration of his sons daring
act
Harry Moore
It thought 1 had an even chance,
and that's more than the poor old fell
low ahead of me had That is the
way Harry E. Moore, fireman of Al
lance. O., explains why he tried, two
years ago, to run ahead of his own
train and save the life of a drunken
farmer. Moore was riding on the pilot
of his coal train when he saw an old
farmer sitting in stupor on the
track. Signaling to the engineer to
check the speed of the train as much
as possible, Moore waited until he
was within as feet of the PROSTATE
and unconscious man and then
Jumped Racing as hard as he could,
Moore was overtaken by his own en-
zine and knocked to one side of the
track. the wheels taking off three fin
gers of his left hand. The farmer
was killed instantly Moore has re-
ceived a bronze medal and $500 from
the Carnegie commission
William .SfilltDeH
The youngest of all those selected
for recognition by the commission,
boy of ID, is Willie Stillwell. OF Bell
aire, Mich Willie had never been
known as a strong swimmer. but when
one of his playmates, Ruth School
craft who was mora than a foot tall
err than he, fell into Intermediate
river. While was quick at the rescue
He was wise enough not to get in the
clutches of the girl, but, swimming by
her side, held her up with one arm
while he swam with the other. thus
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1907-04-20

been swept by current under large
coal barge that was dashed to the pier.
1t was all mans life was worth to
dive into the eddy of waters that
stretched before him, but tearing of
his coat Campbell took the risk. After
a desperate struggle with the treacher-
GUS tides, and diving repeatedly under
the barge, Campbell found his man
where he had expected, wedged be-
meath the hull of the vessel between
some driftwood. 1t took all of Camp
bells strength, working under water,
to get the limp body of his enemy to-
the surface. He succeeded finally
only to find that the man for whose
safety he had risked his own life. and
whom he had once cordially hated.
was dead. The commission has sent
a bronze medal to Campbell.
Sadie L. Crobbe
Ralph Young, a colored boy, broke
through the ice on the Great Wicomi-
co river, Virginia, two years ago.
Young had strayed away from a party:
of skaters further up the river, and
ventured upon ice that had not been
tried. 1t was lonely section of the
country, and when the boy fell into
the water his cries for help were
heard only by a white woman, Mrs.
Sadie L Crabbe, who was walking
along the bank of the river. SEEKING a
plank which lay near by, Mrs. Crabbe
endeavored to reach the struggling
negro. So eager was she in this at
tempt to save the colored boys life
that she ventured too far out on the
ice, which broke beneath her Young.
=,
one step too far, evidently forgot his
own plight when he saw Mrs. Crabbe
fall into the water and tried to save
her. Both the white woman and the
colored boy, however, were drowned
A bronze medal has been sent by the
commission to Mrs. Crabbe's husband
in .commemoration of her bravery
The sum of 1000 also has been ap-
propriated to be used in the education
and upbringing of Mrs. Crabbe's chill
dren.
Arthur Simon
Only Is years of age was Arthur ST.
mon and he had just learned to swim
when he rescued two girls from
drowning in a lake near Valparaiso,
Ind, two years ago. One of the girls
was his sister, and both of them were
much older and weighed a good deal
more than Arthur At an alarm given
by his mother he plunged into the
lake. Neither of the girls was in
sight. Diving to the bottom, he found
them locked in each others arms.
Breaking them apart, he rose to the
surface with them He SWAN to the
shore, which was about 40 feet away,
with one girl, and then came back for
his sister, who. with her great weight,
nearly dragged him to the bottom She
almost stTangled the boy several
times, but finally he landed her In
safety The commission has sent Ar
thur a bronze medal
When little, girls cry for dolls;
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Michael O'Brien

A fire broke out in a crowded tene-
ment at One Hundred and Tenth
street and Third avenue three years
ago. So combustible was the material
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1907-04-20

when little, girls cry for dolls;
when big. for dollars
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1907-04-20
Richard Hughes

< "A Dynamite Hero is the name
that has been given to Richard
Hughes, of Bangor. Pa, by his COM
rades- An explosion of giant powder
blinded Richard Owens just as he
lighted the fuse to set OF another
blast Unable to find his way out of
danger and with his clothing on fire,
instant death seemed certain for the
unfortunate man. Just as soon as the
spark from the second fuse would
reach the powder he would be blown
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1907-04-20

Titus has received silver medal
The commission has also given her
$1,000 to assist in completing her edu-
cation, Dr. TITUS. the girls father,
having recently died
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1907-04-20

For more than a year there was
bitter feud between two young coal
miners at Buena Vista, little mining
town on the Youghiogheny river. near
Pittsburg. just what the trouble was
has never been made known; but
whether in the mining camp or on the
river or in the boarding house where
they both lived together, George
South and ED" Campbell never spoke
to each other. One day, about three
years ago. the alarm went out that
South had fallen into the river at the
end of a great coal chute. Campbell
heard the alarm and rushed to the
river. There was no sign of South.
who, he knew, could not swim, and 1t
was evident that the Inflated man had
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1907-04-20

bringing her safely to shore. The
commission has awarded q bronze
medal to the boy and has set aside for
him the sum of $4,000, with which he
will pay for an electric engineers
course in college
The Delta independent., 1907-12-13

The INDEPENDENT man spent
last week in Denver, the main
object being to buy a new en-
gine to run the presses. The
engine was bought, shipped and
is now in place, putting away for
dear life. It is a fat little rascal
and if the climate agrees with it
we have hopes that it will do the
work. We found Denver in the
same old place and little atten-
ton being given to the rumor
that Judge Helm would order it
moved further up Cherry Creek.
Business seemed to be much as
usual and the regular 81, 500 per
day was being paid for more or
less bum theatricals-that being
the average amount said to be
spent by Denver theatre-goers
every day in the year. Of course
it was the season for Christmas
shopping, which gave a more
active appearance to the streets
and suggested perhaps an artifi-
cial trade condition. While a
few among the business men
complained slightly, the major
ity were hopeful and predicted
that the money furry would
very soon be over with.
The Delta independent., 1907-12-13
Promoter Killed.

Francis L. Burton, one of the
oldest characters among promo
ters, was killed a few days ago
by an editor in Nevada. The ed
itor had said that Burton should
be run out of the state. Burton
took him to task for the mild as
sertion. They quarreled Burton
was shot and killed. Burton a
few years ago was a mining pro-
moter at Idaho Springs, where
he succeeded in sinking about
$50, 900 for some Boston, people.
At this time he found it neces-
sary to make a business trip
East. Before leaving Denver he
got drunk, got into a fight and
was bruised up almost beyond
recognition. But the trip East
had to be made and Burton's
friends placed him aboard a
Pullman car on the Rock Island
and started him on the way. On
the journey the train got into a
bad wreck, some of the coaches
being demolished and several
people were badly injured. Bur-
ton, with the proverbial luck of
drunk" escaped even
scratch, but his appearance was
that of a man who had been run
through bunch Of lumber saws,
and by the time the claim agent
of the road arrived at the scene
of the wreck to make investiga-
tions he was sober enough to
look in the glass and wink at
himself.
When the agent reached him
he closed his eyes and groaned.
The agent looked at his battered
appearance and asked what he
would take to settle. In the ne
gotiations which followed Bur-
ton was offered and accepted a
check for So, 500 in settlement of
damages for his injuries. This
incident would perhaps have
passed out OF memery but for
the fact that, in his cups, Burton
related it as a joke and the road
officials getting hold of it, he
was arrested, tried, convicted
and sent to the pen for five
years. While in the Massachu-
sets penitentiary Burton was
publicly credited with selling
The Delta independent., 1907-12-13

The country is gradually COM
ming out of the financial kinks.
Not only that but there promises
to be in a few months more, an
overplus of money for the coun-
try's needs. After awhile this
checking up time" will be
looked back to as a genuine bless
ing, for it is bound to teach i'm
pressive lessons. The long period
of prosperity breeded over-confi-
dence and money was invested
without enough thought of a til
dal period, a thing that is sure to
come at necessary intervals. 1t
is now pretty safe to assume that
financiers and financial institu-
tions will exercise care which
they had almost forgotten was
necessary, at least for a number
of future years.
The Delta independent., 1907-12-13
superiority over everything in the way
of a foot ball organization in this part
of the state, be it black, red or yellow.
Much Wood Pulp Used.

More than 81 million tons of wood
were made into pulp during the last
year. Most of this was converted into
paper, and of the paper the greater
proportion was used for printing books
and newspapers. The supremacy of the
United States in using the greatest
amount of reading matter per capita is
maintained at the cost of an enormous
drain upon the forests.
Yet besides paper there are a num-
ber of other special uses to which the
great quantity of wood-pulp was put.
From pulp factories it went to other
establishments where it was made into
number of different articles of diverse
use. Among these articles is the water
pail made of wood fiber which is now a
more familiar sight than the one made
of actual wood. In addition to pals,
wood-pulp is used in our homes in the
form of basins, dishes, boxes and
picture frames. The use of wood pulp
for car wheels has long been known,
but new use reported from Germany
is that for telegraph poles. Articles of
wood-pulp have considerable bearing
on electrical industries as in the case of
conduits and dinsulators in various forms.
Americans now use wood-pulp steam
and water pipes, shoe heels, horseshoes,
spools, tool handles, buttons, pulleys,
paving blocks and coffins. Paper or
wood-pulp surgeon splints have many
advantages over those of other materi-
ais, in their lightness, strength and
flexibility. Perhaps the most unique
use for paper-pulp is for observatory
domes. Here again its lightness,
strength and flexibility commend it,
and in addition it has none of the dis
advantages which arise from the use
of metallic substances near to sensi-
tized Instruments.
The Delta independent., 1907-12-13

the warden and other prison Of
ficials $1,000 worth of mining
stock. He was released on pa
role, broke his parole and went
to Idaho, where he has been ac-
cused of promoting questionable
mining schemes.
One of the good qualities of
Burton, always alluded to by
those who knew him well, was
his tenderness and care for his
wife, who was for years a hope
less invalid. He gave her every
care and whenever possible, took
her with him on his trips.
The Delta independent., 1907-12-13
Indians Met Their Waterloo.

A foot ball team from the Grand
Junction Indian school was in Delta
last Friday on its way home from
Montrose where it played on Thanks
giving day. The husky lads with
straight black hair were faii'y y spelling
for game with the Delta High School
team, but on account of the Indians
not belonging to the High School Assn.
our boys could not play them as a
school team. An independent team was
organized, however, to accommodate the
red faces and when it was all over
Delta had won by score of 16 to 0. 1t
is a good thing Delta cleaned up this
bunch as it removed chip from their
shoulder and demonstrates Delta's
The Delta independent., 1907-12-13
STOCK MARKET.

KANSAS CITY STOCK YARDS,
Dec. 9, 1907. The cattle market
closed showing decline of 10 to
Is cents last week on nearly all
classes, except range offerings.
The supply from the range was
fairly liberal considering the ad-
vanced season and prices held up
better on this class than natives.
Colorado beef steers sold at So. SO
to 81. 80, New Mexico steers at
So. 40 to $3.75, and some Utahs
at $3.85. These prices are re-
garded high as any time in the
last four weeks. Cows closed the
week showing a gain of 10 to 20
cents, prices ranging from So. 40
to 800, Gamers $500 to So. 35.
Stockers and feeders closed the
week about Is cents higher than
the close of previous week, feed
erS at $3.50 to $4.25, stockers
$500 to $4.25.
The supply of sheep and lambs
from the range are comprised of
scattering droves, mostly feeding
stock. The supply last week was
exceedingly light, nearly all of
which was fed stock. In spite
of the light marketing, break
in the market at Buffalo was re-
fected here, and the market
closed the week 10 to Is cents
lower. Run today is 5000, mar
ket 10 to 20 cents lower. Lambs
range from $5.75 to Sc. 10, year.
lings $4.75 to S. Is, wethers,
$3.50 to $4.75. Feeding lambs
sell at $3.50 to $500, sheep at
$3.2 to &.00.
j. A. RICHART.
The Delta independent., 1907-12-13

Accidents among hunters, par
ticularly youthful hunters, are
reported almost daily. Guns are
dangerous some one has said:
Without lock, stock or barrel'
and those handling them should
exercise the greatest care, for
even then accidents will occur.
1t isn't essentially a matter of
some idiot pointing a gun at
some one. There are hundreds
Of ways for gun accidents to
The Delta independent., 1907-12-13
WESTERN UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF
MUSIC HAS AN AUSPlClOUS
OPENING.

1t is one thing to be skilled
and trained as a musician; it is
quite another thing to be prof.
cient as a teacher of music. The
splendid success of Western
School of Music at Grand juno
t!on is due to the fact that the
Director, Miss Edith L. Fenner,
has spent years in training for
teaching music. Her methods
are the same as those used in
the best musical schools and con-
servatories in the country. The
student is not only trained in the
technique of Music, but a feeling
for rythm, harmony and express
sion is created so that the student
becomes an artist in the field of
music. A feature of this school
not always found in course of
music is the thorough training
given each student in ear train
ing, the principles of notation,
and the study of melody writing.
This work is invaluable to all
students who hope to attain any
proficiency as musicians. The
remarkably low tuition charged
places the opportunity within the
reach of all. The University will
be glad to furnish detailed infor-
nation upon application. The
Announcement gives full outline
of courses in music and in the
other schools of the University.
Winter Quarter opens January
End.
The Delta independent., 1907-12-13

What is needed in every thing
from overnment down.
is business management. Con-
servative business management
keeps every interest in line.
Frenzied Finance is not business
by long ways. Credit is also a
very poor business system. IF
you can't pay, don't play"