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way. In some unaccountable manner.
known only to one Hanford. they got
mixed up with team representing The
Star composing room Figuratively speak
ing. Business had black eyes. broken
noses. disocated shoulders and a crouch.
Literally speaking the Business team was
beaten by a score of IL to 8.
If it had only rained a little harder
Business would have been saved this in
glorious defeat. but the boys from I'D
stairs had something on old ''Jup Pluv,"
and he went on to Rockville to lay the
dust. Promptly at ) o'clock the fun
started. OF course 1t was fun for the Com
posing Room boys. They showed the ball
to all corners of the lot and the outfield-
ers Of Business. with sore feet and glazed
eyes. were sorry sight at the end OF
the game.
One Elicit didn't have bit of compass
sion for the elongated Smith out i'm left
field. When he hit his home run under
the training track. Smith had to go after
il via the snake method. When the ball
was returned to the infield, the slugger
was rested, had a drink OF water and had
the nerve to want to bat again. A large
protest from Smith resulted
One Carl Walker essayed to do the
pitching for Business. but his arm turned
TO glass after a couple of innings and cut
the cover on the ball The umpire threw
him out of the game and E. sylor Chew.
Continued on Seventeenth Page.)
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BASE BALL FEUD OF
LONG AGO Renewed

DETROIT. Mich. July 1.-The smolder-
ing Goals of an enmity which existed more
than a decade ago between the old Balt-
more and Cleveland clubs Of the Ma
tional League were famed into fame once
more at Bennett Park. Detroit a day or
two ago when Hughie Jennings and Jack
OConnor INDUCED in so spirited d spat
to give ground for the belief of some
of the fans that the umpire would soon
have to get busy prying the pair apart
Fans will remember the awful set-tos
that these teams used to have in the days
Jennings was the worlds star shortstop.
while O'Connor was catching and prov
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NOTES OF THE GAME.

Hartsel missed getting his usual hit.
A .tail-end club gets few favors from
umpires.
Pickerings throw had Davis by yard
at second base.
Washington was playing against eleven
men in the fourth.
Burns failure to cover first base gave
Eddie Collins hit.
Davis. Eddie Collins and Smith made
all the Athletics hits.
Pickering bats against left-hander
as if he were afraid of getting hurt.
foot higher and Davis hit In the
fourth would have been a home run.
Davis broke his bat on one of Burns
curves. got another and made a single.
Street easily had Davis at third on Muir
ply S bunt. but the umpire did not think
So
Egan called Nichols out in the eighth
after he had crossed the bag ahead Of Nc
Brides throw.
Mcbride was all the way to the plate
i'm the second before he realized that he
was doubled up on Milan's fly to Murphy
Lucky and heady Eddie Collins. He
made two bases on pop hit that fell be-
tween the in and out fields because no one
covered the bag.
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CY Y0UNG'S RECORD.

Denton T. Young, age forty-one
years.
First professional engagement.
Canton. Tri-State League. 1890.
Continuous major league service.
eighteen years. ....
Joined Cleve an d (National
League) midseason 1890.
With Cleveland 1890 1893
With St Louis (NationaD 1893
1900
With Boston (AmericaD 1901
1905
May I. 1904. shut out Philadelphia
Athletics without a hit. not man
reaching first base.
June "a. 1892. for Cleveland held
st. Louis Browns to sixteen-in-
ming tie. to 3, at st. Louis, al
lowing five hits.
July 4. 1905. lost to Athletics 4 to
. in twenty-inning contest against
Waddell.
In 1904 he beat Ed Killian of
Detroit to O in fifteen innings.
June 30. 1908, pitched no-hit game
against Yankees. no Yankee reach
ing second base, and made three
hits
Total games pitched in big
leagues. .739.
Total games won, 46S.
Total games lost. .2T.
Average, 500.
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HOTELS. RESTAURANTS & CAFES
Where to Dine.
THE ST. JAMES, H. f. m aSs s s. 81 IA. ~
European. Rooms, 81 to g.
High-class Restaurant at Reasonable PficeA
!, Manager

gathered to witness the game. Manager
Harrell put picked team in the field and
it lost by > to g. Moore. who pitched for
Congress Heights. was hit for nine singles
and triple. while Sullivan. who served
them up for the picked team was a puz-
zle for the Heights boys. But two hits
had been made off him in the four ins
nings he pitched. Simons relieved Sulli-
van in the fifth after Elliott had doubled
and Hardester had reached first on an
error. Two scratch infield hits and a
wild pitch followed, and resulted in three
runs. giving the game to Congress
HEIGHTS The score:
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CONGRESS HEIGHTS
NOSES OUT A VICTORY

Brookland and Congress Heights were
scheduled for game yesterday after
noon on the latter's grounds, but the
threatening weather caused some Of the
Brookland players to remain away.
Rather than disappoint those who had
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Liebhardt outdoes Powell.

ST. LOUIS. July 1.-Cleveland defeated
ST. Louis here yesterday to l in the sec
ond game of the series. Powell and
Liebhardt were the opposing slabmen. the
Clevelander giving but three hits. Powell's
wild throw to first in the sixth let J.
Clarke go to second and Bemis singled
after Powell purposely passed Lajoie.
Score.
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INDEPENDENCE LEAGUE.
STANDING OF THE CLITRS.
Rupertus' Timely Triple.

The Twining boys hit the ball oppor-
timely in couple of innings yesterday
afternoon. and made all of their runs.
winning from the Manhattans by II to
6. The best piece of batting was pulled
off by Rupertus, who clouted for triple
with the bags all occupied. Buark al
lowed but four hits and was given fair
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ing his right to his old sobriquet OF
ack"

OConnor was leaving the coaching lines,
the Browns having been retired. and Jen-
nings was taking his place. The two met
and Jennings with a sardonic sheer re-
marked:
Pretty soft for you. old boy. so long
as they don't get you for taking money
under false pretense.
The shot told all right. for O'Connor
hasn't been very active behind the wind
pad this season. as everybody knows.
Jack frothed at the mouth and poised
as If to rush. Jennings passed by and
rapidly tripped along to his station.
''Yes. you red-headed four-f1usher." re-
sponded O'Connor. land I'll be getting
that soft stuff long after they've forgotten
about you
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COMPOSITIONS TOO
MUCH FOR BUSINESS

Busted. broken and in dire distress.
nine some-day-to-be ball players. repre-
senting the business Office of The Star.
wendell their way homeward last night
about 100 from the grounds of the Wash
ington School for Boys, out Tenleytown
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pires he would have scored d shut-out.
Not an error of any kind marred Wash
ingtons work, and Shipke. Altizer and
Mcbride had several difficult chances
offered them. Milan again played nice
game in center field, using good Judgment
in playing for batsmen and making
couple of good running catches.
'Washington's only run was made of
CoombS in the second inning. when Free
man doubled to right center and scored
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NO HITS OFF YOUNG.
Veteran Pitches Great Ball for Bos.
ton, Only One Man Reaching First.

NEW YORK. July 1.-Boston shut out
New York yesterday. to o. and Cy
Young not only pitched no. hit game but
batted in four of the eight runs made by
the visitors.
Only one of the local men, Niles. sue
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Twobase hft-ElliOtt. Three-baSe hit-Sully.
Stolen bases-Johnson t2l. Simons. Tansil (2). Mid
dlekaun. Sullivan. McGrath Pennington. Sacri
fee INSTRUMENTATION. Simons. Double plays
McCrath to V. Wahler: DarnaIl to Simons to
Darnall. Hits-On Sullivan, in four innings:
Oh Sim0ns, in one inning. First base on balls
on Sullivan. 1: of Moore. 2. Hit by pitched
balls-McGraht and Johnson. Struck out-By
Moore, 1: by Sullivan. u: by Simons. 2. Left on
bases-Picked Team. o. Passed balls-Hardester
/: Darnall. l. Wild pitch-SimOns. Umpire
Mr.. Burgess.
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Runs-Dougherty. Sullivan and Schaefer. Stolen
bases-And~rson. Schaefer and Crawford Double
play-White and DOnohue. Left on bases-C;hi-
cagn. 8: Detroit. 5. Bases on balls-On Mullin.
8: of White; l.; Hit by pitcher.,By White; l.
Struck out BY White. g. by Mullin 5. Umpires
-Messrs Sheridan and Connolly. Time Of game
Il hour and SO minutes.
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Cobb's Blunder Beat Detroit.

CHICAGO. July !.-Chicago defeated
Detroit to yesterday because Cobb
tried to field a fly In Crawford's territory.
Both Chicago's runs were scored on the
hit. which was the third of the inning.
Detroit's tally resulted from two hits and
.<eol
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-07-01

Because of St Paurs failure to put
team in the field on scheduled time yes
terday. it lost to ST Joseph's by forfeit
o to O.
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Moye saved the day for the COMPRESSION
ais yesterday afternoon by hitting for a
homer in the fifth session. thereby tying
UP the score. The game was called at
this stage with the score standing to 4.
The pitching Of both Dyer and Legge was
good. and the fielding of both teams was
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Pitcher Leonard Stanley Of Montreal.
backed by fine fielding. shut out Toronto
Monday. Montreal secured two Of their
runs on squeeze plays and the third on
Pierce's error
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Earned OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. =: Washington
Heights; 2 First base by -Congressio9als,
gressionals. s; Washington Heights. g. First
base on bals-Or Legge. :: off Dyer 1. Struck
out-By Legge, 2: by Dyer, g. Home run-Moye.
Three base hit-Legge. Sacrifice hit-HOlbruner.
Stolen bases-Moye. Legge. Fague Hit by
pitcher-By Legge. /; by Dyer. 2. Cmpire-Mr.
Myers. Time OF camel hour and minutes.
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Totals
Stated for Freeman in ninth.
tBatted for Altizer In ninth.
IRA ttad for Mcbride in pfufh

HftS-On Coomhs. I'm fnnirgsI: on Plank
2 tin inningsI Two-base hits-Freemsn Davis
f. Collins smith. Sacrifice hit-Oldrng. Stolen
base--Altizer Left bases-Washfrgton. Z;
Philadelphia. 2. Struck ont.By PLANK :: nv
Cnomhs. 1: by Burns. L. Double rlays.Shinke to
Mcbride to Freeman Murphy to F.. Collins
First base on error-Washirgton. First base on
halls-On COOmbs. 1: of Plank. l. Cm-ires-
Messrs Hurst and Egan. Time of game-1 tour
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Left on bases-Twining 4: Manhattans s.
First base on balls--Or Buark. !: of Kraft. l..
Struck out-By Buark. Z: by Kraft. 4. Three
base hit-Rnpertus Two-base hit-f'uark. Sac
rifce hits-WynkOop. Towles. Puntenney. Stolen
Wynkonp Coomes. Buark, Walsh,
Kraft. Hit by pitcher-By Buark. Passed balls
-Barret ~, C'nmes. RUPERT. Cmpire--Mr
Buckley. Time Of game-1 hour and 35 minutes
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BENNING LEAGUE,
Benning Beats Hillbrook

Benning defeated Hillbrook yesterday
in loosely played game by the score of
IL to g. The batting of w. Fergerson and
the fielding of B. Gray We're the features:
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ceeded in reaching first base. Score:

Runs-Sullivan. Mcconnell t9. Unglaub (2)
Wagner (2) and Young. Hits-Or Manning. in
one and two-thirds innings: OF Newton 3 In two
innings. Sacrifice hits-McConnell. 2: Criger. g.
Stolen base-Mc1onnell; Double plsL.stahl and
bals-On Manning. 3: of Newton. 1; of Lake. L;
of Young, !. First base on errors,bost"n,
Hit by pitcher-ny Manning. l; BY Newton. J.
Lake 4; by Young. 2. Umpire-Mr. O'Loughln
Time Of game-2 hours,
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Struck out-Ry F. Fergerson. ~: ny Hagan.
6. Bases on balls-Of Fergerson. 2; OF Hagan.
=. TwO-base hits--W. Fergerson (2l, J. Mfelie
Hit by pitched ball-Oliver Passed balls-N
Goddard. .. Umpire Mr.. Rollins. Time Of game
i hour and 35 minutes
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st. Paul's Forfeits.

Game foday-St Vincent's VS.. Turnerites at
18th and D streets northeast. at $40.
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"Batted Tor POWELL IN t1ghth
st. Louis. ............ Q ! Q o.
RuEsJ. Clarke. Birmingham and Hoffman.
TwO-bas hit Birmingham. Hits-On Powell. 8
in eight innings. Sacrifice hit-Perrine.. Stolen
bases Hoffman q, and T. Jones. Double play
HOFFMAN In T. Jones. Left on bases-St. Louis.
g. Cleveland, ;. First base on balls, on LieS.
out-By Powell. 4: by Waddcn. I: by Liebbardt.
q. Umpire Evans. Time Of game-1 hour
and 80 minutes.
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Had Athletics Guessing.

Outside of two innings. Burns had the
Athletics guessing. Steady as a clock. he
whipped the ball over the plate at all
sorts of angles. and it was difficult for
the Athletics hitters to get the ball out
of the diamond. \ pretty piece of stra-
tegic pitching was given by Burns i'm the
third inning. when. with men on third and
second and nobody out. neither Plank
Har:sel nor Nichols could bring in a
run. and but for the mistakes of the UNI
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Get Good Start, But Connie
Mack Changed Pitchers.
BILL BURNS PITCHES WELL
Umpires Handicap Washingtons
With Weird Decisions.
LOCALS ARE HOME TOMORROW
Grapple Set Up New Record at
Sheepshead-Middle States
Tennis.
LOCALS ARE HOME TOMORROW
landing of National League Clubs.

American League Games Today.
Washington Philadelphia.
Detroit at Chicago
Cleveland at st. Louis
Boston at New York
National League Games Today.
Chicago al Cincinnati.
Philadelphia at Boston.
New York at Brook lyn
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Philadelphia Bos ton-Rain
The Philadelphia Record of this morn
ing has the following TO say about yes
terday's game:
With the able assistance of the UNI
pires, the Athletics yesterday made il
three straight victories over Washing
ton. the score being ) 20 /. The Ath-
letics won the game in the fourth in
ming when they made all of their runs
but the chances were very much against
their scoring at all had either umpire
been right over the play and in posi-
ton to Judge it accurately. Davis open
ed the inning with a drive to the right
field screen. and Pickering's fast field
ing got the ball to second that to every
body appeared in time to retire him
That was bad enough, but '7orse re-
manned behind Murphy hunted in an
elephantine manner and Street grab
bed the ball and snapped it to Shipke
who put it on Davis before he touched
the bag. but the umpire said no, and
when a kick was registered by Wash
ington over Murphy's hit. which they
claimed was foul. Umpire Hurst loftily
waved the players to their positions
and the game was resumed.
s Luck like that did not go unreward-
ed. for while Jimmy Collins failed to
advance either man, Oldrings long sac
rifice fly sent Davis over the plate.
Then. to show that everything was
breaking the Athletics way. die Col
Inns popped an easy one over the sec
ond base bag that was a cInch for any
one of four of the Nationals. but they
feared q collision and allowed the ball
to drop between them. and seeing the
bag unprotected. Eddie Collins by a
sprint made the hit good for two bases.
That scored Murphy with the second
run, and Eddie Collins registered the
third on Smiths solid single.
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Mack's Lucky Shift.

''Coombs started in to pitch for the
Athletics, but his delivery proved to be
just to the liking of the Washington bats
men. so after the visitors had made four
good pokes off the Maine cellegian in two
innings. Manager Mack. not wishing to
take chances. yanked him out and SUBJ
stituted Plank. with Smith catching. That
the change was wise one is amply dem
onstrated by the result. Plank had the
Nationals breaking their backs trying to
hit his left-hand benderS, and only two
safe hits were registered off his cross-fire
delivery. one of which was an infield tap
that Ganley beat out by fast running.
Second base was Washington's limit after
Plank went in, as Eddie had all kinds of
speed and the batsmen went out almost
fast they came to the plate.
Again Eddie Collins proved d star in
fielding and his fast work was about the
only thing that kept the 1883 spectators
interested. though Murphy made good
catch and pretty throw for double play.
The pitching was too effective to offer
many opportunities for good fielding.
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Tri.State League.
HOW THEY STAHn

At Lynrhburg- Richmond. 2: Lynchburg l..
Al Roanoke-Roa noke Danvilie Postponed; rain
At Norfolk -Portsmouth. 4; Norfolk, I.
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SCORES OF OTHER GAMES.
American Association.

American Association.
At Toledo-Columbus. 0: Toledo. T..
At Observation-Disclosures 3: Louisville. o.
At Kansas City-Kansas City, 1; Minneapolis,
At Miwaukee-Milws ukee-St. Paul game post
poned; rain.
Eastern League.
At BuKslo-Buffalo. l; Rochester, (seven in
nngs 10y agreementD.
At MOnfreal-Toronto. 6; Montreal.
At Observation-Disclosures, 8: Newark, L.
At Jersey City-Baltimore. o: Jersey City, 3.
Southern League.
At misunderstanding: 3; Atlanta. 1.
At ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS, 4: Birmingham, .
At Alobile-Mobile. 5; Little Rock. o.
poned; rain.
Tri-State League.
At Harrisburg Harrisburg. 8: Johnstown. 4.
At NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. 8; Altoona, 4
eleven inningsl.
At Lancaster-Frst game. Lancaster. 0; Trep.
ton. 3. Second game, Lancaster. 1; Trenton
tsevep innngs,.
Virginia League.
At Lynrhburg- Richmond. 2: Lynchburg. !.
At Norfolk -Portsnouth. 4; Norfolk. i.
HOW THEY STAND.
psnviiIe.. s. g sos Portsmouth, = % AZ AZ
Roanoke. :. q 80 .%74 Lynchburg. Is 80 ass
Pitcher Leonard Stanley of Montreal.
backed by fine fielding, shut out Toronto
Monday. Montreal secured two Of their
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-07-01
Yesterdays National League Games.

Cincinnati. 4: Chicago. 3
New York. ,: Brooklyn. o.
Philadelphia BoSton-Rain.
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COLUMBIA LEAGUE.
STANDING OF THE CLUBS.
Play to a Tie.

Game today-Eckington VS.. Metropolitan.
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Continued on Seventeenth Page.)
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Southern League.

At Notwithstanding: 3; Atlanta. 1.
At ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 4: Birmingham,
At Mobile-Mobie. 5; Little Rock. o.
At New Orleans-Memphis-Ne orleans post.
noned: rain.
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Eastern League.

At BufYslo-Bufalo I; Rochester, (seven in
nings 10y agreement.
At acknowledgements. s; Montreal 2.
At Observation-Disclosures, &: Newark, l..
At Jersey City-Baltimore. o: Jersey City, 3.
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From the Philadelphia Press.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1908-03-14
Sunday School Convention.

Program for Wilcox conven-
vention to be held at South
Downer, Sunday, March %, 1908,
beginning at 10 a. m.
Song Convention.
Prayer Mrs. Nora Snyder.
Welcome address - Charles
Marcy.
When is Sunday school thor
oughly organized?-A. T. Holmes.
What constitutes good order
in Sunday school?-F. HI. Curtis.
Song.
Recitation Sylvia Whistler.
What demands may a Superin-
tendent make on his officers and
teachers to obtain good order p?
Mrs. Nora Snyder.
What advances have we made
during the year = Mrs. S. E
Plants.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1908-03-14
WILCOX.

News is scarce this week
Roy Blocksome butchered
hogs last Monday.
Frank Curtis took dinner at A.
j. Gullett's, Sunday.
The wheat fields are getting
green in this locality.
Art Hazen and wife visited at
J. F. Hazen's, Thursday.
Miss Ethel Gullett visited the
Haug young folks, Sunday.
The sick in the neighborhood
are improving at this writing.
J. G. and A. J. Gullett attend
ed the Ness County Holiness con-
vention at Brownell, Saturday,
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Nokice ko Subscribers.

On April 1st, we will be COM
pel1ed to drop all names from
our subscription list who are
more than one year in arrears.
This is the imperative order
from the postoffice department.
We would dislike very much to
lose single reader on this
account, and therefore would ask
that if you are more than one
year in arrears to kindly remi t
an amount sufficient to bring
your subscription up to date.
II we had the control over this
matter. as we have in the past,
we would be willing to give you
all the time ycu needed, but we
have not, and when Uncle Sam
says certain thing must be
done, he generally means it. At
all events get your subscrip-
tion date fixed up so that your
name will not have to be drop
ped from the list April 1st.
All names that will be dropped
on that date, the accounts wi l
be turned over to collector
for collection.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1908-03-14

On the second day of March
just thirty syears ago, w. S. Til
ton started the WORLD, and four
teen years ago the eleventh of
March the present owner took
charge. Sometimes the path
has been a devious one; we have
gone through hot winds, bliz-
yards and droughts and popu-
lism; we have had our ups and
downs and we never lost heart
once for we believed in the peo-
pie that stood by US then and we
still believe in them At the
present time we enjoy a larger
subscription list than ever be-
fore; we also feel that we have
one of the best equipped printing
offices in western Kansas. We
want our publication to stand for
| the best interest of the town and
county, and our endeavor will be
to do our best to merit the conf
dence which we feel we have
built up among the people. We
wish to thank the friends and
patrons Of the WORLD on this
her natal day for their interest,
kindness and patronage in the
past, which we trust will extend
on into tho f,,t,,ro Wn o,,Drnoi
ate all these things and our de
sire is to advance each year and
make our paper one of the best
in this part of the country, and
by the cooperation of our pa
I irons we are not afraid to believe
that the oldest paper in Tregt
county can win out in such al
enterprise.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1908-03-14
New School Rulings Handed Down b,
State Superintendent.

On Friday, March 6, Judge
John G. Pollock's decision in the
United States court at Topeka,
brought to an end litigation in
volving more than half a million
dollars worth of western Kansas
school land These school land
suits were brought by specula-
tors who purchased old certifi-
Gates to Kansas school lands
The men who sold them the Ger
tificateS were the original pur-
chasers of the land from the
state. In all cases these pur-
chasers did not complete the
payments but defaulted pay
ments on both principle and in
terest. Afterwards the state
declared the rights of these pur-
chasers forfeited and subse-
quently resold the land to the
present holders, who were the
defendants in the suit. The de-
cision of Judge Pollock means
that suits to recover the land on
behalf of the assignees of the
original purchasers cannot be
maintained in the United States
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1908-03-14

court. Had the plaintiffs in the
school land cases won the case
hundreds and probably thous-
ands of farmers in western Kan
sas would have been forced to
give up their homes as original
purchasers of school lands
would have bobbed up in every
section of the country and com
menced suits to recover the
farms which they had formerly
abandoned.