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The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1908-05-01
Gov. Hughes Calls Special Session.

Albany, N. Y. Apr. 24.-Gov. Hughes
at 1850 p. m. Thursday caused to be
filed with the secretary of state a
proclamation converting the legisla-
ture in extraordinary session on Mon
day, May II. The proclamation does
not specify any subject which the gov
ernor will recommend for considera-
ton at the extra session.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1908-05-01
CHAPTER xiv.


Contrary to expectations the case Of
the State of South Dakota against
Jesse Black was called soon after the
sitting of the court Monday. afternoon.
No testimony was introduced, how.
ever. until the following day. Inch
by inch, step by step. Gordon fought
for a fair jury through that. tense af-
ternoon. Merciless in shrewd exami,
nation, keen to detect hesitancy, pre-
iudices sought to be concealed he
cleverly and relentlessly unearthed.
Chair after chair was vacated-only to
be vacated again. 1t seemed there was
not a man in the county who had not
heard somewhat of this -rhuch-heralded
erime-if crime it we're. And he who
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1908-05-01
MARKET REPORTS.


Kansas City, Apr. 25.-Cattle-Natives
Steers. s5.5OG7.O0; cows and heifers, $3.50
G6.5O; stockers and feeders, $S.50G5.50;
western steers $5.00d6S0. Hogs-Bulk
Of sales. $5.4OQ5.6O. Sheep--Muttons.
s5:25G6.25; lambs. s6.OOG75O.
Chicago. Apr. 5.-Beef-Steers, $3.50
Q7.25; cows and heifers, S2.4OG6.50;
stockers and feeders SS.2595.SO Hogs
Mixed and butchers. s5.s5G5.sO- Sheep
Natives, a.s5@6.45; lambs. $s.OOg7.60.
St Louis. Apr. 25.-Beef-Steers, $4.75
G7OO; stockers and feeders. s3.0OG5.25;
cows and heifers. ss.75Q6.00; Texas steers.
sS.5OG6.25. Hogs-Pigs and lights. SS5o@
5.T5> sheep Natives. $S.75q6.5O. Lambs.
s4.5OdS.5O.
Grain.
Kansas City, Apr. 25.-Wheat-Un-
changed. May. 91h; July. SIS; Sept. as.
CASH No. hard. 94G99; No. 3, s2qsI;
No, . red, 99d1.O0; No. 3, 9IG9Sh. Corn
Unchanged. May. 60% July. ssh Sept
56ss. Cash No. mixed. So; No! 3, 62% q
SO. No. . white, g. No 3. 62& ass. Oats
Unchanged. No. white, 4919; No. 2
mixed. 4IG4S.
81. Louis. Apr. 25.-Close. Wheat
Lower. Track No. 2 red, cash, $1,000 1.O1 /;
No. hard. 9Tdl.O3; May. $685. July.
SEA-. Corn-Weak Track No. 2 cash,
66is No. ? white. 66lk d671s = May, $40
CAS-: July. 6lS. oats-Weak. Track
No, cash. 1914: No. 2 white. 53ls; May.
4Sk; July. AS.
Chicago. Apr. 25.-Close. Wheat-May,
s7if: July. SS&i Sept. s43s ass. Corn
May. e65s d67; July. e2S Sept. s1Q6lh -.
oats-May. old. 5354 May, 52h;' July.
old, 45ss July, 43%; Sept. 36&.
Produce.
Kansas City, Apr. 25.-Eggs, 15c per
doz. Poultry-Hens. &c; springs, ls5tu
l3c; turkeys, I2c. .-Brtter-Creamery. ex-
ira. &c: packing stock, 1shc. Potatoes.
i0975c per bu- 81
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1908-05-01
Illinois Democrats.

Springfield, ILL.,. Apr. 24.-The ILL
nois Democracy Thursday adopted the
unit rule and instructed its delegates
to the national convention at Denver
to vote for William ]. Bryan and to
use all honorable means" to secure
his nomination.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1908-05-01
To Welcome the Elect.

Auckland, n. T., Apr. 25.-The citi-
zens of Auckland have appointed var
ious committees to arrange for an ad-
equate welcome to the American fleet
Of battleships when they call here next
September
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1908-05-01
Phenomenon Explained.

A comparatively young man whose
mustache remained. Jet black while
the hair on his head turned white ex-
planned the phenomenon by saying it
was because his lips enjoyed all the
good things of life and his head had
TO suffer all the troubles.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1908-05-01

dares not trust to ride. Ma follows
with the cat the dos and things like
that, and next the Riddles" hike
all homeless on the pike!
oh, weary first of May.
The peoples moving day!
Oh. see the gay parade,
The moving day parade.
Tonight they're eating souse at some
cheap boarding house, and then they
work and tug to lay the parlor rug.
BY midnight pa is cross when moth
er tries to boss. At last she Jumps
her fears and ends it all in tears!
Oh Earring first of May,
The peoples moving day!
Oh see the gay parade,
The moving day parade.
Next day. OH such stew: Behold this
awful view! The fiat is not at all
what l had thought. The hall is dark
as it can be! One simply cannot see
a blessed thing to cheer from any
window here!'
oh, fearful first of May,
The peoples moving day!
@ @ @
Hair in His Eyes.
A few nights ago, members of The
Press Club of Chicago gave an enter
tainment at Glen Ellyn, a Chicago
suburb. The POSTMASTER, in introduc'
ing one of the best known of the Chi
cago literary colony. begged the indul
gence of the audience for the reason
that the gentleman who was about to
address them, had a nervous habit,
while reciting, of shaking his hair into
his eyes and fumbling around until
he could remove it. He earnestly re-
uuested the ladies and gentlemen pres
ent not to be facetious If this unpleas'
antness should occur.
When the speaker came onto the
platform, there was a burst of laugh
ter. He was as bald on top as door
knob!
Mind Meanderings.
Dropping a lemon pie on the hoor,
face down, is one way to hand your
guests a lemon.
& 4 4
Living in the city has its drawbacks
when all the folks back yonder',s use
your little fat as a hotel, while in to
see the sights.
Z 4 Z
Nowadays a man is kept so busy
trying to head off some fellow who
is after his job that he hasn't time to
develop conceit. peg
Z 4 r
Nothing is quite as funny and In
congruous on a farm as son who has
I been away to college and comes back
to spend the summer at home. His
pancake cap, his turned-up trousers
cut on an exaggerated pattern. his
flowing necktie. his football hair, his
dinky little coat-in fact, almost his
entire dress, seem sadly out of har-
mony with pas blue denims and mas
calico runabout. The cows stare at
the boy, the pigs grunt their disap-
proval and the hired man grins. 1t is
then. that the staid old father and
mother have grave and solemn con-
versation regarding that boy and the
eject of college life upon him. But,
of course. the college won't hurt him
IL he has the right stun in him. He
will outgrow his eccentricitieS in
dressl
w. N(.Ot,or.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1908-05-01

dares not trust to ride. Ma follows
with the cat, the dos and things like
that, and next the Riddles" hike
all homeless on the pike!
, weary first of May,
=. r,oonInte, ,nnviptr 6aUf
Imperial Valley press., 1908-03-07
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
 WANTS MORE MEMBERS
IMPORTANT MEETING WILL BE
 HELD NEXT WEEK.
Proposed to Make Arrangements for Systematic Work In Promoting Pro- gress of El Centro and Advertising Resources of Imperial Valley.

President J Stanley Brown calls a meeting of the Fl Centro Chamber of Commerce for Friday, March 13, 7:30 D. m., at the school house and urges every member to attend and take part in business of importance. The pur- pose is to make the chamber an active, effective factor in the progress of the town and to arrange for systematic work in the direction of supplying in- formation about Imperial Valley to all who are interested.
 There will be frequent excursions to the valley from outside points, and it is necessary to make provision for entertaining the visitors and affording them opportunities to see what is being done in this region Other mat ters of importance to Fl Centro re- quire the attention of some organized body, and the Chamber of Commerce is expected to act for the public gen erally in promoting movements for improvement.
 Since the chamber was organized, the population has increased largely, and there are now many business men and property owners who are not members It is desirable that the membership be increased, and all citi- zens who are interested in the welfare of Fl Centro are invited to attend the meeting, become members and take active part in the work
 There should be full attendance at the meeting next Friday night.
Imperial Valley press., 1908-03-07
NOT RETROACTIVE.
Assignments Under old Rule Held
 to Be Valid.

In accordance with the announce ment that the General Land Office at Washington would not disturb exist ing titles acquired under duplicate as- signments, although the rule now is that the settler exhausts his right by making one entry or assignment Gen. F. c. Prescott, registrar of the Land Office, rendered an important decision last Wednesday in the case of F. D. Dunlap against Mabel and Helen Oak ley and Fred Stamm, the assignor. On motion of the contestee, the case was dismissed.
 The contestant claimed that the Oak leys had made an entry on 320 acres in the Imperial Valley, and then made it over to third party. Later they acquired title to another tract orig inally taken up by Fred Stamm. The attorney for Dunlap asserted that this latter act was invalid.
 Gen. Prescott ruled that at the time this was made it was the practice of the department to permit the taking of one or more assignments, providing the total amount of land thus acquired did not exceed 320 acres.
 At present the new ruling is that if one-exercise his right to acquire government land, either by entry or assignment, that exhausts his rights, he said, "but the practice was per mitted' at the time the Oakleys ac- quired their land''
Imperial Valley press., 1908-03-07
LAND RECEIPTS.
Secretary Garfield Says They Will Be
 Issued In Near Future.

The following letter explains the purposes of the Interior Department concerning the issue of final receipts: Department of the Interior, Wash ington, D. C., FeR 26, 1908.
 Hon. Sylvester c. Smith, House of Representatives:
 "Sir:-In reply to your inquiry re- garding the conditions in the Imperial Valley, California, I have to advise you that the matter of issuing con ditional receipts has been considered and the conclusion reached that such a course is not necessary, and, under the circumstances, would be inadvis- able.
 AS has been indicated to you the department is pushing the resurvey as rapidly as possible, and it is believed that in the near future it will be prac- ticable to issue a formal receipt to those who are entitled to the same.
 Very respectfully,
 JAMES RUDOLPH GARFIELD,
 Secretary. /"
Imperial Valley press., 1908-03-07
GRANDEST COUNTY
 IN CALIFORNIA
STATE CONTROLLER ME SAYS
 THAT OF IMPERIAL.
Predicts That City Equal to Fresno or Sacramento Win Be Built In the VaIIey-surprised at the Develop ment Already Achieved.

A despatch from Sacramento to the San Francisco Call gives State Con- troller Yves views on. the present and future of Imperial county. The Con- troller and the Board of Equalization were in El Centro few days ago, on their tour of the Southern counties.
 Of all the counties Nye declares that Imperial is in his estimation the grandest, for while only new one, lit is building up rapidly and he es- inmates that settlers are entering it at the rate of 1000 a week.
 He states that he found the hotels all over the county crowded and that the towns of Brawley, Imperial, El Centro Holtville and Calexico are the scenes of great activity. Nye feels confident that somewhere in that coun- ty an important city is bound to grow, which will be the equal of Fresno or Sacramento.
 In speaking of the resources of the valley he remarked that when six years ago the beginning of cultivation by irrigation was started there was hardly any land being taken up. Now he says there are between 150,00O and 100000 acres under cultivation
 In conclusion, he said: Everybody has heard about the melon industry but 1 was surprised to see the extent of alfalfa land, and i find that the valley is full of cattle and hogs It is estimated 50,000 acres are in alfalfa and in some instances this yields 10 crops per year. About 150,000 hogs are kept in the valley and the dairy industry also is becom1ng important. It is not known yet 70 what extent orchards can be grown, but expert ments are being made with both trees and vines, which show promising in- dications.'
Imperial Valley press., 1908-03-07
DESTITUTE IMMIGRANTS.
Family From Colorado Cared For In
 AffIiction by Settlers.

A case of indulgence and suffering unusual in Imperial county was made known to the county authorities early this week. James Cox, an asthmatic sufferer, came here from Colorado few weeks ago with a wife and nine children and nothing else in the world, not even the strength to earn a living for his family. The family was per mitted to camp on the Morgan ranch two miles east of Fl Centro, and the neighbors supplied food for some time. Cox became seriously ill a few days ago, and was removed, too late to save him. to Imperial, where he died on Tuesday
 Supervisor Clark and a committee of citizens are taking care of the woman and children and making ar engagements to send them back to Colorado where they have relatives able to look out for them
Imperial Valley press., 1908-03-07
HURT IN RUNAWAY.

Last Wednesday a horse, frightened by a dredger on the ditch near Fl Centro, ran away with a buggy in which were Misses Sadie Dean and May Roberts. Miss Dean jumped and was severely shaken, put not seriously injured and both young ladies suf- fered from nervous shock. Miss Dean is a niece of Sheriff Meadows, residing in CaleXicO.
Imperial Valley press., 1908-03-07
FARNsWoRTH REELECTED.
Water Company No. Retains Him
 As Superintendent

The directors of Water Company No. 1 have reelected L. F. Farnsworth, superintendent, and granted him eN- tra allowance for keeping a team, Directors Long, Edgar and Aplin voted for Farnsworth. The organ of the Paulin crowd makes the foolish as sertion that certain El Cantro people were determined to get his scalp for the sole reason that he was a resident of Imperial and was identified with the affairs of this town"
 MT. Farnsworth is the person who served notice on Imperial county to degrade itself instantly from the Seth to the 4Srd class or take the conse- quences of incurring his everlasting displeasure. But nobody in El Centro planes the city of Imperial for breaks like that. The alleged animosity of El Centro to Imperial exists only in the disordered imaginations of a few pinhead politicians It is not Imper ial's fault that a few men in the town are sore and silly.
Imperial Valley press., 1908-03-07
CHILDREN FIND RATHER.

J. Mayfeld brought into town yes terday from the Irwin ranch, south of El Centro. a four-foot diamond-back rattler Children found the snake on the sunny side of a brush pile trying to get warm. but it was too torpid to strike. The creature had ten rattles. Large rattlesnakes are rare in the val ley
Imperial Valley press., 1908-03-07
RAILROAD SURVEY
San Diego and Arizona Will Cross
 New River South of Imperial.

Engineer s. N. Witt and twenty-one assistants began yesterday the survey ing of trial lines for the San Diego & Arizona railroad eastward from Dos Cabezas Springs through Imperial Valley to Yuma. The first line will keep on the American side, and the San Diego Tribune says the railroad will cross New River between Inn perial and CaleXico.
Imperial Valley press., 1908-03-07
TAcTLEss MIR. BRYAN.

One learns from the financial column of the New York Evening Sun" that "a disagreeable impression was created by the address delivered by the most conspicuous Democratic candidate for the Presidential nomination" The subject of MT. Bryan's address was: Thou Shalt Not Steal. Golfers.
Imperial Valley press., 1908-03-07
BETWEEN THE VALLEYS.

Lying as it does between the noun tains and the sea- and also between the Imperial and San Joaquin valleys, with a back country that stretches clear to the Rocky Mountains, and with the Pacific Ocean for a front yard, Los Angeles coudn't hold itself down if it wanted to-The Times.
Imperial Valley press., 1908-03-07

John l., Weinert and Albert Larson have been fussing over some hogs on a ranch near Imperial, and Larson alleges that Weinert took a shot at him last Wednesday. Larson caused the arrest of Weinert, who was held under $200G bonds for trial.
Imperial Valley press., 1908-03-07
Running a Ranch.

preserved.
 Running Ranch
 The chairman asked Dr. .R. P. Shep- herd to talk about developing ranch. The doctor pretended to comply, but the way he lodged bis subject would have been a liberal education to a iackrabbit chased by dog. He told funny stories and played jokes on the audience, but he wouldn't give any old farmer chance to have fun with him on the ranch question, He called attention to the significant fact that the newest county in the United States, a frontier county, began it's career by voting out the saloon. 9th CT speakers had said something about the reciprocal needs of Los Angeles and the valley. we don't need any thing we haven't got" said Dr. Shep- herd. All we need is more of the same sort of men and women we have here now" Then he did mention the ranch business. Its the easiest thing in the world to run ranch Try it.
 Land of Cotton.
 Ira Aten told about cotton, explained the labor factor in cotton growing, the reasons why Texans believe this val ley to be the best cotton land in the world and made the men from Los Angeles sit up and listen with keen attention. He too thought he couldn't make a speech. He didn't to do any spellbinding, and so he made hit Facts were wanted, and he had them to give.
 w. T. Hayhurst told about beet sugar experiments and the prospects of the sugar industry in Imperial Val ley. He said he believed this region would excel all others in tonnage and in quality of beets, and would produce all the year round. Mir. Hayhurst is the expert in charge of expert mental work for the Imperial Valley Sugar Company, which will soon put up factory near Fl Centro. If one fifth of the land is devoted to beets and cane, he said, the sugar industry will be the greatest m the valley. In his judgment, an investment of ST. 100000 in factories could be based safely upon the product of twenty per cent of the farm land in this county.
 What Forester Raised.
 E. E. Forester told the visitors what he was growing on his ranch and said he had been successful in raising everything except peaches. He had been particularly successful in raising cane. A whirlwind of laughter and applause interrupted the speaker who is believed to be closely related to the Sphinx anyway, and he seized the opportunity to resume his habitual reticence.
 E. P. Bosbyshell, or Los Angeles, said he was here five years ago and was very doubtful of the success of lITlSdIlOn III llupSlleIl NdhlS9 N4Aeee he had seen on this trip surprised him beyond measure, and he would not venture to predict che future of the region.
 Big Little Fl centro.-
 s. P. Mulford said he came with an impression that Imperial Valley was a district about five miles wide and twenty-five miles long. When he saw that it was forty miles wide and sixty miles long, with vast outlying coun- try yet to be developed, he was dumb founded He never had seen anything like it in his life and he could not comprehend the possibilities of the country. El Centre, he said, was the largest town of its size in the United States. He had not seen or known of any town having the push, enter
 af- O \
Imperial Valley press., 1908-03-07

One hundred and seventy children burned to death and killed in panic in school house at North Collingwood, Ohio last Wednesday,
Imperial Valley press., 1908-03-07

Cholo railroad hands, discharged for insubordination. create riot at Cotton and are subdued by officers.
Imperial Valley press., 1908-03-07

Ohio Republican platform fayors tar if revision at special session of next Congress.
Imperial Valley press., 1908-03-07

Charles c. Bowles has recorded a claim on 10000 miners inches of water in the Alamo river.
Imperial Valley press., 1908-03-07

Final receipt has been issued to Edward Dool for s. F sec. 8, T, IT S., R. IA E.
Imperial Valley press., 1908-03-07

Senator Proctor, of Vermont, died in Washington, March 4, at 77 years of age.
Imperial Valley press., 1908-03-07

that the peace of the world may be
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-07-06
SPARKS FROM MAINE WIRES.

Capt. Charles A. Cloud. aged g.
years, of Portland, having been cap
tain of the fire boat, Engine I, Tor
some time, committed suicide by
shooting himself through the head at
his home 81 Fore street. at 9.O5 a. NJ.
Saturday. Capt. Cloud was a master
mariner and was very Well known
along the water front. The motive for
his rash act is not known. but it is be-
llcved to have been dependency, as
the dead man had been incapacitatcd
for work for some time.
John Mattila, a Finn employed in the
limerick quarries, was run over by the
inbound passenger train Saturday
morning at Rockland. The body was
dragged about 200 yards and SO horri-
bly, mangled that portions of it We're
collected the entire distance. Mattila.
in an intoxicated condition, was or
dered to his home early Saturday
morning by the Rockland police, but
wandered over the ThomaSton line and
presumably fell asleep on the Maine
Central railroad track near Hanra-
hans curve. Coroner NJ. p. Judkins
on his way to investigate a murder in
Port Clyde, stopped long enough to eX-
anime the scene of the tragedy and
odered the body removed to the city
undertaking rooms here. Remnants of
whiskey bottle and about $40 in
money We're found on the remains.
Deceased IS said to have several thou
sands dollars in Rockland bank. He
was 80 years of age, unmarried and
formerly resided in Worcester.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-07-06
WIFE WON.
Husband Finally Convinced.

Some men are wise enough to try
new foods and beverages and then gem
erous enough to give others the benefit
of their experience.
A very conservative" His. man,
however. let his good wife find out for
herself what blessing Postum is to
those who are distressed in many ways,
by drinking coffee. The wife writes:
mo slave in chains, it seemed to me-
was more helpless than /, coffee cap
tive Yet there We're innumerable
Misunderstanding from a troubled
sleep with a feeling of suffocation, at
times dizzy and out of breath. attacks
of palpitation of the heart that fright
ened me.
Common sense. reason, and my bet
ter judgment told me that coffee drink
ing was the trouble. At last my nerv-
Gus system was so dsarranged that
my physician ordered no more coffee
He knew he was right and he knew
I knew it, too. / captulated Prior to
this our family had tried Postum but
disliked it. because, as we learned
later, it was not made right.
Determined this time to give Postum
a fair trial, I prepared it according to
directions on the pkg.-that is. boiled
it Is minutes after boiling commenced,
obtaining a dark brown liquid with a
rich snappy flavor similar to coffee.
When cream and sugar We're added. 1t
was not only good but delicious.
Noting it's beneficial effects in me-
the rest of the family adopted it--all
except my husband, who would not ad-
nit that coffee hurt him. Several
weeks elapsed during which l drank
Postum two or three time day, when,
to my surprise. my husband said: 1
have decided to drink Postum. Your
Improvement is so apparent-you have
such fine color-that I propose to give
credit where credit is due And now
we are coffee slaves no longer
Name given by Postum Co. Battie
Creek, Mich. Read 1.-The ROAD to
Wellville," in pkgs. There's a Rea'
son.
Ever read the above letter? A ne"
one appears from time to time. The,
are genuine, true, and full OF human
! interest.