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Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1908-12-12
Latest Kansas Events.
Pawnee Rock a State Park.

Benjamin P. Unruh has signed
deeds to several acres of property on
which stands historic Pawnee Rock in
Barton county and delivered them to
Mrs. John S. Simmons, of this city,
president of the Women's Kansas Day
club, and her associates. By this
transaction this historic spot becomes
the property of the state of Kansas,
to be forever devoted to the purpose
of public park. The property in
vo1ved is about ten acres in extent,
consisting of a fve-acre tract on which
the noted rock stands and a driveway
to the park from the village of Paw
nee Rock Except for few acres
embraced in the driveway, the prop
erty is a gift of Mr.. Unruh to the
state, in consideration of certain i'm
provements to be made on the prop
erty by the Women's Kansas Day club.
The cost of these Improvements is
to be $4,000, of which sum approx
mately $4,000 has already been ex-
pended
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1908-12-12
The American Woman.

Who shall say which is the true
American woman, the housekeeper OF
the Kansas farm, of the Tennessee
mountain cabin, or of the city fiat?
There is no composite of the Amer
lean woman, who is least of all to be
studied in Fifth avenue or Newport,
or to be judged by the stories about
her in the illustrated Sunday supple
ments That she has her faults
wherever she be, is perfectly obvious,
since she is but human We are in
clined TO think that serious and
careful student would find the edu-
Gated woman less interested in politi-
cal questions than her sisters abroad
But, en- the other hand, if there is a
narrow mindedness along these lines.
where is her equal in charitable work ?
Where any others who merit such
praise for maintaining the artistic
and the refining Influences of the
home York Evening Post
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1908-12-12
MADE REACHES HIS FRIENDS.
Act of Arten1us Ward That Had Far
Reaching Effect

George v. Kelley, a veteran journal
list of Cleveland, remembers Artemus
Ward we'll
Ward called on me-" he said the
other day, 1.-The night before one of
his panorama lectures. There were
some three or four large reaches sour
rying about my room, and they attract
ed his attention
I am very fond of reaches he
said Once, in my own home, found a
roach struggling in a bowl of water. !
took half walnut shell and put him
In it; it made good boat; l gave him
, couple of toothpicks for oars Next
morning / saw that he had fastened
\ hair to one of the toothpieks, and
had evidently been fishing Then.
overcome with exhaustion, he had
fallen asleep. The sight moved me. !
took him out, washed him. gave him
\ spoonful of boiled egg, and let him
go. That roach never forgot my kind
ness, and now my home 70 fuH of
reaches"
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1908-12-12
The Rossinoton Memorial.

Probably never in the history of the
Shawnee County Bar association has
there been held SO well attended a
memorial service as that for the late
William Henry Rossington, in the fed
eral courtroom at Topeka recently.
Not only all the members of the To-
peka and county bar, but many attor-
neys from Kansas City, Lawrence and
surrounding towns were there. An
unusual feature was the large num-
Der of women present. On the bench
sat Judge John F. Philips of the fed
eraI court of western Missouri, Judge
John c. Pollock of the federal court
of Kansas and Judge A. w. Dana of
the Shawnee county district court.
Resolutions which had been prepared
by a committee of the Shawnee Coun-
ty Bar association, were read by
Charles Blood Smith, chairman of the
committee, a law partner of Mr.. Ros-
sington. Memorial addresses were
made by Capt. Joseph Waters, Judge
Doster, N. H. Loomis and Judge Phil
lips. The supreme court of Kansas
was represented by the members of
the supreme bench, and Fred S. Jack
son, the attorney general, also was
present
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1908-12-12
Conscience.

A man who does not use his con
,cience often has terrible paroxysms
of IT, hut a man who uses lit all the
time never comes into what lis called
. state of conscience. 1t comes OF
him as dew on flowers, and falls OF
him gently as rain on the ground. He
ie f,,1l of conscience. but it is not con
centrated at any single point 1t II
distributed through the brain, the
nerves, the muscles and the skin II
is in every part of him. 1t pervades
his life. 1t does not, therefore, rise
up into a freshet.-Henryl ware
Beecher n
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1908-12-12
Prison Marty-.' Monument.

was prevailed upcn to appropriate
100000 toward the erection of the
contemplated monument. New York
state followed with an appropriation
of $4,000, and the city with $4,000.
Twenty-Five thousand dollars was
then raised by popular subscription.
This last amount was collected largely
by the efforts of Mrs. Horatio C. King
and Mrs. Stephen V. White, to whom
much credit is due. The cornerstone
was laid two years ago.
The monument is one of the largest
and most beautiful of the kind in
America, being the last design of the
gifted Stanford White. 1t is 200 feet
high, built of Maine granite. 1t is in
the form of a replica of a column
from the Parthenon, rising on three
large stone steps, or terraces, in pyra-
mid shape: Below the column is the
opening to the crypt, in which are in
tered such remains of the $4,000
patriots who persisted on board the
prison ships as could be collected. The
names of 5000 of these martyrs were
obtained from the revolutionary rec
ords of the war office in England, this
being no small part of the labor of the
association.
The prison ships mentioned were
mostly anchored in Wallabout bay, on
what is now WallaDout market, during
the war of the revolution They were
old sugar-carrying ships, used in bring
ing sugar from the south to northern
points, and were converted into prison
ships by the British. On these old
hulks the British authorities herded
thousands of captured American sol
diers who refused to take an oath of
allegiance to England. The majority
of these prisoners persisted miserably
and this monument is erected to com
memorate the horrors they endured
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1908-12-12
BAD ITCHING HuMoR.
Limbs Below the Knees Were Raw
Feet Swoilen-SIeep Broken
Cured in 2 Days by Cuticura.

Some two months ago had hui
NOR break out on my limbs below my
knees. They came to look like raw
oeefsteak, all red, and no one knows
now they itched and burned. They
we're SO swollen that could not get
lay shoes on for a week or more.
used five or six different remedies and
got no help, only when applying them
he burning was worse and the itching
ess. For two or three weeks the suf-
ering was intense and during that
line 4 did not sleep an hour at "a time.
Then one morning I tried a bit of
Cuticura. From the moment it touched
ne the itching was gone and I have
lot telt a bit of it since. The swelling
vent down and in two days 1 had my
shoes on and was about as usual.
4eorge B. Farley, SO South State St.,
Concord, N. H, May IA. 1907"
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1908-12-12
SHAFT TO MARTYRS
COLUMN MARKING TOMB OF SHIP
PRISONERS DEDICATED.
Commemorate Horrors Endured by
Captured American Soldiers
Movement Begun Ten Years
Ago-Big Sum Raised.

New York--Brook1yn had a big day
recently when the ceremonies and
celebration incident to. the unwilling
OF the stately monument to the prison
ship martyrs of the revolution took
place at Fort Green park Extra in
terest was lent to the occasion by the
presence, among other notables, of w.
H. Taft, who made his first public
appearance in New York as William
Howard Taft, president-elect of the
United States Mr. Taft some months
ago accepted the invitation to deliver
the Grafton of the day. Among other
prominent men who took part in the
ceremonies were Gov Cha les E.
Hughes. Gen. Luke E. Wrfgh secre-
tary of war; Mayor Mcclellan aid Gen.
Horatio c. King
The celebration also was notewor-
thy from a military viewpoint, as
there was a parade of several thousand
men from both the army and navy.
The parade was in charge of Maj
Gen. Charles F. Roe. Stephen v.
White, president of the Prison Ship
Martyrs Monument association, for
mally turned over the monument to
Gen. Luke E. Wright. representing the
war department President-elect Taft
then delivered the grafton.
The dedication ceremonies mark the
end and climax of movement begun
ten years ago by those who deemed
the sufferings of the American men
and soldiers imprisoned on the foul
British prison ships during the war of
the revolution in and around New
York harbor should be commemorateSi
fttingly. Popular subscription books
were opened but not much Roadway
was made until the war department
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1908-12-12
It Will Wipe Out a School.

Suit has been fled in the supreme
court to GUST the trustees of the Cove
county high school. In the petition it
is claimed that the law creating that
school, being special act of 1908, is
unconstitutional, and that if it were
not the officials of Cove county did
not comply with it's provisions in es-
tablishing the school. A stipulation
has been entered into whereby the
case will not be tried until April. All
parties agreed to let the school finish
it's present year. The object of the
suit is to wipe out the school.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1908-12-12
Kansas Has sol Unions Now.

There are sol trades unions in Kan
sas, according to the report compiled
by w. l.. A. Johnson, state labor COM
missioner. They are classified as fol-
lows: Building trades, 1872; railroad
organizations and allied trades, 100;
miscellaneous trades, lis; mine work
ers, II; iron working trades, Al. These
organizations are located in II cities.
Pittsburg has more labor organiza-
lions than any other town or city in
Kansas. 1t has SO, while Topeka has
33, Wichita 25 and Kansas City %.
In the last year there were 81 labor
strikes. OF these 25 were successful,
three unsuccessful and three are still
being carried on. The labor unions
have a lot of legislation which they be-
Heve the coming legislature should
enact. They want a boiler inspection
law, a BARRIERS license law, a require
ment that all convict made goods be
labeled, provision for a state board
of arbitration and much legislation re-
lating to the safety of miners. The
unions also are in favor of the state
publication of school text books and
furnishing them free to the children
of the state.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1908-12-12
LIVING ADVERTISEMENT
Glow of Health Speaks for Postum.

1t requires no scientific training to
discover whether coffee disagrees or
not
Simply stop it for time and use
Postum in place of it, then note the
beneficial effects. The truth will appear
six years ago l was in very bad
condition. writes a Tenn. lady, Il suf
Tered from indigestion, nervousness
and insomnia.
81 was then an inveterate coffee
drinker, but it was long before could
be persuaded that it was coffee that
hurt me. Finally 1 decided to leave it
of few days and find out the truth.
THE first morning 1 left off coffee
had raging headache, so 1 decided
must have something to take the place
of coffee" (The headache was caused
by the reaction of the coffee drug
caffeine.)
Having heard of Postum through a
friend who used it, 1 bought package
and tried it. did not like it at first
but after i learned how to make it
right, according to directions on pkg,
1 would not change back to coffee for
anything
When 1 began to use Postum
weighed only III lbs. Now 1 weigh
40 and as 1 have not taken any tonic
in that time 1 can only attribute my
recovery of good health to the use of
Postum in place of coffee.
My husband says I am a living ad-
vertisement for Postum. / am glad to
be the means of inducing my many
friends to use Postum, too
Name given by Postum Co., Battle
Creek, Mich. Read THE Road to Well
viIle," in pkgs- There's Reason"
Ever read the above letferf A new
one appears from time time. They
nre genuine true and I'm 81 hu2RD
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1908-12-12
Kissed Her Family and Died.

Less than five minutes from the
time she was removed from a train at
Galena and Immediately after she had
bestowed an affectionate motherly
kiss upon the members of her family
and friends who had gathered to meet
her, Mrs. Cora Carpenter, wife of a
former police chief, suddenly expired.
Mrs Carpenter had been travelling for
her health, but growing suddenly i'll,
fastened home. Her vitality lasted
barely long enough to. cover the jour
ney.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1908-12-12
A New Depot for Wichita.

The Santa Fe Railroad company has
completed the purchase of 100000
site for new freight depot and a new
passenger station, which are to be
built in Wichita. The expenditure
will total 100000. Work is to be
begun next April. The new passenger
depot will occupy the site of the pres
ent passenger depot on Douglas ave-
nue., and also the site of the old
freight depot, which is to be RACED
and a new one built on Fourth avenue.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1908-12-12
Old Emporia Resident Dead.

Owen ]. Russell, for nearly 40 years
a resident of Emporia, dropped dead
at his home there from heart failure.
Mr. Russell was born in Indiana 65
years ago, and enlisted in the Civil
war at the age of Is, serving four
years He was twice elected register
of deeds of Lyon county.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1908-12-12
Bow and Girl Horse Thieves.

Two boys and two girls were arrest
ed at Parsons charged with horse
stealing. They confessed to having
stolen two horses and a wagon and
harness. The boys are Burt Russell,
IL years, Duard Allen, 10 years. The
girls are Edith buckingham, II years,
and Cora Spellmire, 16 years old. The
four ran away from their homes near
Scammon, and have been travelling
over the country together.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1908-12-12
Inartistic Pottery:,

We wonder that some ofsonf enter
prising firms with the great res ources
at their command do not produce
cheap artistic pottery, for it wou1d-pos-
sibly create it's own market after a
time. One cardinal faith among most
shopkeepers appears to be that art
with big A must be paid extra for.
Until we get rid of this foolish be-
lief we shall not make much progress
In popularizing art.-British Architect
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1908-12-12
What Western Kansas Wants.

The representatives and senators
from western Kansas are being or
ganiZed to make a contest in the COM
ing legislature for legislative reap
portionment, good roads and increased
forestry activity. Nine members of
the legislature from the southwest cor
ner of the state met in Garden City
recently and organized. They will be
ready to work for the things they
want.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1908-12-12

Two inches of rain fell at Wellington
in an hour the other day. 1t was ac-
companied by hail and lightning. The
home of Jacob Mcdonald in the north
part of town was struck and the sup
per dashed off the kitchen table. The
members of the family were in an
other room and were not injured
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1908-12-12
A Telephone Company Lost.

At Washington Judge Dillon of the
district court dissolved the Injunction
issued against the city at the request
of the New Hope Telephone company
in the probate court, holding that
the telephone company had no right
to build into the city without a fran
chise. An appeal to the supreme
court will be taken by the New Hope
concern.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1908-12-12
To Seek Kansas Bar Changes.

To give the Kansas attorneys
chance to get together and offer rec
concentrations to the Kansas legiSla-
ture about legal proceedings an eff
fort is being made to change the date
of the state bar association meetings
from January &c and 81 to early in
December The meetings come SO
late in legislative years that any
recommendations made can hardly be
acted upon by the legislature.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1908-12-12
A Church DESTROYED.

The Christian church at Hartford,
IL miles southeast of Emporia, was
struck by lightning the other night
and destroyed. The building was val
ued at about 81 500 The insurance
was s1,7OO. The congregation is plan
ming to rebuild at once.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1908-12-12
Parsons Gets Traction Line.

Cyrus E. Meade of Toledo, o., &C
cepted a franchise TO build a street
car system here. He put up a $4,000
guarantee to begin work in 4S hours
and have the line finished in IL
months. The system will cost $780,
900. Mr.. Meade and his associates
will ask for interurban franchises
when they finish the city system.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1908-12-12
Liohtnino Hits Princeton School.

In a terrific rain and hailstorm at
Princeton. lightning struck the public
school building and killed Katie Fritz,
aged 16 years, and injured three other
pupils, Lorilla Henderson, aged eight
years; Mallory Tawny, ten years, and
Bessie Bair, ii years old.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1908-12-12
Gopher Killing Secret His.

What is probably the largest con-
signment of gopher scalps ever
brought into Kansas county clerks
office by one man was delivered at
Wichita by Samuel Hudspeth of Viola.
He turned in Ala scalps and collected
S41.40. He refused to make public
his method of catching the little pests
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1908-12-12
New Kansas School Finished

The board of regents of the state
normal school, in session in Pittsburg,
formally accepted the new state man
ual training normal school there which
has just been finished The new build
ing is now the property of the state,
and is all ready for occupancy.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1908-12-12
An Exkansas ofncial Dead.

L N. Smith, ex sheriff of Brown coun-
ty. died at his home in Hiawatha after a
long illness He was 65 years old and
had been a resident of that county
more than 40 years. At the last ses-
sion of the legislature he was an as
sistant sergeant-at-arms-
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1908-12-12
In One House 4e Years.

E NJ. Meinhart, 60 years old, who
had lived in Atchison for As years, is
dead In the early days he drove a
stage coach across the plains.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1908-12-12
A Train Kills a Farmer.

J. G. Laird, a farmer, was struck by
an Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fee mail
train at Pierceville and died from his
injuries a half hour later.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1908-12-12
A kansan to he Receiver

John Watt of Newton received a
telegram from the comptroller of the
currency at Washington appointing
him receiver of the First National
bank of Fort Scott
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1908-12-12
Fire at CORTLAND, Kan.

The F'reeburg store at CORTLAND
burned the other day. The $4,000
stock of goods is almost a total loss
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1908-12-12

Southwest Kansas and Oklahoma
implement dealers will meet in con-
vention in Wichita December IL to
10. A motor car show will be q fea
ture Of the convention
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1908-12-12
ACCURATE INFORMATION

Fortune Teller-This line here
shows that you will die in a year.
Client-Good heavensi In a year?
''Hm-yes-but in which year
can't quite tell you"
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-09-30
Daily Death Lis!

Montious Smith. % years. 41s An
tietam; pneumonia.
John Bruce. SO years, 100 Horton In
quest pending.
Patrick Maloney, 40 years. 1873 Wight;
tuberculosis.
Paul Balicki. 30 years, 22 Krakow l. {;
senility.
Rosanna Kaissane. So years. ss
Frank; asthenia.
William Rsnstadtler, 4 months, $50
Palmer; marasmus.
Geraldine Dunn, 5 months, 42s Cav
alrv: paralysis.
Mary Snyder. 35 years, st. Mary's hos
pital: carbolic poisoning.
William II. Burmester, So years, IA
Hunt: malignant tumors.
Mildred Raeseh. -month,-5o5 Or
leans: pneumonia.
Meiko Myer. 3s years. Phoenix. Ariz. /;
tuberculosis.
Raymond Kaufman, l month, 422
Michigan; chouera tnfantuni---
Herman Gallei. year. SO Thirty-frst;
cholera infantum.
Fiiyck Zukowski, 90 years, SIS John
r.: apoplexy.
Herman Miller. % years, Red Cross
hospital: inquest pending
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-09-30
FOIL JAIL DELIVERY
AT GENESEE CO. JAIL

FLINT, Mich. Sept 30.-One OF the
most daring attempted deliveries in
the history OF the Genesee county Jail
was frustrated by the officers when
Deputy Sheriff George Ga:ney discov-
cred "Blacky" Ryan at work on the
bars at the ventilator shaft which
leads to the roof Of the building.
Ryan had made his way from his cell
on the second floor to the corridor by
cutting out two bars. and In a few
moments more would have been safe
ly out OF the building.
With Ryan, who Is charged with
highway robbery, In the attempt 10
escape. were William Tracy, arrested
with Ryan: George Henderson and
Earl Charles. sentenced by Judge
Wisner. Saturday AFTERNOON, to long
terms in Ionia for burglary: Floyd
Campbell, sentenced TO Ionia at the
same time for non-snpport,- and Sasc-
uel NJ. Andrews, who Is charged with
having run away with little Nellie
Foltz and who has been In jail since
last spring. awaiting trial on a seri-
Gus charge.
The officers were apprised Sunday
by one OF the prisoners not In the
deal that an attempt was 10 be made
TO break from the jail.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-09-30
BANKERS convene;
WILSON SPEAKS
REAL WORK OF THE ASso'
CATION IS NOW UNDER
WAY. Il

rs DENVER. Col. Sept. 30.--The annual
convention OF the American Bankers
association was formally opened To-
day. While there were sessions on
Monday and Tuesday, the real work
of the association did not start until
this morning.
Tn program for today held some
very interesting matter for the 5000
delegates who are present Addresses
were delivered by Gov. Henry a.
Buchtel, of Colorado: Mayor Robert
w. Speer, OF Denver; Col. ]. ID. Pow
ers, president of the association; re-
ports OF Secretary Farnsworth and
Secretary Crane and interesting talks
This afternoon President Woodrow
Wilson, OF Princeton university. an
dressed the delegates on ~, -fQpis/
.The Banker and the Nation.r
Walter. president Of the Cans
Bank OF Commerce. Toronto.
spoke. taking for his theme the
ject, abnormal Features OF Amerid
Banking"
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-09-30
Marriage Licei

Thomas w. Creedon. 81; Kathryn I.
Barrett, %.
Henry Degrandchamp. "a; Loretta
Campbell %.
Albert b. Tapcrt. &c: Ruth A. Conner,
90
Albert Scharto. 81; Annie Reardon 80.
lsador Ely. 81: Anna Schmidt. "a.
Gustav j. Zeaman. 81; Hannah
Graves, %.
Charles o. spaulding. AZ; Kittie
Wolf. 40.
Francis NJ. June. 10; Grace Jersey IL,
Gustav X. LEM. "a: Minnie c. XIX. 10
Frank f. Weitxman, 49,. Huron, o.;
Sadie G. whitman. %. same.
Arthur ID. Corbeille, 80: Mabel r..
Mosby. -.
william r. Valentine, 20; Margaret
NJ Lahey, 30.
Michael r. Charbonneau. A. Detroit:
Mary A. Rowe. So. Port Austin.
Richard w. Hugill. 2s. Detroit; Ger
trude Crane. %, st. Clair
Aloysius q. Beck. 2s: Anna Funke. "a.