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The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1909-07-31

Mrs. Z. s. Murrell and children went
out to Stay on Tuesday, to visit rel
atives and friends few days.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1909-07-31

Hon. Vim. Polk, oi Alexandria,
spent last Saturday in Colfax looking
after insurance business.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1909-07-31

Mr.. J. l.. Goutchaux, of Bunkie,
was visitor ut MIR. II. l.. Graham =
last week.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1909-07-31

Special sale for cash only at j w.
Duncan Co. every Monday.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1909-07-31

MIR. O.. q. Neal. OF Montgomery
was business visitor 10 Colfax ON
Tuesday last.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1909-07-31

Mr.. o. c. Bird was business visl-
tor to Coliax on Thursday.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1909-07-31

Miss Ethel smith, OF Urailia, Is
visiting Mrs. Chas. Owens.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1909-07-31
Budget of Probable Expenses.

Afterinvestigating the assessinents
and estimating the expenses. ON mo
ton of Mr. Nugent. seconded by MIR.
Clinton, the police jury adopted the
{. ,Ilowin. budget for the year 1879:
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1909-07-31

Mrs. q. w. Blackburn returned on
Tuesday from a visit to Jena.
The Falls City tribune., 1909-01-08

oning, Il hearty welcome. My
acquaintance with Mr.. Hence
leur, so happily commenced that
day, continued unbroken, to the
end of his life. In after years
he was my client frequently, and
my friend always. | esteemed
him highly, for he was a good
man, Il good citizen and a gentle
man, OF what is generally known
as 1.-THE old school,, whatever
that may mean.
| was anxious to go ON to
Falls City, which, | was told,
was about ten miles west, that
afternoon, but lesson and Ken
celeur both thought, as | was
intending to make Richardson
County my future residence or
some point in it, and as Rulo
was its most important town, |
had better stay over the after
noon, see the town and get &c
quainted with the people and go
out to Falls City the next day.
On consideration concluded to
do SO, and We sailed forth for
the purpose. What struck me
as most singular was the fact
that everything about it was
new. There was not an old
house in it-and there seemed
TO be about a hundred-all of
them, as | learned, had been
built within two years, and most
of them within Il very f W
months. Nor was there an old
man or woman among its people,
nor any who were much past the
middle age. Everybody was
young, the town was young, the
territory was young, and the
youth of spring was upon every
thing around them, in its green
est garb. Something of what
saw, and the people | come to
know, will receive attention in
another paper.
The Falls City tribune., 1909-01-08

world indeed, and might as we'll
have been at the Antipodes on
the other side of the globe. At
least that is the way | felt about
it Just then. But dependence
would not do. had started ont
to begin a new life in a new
country, and the thought Of
abandoning that purpose and
going back, never entered my
mind. And so, while the boat
on the river went out of my
sight and out of my life, called
up the old reso ution that i'm
PEELED me to make the start,
gathered my gripsack and with
the words of the great English
man floating through my m nd:
And whatever skies above me,
Her, = a hetrt for every fate
turned my face to the town on
the hillside, and to the unknown
future, and my life in Nebraska
had commenced.
My companion ON the voyage
from st. Louis, and who formed
the exception in point of age
among the passengers | have
mentioned, was none other than
Joseph lesson, we'll known to
all the older residents in and
about RuIo and Falls City, and
who had debarked with me from
the "Wattossa,' accompanied
up town, and being acquaint-
ed with most Of the people there,
kindly invited me to take dinner
with him at the house Of one Of
his friends, a Mr.. William Ken
Celeur. We were very cordially
received by Mr.. Kenceleur and
his family, and in due time were
invited to partake of as good a
dinner as one could wish to sit
down to, which, besides being
good and very wholesome, was
favored by the best of all seas
The Falls City tribune., 1909-01-08

off the associations of Il lifetime.
True, twenty-five years was
not a long lite, but it was mine.
and like others, comprehended
associations as pleaSantin their
creation, as it was painful in
their breaking; and when the
little tramp steamer left me at
the Rulo landing to churn its
way though the muddy waters
of a river, apparently too thick
with silt and sand to swim in,
aud not thick enough to walk
on, every tie that bound me to
the old life and the old home
long ago broken up and its mem
berS scattered-With all the sac
red memories that clustered
around them, we're severed at
once and forever.
That the situation may be
clearly understood, it is proper
in this connection, to say, that
fifty years ago Nebraska was as
completely isolated from the
world and civilization. as the
land of the midnight sun in
northern Alaska was at the
opening of the present century.
There was not 4 railroad within
hundreds of miles, and with no
communication east except by
the river that was frozen up
half the year, and navigable for
boats for only about thre {
months of the year in later
spring and early summer, it may
not appear singular that, when
| found myself in the wilderness
of the great American desert, as
the country hereabouts had beer
called ever since it's discovery
by the Lewis & Clark expedi.
ton early in the nineteenth cen
fury, | felt that was out of the
The Falls City tribune., 1909-01-08

hoe for st. Joseph. There
were thirty or forty passengers
for up river points, but mostly
in Kansas and Nebraska, all of
whom with one single exception,
were young men less than thirty
years Of age. At Lcayenworth,
We were reshippcd 10 another
boat OF the same line called the
War Eagle. the Missouri was
alive with boats in those DAYS
and completed our voyage on
that craft. At st. Joseph, those
who were left Of the passenger
list, took passage on Il more
vessel, the "Wattossa',
named perhaps, for some mighty
Indian brave somewhere, and on
the day following with another
was put ashore as before stated,
at the town of Rnlo in the terri
tory of Nebraska. While yet
upon my journey, and while
passing from one boat to an
other, in its prosecution, some
felt in touch with home and
the state of my nativity; but as
| stood on the bank of the fast
lowingriyer and saw the steam
er that had borne mt there, cast
off her mornings and slowly
float out in the stream to resume
her voyage northward against
the turbid flood of the Missouri,
an indescribdble feeling of lone
came over me that shall
never forget. For the first time
| realized what it was to break
The Falls City tribune., 1909-01-08

Whoever lives long enough.
will attain to what Is known, in
common |parlance, Us the rcmin
lscent age. II is something an
alogous To the review Il traveller
makes after performing Il long
Journey. The places he has Wis
tied, the happening of things
under his immediate obseryd-
ton; the events of which he had
personal coeuizance whether
of small moment or OF national
or world Importance; the &c
luaintanees he has made and
lost with the passing OF the
years, all come back 10 him
when reproduced in memory in
the reverse order of their occur
renee, like links in 4 lengthen
ing chain, till they bring him
back TO the place whence lie
started.
This process of mental resnr
%rection of bygone memories, in
The case Of 4 single individual
who has lived the allotted span
Of mans life ON earth, or any
considerable part of it, may or
may not be autobiography, &C
cording to whether it is intended
10 cover the whole experiences
of a life, or some particular part
of them. 1t is the latter, and
not the former that is intended
here. 1t has been in my mind
for sometime to give TO the pub
lie some of my recollections of
the early days in Nebraska, but
The Falls City tribune., 1909-01-08

the demands of business and the
exigencies of a busy life, have
heretofore interfered to prevent
the execution of that intention.
Whether | shall be able to per
form the task now, without ma
terial interference from the
same, or other causes, remains
to be seen. | will do what |
can to rescue from the scrap
heap of forgotten things some
of the Incidents of pioneer life
in Il Chardson County and in
Southeastern Nebraska, and as
J write largely for my own
amusement, it will not be Of I'M
portance if the task is not we'll
done.
I SEE NEBRASKA FOR THE FIRST
TIME.
On as tar a day IN May as
ever shone upon the world, and
at about the hour of high twelve
in the year of grace, 1853, |
stepped from the deck of a Mis-
souri, River steamboat, to the
soil of Nebraska. In those days,
the most rapid and comfortable
mode of travel, when the object
i've point could be reached in
that way, was by steamboat. 1t
happened SO in my case. | took
passage at Quincy, Illinois, on
the good boat "Hdnnibal City,
plying on the Mississippi be-
tween St. Louis and st. Paul,
and Landed at st. Louis the next
morning. From there | took
passage on a Missouri River
Packet called "Rowena" - so
named possibly, in honor of one
of the principal female charac-
tiers whom Sir Walter Scott has
clothed with immortal life in
his inimitable story of Ivan
The Falls City tribune., 1909-01-08
"reminiscences of q Wayfarer

Some OF the Important Events of ths Pioneer Days
Of Richardson County and Southeast Nebraska, as
remembered by the writer, who has spent fifty
one years here.
The Falls City tribune., 1909-01-08
THE LOCAL LORE
craMded oI lhe regnlar LoeaI 20.

Mr., Red wood made a business
tip to Dawson Monday.
George Hansel was down from
Salem Monday on business.
Miss Josephine Graves left the
first OF the week for Waine, Neb.
Sam Bobst Of Humboldt spent
a day the first of The week in this
city.
Mr.. Bouersox and wife Of Pres
ton were business visitors here
Saturday.
Mrs. Charles Schulenberq of
Shubert was in town the first of
the week.
Mrs lydia Hinton Is having
electric lights put IN her home
this week.
Miss Edna Crook left the first
of the week for Texas where she
IS attending school.
N;esao Ftba1 ord ue1or psrh,
rat,rrod SUNDAY tron ,.;s;.
NTH fr;o,ds - u;,wa+ha
MIS- - y NeeVes le'uiheo -
ie' hohle III N""sds Oi'Y 0d'u'-
oay "'1er WISHING lelatlVes mere
Mrs. L. n. kentner and Helen
came down from Beatrice and Wis
tied trends here during the week.
Mrs. O. Radinsky of Sterling
is in this city visiting at the home
of her daughter, Mrs. James
Pickett.
w Curran returned to Min.
neanolis. Kans. the first of the
week after visiting his family IN
this CITY.
GEORGE Coon of Salem was IN
the civ Mondav 1ook,no after
business connected with tbe dis
trict court.
DR.. Greene this week moved
his office from over T.vford,s store
10 beadonarters ovar NcN1i;1ar,v
nbarmacv.
Nrs Grant Snerru and 1;tt1e
son returned from Maitland Mo
where thew visited tha formers
narents for a few DAYS
Mrs Frsnk Werner left the
latter mart IF the weak for Graa,.
leaf Iowa To visit Mr. Wer,ar,s
mother bo ;e very s;cl,
Nesda nes A1;ca Farley and
Grocer who snert savera DAVIS
With Mrs Georoe ChaS1ev re-
t,,r,ed % THAR bona - A+ch;son
d,r;no tho weo,,
Mrs Nall;a KING and son
Richard ret,rred S,rdav from
Ct Pan, Min, where tbev
have baer At tba home Of the for.
,.or,s a,uuh.or Ms Cho. p-.o.
,a, No, Thor,4o, of
o., also .aau+ Chr;stu.s w;th
h;s s;stor I'D ,,othar +ho~o
IT,. wool. p D;t.n,~
o1ored ~ u;nn,o1re;ch 70 tho
charoo Of h;s drv o,odo de,art-
800. Thou > no. :,
Evening star., 1909-05-12
BEACHING FOR NAVAL OFFICERS
PILLSBURY, CHESTER AND
SINGER ALREADY SHELVED.
Many Others Of High Rank on Re.
tired List Apt to Be Deprived
Of Active Duty.

If the policy avowed by the present
naval administration for the release of
all retired officers performing active duty
on full pay is fully carried out there will
be a general shaking up of high-ranking
naval officers.
Orders have been recently issued for
the bleaching" as II is called, OF three
prominent retired officers. 1t Is generally
understood that many others are to be
similarly treated.
Those already affected by the new pol
icy are Rear Admiral John f. Pillsbury,
chief OF the bureau OF navigation; Rear
Admiral c. NJ. Chester, on special duty
abroad under the bureau OF equipment
and repair and Rear Admiral Frederick
Singer, commandant of the navy yard.
New Orleans.
Other high ranking officers on the re-
tired list holding important offices and
who may or may not be relegated to
private life are Rear Admiral r. ID.
Evans, on duty with the general board !;
Rear Admiral w. 8. Cowles. chief of
the bureau of equipment; Rear Admiral
8. b. Luce. on duty at the Naval War
College, Newport; Rear Admiral j. r.
Merrell. president of the Naval \, ar Col
lege and member Of the joint army and
navy board; Rear Admiral A. r. Couden,
and a member OF the board on wire
wound guns: Rear Admiral Albert Ross.
commandant OF the naval training station
on the great lakes: Rear Admiral A. +.
Mahan. on duty at the Naval War Col
lege; Rear Admiral -. n. Manney, on
duty at the coal depot. San Diego. Cal. :;
Commodore c. p Perkins. commandant
OF the Pacific naval district. and Commo-
dore w. II. Beehler, commandant naval
station, Key west, Fla.
Commodore Karl Rohrer, commandant.
naval station, San Juan. P. r.; Commo-
dore r. G. Denig. inspection duty, Navy
Department: Commodore W. c. Eaton.
inspection duty, Navy Department; Capt.
w. NJ. Little. at Naval War College;
Capt. j. II. Perry, inspector machinery.
New York: Capt w. r. Halsey, on duty
in bureau OF equipment; Capt. William
Winder. at navy yard. Boston: Capt. Z.
J. Dorm. commandant. naval station,
Guam: Capt w. G. Cutler, lighthouse in
spector. Boston: Capt. A. w. Dodd. at
naval magazine. Mare Island, Cal; Capt
4. \. Wood, lighthouse duty at Porto
Rico; Capt. ]. l.. Cow, at navy yard, Bos-
ton; Capt. ]. G. Doyle, at naval maga-
zine. bingham, Mass, and many others
of lower rank.
Evening star., 1909-05-12
Birth Abraham Convention
Closes Its Session.
FOR INSURGENTS
Judge Leon Sanders Elected Grand
Master of Order.
OTHER OFFICES ARE DIVIDED
Increase in Per Capita Assessment to
Meet $6, 900 Deficit Left by Out
going Administration.

The delegates of the Jewish Independent
Order of Birth Abraham, which closed
its twenty-ti1ird annual convention in this
tity last night called on President Taft
at the White House this morning. They
were cordially received by the executive,
who shook hands with his visitors.
Completely upsetting predictions, the
Insurgents or anti-administraction fac
ton OF the order, carried the ma ajorty of
offices at the election of officers yester-
day. Judge Leon Sanders of New York,
their candidate for grand master, was
elected by a narrow margin On the bal
ance of the ticket the factions split about
even.
+ Schoen Again Secretary.
Jacob Schoen. grand secretary, who
made the dramatic confession of negli-
gence in handling the funds Of the order
Monday was reelected for another term
by an ample majority, the members ac-
cepting his explanation as sufficient.
Other officers elected were first deputy
grand master, Isaac Weiss; second dep
grand treasurer, Wolf Sprung; endow-
ment treasurer, Davis Eisler; chairman
of finance. Edward Kohn: chairman of
endowment, NJ. Breitbart: chairman of
law. MAX tckNan, chairman OI appeals
Adolph Jablinowski; chairman state of
the order, Joseph Blaustein; chairman OF
printing. Scholem Appel; chairman of
ritual. Moritz korn; chairman of charity.
Adolph ROsenbaum, and grand trustee,
Max SHartz, and A. B. JOworower. coun-
sci to the order There were $50 votes
cast for each Office.
After the uproarious proceedings of
the first two days of the convention the
closing session last night was like calm
after storm. Good feeling and brotherly
love seemed to be everywhere apparent.
instead Of the political bitterness Of the
pre-election period.
New Ohicers Sworn In.
when the results of the election had
been announced and the thunderous ap-
plause approving the victory of favorites
had died down the retiring grand master
called the new officers to the stage. Be-
ginning with his successor in the high
est office, Judge Sanders. he admins
tered the pledge of Office and installa-
ton.
Judge Sanders at once took the gavel
and assumed charge of the convention.
He made an address to the delegates,
electing him, and pledging his time and
best efforts to the work Of the order
while in office.
After much discussion and opposition.
resolution to increase the annual per
capita tax from 80 to 40 cents. in order
to remove a deficit of about $6,OOO left
by the outgoing administration, was
adopted. On behalf of the delegates NJ.
Selenkow of Baltimore, Nd, made a
presentation of bouquets Of flowers to
the new officers. The convention ad-
tourned with the singing of America"
Evening star., 1909-05-12
SMASHED WINDOWS WITH FIST.
Colored Woman to Be Examined as
to Her Sanity.

Mrs. -addie Clark. colored. thirty-six
years OF age, created some excitement
this morning in the vicinity of Florida
avenue and 9th street northwest by stop
ping in front of house No. 9L3 Florida
avenue and smashing several panes Of
glass with her first. Then she started
away in the direction Of her home, 2lO v
street. but was arrested by policeman
from the eighth precinct.
The woman was taken to Freedmen s
Hospital, where cuts in her hand were
dressed. and later she was locked up to
answer a charge of disorderly conduct.
1t was stated by the police that the
charge was filed against her in order that
one of the judges of the Police Court
might have her sent to the Washington
Asylum Hospital for observation
Mrs. Clark. the police say has been in
custody before as insane. Twice she has
tried and each time reported as sane She
did not give the police any trouble today.
Evening star., 1909-05-12
ANIMAL EXHIBIT AT KANN'S.
Temporary Menagerie Attracts Many
to Tow Department.

The toy department of 8. Kann. Sons &
Co. has been turned into temporary
menagerie, with Marcella and her hon
cubs as the star attraction.
A ten-foot iron cage has been set up in
the toy department, and the patrons OF
the store are enjoying a fine young side
show every day. Marcella and her lions
are a special feature of the Ferari show.
which is on exhibition at the Eagles
spring festival and carnival now In full
swing on the site OF the old Baltimore
and Ohio station. All women who visit
Kann's toy department are receiving COM
plimentarY tickets TO the carnival.
Evening star., 1909-05-12

Prof. Franc Boyer of 14O6 I'll street re-
ported 10 the police that an intruder was
in his apartment between g and o. clock
last evening. His desk was broken open
and robbed of a number of articles Of
jewelry and several gold coins
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1909-05-28

Pay an occasional friendly visit
to the little trees set this spring.
Rub off unnecessary sprouts; and
make sure that no label wires
have been left on the trees to
choke them.
The Bordeaux mixture is the
proper remedy to use for all fun
gus troubles; viz, mildew and
rust of beans; potato and tomato
rot and leaf-blight; melon and
cucumber diseases, celery leaf
blight and rust, etc. The half
strength mixture 1.-TWO pounds
copper sulphate, two pounds
quicklime, fifty gallons water) is
strong enough to use in the veg
etable garden, except for pota-
toes.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1909-05-28

Chauncey Wallace, state land
agent, was in town several days
this week on business.
Cecil Carey came up late last
week from the Palouse country
and will remain here for some
time.
Joseph Meyer, brother of John
Meyer, the local miller arrived
here late last week from Union
town and will perhaps locate here
permanently. Two more broth
ers of Mr.. Meyer are expected to
arrive here soon from Germany
to become residents Of Idaho
county.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1909-05-28
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.

Department of the Interior, U. S. Land Office
at Lewiston, Idaho May 20, 1909.
Notice is hereby given that
ISIDOR RIEGER,
of Ferdinand, Idaho. who, on May 10, 1904. made
Homestead Entry No. 1914 Serial No. glass; for
Lots l. g. 3.45, 8. Sec. % and Lots and 8. Sec
ton "a, Township 80 North, Range West. Boise
Meridian has filed notice of intention to make
Final Five Year Proof to establish claim to the
land above described, before J NJ. Wolbert U. S.
Commissioner, at Cottonwood Idaho. on the 3rd
day of July. 1909.
Claimant names as witnesses: Anton Staab.
Math. Lawen, Mike I.auer, Henry Nau, all of
Ferdinand, Idaho.
5-28 T. II. BARTLETT, Register.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1909-05-28
Farm Journal Items.

When two horses become ac-
customed to working together,
don't change them.
In matching up the work teams
mate them in size, weight and
disposition as nearly as possible.
1t is very hard on a prompt
horse to be obliged to work with
a lazy one. The wear and tear
is great and unnecessary, and a
loss.
Never tolerate a man on the
farm who yanks, kicks or whips
a horse.
In no case should the colt be
allowed to follow when the mare
is at work.
Sort we'll your seed, but first
be careful to select the right sort.
The bung-hole does not empty
half so many barrels as the little,
everlasting drizzle from the spig-
OF.
Never heard of anyone running
the cultivator too much, except
one man who was too busy to dig
his wife's flower beds for her.
It will pay to have on hand
duplicates of the most breakable
parts of the harvester. It costs
time, which is valuable, to stop
machine in rush days to wait
for the broken parts.
To the hired man: You can be
a man whom the whole neighbor-
hood will want. How? Just by
being fair and square, earnest,
honest, good natured and clean
in all your life. No out-of-work
times for such a man.
When you wish permission to
90 across another mans land, go
and ask for it. Don't take it for
granted that it will be all
right" You can only be sure OF
that by going to headquarters
and talking with the master.
Out of $500 boys recently ex-
amined in the schools of Kansas,
only six cigarette smokers were
found to be what would gener.
ally be called bright. " Ten Of
, the remainder were average stu
dents, while all the rest of the
g 500 were found to be poor al
their studies, or worthless.
, Never pick berries for marke
} when they are wet. And, whe1
picked, hurry them to a cool place
out of the sun.
Cut off, at any time, any suck
8 ers you may find growing at thu
: foot of fruit trees or on tn
: trunk or main limbs wher,
branches should not grow.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1909-05-28


Roland Pratt, a well known
and highly respected farmer of
the Gilbert section in Nez Perez
county, was adjudged insane
Monday at Lewiston and ordered
committed to the asylum at Oro-
finO. His condition is due to i'll
ness.
Jesse Bear, who pleaded guilty
at Moscow last week of having
appropriated $1,000 of postoffice
money to his own uses at Gem,
was sentenced to serve ten
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1909-05-28
F. S. Winner,
NOTARY PUBLIC.
Office in Chronicle Office near the
l. o. o. F. Hall.
Whooping Cough.

This is a more dangerous disease than
is generally presumed. 1t will be sur
prise to many to learn that more deaths
result from it than from scarlet fever.
Pneumonia often results from it. Cham
berlain's Cough Remedy has been used
in many epidemics of whooping cough,
and always with the best results. Del
bert McKeig of Harlan, Iowa, says of it {:
"My boy took whooping cough when
nine months old. He had it in the win
ter. got a bottle of Chamberlain's
Cough Remedy which proved good.
cannot recommend it too highly
For sale by Libbey's Pharmacy.