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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-06-01
POLITICAL GOSSIP
Another Chapter in the Scott
Stubs Controversy.
z. ID. GreasOn Takes a Fall Out
of the Former.
JACKSON HAND BOOK
Is. Designed to Help in Securing
Evidence.
The New Inheritance Tax and
It's Troubles.

Some days ago Dempsey Scott, a
Rawlins county editor. sent an open
letter to Governor Stubs in which he
compared the Stone revokement case
as handed by the president to the gov
ernor to the governors treatment of
the Rawlins county organization in the
matter of a justice of the peace APP
Qointment. Scott sympathized with the
governor over the Stone incident and
called to his mind the blessings of the
Golden Rule.
F. D. Greason, publisher of the
Square Deal. another Rawlins county
paper, fills out the Dempsey Scott in
cident and incidentally hands Scott a
package by publishing the following
fake letter, supposed to have been writ
ten by the governor:
"Mr. F. D. Greason. Publisher of
Square Deal. Atwood, Kansas.
MY Dear Friend:-In my mail last
Saturday I found a copy of the Re
city. I presume the editor sent it him
self as I don't know how else it would
get into my office. I noticed an article
headed AN Open Letter which was
marked good and plenty and which
afforded me some amusement. This
man Scott must certainly be sore about
that little justice of peace appoint
ment. He seems to imagine that
petition bearing the signatures Oh Sy-
rus Anderson and a few others of the
old gang ought to carry more weight
than anything you could furnish. Who
is he anyhow? An old friend of mine,
who was once sheriff of Cloud county,
happened to be in the office on Satur-
day when 1 got my mail and he in
formed me that some 20 years ago a
Dempster Scott disappeared quite sud
denly from Miltonvale and he has new
err heard of him since. He described
him as a clustering, bullfrog sort of a
slob with more gall than is generally
slowed away in one mans hide, and
he wouldn't be surprised if this is the
same man.
But honestly. Frank, I can't help
having a certain amount of sympathy
for poor old Cy Anderson. You know
he used to be the whole thing out in
your county, his name on a petition
would have had some effect few
years ago and would yet, if Leland
had been occupying my chair, and |
guess it wasn't Cy's fault that Leland
didn't have votes enough at the pri-
maries. Square dealing is what we want
and I'll take your word for it that B.
B. Ellison was the right man for the
office, even if the gang claimed he was
over 20 years of age.
Your old friend
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-06-01

Linon parasols in solid colors-
natural, green and blue and
white tops with colored borders
are priced $3.0 90.
And we want to call your at
tention to our line of parasols for
children. Prices range from 15c
for little cotton ones up to So. 90
for ruffied silks.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-06-01
strikers Paid Their Fare.

McLoud, Cal, June 1--At the con-
clusion of a meeting here of 600 Italian
lumber workers. about 400 of them
boarded the mail train for Bartle, &c
miles east, to force the few ioggers still
at work in the woods to join in the
strike, or at least to quit work All
the strikers paid their fares and the
company was obliged reluctantly to
carry them. In McCloud not a wheel is
turning and the sawmills, planning mill,
box factory and the machine shops are
all silent.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-06-01
WRECKED HIS TRAIN.
But Engineer Flanagan Saved the
Life of Child.

Medina, N. Y, June 1.-While a
westbound New York Central fast
freight was going through Medina at
the rate of 35 miles an hour. Engineer
Flanagan saw little child sitting
between the rails. Flanagan threw on
the emergency brakes and brought the
train to a standstin ten feet from the
child. Three cars were so badly wreck
ed by the force of the emergency brake
that they had to be removed before the
train could proceed
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1909-08-06
SOLDIER IN FIRST BATTLE.
Member Of the "Dutoh Company" Re-
Iates His Experiences When En-
gagged In Initial Encounter.

was only II, went from Michigan
to Illinois and enlisted the second
week l was there in German COM
pany. There were seven Americans,
three Irish and two Englishmen and
all the rest were Dutch, writes w. F.
jenkins of Arcadia, Neb., in National
Tribune. This company was known
as the Dutch company" and they
called me Company rs Yankee.
On account Of the fact that was
the only Yankee left in the company
after we left Frankfort, KY, in Octo-
Der and because of my youth. my
reckless and Independent disposition
and the indulgence of my officers, to-
gether with my unusually good luck
in coming out all right in my various
pranks and escapades, l was seldom,
punished or reprimanded. / make this
brief introduction to explain why l
did many things contrary to military
discipline without getting into trouble.
Now, the battle was in "a, after we
had been in the service about two
years and had never been in an en-
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1909-08-06

cent. and this will declare to the
end
How many men when facing death
on the gallows have said the same.
l wonder how many men have said
it truly. 1t is true, as Pope says,
that hope springs eternal in the hui
man breast, but l often wonder if we
do not make a grievous error in not
giving greater credence to the dying
statement of condemned man.
Jonathan Miller paid the penalty
of the death of Robert Conway with
the same stoical resignation which
had marked the end of many man
In the same extremity. With his
death the case seemed at an end and
1t passed from my mind along with
many other cases which have arisen
in long and busy career. I probably
never again would have recalled it
except incidentally had it not been for
strange occurrence.
Il was just retiring for the night
one evening about two years after
the execution of Miller when / was
startled by the sound of horse dash
ing madly up to my gate There
was loud rapping on the door and
upon opening 1t the painting horseman
cried:
Buck Everett's just been shot
down in Kiley's saloon. He's dying
and wants to see you right away.
Says he's got an important confession
to make
Il hurried out, and mounting the
messengers horse, spurred full speed
for Kiley's place. which was a disrep-
utable roadhouse about a mile dis
tant. On the way l tried to recall
who Buck Everett might be- and at
last remembered him as the porter
in Millers hotel at the time of the
Conway murder. When / arrived at
the place he was almost gone, but
with the aid of stiff drink of whisky
he revived sufficiently to make the
following confession:
Z" I'm a goner, Judge, but before /
cash in I've got to get something of
my mind. It's Conway. I've seen him
day and night. My God, judge, there
he is now pointing his bony finger
| ~ ihS' iohS MN away. TOT GOu
sake take him away He gasped in
terror and the froth upon his pallid
lips was bloody. We thought he was
going before his weighey secret was
told.
Come, Buck, have it out and
you'll go easier, said as I held his
head.
Yes, Judge, I've got to tell it, he
whispered 1T was me that killed Con
way. Miller never done 1t. The
thing took hold ON me when took his
grips upstairs and he said they was
full of jewelry. / slipped In ant
knitted him as he slept and got wha
there was in his pockets. l was jus
turnin' to the grips when / heart
the landlord comm down the hall.
slipped out and got past him, ant
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1909-08-06

chamber turned these questions over
ing my mind, never finding an an
swer that was satisfactory to my
conscience. I seriously considered re-
signing from the bench. My faith
in mans justice had received a crush
ing blow. For five years 1 carried
that weight of self accusing guilt, and
only the sympathy of my friends and
the loyalty and trust of my townsmen
sustained me.
One night / was seated in the study
of Rev Charles Poindexter, the rec.
tor of the Episcopalian church. Be-
| fore CHEEKY crate fire we talked into
the night and to him unburdened my
soul.
my heavens, judge he said to me,
laying his hand on my shoulder.
Why haven't you told me all this be-
fore? l might have saved you these
years of troubling. Never before have
| disclosed that which has been i'm
parted to me in the confessional, but
in this case l believe my duty to
the dead is outweighted by my duty
to the living. When you sentenced
1
Jonathan Miller you condemned a
guilty man. You remember that / at
tended him as spiritual adviser in
his last hours. To me alone he told
the true story of that fatal night. He
was guilty of Conway's death although
his hand did not strike the blow.
He went to Conway's room with the
intent to murder him and rob him of
his wealth. 1t was for that fell pur-
pose that he took the knife and Ian
tern. When he reached the room
he found the deed already done, and
even as the two travelling men en-
tered the room he was meditating
upon how he might secure the con
tents of the satchels and hide them
Let your mind rest, judge; his hand
was as guilty as the hand that struck
the blow!
"Thus was the weight of years lift
ed from my mind, and this, gentle
men. is my story
Amid the congratulations and
thanks of the members of the Cali
Skin club Judge Grower from the
chair ANNOUNCED that Judge Sturgii
had a story for the next meeting.
| Copyright. 1903. by W. c. chapman.)
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1909-08-06
And the Old Man erInned.

Duke" said the heiress. eagerly.
did you see father?"
"Yes."
"WeIl?"
1--WE talked about the weather"
what? Lose your nerve agair?
Why don't you brace up and talk like
a mama subject of king on whose
domain the sun never sets!"
Cant" moaned the duke. "All the
time was in your fathers Office he
kept grinning at big painting"
what painting?"
"The battle of Bunker HILL"
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1909-08-06
A City Clerks Garden.

A city clerk never misses a chance
of expatiating on his garden to his
colleagues, who, however, were never
taken home to see 1t, but were
under the impression it was of enor-
nous size. Five of them resolved
to have look at it. discovered his adj
dress. and called one Saturday after
noon to see the hundreds of roses all
a-growing and a-blooming. On being
taken to the rear of the house, judge
of their surprise on seeing a back
yard about IL feet by ten feet. One
bold spirit ventured that it was not
very big.
"Big!" replied the proud owner.
pointing to the sky. why. man, alive.
look at the height of it!"-Chicago
Daily Socialist.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1909-08-06

gagement. The boys kicked a good
deal, because they feared we should
have to go home without getting a
chance to smell gunpowder, but on
Sunday, June 10, 1864, we received
our first introduction to the Johnnies
and right interestingly they enter
tanned us from one o'clock until four.
Our regiment belonged to the First
brigade, commanded by old "Pappy"
Ward, Third division, Twentieth corps.
About one o'clock we formed in line,
fixed bayonets and stacked knapsacks
Then we knew there was something
doing.
In the edge of the woods, as we
were, we could see in front of us and
to the south a large open field; then
a long, wooded slope of perhaps 100
rods in extent. About two-thirds of
the way up that slope was a masked
battery of four brass guns. This bat.
terry was nearly to the right of our
regiment. On the crest Of the ridge
was heavy line of rebel works with
head logs. On account of the forma-
ton of the brigade when we charged,
and our orders to fire, lie down, load
and advance, by the time we got on
a line as far up the slope as the rebel
battery, many of us lost our align.
ment and got mixed up with the other
companies and regiments. At just
about this point it made no difference
whether we were among our own
troops or not, as there was nothing
to do but lie down and hug the
ground. 1t seemed impossible for a
man to stand a second and escape the
deadly shot. Any object two feet
above ground was a certain mark
within range of the enemy.
At about this time l noticed an off,
Ger riding up the hill with his hat in
his hand. He halted within 25 or 80
feet of me, waving his hat and trying
to get the boys to get up and charge.
l kept my eyes fixed on him in hor.
ror, feeling that he could not live
more than a few moments. He was
near the very front and his horse
wheeled in such manner that he
was partially turned toward our ranks
just at the moment, so that he quar-.
tered toward the enemy when he was
struck He fell on his horses neck
and / heard him call for a Nineteenth
Michigan man two or three times, his
horse in the meantime standing as
quietly as IL he were in a field by
himself. AS no men came in answer
to his call for assistance and / was a
Michigan man / ran up and told him
! was a Michigan man, though not oi
| the Nineteenth. He put his hand or
| my shoulder and rolled off his horse
| ] was satisfied that his wound was
| mortal, as / saw that he was sho
| through the chest. / unbuckled his
| sword belt, putting 1t on myself, ant
with his arm over my neck we started
down the slope. Although in fair view
| of the enemy where we were stand
ing, l do not believe any attempt wa.
made to shoot us.
This was part of my first days.
| experience in battle. At roll call tina
| night many of the boys failed to an
swer to their names. Capt. Locke wal
| not there and | was left the onl,
Yankee in the Dutch company"
The onl really miserable peopl
are those who haven't any troubles.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1909-08-06
"To Orient"

Primarily and as its etymology
shows the verb to orient means to
set an object in exact adjustment to
the east, thence by natural corollary
to set it true with all the cardinal
points of the compass. Then in the
derivative and topical Specification 1t
is used to describe the attitude of a
mind duly adjusted to any standard of
knowledge, morals or life.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1909-08-06

5 the members of the Calf
Skin club dropped into
their accustomed places
Judge bennett entered
with a stranger of distin-
guished mein, and dignified
bearing. His white hair
andwhite mutton-chop whis-
kers betokened the coun-
try jurist of long expert
ence whose reverence for
the English bench caused
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1909-08-06

I never could understand why he
didn't see me. When they put 1t
on him l hadn't the nerve to speak
up. My God, I've got Miller on my
soul. too! There they both stand.
Take em away and he went into
unintelligible rawlings which hnaiiy
ended in the gasp of death.
"You can imagine my state OF
mind upon hearing this terrible con-
fession. Was not Miller's death
upon my soul as we'll? Was L not
equally culpable for not having a
keener insight into character that
might have read his innocence in
his steadfast attitude" Many long
night as ] walked the floor of my
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1909-08-06
AUTHORS NOTE.

The material facts In this
story of circumstantial evidence
are drawn from an actual re-
corded case, only such change
of names and local color being
made as to remove them from
the classification of legal re-
ports to that of fiction. All the
essential points of evidence,
however, are retained.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1909-08-06

q The onl really miserable people
are those who haven't any troubles.
The Delta independent., 1909-07-30
DenUer Markets.

DENVER UNION STOCK YARDS, July
Receipts of cattle were very good
last week and theirs was good demand.
Good corn fed stuff closed strong to
i5e higher but on grass cattle packers
were able to pound prices very materi-
ally. The best hay fed cattle off grass
are probably 10 to l5e lower but on the
medium and palmer grasses the market
is anywhere from 25 to 6Oe lower for
the week. Some Nebraska corn fed
steers sold last week at $6r75 but it
took good grass steers to get above
IS. Is and most of the better killers sold
around IS 25 to $5 60. Good grass cows
are selling around $3.75 to $4.lO but
they must be good to bring the latter
price and bulk of the killers coming are
selling at So. 90 to SO SIS. Bulls were in
good demand at 81. so to So So Veal
calves sharply lower with best grades
selling at $500 to IS 25. Very few
feeders and stockers are coming now
and there were not enough sales made
in this division last week to base
quotations on. Indications are that the
demand for feeders this fall is going to
be very strong on this market and a
big trade is anticipated. Tne market
today was strong on the best cattle and
about steady on others.
The demand for hogs was good but
prices are slightly lower than a week
ago with values now ranging from
81. SO to SITS.
Sheep trade fairly active and prices
about the same. A bunch of choice
Utah lambs arrived today and sold at
81. 65, average 65 lbs.
The Delta independent., 1909-07-30

only four apples for each person in the
other apple growers.
Many of these growers are planning
to establish their homes and lay the
foundation of their fortunes after the
opening of the Gunnison tunnel on Sep
tember 28 by President w. II. Taft.
This enterprise has become known as
the pet of the United States reclama-
ton service. 1t was built at cost of
s5, 900, 600, and is the longest irrigation
tunnel in the world. 1t carries the wa
ters of the Gunnison river through the
heart of a mountain range for dis
tance of miles and deposits it on the
lands in Delta county that produce
crops like the one mentioned above.
In the figures given apples were used
chiefly for purposes of illustration, as
they are the greatest product of the
fruit growers of Delta county. A total
of 1000 carloads of fruit will be
shipped, but this will comprise both
apples and peaches and small proper
ton of the other fruits.
The estimate is based, not on guess
work, but as a result of perhaps the
most unique census ever taken in this
country. 1t become evident early in
the season that Delta county was to
have tremendous crop, and the grow
ers realized the necessity of making
elaborate preparations for boxes, cars
for shipment. etc. 1t is no small task,
when you stop to consider it, to get the
material and provide for the making of
2, 400, 900 fruit boxes.
In order that they might have proper
estimates, the orchardists visited every
tree in the county, allowing SO much
for every tree. Thus, a five-year-old
tree was calculated to produce one and
one-half boxes, a 6-year-old tree two
boxes, and so on up the scale. 1t was
found by the most conservative esti-
mate, that the output would be 1000
carloads.
The Gunnison tunnel will supply water
for $50, 900 acres of land, most of which
is now uncultivated, but which is as
capable of production as any in the
county. What Delta county's fruit out
put will be when this land is developed
one can hardly imagine. Certainly it
will be ranked as one of the great fruit
growing centers of the world.
DELTA BOOSTER.
The Delta independent., 1909-07-30
Checking Raoages Of
Beetles In Pine Timber.
DELTA BOOSTER

There are emergencies in which the
Government must depart from the usual
policy of conserving the timber. and
disposing of it by we'll regulated sales.
1t is sometimes necessary to destroy
bodies of timber of considerable ex-
tent, or at least to cut the trees and
leave the logs lying in the woods, where
they may, or may not, become useful
before decay sets in. Such apparent
wastefulness is made necessary most
frequently by attacks of the Black
Hills beetles upon the Western yellow
or Rocky Mountain pine. The destruc-
tion of beetle-infested trees is in reality
no more wasteful than would be the
destructive action necessary to stamp
out an infectious disease among cattle,
horses or sheep. Trees which have
been attacked by the Black Hills pine
beetle are harboring the dangerous pest
for almost year after the attack is
made. After that period, the beetles
having left them, they are no more
a menace than are the hleached bones
of steer scattered upon the prairie.
The Black Hills beetle has long since
passed beyond the confines Of the region
which gives it name. Last winter
The Delta independent., 1909-07-30
Hundreds of Miles
of Delta Apples.

From The Rocky Mountain News:
Can you imagine 1000 carloads of
fruit being hauled out of one country?
Can you imagine 288, 900, 900 apples
placed in row, and how long line
do you think they would make?
These apples are packed in 2,400, 900
boxes, which are IL inches deep and 18
inches long. Piled one on top of the
other they would reach 455 miles in
the air. From the top of the pile one
might be able to signal Mars and tell
the inhabitants there about the great
est fruit country in the state of Colo
RADIO
If these boxes were placed end for
end they would reach 696 miles, or
nearly two thirds of the distance be-
tween Denver and Chicago.
Estimating that the apples average
8 inches in diameter, they would, if
placed in straight line, extend for a
distance of 13,635 miles, or more than
half way around the world.
Let us estimate that it takes three of
the apples to make pound ian ultra
conservative figure). They would then
weigh SO, 900, 900 pounds, or 49, 900 tons.
1t is only in this way, by the use of
striking illustrations, that the mind is
able to comprehend the immense fruit
crop that is to be gathered in Delta
county this fall. 1t seems at first
glance that the figures are exaggerated,
| nd k1a% l.,
market would be glutted. On the con-
trary the figures are correct, and 80 far
] as the market is concerned it means
The Delta independent., 1909-07-30

district of the State of Washing
ton. But the land gamble, with
all its attendant evils, is infinitely
better than the land rush.
A 5000. 900, 600 bushel crop,
such as the government report
gives us a right to look for, fur
nishes new reason for corn to
assert its kingship among the
farm products of the United
States. From present indica-
tions the yield of the farms for
1909 will be a long way above
the $4,000, 900, 600 mark, and
corn will furnish much more
than a fifth of this total. When
Hammond of South Carolina de-
clared that cotton was king, he
did not foresee the judgment
which, half century later, Hi
nois, Missouri, Iowa and few
of the other states would pass
upon this dictum.
The tariff conference commit
tee is making satisfactory pro-
gress and will probably finish it's
work during the present week.
1t is entirely safe to predict that
the bill as agreed upon will meet
the general approval of the Re-
publican party. The differences
to be adjusted involve questions
of detail and not of principle or
policy. There will be no surren-
der of the general doctrine of
protection, which is to say that
the measure will have no taint or
suggestion of free trade. The
advantages gained under the
Dingley law, the most beneficial
tariff law in the history of the
country, will be maintained, and
the existing high standard of
wages will be duly
safeguarded. That is what the
people expect and require, and
what the people expect and re-
quire the Republican party al
ways provides. :
The Delta independent., 1909-07-30

Congressman or Senators are
hardly to be blamed for not like
ing to be kept cooped up in Wash
ington through the entire heated
section in a special session. They
are but mortal and would like to
go fishing as well as anyone.
After all our Congress is big
institution and little heat does
not drive them from debating
and closely considering questions
of public importance. The Amer
lean citizen is, as a rule, a true
patriot and tries to make good
at his country's call.