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Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1909-04-17
CHAPTER XIX.
Simple Versus Duplex.


left Eureka at Nate Scudder's.
She was going to have him take his
dory and row her over to the island.
She was to see to things there till
come. Dewey was all right and over
his cold she told me, so she could
take up her regular job again. Scud-
der was glad to see us. 1 don't know
but he'd been scared that his whole
gang of dodgers had cleared out and
left him in the lurch. 1 told him about
the doctor chase. His eyes stuck out.
Godfrey scissors." says he. TT
must have cost that Hartley man lot
for that automobile
Cost" says 1. You bet it did,
Il presume likely thatn come out
of the doctors bill, won't it?''
NO. 1 says, scornful- Land of
Gosheni No. Why should it?"
We'll, if twas me I'd take some of
it out. The doc hadn't no right to be
over to Brantboro after giving folks
notice through the papers that he was
to Wapatomac." He thought a min
ute more and then he says: Say,
Sol; don't you cal'1ate there's com
mission coming to us from Ben Baker
He'd never let that auto wagon if we
hadn't provided the customer"
Didn't that beat all? Sometimes 1
think Nate Scudder'n rise up in his
coffin afore they bury him and want
a commission from the undertaken.
He'll never rest easy and see all that
cash going to somebody else when he's
furnishing the center of interest
/ found Martin planted easy and
pretty comfortable in an upstairs
front room at the Old Home His arm
was hurting him some, of course, but
other ways he felt better, having had
a nap and something to eat He wan t
sick in bed at least; and that's how
1 expected to find him.
1 told him the good news from Red
nv, and it pleased him most to death
Then l give him the Page girls mes
sage. He didn't say much, but twas
plain to see how he felt I promised
to be back next morning, and then 1
said good-by- His good-by to me was
sort of absent-minded. I left him
smoking and looking dreamy out of
the window.
was in hurry to get to Ozone.
but 1 couldn't help stopping where
they was digging the cellar for the
new part of the hotel, and looking for
our old friend Washy Sparrow He
was wheeling dirt in . wheelbarrow
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1909-04-17
SYNOPSIS.

Mr.. Solomon Pratt began comical mar
ration of story, introducing well-to-do
Nathan Scudder of his town, and Edward
Van Brunt and Martin Hartley. two rich
New Workers seeking rest. Van Brunt, it
for the hand of Miss Agnes Page, who
of July celebration at Eastwich- Hartley
rescued boy, known as 'Reddy,' from
under horses feet and the urchin
proved to be one of Miss Pages charges,
whom she had taken to the country for
an outing. Van Brunt rented an island
from Scudder and called it Ozone island
In charge of company of New York
poor children Miss Talford and Miss Page
viSited Ozone island. Eureka Sparrow, a
country girl, was engaged as a cook and
Van Brunt and Hartley paid visit to
her father, who for years had been claim
ing consumption as an excuse for not
working Upon another island visit by
Miss Page, Eureka diagnosed Hartley'S
one of love for Agnes. Hartley
invented a plan to make Washington
Sparrow work In putting the plan into
effect Hartley incurs wrath of Miss Page,
for whom the sick man" sent Agnes
then appealed to Van Brunt. Sparrow
to escape the treatment proclaimed him
self well and went to work Storm bound
On Ozone island. Van Brunt and Hartley
tired of the Natural Life Hartley suf-
Tered broken arm while hunting ply
stefan for 'Reddy." supposed to be suffer-
Ing from appendicitis. ''Reddy'S'' ailment
later proves to be an overdose of green
apples
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1909-04-17
Latest Kansas Events.
To Help Good Roads Movement.

The engineering department of the
University of Kansas has decided to
join the good roads movement From
now on it will be equipped to give the
benefit of its testing laboratories to the
counties and cities in the state on road
materials and methods. A bulletin will
be published soon by the department,
giving the standard tests on more than
200 samples of limestone from the
eastern half of the state. The regents
established testing station here about
year ago. but up to this time there
have been no funds to publish the re-
suits of the tests that have been made,
The tests In the first bulletin are OF
stones available for macadamizing, of
which there is practically an unlimited
amount.
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charaes AGAINST kansans.

Sensational charges of attempted
railroad wrecking are contained in 8
suit filed in the district court at Den.
yer against Frank E. Grimes, Topeka;
Otis Hungate, Topeka; Nees Olson,
Wichita; B. F. Young and F. H. Tillott
son, Kansas City; A. M. Stevenson
Denver, and Wilson 1. Devenny, Love
land, Col. Suit is filed by the Denver,
Laramie & Northwestern railroad, un
der construction by Kansas capitalists
and the Northwestern Land and Iron
company The defendants are charged
with conspiring to throw both concerns
into the hands of a receiver with
view ultimately to obtain control of ii
themselves.
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An Anti-Flv campajon

The state board of health is about to
start new campaign against the fly.
Large posters are being printed, show
ing pictures of how the fly carries
germs. Inside the border of the pic
ture are printed some rules about how
to get rid of the fly and how to prevent
it from carrying germs to the food.
The poster gives the rules of the board
of health concerning flies about food
products for sale and urges the people
of the state not to make purchases
from merchants who do not properly
protect their stocks against the insects.
1t also urges that all refuse piles be
cleaned up The posters are to be dis
tributed throughout the state and
posted in public places.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1909-04-17
AS Well BE in K. u.

The people in a few of the school
districts of Western Kansas spend
more money to keep theirS children in
country schools than it would cost to
send them to the state university. For
instance, District Al in Wallace coun-
ty, spends $47.OS a month to maintain
q country school which is attended by
only one pupil District No. 4S in
Chase county pays $47.56 to educate
two pupils District Nos. 20 and 40
In Clark county pay S110 a month to
educate four pupils. Several other
districts make about the same show
ing.
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CHAPTER xvIII.-continued.

1 want much good, but DR.. Jordan
was a whole team and the dog under
the wagon. He sent me for the con-
ductor and between US we got Hartley
into the baggage car and away from
the crowd of passengers.
Then we rugged up a kind of bed for
him on pile OF trunks and the doctor
went to work.
He got Martins coat off and his
shirt-sleeve up and had a good look
at the arm. Hartley opened his eyes
while the examination was going on.
Broken, doctor, isn't it?" he asks,
weak
Yes" says Jordan. only a simple
fracture of the forearm, though. Wen
get off at the next station and find a
comfortable place for you"
But he wouldn't hear of it. Not
much he wouldn't. He was going to
see that that doctor went straight to
Eastwich. Said he'd had too much
trouble getting him on that train to let
him of it now, even if twas his neck
instead of his arm that was cracked.
There was considerable pow-wow, but
finally Jordan give in.
"All right" he says. Needs must
II the old gentleman drives. The arm
is in better shape than you deserve
considering how you've treated it, I'll
make a temporary bandage, put you
of at your home station, and come
back and set the/bone as soon as can
leave the boy. Hand me that box
over there, conductor, please"
With slat OFF box in the baggage
and pieces of Hartley's shirt, he
spliced that arm as pretty as a pic
ture- Then he rugged up sling made
of a couple of handkerchiefs, and there
was the patient in pretty fair shape.
considering
When we got to Wellmouth the con-
ductor-a mighty decent Teller, he was
held up the train while 1 made ar
rangements with the driver of the
Old Home house depot wagon to take
Martin to the hotel 1 was for going
with him, but he put his foot down on
that plan in hurry
81 mo, siri" says he 81 want you to
see that the goods are delivered You
get Jordan to the school on time and
find out if there's anything else you
can do 10 help over there. Then you
can come back if you want to; but
don't you show your head around me
III the contract Is carried out. II you
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1909-04-17
Trees in Court House Yard.

The county commissioners of Rocks
county have contracted with S. B.
Parks for the setting out and the cul
tivation of $50 trees in the court house
yard in Stockton, and the work has
already begun. 1t is intended by the
board that Rocks county shall have
the finest court house yard in the west
ern part of the state. The varieties be
ing set out are Carolina poplar, white
elm, sycamore and honey locust. The
ground has heretofore grown to weeds
and alfalfa
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once myself. The apples on the ground
were wormy. you say How were those
ON the tree2 And how many did you
eat-well, say night before last?"
"Only six says Redny, beginning
to shuttle 81 knocked 'em down with
a rock They was"
81 see," Jordan smiled, quiet, and
stood up. Doctor" he says to Dun
can, 81 wouldn't operate yet awhile
He seems to be much easier now
think it will be safe to wait"
Duncan bristles up and waved his
hand, pompous. He was going to
speak, 1 guess, but all at once the
sense of what Jordan meant seemed to
work down through his skull. He
looked at me. / was beginning to grin
Then he looked at Agnes and Marga-
ret; they looked queer, and Miss Tai
ford's mouth was twitching at the
corners. He turned as red as a small
pox flag.
'I-I-why didn't you tell me about
those apples, boy?" he asks, sharp.
You never asked me- snuff1es
Redny- "An you asked me was what
1 had for supper, and told you
Green apples, hey?" says 1. more to
myself than anybody else. "Humph,
Well, they never operated for them
when 1 was a boy"
\ 1 went down to the kitchen pretty
soon after that. Eureka was there and
she and me had a big talk. Duncan
come stonping down a little later and
went out and slammed the door.
''Humph!" snaps Eureka, bobbing
her head the way she always done;
The amt going to get the chance to
try his tricks on that boy Pesky
thing, Why don't he run a butcher
shop? Then he could cut up and saw
be happy, and nobody'd be killed ex-
cept them that was dead already"
By and by Agnes came to the door
and called to me.
Mr.. Pratt" she says, when her and
me was in the hall together, 'show can
thank you for what you've done for
me and for that poor little child?''
You can't says, short. Because
1 amt done nothing. It's Mr.. Hartley
that"
Il know. DR.. Jordan has told me
some. Please tell me the rest. How
is he? Is his arm badly hurt? Is he
suffering? Do you think there's any
danger?"
Here was my chance. And 1 just
spread myself, too, now 1 tell you. l
spun the whole yarn, from the time
the Dora Bassett pulled out of Horse
foot Bar cove to when Hartley was
loaded into the Old Home depot wagon.
He's a brick, that's what he is,
says !, finally. And he always was
one. And there's one thing more I'm
going to tell, now that I've got my
hand in, Miss Page. That's about that
business with Washy Sparrow. Mr..
Hartley want no more to be blamed
for that than "a
She stopped me. please don't"
she says. Il know; Eureka told me.
And, Mr.. Pratt" she adds, and her face
lit up like there was a glory inside it;
I'm not going to ask you to beg his
pardon for me. But will you tell him
that, as soon as 1 can leave Dennis, |
I'm coming to Wellmouth to ask his
pardon myself, and-to thank him?
Tell him that. please"
Eureka and me drove back to Well |
mouth together. If that old buggy had
been trimmed up to match the feelings
of the two inside it 'twould have been
the gayest turnout that ever come
down the pike road. No circus cart
would have been in it.
But poor VanI
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1909-04-17
Prizes From Ezra Meeker.

The Ezra Meeker prizes for the best
essays on the Oregon trail were
awarded through e. T. Fairchild. state
superintendent of instruction The
prizes were $3.50 each-one for the
best story about the trail from high
school student and the other for the
best story from a graded school stu
dent The prizes were awarded to the
following: High school, first prize,
Mabel Norton. Ottawa; graded school,
first prize. Laura Gustaftson, Stock
dale; second place in high school,
Dane Huntington, Latham; second
place in graded school, Ruth Smook
Eidorado. Ezra Meeker gave the
money for the prizes when he made
the trip over the old trail a year ago.
He was in Topeka and Kansas City at
that time.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1909-04-17
Two Miles of Railroad s5s7, sos.

The most valuable two miles of
track in the state are located in Kan
sas City, Kan, and there are only two
miles of it. 1t belongs to the Kansas
City Belt line and if all of the railroad
mileage in the state ranked up with
it and paid taxes the same as now,
there would be no need for any private
individual to dig down into his pocket
for tax money. The company filed its
statement with the State Tax commits
sion the other day. The statement
shows a total valuation of S5S7 SOB
over $243,000 a mile. This property
was assessed last year at 1858, 100 by
the State Tax commission.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1909-04-17
Gov. stubbs Names Staff.

Gov. Stubs, by wire from Washing
ton, authorized the appointment of his
military staff as follows Aides, Sam
uel ]. Woodland, Wichita; Harry T..
Morgan, Caney, and James T. Kimball,
Salina; paymaster general, Samuel
Zimmerman, Topeka; surgeon general,
c. R. Silverthorne, Mcfarland; inspec-
tor general, w. A Pierce, Chanute;
judge advocate general, w. J. Watson,
Pittsburg; military storekeeper, E.
Baxter, Marion; assistant adjutant
general, A. B. Conley, lola.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1909-04-17
Woman Burned to Death.

Mrs. S. Sedgewick was burned to
death while raking leaves on a bonfire
in the yard of her home six miles west
of Emporia. Her dress caught fire and
her five children, who were the only
ones at home, and the Oldest of whom
is eight years, were too frightened to
help. A passing neighbor came to the
rescue, but it was too late and she
died few hours later without regain
ing consciousness. The youngest of
the children is baby six weeks old.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1909-04-17

do-well, my right arms in pretty
good condition yet"
In spite of the pain I knew he was
in he managed to pump up a grin. I
grinned back, but there was a big
lump just astern of my swallowing
gear.
The train got to Eastwich on time
and Lord James was waiting with the
team at the depot. We drove to the
Fresh Air farm like we was going to a
fire. Miss Talford was at the door.
Here's the Doctor says. ''How's
the boy?'
THE pain is a little easier now, we
Think says she. Come right up
stairs, DR.. Jordan. 1t was so good of
you to come. Agnes hasn't slept since
he was taken ILL.,
1 followed the doctor and the Tai
ford girl up to the bedroom. A mighty
pretty room twas, too; all lowered
paper, and colored pictures and sun
shine. But l didn't notice these things
much.
Poor little Redny! There he laid, in
the middle of the big bed, his brick
top shining against the pillow and
the freckles on his nose like red paint
spots on a whitewashed wall. He
knew me and the first thing he said
was: Hello, Andrew Jackson" That
was the name I'd always called him.
Agnes Page was there, sitting by
the bed, holding the little feller's hand.
She looked mighty hollow-eyed and
pale. She shook DR.. Jordan's hand
and thanked him for coming. She
shook mine, too, and noticed how her
hand trembled
The Duncan doctor was there, ready
to begin his carving. Dried-up young
squirt, with whiskers as scattering as
corn-stalks in the Ozone garden.
sEr-Dr. Jordan" says he, lawfully
sorry you've been put to all this
trouble. Entirely without my sane
ton, assure you. A most simple case
of appendicitis. I should have op-
Grated Immediately whether you ar
rived or not
Jordan went across to the bed. He
looked the boy over, careful as could
be. humping him, and listening, and
asking questions about where he felt
the worst, and all that. After while
he looked at Duncan, and says he:
1.-The pain doesn't seem to be To-
:alized as yet
yet, answers OlAcI
doctor, pompous. But, of course,
that's quite usual-often the regular
thing. Er-yes."
Jordan nodded. Then he asked a
few more questions; when the young
ster was took sick, and how it begun,
and the like of that Finally he says
to Redny:
What have you been eating lately ?"
Jaw, 1 don't know, sir. Miss Agnes
give me some jelly and some mush
and cream and"
Yes, I know. But those are what
you've had inside the house What
have you eaten outside? 1 noticed an
orchard back of the farm here. There
were some very pretty late apples on
the trees How do they taste2''
Redny looked worried, seemed to
me. He fidgeted with the edge of the
bed spread.
Il amt ct only few of EN- he
says. THE ones on the ground was
wormy, So"
Miss Agnes broke in here. He
couldn't have eaten those apples, doc
tor" she says I've expressly for
hidden the children to touch them"
Yes, of course" says Jordan But
I've had the advantage of being boy
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1909-04-17
Caught a Black ,Possum.

Lorenzo Johnson, a boy living near
Stockdale, caught an opossum which
was coal black Not knowing it was
very rare he skinned it in the usual
way, thus spelling the skin SO it could
not be mounted. Professor Shelter of
the K. S. A. C. was informed of the
ind and said it was the first black
opossum OF which he had ever heard.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1909-04-17
COULDN'T Do It.

"a father should be the friend and
companion of his son.. said Mrs
Corntossel. who had been reading q
magazine
Mandy answered the farmer.
you're askin' too much There's no
use Of askin' a man at my time o. life
to let his hair grow out over his fore
head like a back porch an go around
in clothes that amt mates hollerin'
'Rah! rah. rah!'-
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1909-04-17
New $4,000 school House at Lincoln.

At special election in Lincoln,
bonds for $4,000 were voted for the
erection of a new school building. The
town has one good school building,
but the growth of the town makes an
other necessary. The new building
Will be erected as soon as possible
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1909-04-17
state Board of Health Organizes.

At the quarterly meeting of the
state board of health DR.. Charles Ler-
rigo of Topeka was elected president,
DR.. Clay E. Coburn of Kansas City,
Kan, vice president, and DR.. R. S.
Magee of Topeka, pathologist to the
advisory board. DIR. Magee will or
ganize the tuberculosis exhibit which
the board is preparing to send to every
county seat town in Kansas.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1909-04-17
GARNER TO Assist saIina.

T. F. Carver of Topeka, a former
Saiina attorney, has been employed to
assist City Attorney H. C. Tonbey in
the suit that is to be instituted against
the Salina waterworl1s company. The
company has refused to appoint an
appraiser for its property demanded
by the city and the suit will follow.
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He Died to Save His Doc.

Paul, the 8-year-old son Of J. d.
Stoneburner, was drowned in the Yer
digris river at Independence. With
some other boys he had gone to the
river to play. His little dog fell in and
the boy, in trying to rescue his pet,
followed him where the water was too
deep. His companions were too small
to help him.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1909-04-17
SOAP Factory To coffeyviIIe.

The Chamber OF Commerce of COT
feyville sighed a contract with H. L.
Stallings Soap company of Wichita for
the removal of the factory to that city.
The Stallings Soap company has had
its goods upon the market for the past
"a years and is well known to the
trade.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1909-04-17
A Century Old Foot Stove.

DR.. Oscar P. Blatchly, retired ply
stefan of Argentine, has in his home
in that city, an old foot stove that his
great-grandmother, Mrs. Darius Blatch-
ly, used century ago. At that time
1t was considered sacri1egious to have
a fire in a Congregational church
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1909-04-17
Can't Even Make Bricks of shaIe.

The brick shale taken from the
ground near Wellington and sent to
Cherryvale to the Southwestern Brick
company for examination with a view
to ascertain whether it could be util.
lied for paving brick or not, has been
found wanting, according to a letter
received from Mr.. Dickinson by the
Commercial club.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1909-04-17
a civil war Veteran Dead.

William ]. Williams. 70 years old,
died recently at his home, in Kansas
City. He had lived in Kansas 40 years.
He was a member of the Second Kan
sas artillery during the Civil war.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1909-04-17
A Zinc Find Near chetopa.

DrilIers, while prospecting for xinc
ore nine miles east of Chetopa. went
through ten feet of strong ore bearing
dirt and that locality is jubilant over
the find It appears to be q good
mining proposition.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1909-04-17
Huron Woman Burned to Death.

Mrs. ]. Kieber was burned to death
at her home in Huron While she was
burning leaves her skirt caught fire.
She is survived by her husband and
eight children.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1909-04-17
Dynamite Killed a Farmer.

Charles L. Mallary, farmer, was
killed on his form southeast of EN-
poria by an explosion of dynamite. He
was carrying the explosive in bag.
preparatory to blasting stumps. and the
dynamite was accidentally discharged.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1909-04-17

TO OcfcUfdtc bfTtn OF fHufdn SC1IUoI.
Haskell Institute is making big
preparations for the celebration of the
18th anniversary, of the school. The
celebration is to come of during the
commencement week from June 10 to
IT.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1909-04-17
Akin Elevator Burns at Stafford.

What is nown as the Akin elevator,
located on the Santa Fe, at Stafford
was burned to the ground the other
night The building and about $1,000
worth of grain was restroyed.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1909-04-17

The little daughter of Mr.. and Mrs
Ray, who live on the Steel farm Ia
miles west and five miles south of Nc
Pherson, had her leg badly mangled by
getting 1t caught in the guide wheel
OF riding plou-