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The Prescott daily news., 1909-01-09
Following a Trail.

Copyright, 1909. by American Press Asso
 ciation.l
 Of all the trails I ever followed the longest was in tracing murderer.
 Just before taking it I was employed to look into the loss of a $25,000 dia- mond ring It belonged to Louis Bam- berger He missed it one day. and was sent to bis house incog. to inves- tigate. He didn't know when the ring had been taken, since he had not seen it for a fortnight at least before he missed it. It was kept in bureau drawer in his bedroom.
 For ten days I kept my eyes open. followed up every clew, however slight, but made no headway what ever. l told MT. Hamburger that if any one in the house had taken the ring I couldn't find out who was the criminal. I gave up the job.
 A month later I took murder case. While driving along a country road in the neighborhood of the scene of the murder on a fencepost l noticed some thing that resembled a Masonic sym bol. It was q circle and a triangle roughly cut, the circle overlying the triangle, one of the angles of the lat ter being acute. I pulled up beside the post to examine it. Any one but de tective would have likely considered it the work of some idle boy. 1 did not regard it so lightly, but had not then a knowledge I gained afterward which would have enabled me to decipher it. drove on much puzzled.
 Later I came to point where an- other road joined the one l was on. Not a hundred yards before reaching the fork I saw duplicate of the cir cle and triangle carved on tree stand ing short distance from the road. It at once occurred to me that these sym bols indicated a route. Again I stop ped and studied. I noticed that the
 oe the triangle pointed in
The Prescott daily news., 1909-01-09

| other, then another and another, driv- i ing till it was too dark to see them. Then I put up at a farmhouse and spent the night.
 I expected that I might have chase before me lasting several days, but never dreamed of what 1 had really undertaken Every morning 1 would start out, drive all day, seldom having to do much hunting for the symbols. and turn in at night, hoping the next day to come to the end of my pilgrim age I had started from point near l Cleveland, followed the "biazed' route across Illinois to St. Louis, thence to Topeka, thence to Santa Fe, distance 1 Gas the crow fiies) of some 1,400 miles. On reaching Santa Fe I examined ev- cry route leading in every direction, l finding no symbols on any of them. 1 By this time had done a good deal of thinking and had come to the con- clusion that some one was showing the route to some one else. Had the some one else arrived? I examined the last symbol carefully and saw that it was fresh cut. I had no clew to discover ] tllt IlCISOI WHO ildN Deeu S1OMlIS tuG route, so I determined to look out for whoever might be following. There was house near where the last sym bol had been cut. and I took a room there, watching all day from my win dow or while sitting on the porch. I I felt confident that 1 should discover some one who had been engaged in the murder He would not travel at night, for he could not see in tbe dark the signals intended for him any better than I could.
 One morning six days after l had begun my watch tramp came down the road. l was in the yard at the time cleaning my revolver. AS usual, upon seeing any one approach l kept my head bent down. but my eye on the tramp. The moment he caught sight of the symbol knew that had found my man. He made no secret of his in- terest. Why should he? He was some 1,60O miles by the shortest roads from where the first signal had been cut near the house of the murder. He went up to the circle and angle, looked at it squarey and was proceeding on his way when I covered him with my revolver and ordered him to throw up his hands He turned white, put his hands over his head, and I ordered him to walk on ahead of me toward Santa Fe, few miles distant
 Taking him to a police station, the first thing I did after getting there was to search him for evidence con- meeting him with the murder What did I find? A ring set with tremen- dous diamond.
 Well, to close up, it turned out that about week before the Bamberger diamond was missed couple of tramps stopped at the house and were fed there. Being left alone by a care less servant, one of them found oppor- tunity to go upstairs and took the dia- mond. After leaving the house he left his pal and went ahead with 1t, cutting symbols to guide the latter, who fol- lowed At the third signal the ad- vance man buried the diamond, and the follower took 1t up.
 got $5,000 for the gems recovery.
 CHAUNCEY WARDWELL.
The Prescott daily news., 1909-01-09
READ THIS.

Prescott, Ark, Dec. 12.-This certifies 1 have been selling Halls Texas Wonder for years and I re- commend it as the best kid ney, bladder and rheumatic medi- cine l have ever sold. Hesterly Drug Store.
Barton County democrat., 1909-01-01
What's Its Origin?

Since Kansas has come into 20
session of Pawnee Rock, a his
toric spot on the old Santa Fe
trail, it is cup" to some histor-
ian to give the real reason why
the rock was so named. There
is one story that Kit Carson
killed his first Indian at the
rock. 1t turned out later, how
ever, that Kit had killed his
own mule. Another tale is that
IN the early days band of Paw
nees attempted to rob some of
the horses of COmanche tribes,
but were cornered and mas
sacred to a man while seeking
shelter behind the huge red
sandstone projection. The Kan
sas Indian legends that have so
far been written do not give the
incident of the rocks naming
Kansas City Journal.
Barton County democrat., 1909-01-01

worth $4,000. Owner has an eouit,
I of $4,000, mortgage of $3O.OOi
Will trade the $4,000 equity for Ian,
No. S5-A 3-story brick hotel witt
90 rooms, full basement, steam heat
ed and furnished, rental SIPS month
can give possession in 80 days, in {
town Of 5000 in the northeast par
OF Kansas. Price $4,000. Ineum.
brance of $500 for 4 years at {
per cent. Will give second mort.
gage If necessary.
No. S6-A good livery business
and property for exchange. Located
In county seat, oldest, best estab-
lished and doing the best business
In the city. Only one other. 1t has
all it can do with the following equip
ment: "a horses, 10 buggies, 2 car
nages, l spring wagon, 10 sets of
double harness, 4 sets single harness.
new robes. whips and fixtures that
go with such an outfit. The horses
are in good condition, the buggies
either new or as good as new. The
building is an L shape with s. foot
front and l42 feet long, frame build
ing with hay loft above, building on
lot lOOxl42 feet, well painted building
and IN good repair. Best location in
the elty-just opposite court house.
Never traded and nothing rundown,
his is not run down, not paying
at all. The owner is max
ng good money, but his family want
o get onto farm, and so he is Of
,ering the property in exchange.
No. S7-Electric light and refriger-
ltlng plant. $4,000 stock in good
county seat town in eastern Kansas.
population about 5000. The plant is |
III new and has a contract with the |
ity for lights. The electrical bus
ness pays all running expenses.
Dhe capacity of the ice plant is 20
ons per day. The Mo. P. R. R. has
'mlt a tank and takes water from
he plant. There is now about 5000
Barton County democrat., 1909-01-01

or IA rooms, 2 acres of ground. Prize
$1,000. Will trade for land.
No. 54-Hotel in small town.
stories, 16 rooms in fair condition
some furniture, on a main line of tn,
Santa Fe and doing a good business
Price $1,000.
mo. 55-Best 3 story brick hotel
and opera house property in eastern
Iowa to trade for southern or western
land. Write for particulars.
No. 56-$6,OOO stock of groceries
and shoes in central Ohio. doing a
good business, will trade for city
property or land.
No. 57-AutomObile garage, includ-
ing building and machinery in a good
Iowa town of about 5000 population.
a first class opening. Write for par
ticulars.
NO. 5S-One section of nice level
pasture or wheat land in Kiowa
county, Colorado. Price 81 per acre.
No. 6S-1,92O acre improved ranch
IN Phillips county, North Dakota.
GoOd, improved, smooth, productive
land underlaid with coal. Price SIS
per acre. Owner wants merchandise
or other property.
No. 66-An $4,000 wholesale stock
Of Jewelry, silverware, perfumes and
extracts. Will trade for other prop
erty.
No. 67-$25,OOO stock of china and
glass in a good central Illinois city.
inc location and doing a big business.
Will exchange for land or city prop-
.rty.
No. 68-Line of s elevators in s-w.
and NV Iowa, all in fine
'ondition,gasoline engine power. coal
BUSINESS at each point in connection.
'riee $4,000. Owner wishes clear
and.
No. GA 60 barrel flour and feed
mill IN s-w South Dakota in a town of |
Barton County democrat., 1909-01-01
Who Is the Joke On?

1t has just been discovered
that the members of the ways
and means committee at Wash
lngtOn are investigating the tar
iff and upholding the principle
OF protecting home industry with
the assistance of furniture which
was imported. The carved ma
hogany desks at which the mem
bers of the committee are sit
ting came from Italy. The chair
upon which they gracefully re-
cline came from the home of the
Merry Widow" The towels
with which they wipe their face
were made in England. The gyp-
sum in the very walls came from
Canada, and the carpets which
muffle the legislative tread came
from the land of Waterloo. Their
is even a horrible suspicion that
the OvercOat of Representative,
Dalzell came FROM LaBelle,
France, but this has not been ver
flied.
Barton County democrat., 1909-01-01
Has His Commission.

j. K. McLain, of this city, has
received his commission from
Gov. Folk as one of the electors
from this state and it gave him
notice to meet in Jefferson City
on the second Monday in Janu-
ary, 1909, at which time the
eighteen electors of Missouri
will choose a messenger to WIS.,
it Washington, D. c., in Febru-
ary to cast the vote of Missouri
in the electoral college that will
meet at that time.
The naming of a messenger to
carry the vote is not going to
interfere with the plans of Mr..
McLain for attending the col
lege in person, and he will 60 to
washington whether he is named
as messenger or not.
"Mc" says that he intends to
take the trip and get all the
glory out of being an elector
from the Third district of Mi
souri, as he may never have an
other chance to have such an
honor given him.-From Excel
slor Springs, Mo-, Journal, Dec.
II, 1908.
Barton County democrat., 1909-01-01

al nt 1000 with plenty of grain a
hand. Will trade for land or cit,
property. Write for particulars.
No. 70-A Winton 1906 model Z
80 h. p. automobile in excellent con
dltiOn, cost $2S00. Will exchange fol
small farm or city property, also a
Rambler to trade for land or city
property.
No. 7l-SSO acres, 2 miles from
town in east part of Ness county. 2
houses, a fine large barn with stone
floor, 200 acres in wheat, one third
goes to purchaser, all bottom land.
800 acres in cultivation, fenced and
cross fenced. One of the best farms
IN Ness county. Price 500 per acre.
No. 72-64O acres, all fenced and
cross fenced with three wires. $50
acres in cultivation, 300 acres GOOD
alfalfa land, 13O acres In wheat goes
with the place, good 9 room house.
barn 36x6O, COW shed 2Ox3O, hen
house stone l6x32, stone milk house
l2xl2, cement cellar 1Oxl2, terms.
$4,000 cash, time on balance. This
price is for few days only.
Barton County democrat., 1909-01-01
1t have anything to buy or sell see US TIL Us your


No 4S-General stock of mercban.
use all new goods, bought within the
aast 10 months, and is a nice clean
/ stock, will invoice about $500,
1wner will trade stock alone, or if
party wants building, owner will let
! IL CO.. He values it at $500 without
sne building. Owner wishes to trade
1or land in eastern part of Kansas,
would ", like near FredOnia if possible
ms is IN a small town in a rich agri-
business. sOou
No. A-Lumber yard in western
Kansas and building and lots as fol-
lows: All lots in block "N" exeept
TWO There are 10 lots, house 24x24
rooms, office 12x24, agatite and ce.
ment house l2xlS, barn l6x32, lumber
sned l6x5S double deck, well of GOOD
water, windmill and tank, the build
ings are almost new, none of them
nave n3 been built quite three wears.
Inc Improvements are held at onlv
81 ,5OO. Stock will invoice about
$4,000. This is bargain.
No.. 45-Newspaper plant. The
only paper in town, none close enough
70 bother and a good territory to
araw from, good assortment of type
IN IN shop, lOxl5 pearl job press with
!nroW-off, almost as good as new and
IN good shape, a Washington news
paper press nearly new, and all new
nxtures and a circulation of about 300
that could be doubled with a little
work, advertising and job work
amount q to about $50 per month |
Price 5000, half cash
No. 4S-Hotel at Linton on the
nam n: line and division point for the
Rlch Hill branch, town is between |
Hleasanton and Prescott, and is the
only hotel In town, gets all the rail-
road patronage, have 25 or 30 rail-
road men for dinner. Rebuilt s wears
ago and has just been remodeIed.
looks like a new hotel, has about u
Barton County democrat., 1909-01-01
Meetings for the Farmer and
Stockman.

The Kansas Improved Stock
Breeders association will hold
its regular annual meeting in the
Supreme court room January11
TO 13 inclusive. The members Of
the Kansas Swine Breeders as.
sociation are scheduled to meet
in Topeka on January IL for a
session to be held in the assem-
bly, hall of the new Capital build
ing. During the day the Swine
Breeders will hold a session in
connection with the stock breed
ers and will furnish the IL
terary program at the meeting.
The State Dairy association
will meet in the assembly room
of the Capital building on Janu-
ary 13 and during the day will
hold session with the stock
breeders in the Supreme court
room. The Dairymen's associa-
ton will furnish the literary pro
gram at this meeting. Their Sc
sion is set for January IA to 16
inclusive.
On January IA the Kansas
State Poultry association will
meet in the Commercial club roo
Barton County democrat., 1909-01-01
Moran q Reser c,... D... x.,...

On january 13 the Kansas
branch of the Red Poll Cattle
Club Of America will hold a meet
ing in the assembly room in the
Capital building.
The State Good Roads associa-
ton will meet in Topeka on Jan
uary AIS.
Barton County democrat., 1909-01-01
Brokerage

No. S-0ne of the exclusive family
Kansas City hotels, has fifty rooms,
fine steam patent, instantaneous
heater of the latest style, s bath
rooms and toilets, large fine modern
laundry room with patent drier.
beautifully located between two car
lines, one direct to Union Depot, sets
on an elevation overlooking the eitv.
dining room large enough to accom-
modate 90 persons at one time. fine
modern kitchen and Immense ice box
built in building, plenty of room for
storage, everything IN first class Or
der. This building could not be built
new for 100000, and the ground is
Barton County democrat., 1909-01-01
Great Bend High School

The second term of the presen
school year will open Jan. 4.
New classes will be formed in
commercial arithmetic, Roman
history, plane and solid geome-
try regularly, and in shorthand,
typewriting and bookkeeping,
If enough students apply to war
rant the formation of classes.
y With our excellent facilities anC
Able corps of instructors the
high school offers unusual ad-
vantages. New students will r,
ceive a hearty welcome.
Special classes will be formed
in pedagogic subjects for the
benefit of teachers whose schools
close early.
Barton County democrat., 1909-01-01

OF sale, bond and contract for de-
! livery with invoice of goods attach
led.
No. s5-l,OS5 timber land, white
oak, gum and hickory principally.
which is located 311a miles from good
X. r. town in Arkansas to trade for
farm land, city property or Mdse.
Price Sll per acre.
No. 69-General Mds. stock and
store building and residence in a town
of $1,000. Stock will invoice about
$l3.5OO to trade for farm land in
eastern or central Kansas. 81
No. 97-2 drug stores located in
a good town 1000 population in Ar
kansas; will invoice about $4,000.
Will consider below invoice value for
land.
No. $500 acre ranch in Kingman
Co, Kansas, worth $4,000. Can trade
the whole or part of land for land
IN Eastern Iowa.
Ranches, Grazing, Timber and
Mineral Land.
No. 99-1,5OO acres first class black
prairie land in Matagorea Co., Texas.
2112 miles from R. R., improved with
l 2-stOry house with s rooms, barn
and out buildings, fenced and cross
fenced, 25O acres can be cultivated.
well drained by a small creek with a
narrow strip of hard timber which
will furnish posts and fire wood for
this land for several years. Price
$l7.5O per acre. Terms to suit.
No. 100000 acres, black sandy
loan, good farming land of general
nature, fine proposition for figs and
oranges, between Houston and Gal
weston, one-half mile from Diskin-
son and fronts on Dickinson Bayou.
Has excellent colonization proposition.
This will sub-divide and sell for $50
per acre. Price $l6 per acre; $25.-
600 cash, balance on time with release
clause.
Barton County democrat., 1909-01-01

bushels of apples in cold storage
Can make from SIS to 81 per day il
season delivering ice. viii trade fol
good clear land amounting to $1,000
or less. - 20 a.
Here is a Bunch to Trade for Good
Western Land at Proper Prices.
No. 8S-l5O acres 5 miles from La
Cygne, Linn county, Kansas. Price
$,74O; equity 1910.
No. 89-ll0 acres 4 miles from La
Cygne, Kansas. Price $1,000; equity
1920.
No. 9O-lOO acres 4 miles from La
Cygne, Kansas. Price $4,000; equity
$2,40O.
No. 9l-2 Groom houses in Law
renee, Kansas. Price 1880; equity
$3.50.
No. 92-2 lots, 9lxlOO in Des
Moine, Iowa. Price $500.
No. 9S-l store room 2Ox6O in
Merton, Mo. Price $1,000.
Can trade all the above in a bunch
for western land.
Barton County democrat., 1909-01-01

Mr.. and Mrs. Lou BarrOws were
lin town Tuesday on their way
to their home in Ford county,
after a visit with relatives at
their old home near Galatia.
Barton County democrat., 1909-01-01

Jack Pearson was over from
the north side Saturday. He call
ed here and added his name to
the Democrat list.
Barton County democrat., 1909-01-01

The above stocks are No. goods,
have never been placed on shelves,
are new, bright and clear. They are
carefully selected for any Hardware
store such goods as are sold daily.
Everything first class stock. consist
ing of cutlery, tableware, specialties,
axes, matches, hammers, saws, locks.
forks, screws, files and complete line
from regular stocks. The basis
on which these stocks can be had at
"a trade and a cash in years time
without interest on making a trade
for an equity on any terms in all of
these stocks, you will be given bill
Barton County democrat., 1909-01-01

Miss Leila Iten of Ellinwood
visited friends in the city Sun
day.
Barton County democrat., 1909-01-01

John McGinty was up from
ithe Seward neighborhood on
business Tuesday.
Barton County democrat., 1909-01-01

MIR. and Mrs, G. E. Wyman re-
turned home frOmAlva, Oklahoma
Friday morning.
Barton County democrat., 1909-01-01

Clarence ElmOre of Hoisington
attended the dance given by the
CarnatiOn dancing club Monday
evening.
Barton County democrat., 1909-01-01

Dan Converse of Clarence town
ship, who recently completed the
erection of an elevator on his
farm that will hold 5000 bushels
of wheat, has purchased from
. Cook & Panning a six horse pow.
er. engine to run it.
Barton County democrat., 1909-01-01

s Marx & Berscheidt have pre-
sented their friends in the Elks
with a neat little wallet, made
up in purple, the cOlors of the
. order.
Barton County democrat., 1909-01-01

Jim Drake and Charles Math-
las were over from the north
side Monday.
Barton County democrat., 1909-01-01

Mr.. and Mrs James Freer were
over from Hoisington on a Wis
it with relatives the first of the
week.
Barton County democrat., 1909-01-01
Clark County Man Suing to Find
Out a Cattleman's Rights

Frank Arnold of Clark county
has filed a case in the supreme
court which will test the right O.
cattlemen to ride upon a freight
train in which he has l or more
car loads of cattle. Arnold ship.
ped cattle from Clark county
over the Santa Fe and following
the custom he rode in the ca
bOose of the same train his car
loads of cattle were in. He was
ordered off the train by the
brakeman and when he-refused tt
move, was put off forcibly. He
WAS bruised up considerably ant
brought suit against the railroad
company for $1,000. In the low
er court Arnold lost and he ap-
pealed the case to the supreme
court in order to test the matter
and get a final decision.
Barton County democrat., 1909-01-01

Porter Young was in south
eastern Kansas on real estate
business part of last week.
Barton County democrat., 1909-01-01

R. H., G. W. and E. R. Moses
attended a meeting of the d.
rectOrs of the Pawnee Rock
State Bank at the Rock Tues
day.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1909-12-05
Staples and Wash Goods

Prints today the mills 5-ic;
December Sale
60 Hope Domestic worth today l0c; December
sale price soc
Yard Domestic. price December
price DC
Red A. F. c. Ginghams, worth today
December Sale &c
About pieces heavy finish Fanneete regular price
December Sale price sc
price &c
Flannel regular price lOc December
grade ncecod all coors regular price
December Sale price Sr
e Genuine tm-ckcag Feather Ticking extra strong cl's
December sale pe't''''''''''' LOT
Coa raund tbrad Cotton Checks, fine for Dresses ana sm
in December Sale
,od grade Apor GiuRhams strictly washable eNa ,I
weave; rgar price &c; D7emher sale price
Good heavy Cne making Mems and Boys WORK shHt st
ooo price December Sale price ''''''''oc
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1909-05-20
Numero 113
La SItuacIdn cOnlercIaI
I'm NORTEAMERICA

Prohablcmentc ningin mes de este
ano ha Sido de tanta animaci6n ea i0s
diverSos interescs industrialcs de los
EStados I'nidos como Il mes de Abrn.
I'm todaS parties dei pals con la arro-
ximaci0n del vcrano ha habido una ami
mmi6n general 81 los negocioS y las
instalaciones que habian ccrrado Sns
pucrtaS por muchoS mcSeS cStdn gra--
dualmente rcabri6ndolaS haio 81 peso. dc
pcdidoS acumuladoS, de modo que Fl
pals ontcro esta actualmentc Sntion-
do la preston genuina de la rostalwa-
ci6n commercial. Los precios dc casi TO-
dos loSarticuIos cStdn aumentado rapi-
damcnte, debido al hecho de que ei
mayor volumen de negocioS ha olivia.
do la ncceSdad de Ia cOmpetcncia aglI-
da, que tut notada por la e,casez de
| pedidoS en los prmeros meSeS del aiIO.
lIasta ahora los rasg0S mas notablcs
en- las bnStalaciones industrialeS es Il
crccimiento de Ia fucrza compradora de
los grandts lntrrcNeS del pals aSi como
died exterior Nutvos trahajos de cons
trucci6n que habian eido diieridos poe
muchos mesos han oido notabLcme nte
estlmulados por las yoncesionts herhaS
por la companies de hicITo y ac,ro y
las fdbriaas eStan armaIm nto fme o.
| If,1 i4t
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1909-05-20
BroChazOs teatraleS
Esperanza Iris

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media docena dc cuartllaS, para Si''r
.3l oaso cncomiando o fuStlgando, Ia
,rtist,ca labor dc Ia aplaudlda hpie me
jnana. Espcranza IRIS
Sin 81 menor conocimlento dc cauNa'
babcr Observable dctcuidamcnte los
r.;r;tos q deficicnriaS que una ar'lN'a
nonc de manifesto cu una conSld"ra"''
,ssr,e dc reprcsentacioneS. on IaS que al
herman las mas notahIes ohraS del g
MIRO rrande'' con ms del e"ner" en-
co Sc pucden dccir wio las @"NaS ma
las i buenas. sce1n iensa por oonTenfn-
r. hacerlo QUEEN clio Sc prop"nG'
,onaincntc que suede rormr'r paloN "h
4.obre ciego scuando una tnroa dc g'''-
s.niIIns Sc mofan So !" a-aa't !" '".
ee desoSperarse-
No somos rar'IdarioS del' siN'@oa
yr,siarnos de hacer les oos#s como de-
ben hacca~z, por ello 70 h"mo> 4'er'-
slo anticTpar Juices qoo rH3'sfai r.
z,.liar t<n,cfaq-ios ha~ta 81 ~a qp~re
So~peeho>os
Sahema. de aHemaao a0H. ".ha
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