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The San Francisco call., 1909-10-21
FARMER BUYS TOWNSHIP
AT AUCTION IN KANSAS
Thousand Persons Attend Sale
of Shipton Property
Especial Dispatch TO The Call

SALINA, Kas., Oct. 20.--The sale by
auction of the townsite of Shipton, nine
miles northwest this city took place
this afternoon, the purchaser being
Fred Warnow, wealthy farmer whose
land adjoins the townsite on the north.
The consideration was S2,620
Warnow has not decided whether he
will improve the building of Shipton,
but thinks that he will.
More than a thousand persons at
tended the sale. This is said to be
the first time in the history of the
state when an entire townsite has been
sold at auction.
The San Francisco call., 1909-10-21
EDISON REWARDS FINDER
OF WIFE'S DIAMOND RING
, Job Given Man Who Thought
Gems Glass Years Ago

NEW YORK, Oct. 2O.-Mrs. Thomas
A Edison, wife Of the noted inventor,
proudly exhibited to her friends yes
terday a handsome diamond ring.
valued at S1,1oe. which she lost six
years ago and has just recovered.
Coincident with the return of the
ring new emplOye takes up his duties
in the Edison laboratory in Idewellvn
park. in the person of Robert S. Nc
Carthy OF Orange, who, though out of
work and IN financial need, returned
the ring to Mrs. Edison as soon as he
found out that she owned il.
Mccarthy found the ring six years
ago, but thought the stone was glass
until he submitted it to a jeweler the
other day Then he began a search for
the owner and was rewarded with a
check and a job.
The San Francisco call., 1909-10-21
C0NFESSES TO FRAUD
AGAINST GOVERNMENT
Custom Weigher Tells of His
Work for Law Evaders

NEW YORK Oct. 20.-Eight years of
systematic and exceedingly profitable
cheating OF the United States govern
ment was described today by George
F. Birge, customs weigher and wit
ness in the trial of Antonio and Philip
Musica, cheese importers. He declared
also that there was a regular system
Of cheating, in which a number of
customs employees were involved. He
said prior to his operations for the
Musieas and others he had been almost
exclusively employed in underweighing
and cheating on behalf of the sugar
people.
The San Francisco call., 1909-10-21

FALLS DOWN SHAFT TO DEATH-spokane.
Oct. 20.-Fallng down elevator shaft at
the Crescent store this afternoon, H. R.
White, manager of the picture and wall
paper department at the store, and nephew
Of A. L. White of the Spokane and Inland
railroad. was instantly killed. White fell from
the feuth floor.
The San Francisco call., 1909-10-21

WILL TRY THE woRLD-washington, Oct. %.
The next prosecution OF the Panama libel cases
Instituted by the federal government viii he
at New York city. where indictments were
returned against the New York World.
The San Francisco call., 1909-10-21
Reward for the
JOY Rider

and left it at the corner of Polk street
and Golden Gate avenue before day
light. The car was sight being
covered with mud and badly scratched
up L. V. Lynch has offered a reward
of $50 for any information that will
lead to the identity of the person who
took the machine. Lynch asks any of
the garage owners who can remember
a Speedwell coming in Tuesday night
for carbide and lamp oil to please COM
mlinicate with him. The car carried the
state number 21,250.
The San Francisco call., 1909-10-21

The Howard automobile company.
for the Pacific coast Of
The San Francisco call., 1909-10-21
Howard Co. Has
Special show

factories at their salesrooms, 523 to
SAG Golden Gate avenue.
The big "Oldsmobile Limited" with
its AZ inch jinrikisha wheels. the inno-
vatfon of the O1ds factory, which never
fails to create interest wherever ii
makes its appearance, is always the
center of admiration.
The Howard automobile company is
open evenings during the present week,
and those who fail to see the exhibit of
Bucks and Oldsmobiles at their sales
rooms Will miss an interesting feature
Of the week of carnival.
The San Francisco call., 1909-10-21

There is now on exhibition in Fresno
web motor fire engine, which is a
The San Francisco call., 1909-10-21

III 2 tHS IIIt a ma
hosecart in one.
The engine throws
two streams of
wat er through an
The San Francisco call., 1909-10-21
Thomas as a
Fire Engine

Some one entered the headquarters
Of the Speedwen agency Tuesday night
The San Francisco call., 1909-10-21

and took out a
brand new red
Speedwell car. The
party used the
m ri,f,,a III ,io-l-+
The San Francisco call., 1909-10-21

BUCKS and Olds-
mobiles, is exhib-
iting a complete
line of the 1910
products of those
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-08-01

two pointers of the Dipper straight down in
dexing the position OF the dear old Polar Star we
there never saw both Dpper and Cross low down
on the horizon almost nestled in the treetops;
we'll oiled rifle in your hand; your Somah spare
gunbearer trailing behind and far behind him.
four shenzi porters to carry your days bag and
your Size and mule; off through dripping dew be
jeweed grass which under the suns first rays gitters
like an ice-clad northern landscape slowly slip
ping along the edge of thickets. thumb on hammer.
finger in trigger guard, every tense for what
ever the next turn of the bush may bring you in
arms length of, lion, rhino buffalo, any sort of
buck always working carefully up wind. trying to
tread lightly as cat; out into an animal kingdom
virgin of man and his wiles as Adam found the
denizens of Eden; out and up ever rising toward
ridge crest shapes tiny and OF vast bulk spring
ing ghostke of the half-1ght creeping, hating,
peering for trophy that may win you admission
to the Valhalla of Rowland Wards record trophy
to avoid startling them, set single beast agog
and off presently thunders everything on four legs
within thousand yards OF you,-notice to the teem-
ing herds and far that some peril is at hand.
So on and on you 60 carefully scanning each
group with your glasses until presently aloft towers
a pair of horns of ma estic spread that marks
range you steal, crouching from bush to tree and
tree to rock crawling belly tight to Mother Earth
through shetering grass if all other cover lacks, un-
til presently mind and muscle attuned to perfect
concert your cheek cuddles close your rifestock
and down goes your quarry of well placed shot.
Out at the tape and quickly settles your
tate Then on and on you 60 throughout the HVelonS
day for victory at least try for one.
Plenty of Signs. but No Big Ones"
W/HILE fine specimens of buck Of all sorts fell to
" our guns, not single of the big fellows did
either of us see, with the single exception of the
lioness sighted by Judd And yet the grunts of lion
were heard about our camp every night. We dropped
kills for them at evening" but upon crawling up be
hind anthill or bush, for SIGHT OF them at dawn,
never found anything but the skeleton wreck Of
Leos repast. We found their fresh spoor, often not
an hour DID, entering jungle paths; but try to follow
them as we might, STOPPING, clambering on hands
and knees among the vines and thorns we always
failed to sight them.
Buffalo sign about thick, often of mornings
in the wet grass so fresh that it almost
plainable why had not seen any of them;
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-08-01

"WENTY-THREE full days en- route from
Narobi to the Mara River, our first week $
permanent camp there a constant delight
The camp pitched high bluff, forty feet
above its margin. beneath the dense shade of its
heavily timbered banks just at the foot of ripping
rapids that sang sleep at night and greeted
with good cheer at dawn awakening
Down to this point the Mara is Fastening, hust-
ling mountain torrent of the that gives the
impression of pounding along its best pace for fear
another may steal its logical tributaries but here
become swollen and opulent Of its thrift and push
like Dooley's Magnate preparing to sell out the
trust to the trustu' the Mara steadies to loung-
ing indifferent gait for digned tender of its golden
flood to Victoria Nyanza and Nile-side commerce.
About in early morning and late evening the
taller trees alive with monkeys. blue
gray black and white. tawny, monkeys tiny as kit
tens and big men, the long haired and the short
furred. The younger were apparently out as nvest-
CATION committees intrusion swinging by their
tails low as they dared in wide eyed wrinkle browed
study of doings; the elders usually grouped
aloft in solemn conclave, receiving and debating
the reports of their committees. Obviously
brought them lot of shocks, the greatest the
discharge of gun in camp, which sent
them barking to cover for hours.
But, oddly next greatest STARTER to them
daylight cold sponge bath, which always
set their teeth clicking and voices madly chatter
ing. whether of sympathetic chils at thought of
cold dip SO early, or OF superstltlous fear OF
what must have looked in the early dawn like
ghost-white figure disporting itself in the water
beneath them. could only conjecture.
1t is country of wondrous strange contradic
TONS is Africa. Near the end of the little rains
everywhere about in the open glades the
love1iest green meadow lands, brilliant with
flowers still, but the wild timothy tops browning
bit (the home farmers hint to oil and sharpen
his mower, while the crickets chirp and the
droning chorus of Astounding insect life helped to
fix the season waning June. And yet cast
the eyes aloft to the broad belt of deciduous
forest lining the river, and they there fingered
lovingly every brilliant hue with which the
early frosts of autumn paint all northern tree life
except the pines and frs, while the ground be-
meath the canvas veranda Of my tent boosted
carpet of fallen leaves bright tinted and varie-
gated as any from Persian loom.
Thus the Mara does thrifty autumn hustle
summer aside and get the first cuddle in the
soft lap of spring
A Stalker's Paradise
nAYS never to be forgotten those first
- seven the Mara.
Up at four N. for cold dip and light break
fast off you your rifle sights,
at five A. NJ. a faint flush in the east the usually
tipsy standing Southern Cross then properly
perpendicular IN the southern sky, while the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-08-01
A Nasal VILLAGE

WORKING into the hills to the west, out
- no more than three miles before we caught a
mpse of herd of Nasal cattle in the glades below
a belt of heavy forest high up our right
Riding toward them, in half an hour we sighted
their village and approached.
1t the usual Masai Hnnydtd, tall and
thick zareba of thorn probably three hundred
feet in diameter, the long low, round-topped
thatch and waffle huts, thicklv plastered top
and sides with COW waste that make them cool BY
day and tight and warm of night ranged in a
solid circle round the inner wall of the zareba
And every night within this circle of huts their
focks of fat tailed piebald sheep and their herds
penned and the one gate of the zareba is tightly
closed and guarded throughout the night against
predatory neighbOrS
Nor, with the gate rushed and the center of
the village occupied the Nasal at the mercy
of native enemy. Each hut is tiny castle of
single doorway of each hut instead of opening
at right angles to the inner wall opens lateraly
with it for six eight feet when sharp turn
opens to the interior These entrances are so
low and narrow that only one at time NAV
enter crouched almost to hands and knees
thus, if enemy, offering hopelessly exposed
neck to the short shrift of the Nasal short
sword-whie tiny arrow loopholes command all
approaches
The Nasal were once the most powerful race
of the eastern plateau. Notwithstanding they
far less numerically than the Wakkuyu
the Wakamba. Slender, graceful sinewy
men, a light chocolate in color, with regular
features often with thin straight noses and little
of the penduous negroid lip, probably the off
spring of some great ancient Gala raid and trek
that lodged itself among its vanquished, the
MaSal the gentlemen par excellence OF the
British East African plateau Hire to white
men as tenders of iocks they sometimes do; but
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-08-01

always we found the bush network of their PATHS
All up and down the river hippo paths worn from
three to eight feet deep aternated with crocodile
slides, and yet barring eighteenfoot croc shot by
Outram, no hippo croc did we
Even though these big fellows all-night prowl
ers and feeders laying up in concealment usually by
day, it was miraculous. out early of mornings and
late of nights were, poking into their retreats
we too wisely often did, how managed
to miss sighting them; but SO miss them we did
When Outram was last the Mara it was mpas
sable, booming bankful; but its waters
fallen to such an extent that able to ford
the island rapid alongside our camp. after days
work of the wapagazi digging cuttings in the per
saddle mules across The result we'll repaid US for
all sorts of game more abundant there
than north of the river.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-08-01
A Stalker's Paradise

DAYS never to be forgotten those first
- seven on the Mara
Up at four 4. ~ for cold dip and light break
fast: off you your rifle sights
at FIVE 4. NJ. a faint flush in the east the usually
tipsy standing Southern Cross then properly
perpendicular in the southern sky, while the
Copyrish, Edgar Beecher
The Marshall republican., 1909-04-16
Crow-Flynn
tAllOAAl LIVESTOCK COMMISSION 60.

Married at the home of the brides
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Jas Flynn,
on South Ellsworth, Miss frankie
Flynn to Mr.. Walter Crow, We'd
nesday evening at 2.SO by the Rev,
Father O'neil. The bride wore a
beautiful dress of blue Shou-Tou
silk and carried brides roses. The
groom wore the conventional black
The guests present were a sister
OF the groom Mrs. Dorris from
Kirkwood, and a brother and wife
and daughter from Excelsior, Miss
Monte, Nellie and Sarah Flynn the
brides aunts, Misses May McDon-
ough, otha Liggett, Matte and
Sallie King, Rose ana Anna Dom
ahoe, Allie ana Essie Brown, Jessie
LOTUS, Mr.. ana Mrs. Frank Dun
lavey, Mrs. May Campbell, Mrs.
Jim Daniels, Mr.. ana Mrs. Irvine
Clemens, Mrs. r, ID. Burchard Jim
Hugh Donshoe, John
McDonough, Mr.. and Mrs., J. c.
Farrell, Nose Land, wife and son.
They will go to housekeeping JIM
on South Ellsworth. Re-
freshments of brick cream ana
cake were served. They received
msny beautiful presents.
aI
The Marshall republican., 1909-04-16
Boys and Young Mems Corn
Growers Association

Arrangements are made to ho.d ;
County Corn growing contest, an,
you are invited to take part in it
1T costs you nothing to join the
contest, Nand free seed will be fur,
nished you. BY joining this con,
test it makes you also a member
OF the State contest. Liberal
prizes will be awarded at the coun-
ty show and hundreds of others at
the State Show.
You stand as good a chance to
win as anyone. The boys over ten
and under sixteen will comprise
the boys class, and young men
over sixteen and under twenty
will comprise the young mems
class. Boys are required to grow
at least one fourth acre and the
young men at least one half acre.
Now, if you want to enter the con-
test send your name to w. c. Fisher
Marshall, for enrolment. State
your age and Post Office address.
State whether or not you have
seed OF your own that you desire
to use, ana if you want the free
seed state the kind or color OF corn
you prefer. The seed will be
ready for you by April oath, when
you can come to Marshall and get
it, or it will be sent to you if you
can not be present. You are want
ed here that day. S. NJ. Jordan,
from the State University, will be
here to talk to you about corn.
There will be mems class also in
which liberal rewards will be given
at all of the shows above mention
ed. Any boy or young man who
can not call to register cut out
this coupon and mail to w. c.
Fisher, Marshall.
my name is .-...-............, age......
Post Office -; kind or
color OF corn preferred if seed is
wanted 1900 ---.-.-.; the ground on
which 1 will grow my corn lies in
'''..'''.-'. ..,:.township.
l agree to make an exhibit at the
township and County Shows if 1
raise any good corn.
Name -.,.-- - -. -.
June X. King, Pres.
w. c. Fisher, Sec.
The Marshall republican., 1909-04-16
Base Eall.

NJ. V. c. opened the season April
1st by easily defeating w. NJ. A.
I to 4. The Academy boys were
, unable to hit Clemens.
April 5. NJ. V. c. went to Fultop
determined TO take revenge on the
"Blue Jays" and Dummies" for de-
feating them last year. The "Blns
Jays" only got three hits off Clem-
ems while their pitcher was hit
safely eight times. The final score
w;s1 I to in favor of NJ. VIC.
April 6, NJ. V. c. 10, Dummies 2.
The big south paw who struck out
seventeen OF Missouri Valley men
last year was batted all over the
field for eleven hi:S(.l The Dunn
mics gave an exhibition of roofing
very amusing to the college fell
lows.
April 8, Kirksville played her
first game on the Missouri Valley
campus and was def. Ted 6 to 4
They only hit Mig safely three
times ana their four runs came in
through errors.
April 10, X. s. N; 2. NJ. v. c. 0
The second game against the Nor
NAL boys was one of the best ever
played on the campus. BrittiaD
pitched and twenty three men went
out before a teacher reached first
The twapty fnprtb r,ar I.aot-ol
out an easy fly which was muffei
The next two men got hard drives
which brought in two runs a leal
which Nj. V, c. was unable to over
come. AS Brittian only struck out
four men ana only three reached
first base the game was one OF
splendid fielding on the part of NJ
V. c. Ward Clemens who played
right field pulled down several
drives that looked like sure extra
base hits. Schweer at short also
hai an unusual number of hard
chances and fielded them all. Brit
tian certainly proved a pleasant
surprise to every one, as a num-
Der OF double games are scheduled
and good second pitcher was
badly needed.
William Jewel college will play
on the campus today, April 16, and
these games ought to be extra
good as w. j. c. is claiming the
greatest team that she has had for
years. Missouri State U. plays the
following Wednesday and NJ. VIC
is determined to make up for her
former defeats at the hands of the
University.
The Marshall republican., 1909-04-16
Few Fair Association

At the Commercial Club meeting
Tuesday evening C. B. Bacon, Jas.
Unruh, c. w. Adams, DR.. W. H.
Harrison ami Hugo Henasy were
appointed a committee to canvass
the matter OF new county fair
association. A mass meeting for
the purpose has been called for
next Monday evening at the court
house when they will report. All
wide-awake citizens urged to come
out and take part.
The Marshall republican., 1909-04-16
Plenty of Game

w. B. Taylor of near Koping says
he has caught IS red foxes since
September. He sold one OF his fox
dogs Saturday to viii Davis of
Knobnoster for $40. He also said
his neighbor, J. H. Nickels has
been setting steel traps for chicken
hawks by batting with rabbit.
He caught so during the past ten
days, but incidentally he has also
been catching hogs, buzzards, crows
chickens, etc.
The Marshall republican., 1909-04-16
County Court Proceedings.

April 6, 1909, court convenes pur-
suant to adjournment. Members
present as follows: Judges X. w.
Hickman, j. P. Force and M. F..
Prigmore and Ed II. Haynie, sherii
and w. G.. Durrett, clerk.
Court opened by the sheriff.
Engineer directed to view and
report as to culvert on north AMI
south road in %, 81, 20.
Same as to culvert on road in
35. 40, 90.
Same as to culvert on road in
5, 40, 10.
Same az to culvert on road in
II, 4s, 20.
Same as to bridge on road in
81, So, 20.
Report OF grand jury presented
an1 ordered filed.
j. w. Barnhill, collector pra-
sents report OF collections for
March, same examined and ap-
proved by the court.
Abstract of fees collected by the
various county officers presente /
ana approved by the court.
Appointment of s. p. Keeth GB
deputy constable OF Marshall
township approved by the court.
Miscellaneous accounts present
ed examined and allowed.
Engineer directed to view and
report aB to culvert on road be-
tween "a, 35, so. 20.
In the matter OF petition of Geo.
B. Lasley ct al for ROAD. Order
to accept ana establish said road
is rescin ied by the court and tha
matter set for hearing at the May
term of this court.
Criminal cost bills in the sum
Of SHEETS are allowed and order
ed certified for payment.
In the matter OF petition of S.
9. Allen ct al foc ditch. Cause
to May 4, 1909.
Inquest papers in the matter OF
Geo. w. Bierson with statement
of costs in the sum of $2O.6O, pre-
'ented and allowed.
Court adjournB.
The Marshall republican., 1909-04-16
ST. lCUlSLlNE STOCK MARKET

Special 10 M"rsnsiI Il, publicun,
National Stock Yards, III. April 13
Cattle receipts 1900. Market
steady. No choice steers on sale.
Bulk OF the good fat steers selling
from 1925 to $6.75; medium from
$3.50 to $500. Beet heifers $615.
Bulk OF the good fat heiferg S5.25
to 1918; medium from $4.25 to 500.
Choice cowB $525 to $5.75. Bulk
of the good fat cows from $4.5O to
$500. Very few stockers on sale.
Market strong. Very few milk
cows and calves on sale at the high
est price OF the season. Bulk of
the good to choice milk cows from
$45.OO to $500; medium from $3.50
to $3.50; common from $500 to
$2S.00. Veal calves steady. Top
$500.
Hog receipts $500. Market open
ed strong; closed SC lower. Mix
ed and butcher 1885 to $7.55; best
,heavies $7.45 to $3.50; mixed pack
ing 1920 to $7.45. Good pigs $6.25
to $3.50; light pigs $3.50 to $3.50.
Bulk of all the hogs from S7.S5 to
$3.50. Top $3.50.
Sheep receipts 1900. Choice
sheep and lambs continue strong;
others slow. Choice clipped lambs
lambs $7.O5; choice Native wooled
lambs would sell up to $S.25. Good
to choice clipped sheep $5.4O to
$5.75; good to choice wooled sheep
$6.25 to $6.75. Outlook steady for
fat stuff.
NATIONAL LIVESTOCK COMMISSION 20.
The Marshall republican., 1909-04-16
DEATHS
In Memory of John E. CLANCY

Died at his home one half mile
west OF Herndon, Saturday night
April Sd, 1909, between the hours
of and 10 o'clock, John Il. CLANCY
aegd SO years, months and 81
days. He had been in failing
health for many years and for the
paut two months he had not been
az well as usual, his death was sud-
den and shock to his family and
friends.
AS the evening shadows came
his spirit quietly took it's flight to
a better, brighter world on high,
where there 10 no sickness, pain,
nor death.
Dearest one, as we thus from
thee must part, it gives us inward
pain, but we shall still be joined in
heart and hope to meet again.
John E. Clancy was born in
Howard county, Mo, August 7th,
1889. He wac a soldier in the civil
war, Co. A. 27, Reg. Mo. Vol. En-
rolled Oct. 1st 1861, under Captain
Mcclure.
He was married to Martha j.
Masters who now survives him May
rs, 1863. To this union four chill
jren we're born, three daughters
ana one son, all of whom are liv-
ing. He settled on the farm where
he died in 1875.
A kind and devoted husband,
A tender and loving father,
There is in our sad and lonely
home a vacant chair.
He was an earnest quiet Christian
a member of the M. E. Church,
south. W
He was the oldest child of fam
lily of ten children all of whom are
living except one brother who
died at an early age. They are as
follows: Mrs. Anna Smiley, of
Boliver, Mo-, Mrs. j. A. Capers, Sc
dalia, Mo-, Edward CLANCY, Wind
sor, NO., Rector, Greater Springs,
Mo-, James, Cameron county; Hen
ry, Windsor, Mo-, George, Arkansas
City, Kansas, Frank, Longwooi.
He bore his suffering with patience
to the end. 1t was his wish to be
thought kindly Of by his neighbors
and friends, their respect he did
esteem. 4
o that We all may profit in the
remembrance of his exemplary
life.
Those of his children who were
present at his funeral were Mrs.
Joe, Belt, Windsor, Mo-, Mrs. John
Henley, and J. A. CLANCY, Herndon.
Those OF his brothers present Frank
Clancy and wife, Edward and Hem
ry.
Besides those mentioned he left |
8 grandchildren and 8 great grand
children,
Funeral services were conduct
ed by Rev. Hedges at the M e.
church Monday morning April 5th
at liza. m, after which his remains
were laid to rest in the Hazel Grove