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Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1909-02-11
is INDICTED FOR GRATING
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT or INDIAN
SCHOOL UNDER FIRE.
9. N. MCGOWAN Formerly Of chlIoeeo
But Now 81 Kansas Must Face
Serious Charges.

Guthrie, Ok, Feb. 9s-In the United
states district court here Monday
Samuel M. MCGOWAN Of Degrah. Kan.
superintendent OF the Chilocco Indian
school from 1901 to 1908, was indicted
on nine counts for embezzlement and
on ave counts for making false vouch
ers and claims while in ONCE. His
bond was fixed at $4,000 Oh each form
Of indictment, the court permitting
him to give bond in one instance and
releasing him on his own recognizance
in the other. MCGOWAN gave bond
He declined to make any statement to
the newspapers.
MCGOWAN has been under investiga'
ton for mon. his by inspectors of the
Indian department. Until his retire
ment in 1908 he had been many years
in the Indian service and because OF
his knowledge Of Indian affairs and
Indian school work was made superin-
tendent of the United States indian
exhibits at the st. Louis Worlds fair.
He lives now on his stock ranch at
Degraff, Kan.
The indictments set forth that Nc
Cowan converted to his own use
money, live stock and grain belonging
to the ChIlocco school and that
through fraudulent manipulation he
drew money from federal appropri-
atoms deposited in the subtreasury at
st. Louis. In one instance he is ac'
cused Of being short $500 in his ac-
counts, again with converting $l,7OO
In cash to his own use and with TAX
ing $3.50 hogs belonging to the Chilocco
school, The government charges 9TH
er shortages on his official bond which
do not appear in the indictments.
MCGOWAN was authorized by the In
dian department to expend $500 In
the purchase of high grade ewes for
the school farm. He is accused OF
having rendered a voucher for $500
showing that he had bought 100 Shrop-
shire ewes from G. ]. Helena of
Snyder, when as a matter of fact no
purchase was made from Helena, the
sheep Of very iAferior grade being
taken from McCowan's Kansas ranch.
The sum Of $500 was paid to Helena
however, the government asserting
that 1t was to liquidate debt owing
to Helena by McCowan's brother.
The indictment for making false
vouchers and claims charges MCGOWAN
with having paid government money
in wages to persons ostensibly en-
picyed at Chilocco, but who really
were working for him on his Kansas
ranch.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1909-02-11

books. I only asked that question be-
cause, you see, the way a man pro-
poses depends very much on whether
or no he's an old friend Of the lady's."
"Ye-es?"
There was deferential inquiry in the
authors tone and look.
Eyes, Of course It does. Now, for
instance, supposing he's merely q re-
cent acquaintance" Ethel went on, as
one propounding the wisdom Of ages,
hes almost sure to introduce the sub
feet with some such remark as: Isn't
Il strange, Miss Jones, that you and
l seem to be quite old friendsT or
Somehow, Miss Jones, l feel as
though l had known you all my lifel'
OF course after that Miss Jones Will
know what to expect and cal act 40
cordingly."
@Act aecordingly"
"Now, II Miss Jones is a timid,
nervous sort Of person, and doesn't
like to say No point blank, she'll
very likely murmur something about
IT. being 50 sudden--the comic papers
are quite right there. you know-and
about never having thought Of him IN
that light, and all that sort Of thing,
and she'll probably end by asking him
to give her time to consider; and
on the following day she'll write him
pretty little note to the effect that.
deeply Is It pains her to say II, and
30 on. That's the favorite way Of do
ing Il because It's the easiest. On the
other hand. she may prefer to get the
AFFAIR over and done with at once, IN
which ease
But protested WArburton, Sup
posing she wants 70 accept the manf-
In which case" continued Ethel
ignoring the interruption. shell ten
hIna quite frankly and simply that she
usn.t marry him because she dcesn1
Ieve him
aDon9 Ten me shs'n promise to y
sister 10 himi exclaimed ne -
thor appreHansively.
-ahs might replied Ethsl guarded
llr-eil shs's : Tary srllnarT solt 2.
n.fson. Tea ~. ~ nct - 1lnIle q,
h roraIl 10 renee M.
eWtI sever Mind clorl % %
frr.ia wat / r.1l . 81 a. ~
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1909-02-11
hEApy FoR rAE FloAT.
Plans Of Congressional insurgents
Are Completed,

washington, Feb. s.--Haying com
pieted their plans for the real battle
Of their campaign, which will center
around a resolution to be introduced
Tuesday, the house insurgents" also
bitterly oppose some Of the present
rules governing the lower branch Of
congress, Monday night held their
last meeting and adjourned sine die.
In al about IL meetings have been
held by the Insurgents" in their ef-
forts to reach a definite conclusion as
to exactly what they would demand
IN the way Of changed rules and as to
how they could successfully train their
defiant betteries against their oppo-
nent "standpatters" friends Of
Uncle Joe" and the present rules
Twenty members were present They
appear confident Of success.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1909-02-11
BOY TORTURED
BY AWFUL HUMOR
Almost Covered with Ec1ema-NO
Nights Rest for Nearly a Year
Feared Lifelong Disagreement
AL Treatments Failed and Limit
CfEndurance Seemed Near.
PERFECT RECOVERY
IS DUE TOi0UTlCURA

aWlkh the exception 81 his hands and
feat. INV son CLYDE (thirteen years old
wa almost completely covered with
ECZEMA. Physicians treated him for
nearly 4 wear without helping him any.
While thew were very kind and did all in
thelr mower. vet nothing seemed to re-
iie0e him, And ] had tried many rem
rdiea sent to me by kind friends but they
ailfailed, His head, face, and neck were
covered with large acabs which ne would
MS until they fell Oh. Then blood and
matter would run out and that would pe
worse, Many a time be looked as
his ears would drop on. Friends com
inR 10 see him said that Il he got Wen ne
would be dishgured Tor Life.
when Il seemed e. II ne coulo POI
sIbly stand Il no longer, 1 9ecloel 70
try Cuticura. bought cake o. JUL
cura Soap, box Of Cuticura uln.nenti
and bottle Of Cuticura hesolyens. 4
used them in the evening AND tnat w. ~
the first night for nearly q year that ne
Sent This NAV sound exaggerated
ID Won. hut In the morning there was Q
sreat change for the better. In about
AT weeks YOU could not have told that
hehadever had anythingwrong with him.
/ treated him twice day for six months
and at present be has fine complexion
and not a scar on his body. This story
NAV seem overdraWn, but neither yoro1
nor pen can describe Ciyde's EuneIln9
and how he looked. Our leading ply
rician Or. -. recommends the Cutl-
csra Remedies for eozema. Mrs. Aly
Cockburn, Shiloh, o., June II, 1907.
Frequent shampoos With cuticur.a
Soap and weekly dncasinga With Cutl-
cura stop falling hair, remove cruata,
ecales. and dandruh, destroy hair pafa-
sifes. soothe irritated, itching surfaces,
,stimulate the hair follicles, supply ne
roots with nourishulent, loosen the scalp
akin. and make the hair grow upon
sweet. wholesome. healthy scalp, When
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Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1909-02-11
"A LOvema king
Lesson
ByAdsIaide Hurst

Copyright BY Ford Pub. co)
'Trs awfulIy good Of you to see me.
Miss Murray"
mot a Bit Of It. 10 tell you the
truth, it's not my goodness at all. but
James"
I'll came to have a chat with You.
you know, and I--I'm glad to ind you
Alone" said Dick
"Ye-esl"
ITS about my new story" explained
Warburton difndentIy.
Eyes," continued the author with IN.
creasing confidence, "it'Il be the best
story I've every Written--if you'll help
me-"
II don't understand"
"will you collaborate with me. Miss
Murray"
~" Ethel opened her blue eyes in
welI-feigned Amusement. Really, Mr..
Warburton."
miss Murray, you, with the expert
ence you have had, could do SO much
for me. You see, 1t is like this" ex-
planned Warburton eagerly, "a man
has got to ask girl to be his wife.
and"
Il don't see the necessity" inter-
rupted his companion.
II am speaking Of the characters in
my new book" returned the author,
with some dignity, "but, of course, II
you refuse to treat the subject seri-
ously-"
II beg your pardon. Please 80 on;
I won't interrupt again."
"Well, then, as / said before. the
man has got to propose to the girl,
and want your advice as to how he's
going to do It."
The girl knit her brows in perplex-
ity.
"Such lot depends on how long
they've known each other" she said
at last. "Are they old friends, and has
she seen 1t coming?"
"Well-I-as to that, don't think
I've made up my mind yet"
"How extraordinary! Then you've
not really begun the story at ALL"
"oh, yes; that is, I'm busy col
locting material, thinking out strong
situations and all that kind Of thing,
you know. lists rather difficult to
explain
"oh, see. OF course, it's stupid Of
me, but, you know, don't pretend to
understand anything about writing
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1909-02-11

"Then there's the case OF Two peu-
pie who are old friends" Miss Murray
weLt on hurriedly. ''That makes a
proposal 20 much more complicated.
In the frst place It'll take the man
much longer to come to the point.
and the girl will know how to ward
on the crisis in all sorts Of ways; and
then, when he does come to the point.
she'll flnd It rather troublesome to
convince him that her answer is final.
OF course" added the speaker thought
~, that applies to the comparative
stranger as well. Men always do
seem hard to convince that woman's
No doesn't mean Yes
Miss Murray looked innocent mystt-
fed.
'You see, what / am really anxious
to know" explained the author, with
some difldence, lis how a woman
would accept, not reject, an offer OF
marriage"
"oh!" said Ethel, In the tone Of
one who had never considered that
side Of the question. I'm afraid /
can't be Of much help to you thereP
Don't say that, Miss Murray"
III you remember, Mr.. Warburton,"
said his companion slowly, you asked
for the benefit Of my large expert
ence;' those were your very words"
Il believe they WERE" he admitted.
very well, them" continued Ethel,
with great elaboration, my expert
ence is limited to refusals."
you mean you have never &C
copied"
Never" replied Miss Murray firmly.
I'm delighted to hear i'll"
"Mr. warburtonl"
IL mean I'm very sorry, indeed"
ooh! Thank you"
al beg your pardon; / didn't
mean that either. OF course I-nat-
urally, I'm disappointed. / had hoped
SO much from your help. Don't you
think, Miss Murray, you could imagine
an offer Of marriage which It would
be possible for YOU to accept"
The author had risen from his chair
and was looking down upon his COM
panion with an expression on his face
that was new to her.
For a moment Ethel returned his
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1909-02-11
THE cARR TRIAL.
Damaging Evidence Against Defend
ant At Marion, Kan. q

Marion, Kan, Feb. 9.-The most
damaging testimony introduced Mon
day at the trial of W. 7. Carr for the
murder Of Express Messenger o. A.
Bailey was that Of Earl Purdum,
Newton barber, who said Carr came
into his shop about nine o'clock the
morning Of the murder, saying he had
Just got in from Kansas City Pur-
dunn said they discussed the murder
and Carr stated It looked as though
the crime had been committed By
somebody familiar with the express
messenger business and BY somebody
who knew Bailey. other evidence
corroborative Of this was introduced.
sheriff Ainsworth testified to finding
the overcocat alleged to be Cars and
the cigar box containing $3.50 in the
simmons billiard room where Il 4
charged Carr secreted ~
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1909-02-11
sherIocx HoImes AqaIn.

: somebody wondered how long a GER
tain woman who had just left the room
had been married.
"About fifteen years" said the jew
eIer.
"How do you kllow?" asked his wife.
"You never saw her until tonight"
Il can tell by the. size Of her we'd
ding ring" the jeweler replied. THE
width Of wedding rings changes about
every Ave years. The kind she wears
was In style Is years ago"
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1909-02-11
auea okiahoma of6esr..

Guthrie, OK, Feb. 7e.-0n The
grounds that they are violating their
oaths Of once BY failure to inforce
the prohibitory law. enforcement At
torney F. s. Caldwell. Of the state
dlspensary system, Monday hled suit
against r. o. Smith, county attorney,
and J. X. Richardson, sherif Of Beck
ham county.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1909-02-11

Lima. O.. Feb. o.--The three custer
suits fled by Wade H. Ellis. attorney
general against the Solar Refining
company. the Buckeye Pipe Line com
pAny and the Ohio on company we're
Monday continued indefinitely BY the
circuit court me state was granted
Is days n which to ale an amended
petition.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1909-02-11

Topeka kan, Feb. e-To permit
lie teaching Of agriculture in COUNT
hleh schools is the object Of . bin
rseommended for passage By the house
committee of the whole Monday The
adoption Of this new subject is not
made compulsory. Another blu pro
vlses that boards Of education MAJ
estahllsh free kihdergartens IN con
nectIon With public schools.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1909-02-11

Mexico City. Feb. IA serious
earthquake lasting IS seconds was felt
near the volcano collma Sunday. The
eruption Of the volcano continued
The inhabitants Of the neighb1rins
valleys are not frightened despite the
frequent earthquzkes and reports ae.'
,onp1ryias he volcanic dlstnfbancsA
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1909-02-11

OttumWa, Ia. Feb. e.-Joseph HOP
hins colored, arrested IN connection
win the murder Of Clara Rosen, was
rrisa11d Monday nishi as haFing 10
fnorIsdEu 81 ne crime TIE police
nov have set lleo 90 persons ap1lo'
hra1 On ruspicich and Vin seek lof
rrn tt41.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1909-02-11

Washington. Feb. s.-A Jury IN tie
district criminal court Monday a.
cl1fed zfai. Ffark B. Andrus, Q. 8. A.
retired. uho ual commlttsd On Feblu-
Az a ~ iAo rtr department 70 iha
soFonme1t ltIrl'ri Tor ne insane. To-
- sac rnf hs va ralra1sd
The silver state news. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1907-1909, 1909-07-24
SOON BE READY
FOR USE

Last night a joint meeting of the
trustees of the several fraternal orders
of the city was held in Silver State
hall, at which Father Meehan was pres
ent, to consider matters relating to the
new cemetery. Superintendent Thomas
Shone reported that one-half of the
tract of Is acres recently presented to
the citizens of Winnemucca by Miller
&Lux for a cemetery had been cleared
and leveled off and was ready for oc-
cupancy.
1t was decided to fence the entire
tract and material for same was or
dered purchased at once. The front
fence will be of an ornamental char
acter, similar to the one on the Fifth
street side of the court house.
The silver state news. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1907-1909, 1909-07-24
WESTERN PACIFIC NOTES

The track to the west is laid to a
point two miles beyond the double hot
springs, or SO miles from the material
yard. Work on the gap east of town
was discontinued on the 18th, owing to
a scarcity of rails. The track had been
laid to a point IA miles east of Col
conda. Work on this section of the
road will be resumed as soon as the
necessary material can be secured
George Cleary returned from trip
to the 'front.' yesterday, and has a
natural history story to peddle. Yester-
day wild duck landed at the steam
shovel water tanks, completely ex-
hausted. The employees caught it with
out difficulty, clipped one wing and now
have "mascot 1t was the first of
its species ever seen in this locality and
by many is thought to be a good omen.
Yesterday was the company's month
ly payday, and about $4,000 was re-
quired to pay off the force of men EN-
ployed at this place.
The silver state news. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1907-1909, 1909-07-24
FREE ICE CREAM AT
THE BIG STORE

For the past two days the dry goods
side of f. Reinhart & Co. has been be-
sieged by crowds of lovers Of ice
cream, who have been treated to liberal
quantities of the delicious eonfection.
J. p. Lanier, of Los Angeles. has been
giving a practical demonstration of the
merits of the Goth Century freezer
The device consists of a horizontal
cylinder, which is filed with ice, the
milk is poured into receptacle at the
bottom, the cylinder is given two or
three revolutions, when the frozen
cream is scraped off and served. The
entire operation does not take more
than FIVE seconds.
The silver state news. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1907-1909, 1909-07-24
'HOPHEADS" GIVEN FLOATER IN
JUSTICE COURT

Judge Robins returned from his ten
days vacation yesterday and this
morning held short session of the
police court. Two "hopheads, ans
wering to the names of Schwitzer and
Smith, who were caught fagrante de-
licto yesterday by officer Moore, were
brought into court charged with smok-
ing opium. They admitted the i'm
peachment and were each sentenced to
90 days in the county Jail. Having
matters of Importance to attend to they
were given until Monday to arrange
their affairs and begin serving their
time
The local officers have lately ex-
perienced considerable difficulty with
this special brand of humanity and an
effort is being made to get them out of
town. 1t is considered cheaper to give
them "floaters' than to feed them
for several weeks at the expense of the
county.
The silver state news. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1907-1909, 1909-07-24
HISTORICAL SECRETARY
GOES ON VACATION

Miss Jeanne Weir, secretary of the
Nevada Historical society, left Reno
Thursday night for month s stay in
Berkeley She goes to engage in some
special research work connected with
this state, in the Bancroft library, the
oldest and most extensive library on
the coast.
While the collections oil books and
papers relating to the pioneer history
of the west, held by several Libraries
in San Francisco and regarded as in
valuable. were completely destroyed by
the great fire, the Bancroft library was
the only one held intact by its fire
proof surroundings, 1t was shortly af
ter then purchased by Stanford uni
versity.
The silver state news. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1907-1909, 1909-07-24
DECISION AWAITED
WITH INTEREST

A case filed Thursday in the federal
court by the Southern Development
company of Nevada against Iven En-
dreson is to be made test case at
tacking the title to all of the principal
mining claims of Lucky Boy with the
exception of the original Lucky Boy
group The complaint in the case
merely deals with the title to what is
known as the Hardscrabble group of
six claims located during this and last
year by f. M. Chapman and James
O'Brien and recently passing into the
hands of Endresen.
| As well as attacking the title to the
principal Lucky Boy mines the validity
of the congressional law giving the
states to grant patents is also to be
tested; whether the state patent issued
to the Southern Development company
in 1881 is to be construed as conveying
title to undiscovered and unknown min
erals
The plaintiffs in the case set out in
their relation to the FEDERAL court that
they came into the title and possession
of the property which now comprises
the Hardscrabble group and other prop
critics, in all about 800 acres, by virtue
of a patent issued by the state in 1881
and that up to certain date of last
year they continued in the peaceful and
Iundisturbed possession of the premises.
The discovery of mineral in the vicinity
then led to locations being made. The
defendant, Endresen, now claims the
legal title to the property in question
by virtue of locations made by Chip
man and O'Brien who were his grant
ors and predecessors.
The plaintiffs ask that Endresen be
required to come into court and show
the foundation for his claim to title
and that the legal title to the property
be determined by the court.
This case will be used as test case
| to determine the legal title to the other
claims of Lucky Boy, exclusive of the
oriSiha LUCKY boy group WHich lies
just outside the ground claimed by the
Southern Development company. The
final determination of the suit will be
watched with a great deal of interest
all over the state. The Southern De-
velopment company has long been. in
opration in and around Hawthorne and
owns thousands of acres of grazing and
timber land as well as the Hawthorne
townsite. d. 0. Mills is heavily inter
ested in it as are also the Yeringtons
of Carson City. Levers and Henderson
appear as attorneys for the plaintiffs
and Attorney Miner, of Goldfield is as
sociate counsel.
The silver state news. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1907-1909, 1909-07-24
NEVADA'S SCHOOL
APPORTIONMENT
Carson City, July 81, 1909.

D"H Siey' ouiy q, IOO5.
To the School Officers of Nevada:
The state controller reported to this
office, July 13, 1909, that there was
on hand in the general school fund for
distribution to the various counties of
the state, the sum Of $102,115.O4, as
the second semi-annual apportionment
for the year 1909
On this day / have set aside from
said fund, in accordance with the pro-
visions of the emergency school fund
law, enacted at the last session of the
state Legislature, the sum OF So 600, the
same to constitute the emergency
school fund for the ensuing six months.
(See chapter Xxx, page 20, statutes or
1909
The balance, 500, ,115.04, is distribut-
ed to the various counties as set forth
below, on the basis of $s.04635s1 per
census child:
The silver state news. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1907-1909, 1909-07-24
BECOME CITIZENS
TO GET LAND
Especial to Silver State News)


SPOKANE, Wash, July 24.-Among
the $4,000 men and women registered
for the first three days for Indian lands
in the Spokane, Coeur d'Alene and
Flathead reservations were three
brothers of the name of Jones, who
came from Wales to file applications.
They arrived in New ork on July III
and went direct to Wardner, Idaho, a
lively mining town in the heart of the
Occur d'Alenes, east of here, where
their friends told them of the ch..@ces
in the big lottery for 100000 acres of
land to be distributed by Uncle Sam
Immediately the three Joneses re.
nounced their allegiance to Great
British and filed their declarations of
becoming citizens of the United States.
In the meantime they will work in the
mines. The rush of applicants for
land is far greater than was anticipated
and it is believed that more than 30O,-
900 names will be filed. Most of the
transeontinental trains from Missouri
river points to Spokane are run in two
and three sections and scores of hun
dreds of persons in the Pacific states
are registering. The drawings viii
take place at Occur d'Alene, Idaho, be
ginning August 9.
The silver state news. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1907-1909, 1909-07-24
BOXING AS JAMES
j. JEFFRIhS SEES 1T

Man is and always will be, fighting
animal From the times when he used
a stone axe and fiint-pointed arrows,
right up to the present with its smoke
less powder and long range guns, the
history of the world may be summed
up in tn one word" scrap" And
when mankind was not employing the
fists which Nature gave it, or the
weapons which it invented, it was fight
ing with its brains, seeking to over
come the difficulties which lay in the
way of its progress, or trying to get
the best of the obstacles which hin
dered its development So that the
better fighter nation was, the more
quickly did it become civilized, be-
cause il tackled and downed the things
which bound it to savagery more
speedily than did its less aggressive
neighbors.
The moral of all this Is simply that
a youngsters education should include
sports and exercises which will not only
keep alive his combative instincts, -
as the scientific sharps call them, but
also teach him to properly use them,--
From August Physical Culture.