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Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1909-07-28
Hazefon Items.

Two weeks more Of good threshing
weather will complete the work in this
locality.
Roy Webb has gotten enough Of the
harvest field and is with Yourdan & Co.
cutting meat.
five don't get rain soon there is yet
going to be plenty Of nubbins for the
cows and some that won't nubbin at ALL
P. A. McBroom sold his two business
lots to Dan Edwards last week. Dan
got fine location for business house.
P. A. McBroom was here last week
on his way home from Butler county
where Mrs. McBroom died few days
ago.
So far as we have heard ]. c. Dim
mick has the best yield of wheat in these
parts. His wheat made about % BUSH
els and is Of good grade.
E. M. Bradley. who left here last
spring with chartered car to haul his
goods to New Mexico, writes his friends
here that he is on his way back in
wagon with load Of pretty dear exper-
ence that will last long time.
&c. Dimmick came to town last
Thursday and swore to a complaint
against Clyde Maltbie charging him with
disturbing the peace by lot of swearing
and offering to thrash ]. c. The war
rant was issued and Constable Dun
bar went out and brought Clyde in. He
pleaded guilty and donated 50 to the
school fund and $3.l5 to the court and
constable and went his way apparently
well pleased.
We never ran an elevator and hence
are poor Judge of how one ought to be
run. For the past several days the kiio-
wa elevators have been paying from 4
to E cents more for wheat than the
Hazelton elevators. We don't know
why this great difference should exist, but
one thing we do know so long as there
is such vast difference In prices many
dollars will be spent in kiowa by our
people who haul their wheat there, be-
sides it has tendency to advertise kio-
wa as better market for our grain and
in way hurts all classes. Of business a,
home. We will leave this question for
our grain men to figure out and hope
hey will turn the tide homeward again.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1909-07-28
Sua and Lake City Happenings

Look at your label The publishers
will not strive with you always.
Revs. Hill and Tnnmons moved their
tent to Forest last Wednesday where
they are pressing the fight.
Miss Abbie Clawson a fair lady Of
King viii weld the rod at the Turkey
creek rock school house this year.
Yves Urton took gang Of youngsters
last Wednesday and went fishing and in
a short time returned with a tub full of
hsh which were caught by hand.
1t is mistake that the fruit is all kill
ed. Robt. Burgin, the man who never
fails to get crops. hot or cold, wei or
dry. has over 200 bushels Of apples.
Miss Myrtle Carr caught a channel
cat last week which weighed 7 pounds.
She was unable to land it but when Sid
the old fisherman arrived Mr.. Fish was
ushered out on dry land.
1t seems that Frank Day was about to
take his little threshing outfit and fly his
kite but Yves Urton happened to hold a
mortgage on It and told Day he had
better not go yet for while. Frank
obeyed.
Keep in mind the Sun City picnic
next Friday and Saturday. This occa-
sion will be carried out in very COM
mendable manner and will give the peo-
| pie chance to meet their friends and
enjoy good tine. Come, oh comet
We have seen few interesting things
In our time but last Monday a week
capped the stack. when we saw two
ladies who accidentally met on the train
probably old friends) trying to swallow
one another. Bill Rauhut who is both
cred with stomach trouble left the car.
Lon Davis and wife were in Lake vis-
iting relatives couple of days last week
at the old place where Lon used to
make lasses candy and love. His whea,
crop this year was only $500 bushels.
Scott Buck ought to be licked to death
with such rustling son-in-law.
The capture Of the older man who
recently buglarized the Bissantz store
was one Of the easiest things yet. C.G
Shigley traced his movements by phone
for considerable time in the afternoon Of
last Tuesday week and when the gen,
made his appearance all eyes were turn.
ed his way; before reaching the city he
stepped off the railroad into the cut and
hid his booty as search few minute.
later proved. Ex-Sherif Mills armed
himself and met the man and invited
him up town where he was searched
and held until Sheriff Mathews arrived
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1909-07-28
DeeKhe0d Items.

Several Of the neighbors have been
picking plums.
V. E. DeGeer and wife visited at ].
P. Elsea's Sunday.
Reub and Fred Can made a trip to
Lake City Thursday.
Miss Katie Moore and sister visited
with Mrs. Allen last week.
Sole Golf returned to Deerhead a
few days ago after visiting home folks at
Sharon.
A MIR. Pearson Of Chanute was in
this neighborhood looking at land in this
community.
Mss Zaremta Stewart has been en-
ployed to teach the Lasswel school this
coming term.
Quite number Of Deerhead's young
people attended church services at Lake
Sunday evening.
Misses Thelma and Hope Hodge
and Dot McCarty visited with Miss
Myrtle Carr last week.
M. F. Stewart and Johnnie Larkin
are the true fishermen. They vert last
Thursday and caught 80.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1909-07-28
In Loving Memory

Frances Emma Manley was born in
Keeler Center, Mich, Oct. ! 9th, 1859:
was married to Allen Harrison Manley
in Marshall Co., Kans., Oct. 9th. 1874.
To this union were born ! 3 children, 5
Of whom preceded her to better world,
and 8 still surviving her, four boys and
four girls. She moved to Sharon, Kans.,
in 1898 where she resided until death.
She died in Sharon. July 22nd, 1909,
between 6 and 7 o'clock a. m, aged
40 years. 9 months, 9 days. She leaves
a husband. 8 children, and a host Of
other relatives to mourn her sudden &C.
parture. Her children were all present
at the time Of her death except one
daughter who lived in Missouri She
suffered stroke Of paralysis week be-
fore her death, and her suffering was In
tense, but she seemed to bear it with
great patience. Last October she con-
fessed her Savior, and was baptized by
the writer during the revival held in
Sharon by E. A. Newly, Evangelist,
and united with the Christian church, and
lived faithful life in Christ until her
death. The writer conducted a short
funeral service in the Christian church in
Sharon, after which her body was ten
derly laid away in the city cemetery to
await the resurrection Of the Just.
All was done for her that loving
hearts and willing hands could do, but to
no avail. In her death Sharon has los,
a good citizen, the husband a faithful
companion, the children loving mother.
To them we say be ready when the
summons comes to meet mother in
Heaven. S. E. Hendncksoa.
Card Of Thanks: We desire to ex.
tend our sincere and heartfelt thanks tc
all our friends who so kindly assisted u.
in the sickness and death Of our dear
wife and mother.
A. H. Manley and Children.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1909-07-28

Coco. Smith,the Hardtner merchant,
was renewing old acquaintance in the
city Saturday. Can" is highly elated over
Hardtner's finally landing railroad and
he has right to be. The people here
are glad also. 1t will be a material help
to the entire county.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1909-07-28
Statesmen Wanted

AT once. Local men to take orders
tor high grade western grown nursery
stock. Experience unnecessary. Out
Fit free. Cash weekly. Write for terms.
Anyone intending to plant should ask for
our catalogue. It's Free. Address,
National Nurseries, Lawrence, Kansas
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1909-07-28
Card of Thanks

We desire to express our thanks to
the many kind friends Of Wilmore and
Aetna who so kindly assisted u. in our
late bereavement in the death Of G. P,
Wells who died at Wilmore July IA.
1909. at the advanced age Of 50 years,
J months and 5 days.
Mrs. G. P. Wells
w. |. Wells
E. r. Wells.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1909-07-28

For Sale. Two Poland China bOars,
one little more than a year old, the
other 5 months old. Both eligible to
register. Vim. Palmer. Medicine Lodge
Kansas.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1909-07-28

We cary The Vol Banquet Hams.
The best on the market. Cole & Son.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1909-07-28
Lake State Bank
LAKE CITY, KANSAS

THE deposits in this bank will be
Guaranteed by the Depositors' Guar
antee Fund. Our application is now
on file with the Hon. Bank Commits.
sioner."
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1909-12-08
RESEMBLANCE OF
OIL AND EGGS

Fluctuations ;ra widespread over
he governments triumph in gaining
IN order fro n the United States Cir
;uit Court of Appeals requiring the
Standard Oil Trust to dissolve and
;ease its combination in restraint of
Interstate commerce. The comment
$ that here is II Roosevelt suit carried
TO victory by the Taft administration,
Which indicates, etc" Without be-
ing unduly pessimistic, we can't evade
IN" vital point that the order of the
'ourt does not dissolve the Standard
Dill company. or companies, but only
fnioins them from certain acts Of COM
binatiOn. Remember, in this counec-
ton. that, on the day preceding this
Standard decision, another opinion,
written by the same judge, held that
|'efusals to sell, or acts of underselling,
ware entirely at the lawful pleasure of
any individual dealer firm or corpora
ton. Numbering competition was I'M
awful only when done by conspiracy
md combination. Open slaughter
was o. K. Thus, while it is unlawful
for II combination of two or more pack
RS to sell at prices running stubborn
competition i'll any certain field one
individual packing house may do 81,
with impunity, and then raise prices
provided it's purpose is not to reduce
the volume of trade, but only to get it
I'LL for itself. We fail, therefore. to
Zee wherein this Standard Oil "GissO-
ution" will have more effect on oil
than the enjoining of an egg dealers
combine usually has on the rise of egg
prices. Kansas City Post.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1909-12-08
Ii AMOUNTS TO A SCANDAL

Out Of 1000 men employed in coal
ninlng i'll France, about one life a
year is lost by accident. I'm Great Brit
an Il little more than one man to the
houSand employed loses life in the
pines. In Prussia, two. And in the
United States more than three men to
be thousand employed in coal mines
lie there. He dies in the service and
u the line of duty. 1t is II thing of
which mine operators should be sham
|pd.
The subject is the more impelling
mcauSe the death rate here is inCreas.
ne, while it is being reduced in every
'Dthcr coal producing land. Since 1905
h" death rate for coal miners--the
rate of lives lost in the mines-has
iScn from 2.G1 i'm the Thousand to 3.4 to
he thousand. In Great Britain the
rate has in the same time been reduced
from 1.G3 to l20.
Fifty years ago the death rate in
England and Wales was less than six
o the thousand men employed. In
mr. country. in the twentieth century,
t is almost four to the thousand
This country cannot he called the
Foremost SO long as it takes no better
are than that of the men who volun-
Ger their services and risk their lives
hat fuel may bc obtainablc. The hu-
Tnanity of the American people is chal
engcd by the scandal at Cherry. III.
Md the only defense of America will
," to make the life of the miner safe.-
'Bakcr City Democrat.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1909-12-08
LabcrSdnr Fishe' men,

Dr. WilfrcG i. G"enfell is able 10 re.
POI that lie is growing less hard
and bleak for his Labrador fishermen,
We have built several hospitals on
the coast" he told a New York audi.
ence. and the people are being taught
useful trades. Students from Amer.
lean colleges are lending their assist.
ance IN the religions, moral and indus
nlai uEhit OF the people. Five sur.
on" and SIX nur es are now at work
OH the coast. We needed milk for
the sick man came over from Ire.
land and has tax II charge Of q herd
of 41O reindeer. lie is serving without
pay, and says he Is doing the work
for the love o. Cod"
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1909-12-08

er and therefore pursues him. Uncl,
Sam prints and furnishes envelopes
for less than the printer is obliged to
pay for the stock and sends the en-
velopes through the mails free of
charge, while the printer has to ply
postage when he wants to seud envel-
opes or anything else through the mails.
Uncle Sam sends advertising matter
through the mails free of charge, cal
ling attention to what good thing"
he has to offer in envelopes while the
printer woIld b. sent to the pen if he
attempted ID use Il government envelope
for the same purp sc. Uncle Sam can con-
duct land lotteries and advertise them,
bat if the printcr advertise them, but
i the printer advertise any kind, of
game Of chance or even publishes the
re suit OF II progressive card party at
which prizes ar awarded, the printer
commits an awful offense. Uncle Sam
even tells the printer he doesn't know
enough to run the subscription end of
his business and that the government
foreign pretiX"s dangling to their names
must act us ''credit men" and tell us
we Cannot trust Il perfectly reliable
patron for more than the time allowed
by them. Uncle Sam, remarks the
Sank Con lty Dem ,crat ofIBaraboo, Wis,
you're a dear old man, and we shall try
and continue to obey you, but we may
not continue to love and honor you "a
hours each day unless you love the
printer sufficiently to be fair with him,
or buy his business, pay him what his
plant is worth, aad then run the print
ing business for the whole United
States. D. this. or we shall be in favor
OF at least pulling your whiskers from
time to time.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1909-12-08
Hardwood Factories For West

Government tess show that an acre
Of land planted t, oak or other hard
wJods of similar growth will produce in
900 years about 100000 board feet of
lumber. The sa ne authorities have
demonstrated thai the eucalyptus will
produce an equal amount of timber in
ten years less-ln nber equal in value
to either oak, hickory or mahogany
the ratio of growCh promises to revolu-
tionize the wood manufactures of the
country; there are not few who
profess to see the southwest controlling
the hardwood destinies of the nation
within Il decade. Already several of
the largest furniture factories in
Pennsylvania, Ohi), Indiana. Illinois,
Michigan and New York have placed
agents in the field for the purpose of
purchasing large tracts of land suited
to eucalyptus culture. Many capital
lists in the east conccde that the question
of raw material can only b. settled by
moving their pilnts bodily to the
source of that matcrial-in this case on
the Pacific coast
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1909-12-08
Officers OF Ruby Temple

At meeting of Ruby Temple
Pythian Sisters, Tuesday night, the
following officers were elected for the
ensuing year:
Past Chief, Mtry Dakin; Most Elk.
cellent Chief, M.cy Dewar; Excellent
Senior, Mary Hail.; Excellent Junior,
Helen Angel; NJ ,ntger, Mamie Ruther-
forl: Mistress OF Records and Cores
pDndence, Margaret Green: Protector,
Alice Rockwell; Guard, Matte Girls.
world
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1909-12-08
'NeN G1IeN uop

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punoI GUS mo Sn1los s.pugqsnu leu
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lsnl eAeU 'eoIUv lseH W uolxna Ser
-Io9D 'ldeO so loQs suoH Guy saIuL
'pLooes GInpous uoI1
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1909-12-08
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Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1909-12-08
Application No. 1890

Application No. 1890
Notice of Application for Permission to Ammo.
pirate the Public Waters of the State of Nevada
Notice Is hereby given that on the 22pd dav
OF November. 1909. in accordance with Section
%. Chapter XVIII. OF the Statutes OF 1907 one
John Angel OF Mountain City County of fClko
ana state Of Nevada made application
To the state Engineer of Nevada for
permission TO appropriate the public waters
OF the State of Nevada such
appropriation is to be made from Van Duzar
about nine miles South of Mountain Civ EIko
co; by means Of dam and open cut. and four
cubic feet per second is to be conveyed to poinfs
OF use by means of bitches and there used for
IRRIGATION and domestic purposes Water to he
Of Trail Creek '"'"''
Date OF first publication December 3. 1909
Date OF last publication January n. 1910
Signed.
FRANK r. NICHOLAS
State Engineer.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1909-12-08

IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE FOURTH
JUDICIAL DISTRICT OF THE STATE
OF NEVADA, IN AND FOR THE
COUNTY OF ELKO
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1909-12-08
In the matter OF the estate OF NJ. Il. Spiker,
deceased.
Notice to Creditors

deceased
Notice to Creditors
Notice is hereby give that j. l.. Keyscr was
NJ Is. Spilier, deceased. on the first day of
December, 1909. and on said day qualified as
such "
Notice Is also give that all creditors and
persons having claims against the deceased
are hereby notified to file them with the
necessary vouchers attached. with the Clerk Of
said Court within Forty G0) days after the
first publication OF this notice. or they will be
j. i. KEYSER
Administrator of the Estate OF M. b.
-. Spiker. deceased.
G. y. HENDERSON,
Attorney for Administrator
Dated. ElkO, Nevada, December I. 1909
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1909-12-08

Uncle Sam no doubt loves the print.
New-York tribune., 1909-10-31

'i Great Britain's original all big gun. shin
inc hrSt DreadnouSht but she outcIasSas +ba
tlite latest British representatives of tha
DreddnouSht type. the Rellerophon ~,
Iemeraire and the superb The Neptune hou,-
ever lately launched in Great Britain ,riu
"hen completed exceed the Delaware in tba
one Item oil tonnage. The normal disnl,cs-
ment OF the Delaware is 10000 tons. and nm,
"i the BellerophOn $500. The Nertuna viii
nave a displacement of u. go tons
me two American ships Of the Drlivra-,
type the Utah and the Arkansas. Vet To D..
launched Will. however. surpass even the Nep-
tune with tonnage of 2i.50O each The CON
tract horsepower of the Delaware is - O0, ~
'he Beilerophon 2;;.0t0 and the Neptune - 5np
In most other respects the BeIlerophon tvp, AMI
the Neptune equal
Inc armOr of the American easily leads with
lI-lnch belts amidshipS at the ends and On
the deck slopes. The others have eleven incbss
amidships. but only six inches forward. forr
ait ana two and threequarters on the deck
slopes.
Ihe Delaware measures $40 feet on the vatar
hne' ten feet less than the BeUerophon ami
twenty less than the Neptune
New-York tribune., 1909-10-31

pie. There graphic pictures of the church,
its riches and historic glorits, of ecclesiastic
ambitions and Jealous les of tic minds of the
people in the shadow The hero IS frankly the
authors mouthpiece, Spans history for two
hundred years past. her present condition. Is
reviewed with pitilt IS frankness. An informing
book, this, hearing the stamp of close observa-
ton, knowledge of facts and respondent
patriotism.
"Half Chance" is frankly reading matter for
the ndscriminatns Plot must suffice; narra-
tive, dialogue, description and character draw
ing are of the most primitive quality The story
has enough of the makings of readable novel
in it, however to serve to while away semi
lean prizefghter in London drifts into occa
Sional crime, is caught red-handed, and sent to
the penal settlements in Australia. The ship Is
wrecked the way out, the plug-ugly saves a
little girls life at the risk of his own, but fails
to get aboard the lifeboat himself lie is cast
on a deserted island with two boxes-one OF
whiskey. the other of books, So long the alco
hoI lasts he is in Il drunken stupor. Ten years
later a certain Jack Steele is the leading Grim
inal barrister of London. The girl whose life
had been saved by the prizefighter returns home
from Australia where she has large property in
terests and meets this man; does peer who
had made the voyage with her parents and is
a SIlitor for her hand. Thus far the robust
plot. ii would appear as if the illustrator had
failed to pay proper attention to the costumes
of the period in which the tale is laid. Australia
ceased to he penal colony many years ago.
New-York tribune., 1909-10-31
THE MIGHTY DEL L.lU1 ARE.
armament Of Nczc 1mcilcan Battle
ship Is MOst Formidable.
OFrom Tho Trihunc Rn,cauI

tfrom Th" Tribune Bureau
Washington. Oct 30.-The batteries of the
new battleship Delaware the most powerful
to be found any ship in service. 1t will
carry into battle ten 12-inch guns, placed in five
turrets. There is a broadside battery in aIdi-
ton of fourteen 5-inch rapid fire guns. and q
secondary battery OF twelve guns of the one
and three FOUNDER type The principal interest
in the armament of the Delaware attaches to
the Pinch guns which of the latest type
of that calibre of hgh-poWer rife The weight
of the gun is 56.1 tons. The projectile weighs
$40 pounds. and it requires :ilo pounds cf Io.y-
der to send it out of the gun at velocity of
2,950-foot seconds with an crcrey. Of - i>:s-
foot tons.
When the projcctile mas travelled 5000 yards
sufficient energy to drive itself through eleven
inches of steel OF course this i~ estimated
the gun has not been fired at any sucI.
range but the naval ordnance officers say that
the calculations ar based on reliable stati,-
tics which justify the further claim that tn.
prOjectilc can be sent distance e twelve miles.
One OF the od-fashioned rules OF ordnance and
gunncry is that the projccte travels one mill
in distance tn one inch of calibr-. under which
simple schedule it may be ass-rt,d Il with re,-
son that projectiIc from OF the guns OF
the Delawares main battery would go twelve.
miles.
1t is estimated that every shot fired irul1 g
l2-inch gun of the Delaware will cost $500
II it were possible to fire the ten 12-nch guns
at the same time and in direction making =
of the $500 pounds of nttal in
the ten projcctiles, the combined energy at
the muzzle would be 5OOO00-foot tons: that
is, this combined weight of metal would be mov-
New-York tribune., 1909-10-31

ing at a rate sufficient L. move for a distance
Of on" foot an object weighing half million
tons.
Last week the Delaware attained 4 speed oi
81 9S knots, thereby demonstrating that she is
the fastest first class battleship built
Not only is the Delaware far in the lead
New-York tribune., 1909-10-31
LITERIRY NOTES.

sThe Caravanners," the new book by the au-
thor of 'EliZabeth and her German Garden. ,
will be published in about i fortnight The
scene is in England and the chief characters are
q German baron and his wife.
New-York tribune., 1909-10-31

Pharaoh as opponent in jural proceedings on
the issue Pharaoh made by his denial and over
came his resistance bV producing and using the
power of evidence. not only to cause Pharaoh
to believe Jehovah existent and supreme, but
to produce array of evidence So full and in
dubitabc that the Kings belief should rise 20
clear conclusive conviction.
New-York tribune., 1909-10-31

Ambassador James Bryce was friend of
Charles Darwin and "a has written for the
Christmas number of ''Harper's Magazine a
paper of "reminiscences Of the author of The
Origin of Species