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Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-07-11
se,RAlLRoRDI TRACKS;
Ut You Must Follow Them, Walk Out
side, Not Between Than.

6iOo, iNOt 6etWeen nom.
Two men. one young and the other
grizzled with middle age. were walk
ing beside the railroad track I'm n Bos-
ton suburb on their way to the nearest
station. The younger stepped between
the rails. Better walk here" he nd
vised. Its better walking"
mo-" replied the older man. 81 never
walk on the railroad track" But
we're facing the direction from which
trains come" persisted the other. TITS
safe" my son." said the middle
aged man, II was a railroad engineer
for more than twenty years. and II I
learned one thing from the poor chaps
I've seen picked up II was not to walk
on railroad track when there is n
possibility of walking anywhere else.
II the law stopped all trains running
on sunday and this was Sunday i
wouldn't do It. It's the fellow that's
sure he's taking all the precautions
that gets killed"
Here was man who knew about
railroads from intimate Connection with
them. His advice was the advice OF n
man who knew. Every railroad man
or experience will say the same as he.
In England The tracks are private prop
crty,, and nobody is allowed to walk
upoh, them, so accidents are rare. Here
hardly a day passes that we do NOT
read OF men killed while making n
thoroughfare Of the railroad right OF
way. And usually IL is noted that
they were on the safe" side of tho
track. became confused by the M.
proach of two trains and stepped in
front Of one or the other.
Occasionally something is to be gain.
cd in distance by taking TO the ran.
road instead of the public highway.
The man who feels that he must do
this VIII be wise always TO walk be-
side the track and never on II. II
may not he quite as good walking, but
he is not likely to suffer regrets I'm n
DISQUALIFICATION Traveller
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-07-11
Teachinu the Cutpurse.

Stow in his account of London be-
tween 1oGO and 1890 depicts an inn
Kept by kind of Fagin Of the time OF
Queen Elizabeth: zone Wotton kept
an alehouse near Billingsgate,
ana in the same house he procured all
the cutpurses about the city to repair.
There was school set up to learn
young boys to cut purses Two de-
vices were hung up. The one was q
pocket, the other was a purse. The
pocket had in 1t certain counters and
was hung about with hawks bells.
and over the top did hang a little scar
ing bell. The purse had silver I'm it.
And he that could take out a counter
without any noise was allowed to be
a public foyster. And he that could
take piece of silver out of the purse
without noise of any Of the bells was
adJudged a judicial nypper, according
TO their terms Of art. \ fnystcr was n
pickpocket; a nypper was Il pickpurse
or cutpurse."
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-07-11

Col. II. r. Green, son of Mrs.
Hetty Green, who was recently
elected a director of the Sea-
board National Bank in New
York, thus confirming the re-
ports that the Colonel is to quit
Texas and make his home in
the East enabling him to give
his time and attention to his
mothers interest. What sigA
ni6cance is attached to MIR.
Green's afiliation with the Sea-
board Bank was not disclosed
by the officers of the institution.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-07-11

Governor Gillette of Cali
tornia, whom Tex Richard, the
promoter Of the Jcfries-John-
son fight, announced recently
that he would sue for $4,000
damages, this being the sum he
said he had expended before
he was informed that the fight
would not be permitted in
California. Richard said that
his lawyers were preparing the
complaint and that suit would
be filed in a few days.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-07-11
A suh.titnt.-

Pardon me gentlemen" said the in
dividual who had just moved into the
little town as he entered tile grocery
store. but is there u chicken raiser
hereT"
Why don't you take an ax?" asked
the village Talleyrand. "a razor will
lose its edge II you use SC on a chicken. !"
sDEznzryg zu.sowzss
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-07-11

II Is not the instruction Of ignorance
that Is dangerous. but the revolts of
i1telligence.-Lowell.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-07-11

Clio 10 6wks.
Barbour County index., 1910-12-07
HAZELTON ITEMS
John and Charles Stewart

John and Charles Stewart have
a nice bunch of cattle on fall feed il
their lots in Hazelton
Frank Hardesty is going to full
feed a good big bunch of cattle in
his feed lots in Hazelton.
Link Southland has been quite
sick but is now able to be up, and
will doubtless soon be out again.
That big scare Sunday night didn t
amount to enough to even lay the
dust, in fact it raised it considera-
bly,. e.
We understand that Frank Baker
has sold his Hazelton property to
]. c. B. Hargis, but did not learn
the consideration.
Since L. M. Landreth was elected
Justice of the Peace, he is getting g
to be the most accommodating man
in our locality. He has now estab-
ished three stopping stations for
his auto on his road from home to
Hazelton just to accommodate his
neighbors.
Last Friday night a meeting was
held at the school house in Hazelton
for the purpose of organizing a
debating society, and we learn they
elected officers and are going to
settle a lot of the most important
and pressing matters of Government
this winter.
This is one time when the people
who believe in prayer make it a
speciality to offer up a petition ev-
cry time it clouds up a little, and
in their petition they are willing to
take just any kind of moisture rain
snow or sleet, just so it is moist
Neither are they inclined to stipu-
late as to quantity.
Elmer Baker is now spending his
time wondering whether it pays tc
help the other fellow or not. He
got a sentence OF 500 fine and
costs and thirty days in Jail for do
ing something that another=has done
for a long time in Hazelton with
no penalty attached, and the worst
of it is Elmer stands to get stuck
on four counts when he gets in the
District court.
Barbour County index., 1910-12-07
Lake City

Mrs. J. A. Connor and daughter
went to Medicine Lodge last Satur-
day.
Mrs j. D. Buck visited with her
| mother, Mrs. w. o. Thompson, last
week.
Miss Pattie Cooke visited Sunday
with relatives in the Deerhead neigh
borhood. a1IiI =.
Mr.. and: Mrs. Richard Kannier Of
Coats were the guests of their
! daughter, Mrs. Fred Lake, last We'd
nesday.
The infant daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Ed Larkin of Deerhead was
laid to rest in the Lake Cemetery
last Tuesday.
Mrs. Catherine Early, of Kansas
City came i'm last Friday morning to
spend the winter with her brother,
5 G. Stewart
F. J. DeGeer and family of Med
icine Lodge spent a part of last
7 week visiting Mrs. DeGeer's parents
| Mr.. and Mrs. A. J. Trotter.
Geo. Hodges of Aetna, was in
town a few days ago looking quite
we'll after his accident of a few
weeks ago, although he still walks
with crutch.
The barber shop at this point has
changed hands again; this time Or
vile Eager is the purchaser. Glenn
| Ellis, the retiring barber, is think
ing of going to southern California.
Next Saturday night will be the
meeting for the election of officers
! CT the Masonic Lodge at this place.
After the meeting there will be an
| oyster supper served by the Ladies
Aid Society. All Masons cordially
urged to attend, The local camp of
the Modern Woodmen will also be
served with an oyster supper after
their election of officers which will
happen next Monday evening. Those
who are fortunate enough to belong
to both of these orders will surely
have chance to live high for a
| few days.
Barbour County index., 1910-12-07
First Baptist Church

The special meetings that were
planned. to begin the first Of this
month were unavoidably. postponed
until Jan. 1, 1911. Evangelist Han
III ss7o0ns p!pu9Tds 5u!AgQ 81 uos
revival work.
- Watch this space for future an
nouncements.
Next Sundays Girls Day" at
our Sunday School. ....t
The Subject for consideration at
the IL o'clock service will be" What
can l do to aid in Our Revival
Work" a~e-a-s
The evening theme will be, "The
cake that was not turned
All our services at usual hours at
usual place except the Wednesday
night meeting which convenes at Z
o'clock.
We most cordially invite the public
| to attend.
The Ladies Aid Society will meet
with Mrs. ]. P. Hall next Tuesday
afternoon. All members are request
ed to be present. All dues of the
members will be taken and plans for
next years work will be arranged.
The Missionary Society will meet
ht the home of Sister r. S. Crane
next Friday afternoon at 3 o'clock.
Subject for study: Our training
school at Chicago. Annual election
of officers for tha coming year and
a good attendance is desired
CLAUDE ]. SPIERS. Pastor.
No Hunting allowed on any land
owned or controlled by the under
signed. Parties found violating the
terms of this notice will be prose-
cuted.
z. F. McCULLEY,
Lake City, Kansas.
Hunting on our premises and all
lands controlled by US is positively
forbidden. Everybody take warning
and be governed accordingly.
PETE HOOVER.
WM. LONKER.
E. T. LoNKER.-
Barbour County index., 1910-12-07
The Worm Tulneth

Editors Index: We are certainly
thankful to the people and our ex-
changes for the many good words
spoken for our paper,the Tortoise. "
We promised another copy of the
paper and will fulfill the promise as
soon as we are able to do the work.
For the past two or three weeks the
Editor has suffered with a sore
hand, resembling blood poison and
was obliged to make two or three
trips for medical aid to Kiowa and
Kingman. We are glad to be able
to say that in answer to our notice
for kicks or good words there have
been more good words than "kicks, -
but i'm answer to the kick" from
the Kiowa Kansan, will say that we
think Bro. Perry, in his issue of
Nov. 23rd, must have been laboring
under a heavy mental strain, as we
have issued no paper on the date
given by him, the 18th. We think
he refers to the issue of the 18th,
or some other issue, when we said
Kiowa is great mudslinger. Now
we did not say that of Kiowa not at
all, but we were informed by one of
the same stripe as the Kansan that
such was the case. Now Bro. Perry,
get down on the earth again where
everything is lovely, as the Tor
toise and it's Editors some day may
rise and be going over the "out-
come" by the time the Kansan gets
we'll started over the score line Some
may wonder why this appears in
The Index. Will say that the best
way to catch the calf is to salt the
old COW.
Yours truly,
EDITORS TORTOISE.
No Hunting
Hunting, fishing or trespassing
with gun or dogs on my ranch To-
Gated z miles north OF Medicine
Lodge is hereby forbidden.
A. NJ. HOUCHIN.
october 2s. 1910.
To Poultry Raisers
have some Single Comb Rhode
Island Red Cockerels and Pullets
for sale. Stock of prize winners at
Alva and Kiowa Poultry Shows.
Stock guaranteed. Eggs in season.
Write w. S. Ball, Route 1, Kiowa.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1910-03-19

pany, began his business career a. a
messenger boy in Texas. He must
have succeeded somehow In keeping
his front name q secret until he ceased
being messenger hoy and got out Of
Texas.
Hegewisch. Illinois. bows humbly to
Cadillac. Michigan.
Zelaya Is going to write q book.
There Is no law against It.
49,
Prince de Sagan 10 now serene
hishness." He does not even look at
the bills.
A California woman lost SLIGO
through a hole In her stocking. The
moral Is obvious.
~9
Thirty.two reasons are given for the
high cost Of living. but there are prop.
ably many others.
~6A
An ear Of corn was sold the other
day for $3.50. It would make q fine
meal for that $4,000 hen.
%SA
Prussians want universal suffrage.
but the Kaiser may decide that what
they need Is something equally as
good.
A New Jersey man found $4,000 In
a Bible his grandmother gave him
thirty.hve years ago. Some Of those
old'fashioned grandmothers had o hns
sense OF humor.
A man In New York State. whl!o
digging for water a few days ago. dis
covered q thick vein It excellent
anthracite cial. Without wishing to
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1910-03-19
HA0LsTs.

No ADLER or more popular lawyer
can be nominated by the Republicans
for Judge Of the Superior Court than
Benjamin f. Nicholson.
Congressman Thomas Gallagher will
be renominated and reelected. The
people OF the Eighth district know q
good Congressman when they see one.
The Democrats Of the Twenty.third
Ward are approaching nervous pros.
tration in their anxiety for April 8
to come. 80 as to cast their votes for
Snitz for Alderman.
~a
Alderman William Z. Dever Is one
OF the ablest, most aggressive and
most fearless men that have ever been
In the City Council. His reelection
by the people Of the Seventeenth Ward
Is certainty.
~6A
John J. Coburn has earned by his
brilliant record as lawyer an election
to the Superior Court bench.
~
Joseph F. Haas has made record
as County Clerk that he can at all
times point to with pride. His renomi.
nation will add strength to the whole
Republican county ticket.
; ~6
John e. Kehoe, the brilliant and
highly respected lawyer. would make a
grand Judge Of the Superior Court.
~6
BENJAMIN F. Nicholson, the able and
we'll known attorney. would grace O
seat ON the Superior Court bench.
~9A
Queer as It seems. the fast man u
soon overtaken by misfortune.
Women are generally supposed 20
do o lot Of talking. but the wives Of
college professors never get half a
chance.
Economy IL Q great thing. BY saw.
Ing Its money the sugar trust had
100000 ready to pay back to the gov.
eminent.
A motor road from the Atlantic to
the Pacific Is proposed, with road
houses. garages and hospitals every
Ave miles.
II couldn't help It," explained tho
New York boy who married three won.
en-. And thus lovely woman receives
another compliment.
DR.. Wiley states that II an egg floats
In salt water It is not fresh. Grab
your egg and start for the Gulf OF
Mexico at once!
~
Andrew Carnegie says he doesn't
want to 60 to heaven yet But he
must not be understood a. being op.
posed to the place.
In st. Louis recently man won $40
BY eating dozen eggs within given
time. It wasn't worth the effort II he
had to buy his own eggs.
Peary has Just received another
medal. 1t will be necessary pretty
soon for him to employ dummy to
help him wear his medals when ne
wishes to exhibit them all at one time.
Belyidere Brooks. the new manager
|of the Western Union telegraph Com.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1910-03-19

be considered pesslmistic. we are COM.
PEELED to cling to the opinion that thu
money he may be able to save on coal
will be taken from him by the Ice
companies or by the people from whom
he buys his meats and groceries.
A New York man, seeking Ameri.
can citizenship. declared the United
states flag was green. Can o man
who Is 80 color blind az that be
worked over into a good citizen?
The weather man at Pittsburg says
the grounding has been wrong for
three successive years. It is not be.
lleved anything could be gained by
submitting the case to Copenhagen.
Much has been said about the Mas.
sachusetts woman who can talk fifty.
four languages. but II she isn't mar.
ried what good does her knowledge do
her?
Two thousand five hundred sailors
In the American navy cannot swim.
We suppose 1t isn't necessary to advise
them not to rock the boat.
~dA
rs hen bird?" asks the govern.
ment. Respectfully referred to the
man who owns Peggy. the $4,000 heu.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1910-03-19
GREAT PERIODICALS.

Two Of the finest and most interest.
Ing periodicals on the stands are Har.
pers Magazine and Harper's Weekly.
Anybody looking for the best OF every.
thing In the way Of stories. illustra.
lions. editorials and instructive arti.
Giles will find It In the two mentioned
above. They stand In a class all by
themselves.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1910-05-06
May be a Costly Convention

The opening gun in the battle
which is to be waged in this state be-
tween the old-line republicans and the
Progressives, or insurgents, was fired at
the meeting of the state central COM
mittee at Seattle Wednesday. The old
line men had everything their own
way and issued call for state conven-
ton to be held in August, more than a
month before the primaries. This ac-
ton is looked upon by the insurgents
as an attempt to deprive them of repre-
sentation at the convention and to pre-
vent the insertion in the party platform
OF planks favorable to their interest.
The primary law provides for the selec-
ton OF new committeeman in Septem-
Der, and the action Of the present COM
mittee in assuming to take charge oil
the affairs of the party before the pri-
maries may be resented by many of the
voters. The "old-line" mems expert
ment may prove to be costly one
Spokane Chronicle.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1910-05-06
Mason Greek News

T. w. Greve is getting along nicely
taking the census. He has visited
around the Wenatchee lake district and
along up to the Cascade tunnel.
The postoffice was changed up to
the store the first of last week, but as
yet they have been unable to get the
crane changed.
H. B. Smith of Merritt purchased a
team of working horses and Shetland
pony last week.
The Mineral street county bridge is
being completed rather slowly.
C. w. Hastings has purchased three
new horses.
F. A. Reynolds returned to Leaven-
worth Monday after spending a few
days with his family here.
The log drivers are moving the logs
down the creek now.
Mrs. H. B. Smith OF Merritt was Wis
iting with Mrs. T. w. Greve Tuesday.
Leighton Woodcock Of Ephrata
came up to camp the past week. His
mother and sister will come up later.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1910-05-06
G. n. RAILROAD IMPROVEMENTS
During the Summer the Great Northern
Will Make Many improvements on
the Cascade Division

The Great Northern contemplates
making many Improvements this sum-
mer in the roadbed and also in the tele-
graph line between here and Skyko-
mish. The telegraph line will be re-
built, and at points where experience
has shown interruption occur during
the winter cable instead Of single strand
wire will be used. The poles will be
set much closer and will be much
heavier than those in use at present.
Between Leavenworth and Skyko-
mish the staff and block system will be
installed. Three thousand feet of pass
ing track will be built at the power
plant. At Chiwaukum, Mason Creek,
Berne and Gaynor the capacity OF the
sidings will be doubled. The entire
line thru the mountains will be laid
with new and heavier steel than that
used in the past. Thru the tunnel an
extra heavy steel will be used. These
improvements will begin just as soon
as men can be procured.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1910-05-06
A New Kind of Shower

China showers, stocking showers,
linen showers and various other kinds
Of showers are comparatively common,
but the latest in the shower line, &C.
cording to an exchange, is the sub
scription shower. 1t works like this:
All those who are in arrears to the loca1
paper get together, induce their neigh
bors who do not take the paper to &C.
company them, and they then march
n a body to the newspaper office,
where each man planks down the price
of years subscription and takes a re-
ceipt therefor. If the editors face j,
wreathed in smiles, the affair may be
called a success.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1910-05-06

The road change, by which the
Peshastin travel will now cross the
Chumstick on bridge and by follow
ing the hillside avoid the steep grade
in getting out Of the valley, is great
improvement, and one which the trav-
cling public will not be slow to appre-
ciate. Road Supervisor Griffith COM
pleted the improvement last week and
is now engaged in making repairs on
the Chumstick road, where the same
was impaired this spring by high water.
A number Of bridges had been washed
out and temporarily repaired. These
will be restored and put in good condi-
ton and such of the road as needs
work will be put in good condition be-
fore he quits the job. His district
takes in the Beaver creek hill, which is
said to need considerable work to put
it in good condition.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1910-05-06

The Waitsburg Times has this to
say of the Colville candidate for Con-
gress: "A. E. Veatch of Colville,
Wash, republican candidate for con-
gress from this district, was in this city
Wednesday in the interest of his can
didacy. Mr.. Veatch is at present edi-
tor and proprietor Of the Statesman
Index of Colville. We acknowledge a
fraternal call. Mr.. Veatch is a gentle
man of impressive as we'll as genial ap-
pearance and is making dignifed and
effective campaign before the primaries.
Mr.. Veatch is unalterably opposed to
Cannonism and Aldrichism and we pre-
dict that he will run like 'houseafire.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1910-05-06

not scruple to make candidates for the
highest court in the state pawns on
party chess board. Now that an early
convention has been called the Pro-
gressives will be there to fight for their
principles and to see that they are en-
bodied in any platform that may be
adopted, but during recent tour OF
the state 1 everywhere found thought
full men disturbed and angered at the
proposition to make nominees for the
supreme court the candidates OF fac
ton, for whatever be the issue of the
coming contest in the state convention
between the standpatters and the Pro-
gressives, the placing of the supreme
court nominees in the false and humili-
ating position referred to will surely re-
suit from it.
The Progressives welcome fight
either in a state convention or before
the people, but they have insisted that
the law be obeyed and our supreme
court kept out of politics. They there
fore demanded strict observance of the
law and state convention to be held
late in September or early in October,
after the primaries and at time when
candidates for the supreme court would
be studied by the voters not as MEM
bers of political faction, but with sole
regard to their fitness for service on
the bench. A contrary course having
resulted from the meeting of the retir-
ing state committee held in Seattle,
with the men who voted for an early
convention, and not with the Progress
sives, must rest the grave responsibility
of injecting the selection of supreme
court candidates into a bitter and as
yet unsettled contest for party domino
tion."
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1910-05-06

"Esmeralda," presented to fair
sized audience by the Wenatchee high
school boys and girls at the opera house
last Friday night, was we'll received and
proved to be a very interesting bill.
While the returns may not have proved
so satisfactory as desired, the trip was
not without interest, and as digres-
sion from routine school duties was en-
joyed no less by the boys and girls who
had parts in the play than those who
witnessed it.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1910-05-06

L. ]. Nelson and wife spent last
Sunday in the vicinity of Lake Wenat-
chez, where Mr.. Nelson owns a valu-
able tract OF land. Miss Tucker and
Frank Meeker accompanied them and
delightful outing was had, the party
going Saturday and returning Sunday.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1910-05-06

c. Ferris White, the Spokane archi-
tect who drew the plans for the remod-
cling of the Fritz building, was here
this week to inspect the progress of the
work. He says the new bank will be
ready to turn over to the officers by the
last OF May at least.