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The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1910-11-01

1he state is also engaged IN The
construction Of insane asylums npor
large farm areas acquired al pricea
per acre much below the present mar
ket value and viii soon be able e
save fhe great profit that the McNeai
private Insane asylum company has
bled tee TAX payers out Of for a greas
many years
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1910-11-01

The state purchased the Cherokee
Female Seminary taAdinss on q FORT
acre eampns ~ Tableouah az fortyhys
FhouEana dollars which was less thar
onethird 81 the cust of me property
fhe state has also buil norma
seaool q Duranl and one al Ada. aiss
University Preparatory School a.
glaremofei Thus giving the lndin
Territory Che same number oi insu
iulions ol this class that Oklahoma
TERRITORY had when ibe population o
Oklahoma Territory vas only one
fourth whap tle present populatios oi
the state is
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1910-11-01

a school o. mros r peins hnilf a.
Wilbuffon oklahoma. and ccnsiderIue
Tie VAST mining industries ot onr state
and the necessities ot mining edpca.
ton Tot the skil health and safety q
.he miners this is an important insd.
tuition
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1910-11-01
Girls lndustrIaI College

cir staie has almost completed ihls
institution ~ chickasha. and every
eliixen aho appreciates the young
ladies' 81 our state VIII heartily com
mend fhis insltation. There may bc
some whose petty partisanship out
weighs the affection for home aHd
pride 81 state. but an such win be pen.
ias1d - object oihis Institution a
9 Rsy do 10 every other step taken b.
She progressive Democracy OF Okla.
homa.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1910-11-01

The destruction by FIRE Of the State
University made il necessary at The
very beginning OF statehood to build
new. more substantial and larger
main university building This IS
nearly completed and VIII be- pride
to the people OF Oklahoma All Of
these institutions are credit to our
Young state. they are distributed
throughout the different parts Of the
Two territories 80 as TO be Just 10 the
different localities They We're ron
templated when congress assigned 80
me territory FROM the public lands 4
barge 3muuH hereof 90 provide funds
Is build these various institutions
Joe McNsal says 4 placed in charge
OF the government Of tho state he viii
put hair Of these instructions cut Of
business.
lie has never iNolcaicd Jnsf which
Of these institutions he would Gcsifog,
but he has saia lhsl eerlmltorsi and
mechanical rolleeef ara freak nstl.
iutons end that n man wants q
learn TO farm be shnuld learn lt hin
ssif he las 80. tlti lnfsne dea.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1910-07-07
Is 81 and Never Voted.

LeavenYorth.-James H. Beddow,
81 years old, registered at the office
Of the city clerk to cast his first vote
at the primary August 2. Mr.. Bed
dow says that he has never cast a
vote either at primary or regular
election and he proposes to vote in
August and later on at the November
election this year,
Mr.. Beddow is the government
ranger on the Fort Leavenworth res
ervation. He came to Fort Leaven-
worth in 1916 and has lived here
since then, except when away on In
dian campaigns and in active field
service. He came here eight years
before Leavenworth was founded,
which was in the year 1854.
Mr.. Beddow has lived on the reser-
walton until the last two years, WHEN
he moved to the city. He is still with
the government service as ranger,
but has an assistant who does much
of the riding and looks after the post
lands and forests.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1910-07-07
Copyright, by Bobbs-Merrill Coz
SYNOPSIS.

CHAPTER I.--Lawrence Blakeley. law
yer, goes TO Pittsburg with the forged
notes in the Bronson case to take the dep
esition of the chief witness for the pros
ecutiOn, John Gilmore, millionaire. In
the latter's house the lawyer is attracted
by the picture of girl, whom Gilmore
explains is his granddaughter, Alison
West. He says her father 10 rascal ana
q friend Of the forger
CHAPTER II-Standing in line to buy
q Pullman ticket Blakeley is requested
by a lady to buy one for her. He gives
her lower II and retains lower ten. He
finds a man in drunken stupor in lower
ten, and retires in lower nine
CHAPTER III.-He awakens in lower
seven and finds that his travelling bag has
disappeared and in its stead Is another
His clothes likewise have been exchanged
for others
CHAPTER Iv.-An amateur detective
interests himself In the case. 1t is learned
that the dead man Is Simon Harrington
of Pittsburg.
CHAPTER V.-Henry Plnckney Sulli-
van is believed to be the name OF the
man who disappeared with Blakeley's
clothes and grip. He Is suspected OF the
murder.
CHAPTER VI.-Blakeley becomes in
terested In girl in blue. A dirk and
blood stains are found in lower seven.
Blakeley comes under suspicion.
CHAPTER VII.-Circumstantial EVIL
dence against Blakeley Is strengthened
The train Is wrecked.
CHAPTER VIII.-Bakeley is rescued
from the burning car by the girl In blue
His arm Is broken.
CHAPTER IX.-Together they go to
the Carter farm for breakfast. She tells
him her name is Alison West, his part
ners sweetheart.
CHAPTER X.-Alson's peculiar actions
mystify the lawyer. She drops her gold
bag and Blakeley. unnoticed, puts IL In
his pocket
CHAPTER XI.-He returns homo and
learns from his landlady OF strange hap
penings.
CHAPTER XII.-Blakeley learns that
woman by the name of Sullivan. fellow
victim OF the wreck is In the hospital.
CHAPTER xIII.-He also learns that
he is under surveillance and that the
Pittsburg police are looking for survivors
Of the wreck.
CHAPTER XIV.-Balseley hears OF
strange doings In a vacant house next
door. Investigation Is without result.
CHAPTER xv.-Cinomatograph pic
lures of the train taken just before the
wreck reveal to Blakeey a man leaping
from the train with his stolen grip.
CHAPTER XVI.-Blakeley meets Alison
at dinner and returns her gold bag.
CHAPTER XVII.-He learns that a
man resembling Sullivan leaped from the
train near M. The man sprained his
ankle and stayed some time at the Carter
place.
CHAPTER XVIII.-while making in
quiries at the Carter place, Blakeley finds
Alison. He kisses her
CHAPTER XIX.-Whlle dining in a
restaurant the woman for whom Blakeley
bought a Pullman ticket summons him to
her table.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1910-07-07
ONLY 7,24S ACRES OF THE
100000 NOW UNSOLD
BUT LITTLE OF THE KANSAS
SCHOOL LAND REMAINS.
All Located in Western Part Of State
and Is Valued From SIPS to
$500 Per Acre.

Topeka-Of the three million acres
7,249 acres remain unpatented This
is going rapidly, too. One hundred
and twenty-five thousand acres were
patented this year by the state audi
tor and 10000 acres were patented
last year. There are few good pieces
of land left and they will probably
be patented during the coming year.
The government gave to the state
two sections of land in each town
ship for school purposes. This land
has been sold off gradually and in
the eastern part of the state there
is none owned by the state left. What
little school land remains is in the
counties in the western one-third of
the state. The price at which it is
held ranged from S1.25 an acre to
Sc an acre. The very best piece of
school land, located in Meade county
is held at six dollars an acre and is
much lower in price than land owned
by individuals around it.
There are $50 acres of school land
in Barber county held at $1.25 an
acre; 120 acres in Comanche county
held at $1.25 an acre; 800 acres in
Finney county held at $1.25 an acre,
1905 acres in Hamilton county heiu
at $1.25 an acre; 1920 acres in Lane
county held at $1.25 an acre; $40 acres
in Meade held at $1.25 an acre, and
100 acres in Wichita held at that
price.
In Cheyenne county there are 900
acres held at So an acre; in Grant, 4S0
acres, held at S. an acre; in Meade,
100 acres, held held at Sc; in Stanton,
so acres, held at 81 and in Wallace,
723 acres held at 81 an acre. The
state labels the land poor" fair, +"
and good" Only two pieces of land
in the list mentioned is labeled as
good" Those two pieces are located
in Meade and Hamilton counties.
The state auditor has given out the
figures above as made up from the
reports of the county clerks. In 1851
there was school land in every one OF
the counties in the state. At the pres
emit time there is none left except In
twelve counties.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1910-07-07
KANSAS TOPICS
Santa Re Trail Men Chosen.

Topeka.-R. H. Faxon, president OF
"The New Santa Fe Trail" has COM
pleted the organization of the three
grand divisions by the appointment
of Nit White of Emporia as vice
president for the Eastern Kansas di
vision. and R. H. Higgins of Pueblo
as vice president OF the Colorado di.
vision. White will have charge OF
the trail promotion from Newton 20
Kansas City, and Higgins from the
Colorado line to the Rockies.
The trail will be used in the socia-
bility run, probably July 1916. These
dates have not been settled definitely
yet. Autos from every town on the
trail are expected to make run to
Denver, where arrangements are be-
ing made to entertain the visitors on
an extensive scale.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1910-07-07

your clothing, your vaIise and your
papers, including the notes, and you
are accused OF murder. In fact. Mr..
Blakeley. the circumstances were most
singular, and the evidence-well. al
most conclusive"
was completely at her mercy, but
gnawed my lip with irritation.
Now for the bargain" She leaned
over and lowered her voice. "A fair
exchange. you know. The minute you
put those four notes in my hand
that minute the blow to my head has
caused complete forgetfulness as to
the events of that awful morning.
am the only witness, and will be ST.
lent. Do you understand? They will
call off their dogs"
My head was buzzing with the
strangeness of the idea.
But" | said. striving to gain time.
81 haven't the notes. I can't give you
what | haven't got"
You have had the case continued"
she said sharply. You expect to find
them. Another thing" she added
slowly. watching my face, "if you don't
get them soon. Bronson will have
them. They have been offered to him
already. but at prohibitive price"
But" ! said, bewildered, what Is
your object in coming to me? If
Bronson will get them anyhow"
She shut her fan with click and
her face was not particularly pleasant
to look at.
You are dense" she said insolent-
ly. 81 want those papers-for myself,
not for Andy Bronson"
Then the idea is" | said, ignoring
her tone, that you think you have
me in a hole. and that If find those
papers and give them to you you will
let me out AS | understand it, our
friend Bronson, under those circum-
stances, will also be in hole"
She nodded.
The notes would be Of no use to
you for a limited length of time" l
went on, watching her narrowly. "If
they are not turned over to the states
attorney within reasonable time there
will have to be a nolle pros-that is,
the case will simply be dropped for
lack OF evidence"
"A week would answer. think"
she said slowly You will do it, then"
laughed, although was not espe-
cially cheerful.
mo, I'll not do IT, expect to
come across the notes any time now,
and | expect Just as certainly to turn
them over to the states attorney
when I get them"
She got up suddenly. pushing her
chair back with noisy grating sound
that turned many eyes toward US.
You're more of fool than
thought you," she sneered, and left
me at the table.
(To BIZ CONTINUED i
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1910-07-07
X. U. Salaries Raised.

Lawrence.-At a meeting of the
board of regents of the University of
Kansas resolution was adopted in
creasing the salaries of the deans of
the different schools from $4,000 10
$4,000. The professors in the various
departments will receive a CORE
spending increase in pay. The action
on the part of the regents was due
to the fact that the university has
lost a number of instructors this
spring who have gone to other insti
tutlons at higher salaries.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1910-07-07
Harvest Hands Kidnapped?

Topeka.-"I have sent at least 300
harvest hands to that point" SAID
Charles Harris of the state free en-
wood, Kan, "but I'll wager that not a
dozen of them reached the place.
Farmers at other points this side
of EnglewooG pulled them from the
trains and put them to work"
Mr.. Harris says that the demand for
harvest hands is just as acute as it
was before the harvest started last
week. 81 am getting screams from
several points" said he. Dodge City
and Hays City are yelling their heads
off for more men. And the towns on
the branch lines, like Englewood, are
also calling for help"
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1910-07-07
Hall Named for Senator ingalls,.

Atchison.-One of the buildings Of
Midland college here will be named
for Senator John ]. ingalls, to help
keep fresh in memory the name Of the
great senator. ingalls, hall, as the
building will be known, was the home
Of Senator Ingalls, for years, and Of
his family for some time after his
death. 1t was purchased a year ago
by the Western Theological seminary
and comes into possession of the col
lege by a consolidation of the two in.
situations. 1t will continue to be used
for seminary purposes.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1910-07-07
To Teach Militia Officers.

Topeka.-Eighty officers Of the
Kansas national guard will go to Fort
Leavenworth July 10 for ten days
officers schooling. The officers OF
the regular army will be the teachers.
Every phase of work of the various
guard officials will be taught. Off
GERS from the guard Of other states
also will attend.
This is one Of the new features Of
the federal law in regard to the ma.
tional guard. The war department
wants to have the guard in shape for
war at moments notice, and the
school at Fort Leavenworth is to
equip the officers of the guard with a
thoroughly military education.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1910-07-07
Murdered wOman,s Wealth Is Found.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS tearing
down the old house once occupied by
Mrs. Catherine Schultz, the wealthy
recluse who was murdered in her
home and an attempt made to burn
her body June 8, found $1,000 in cash
and bank deposit certificates for
$4,000. The money was found wrap
ped up in an old black skirt hidden
in the partition where a piano had
been pushed against the wall. Mrs.
Schultz's estate was known to have
been worth $25,0OO She was believed
to have kept large sums of money in
the house. The money found was
turned over to Albert Feverly, nephew
of Mrs. Schultz and administrator
Of her estate.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1910-07-07

doing, put me in jan under a capital
charge. A word from her to the po-
lice, and polite surveillance would be-
come active interference.
Then, too, she could say that she
had seen me, Just after the wreck,
with a young woman from the muir
dered mans car, and thus probably
bring Alison West into the case.
, 1t is not surprising, then, that ate
little The woman across seemed In
no hurry to go She loitered over a
demitasse, and that finished, sat with
her elbow on the table, her chin In
her hand, looking darkly at the chang
ing groups in the room.
The fun at the table where the col
!ege boys sat began to grow a little
noisy; the fat man. now purplish
shade, ambled away behind his slim
companion; the newspaper woman
pinned on her business-like hat and
stalked out Still the woman at the
next table waited.
1t was a relief when the meal was
over. We got our hats and were
about to leave the room, when
waiter touched me on the arm.
II beg your pardon, sir" he said.
but the lady at the table near the
window, the lady in black, sir, would
like to speak to you"
looked down between the rows of
tables to where the woman sat alone,
her chin still resting on her hand, her
black eyes still insolently staring,
this time at me-
"Ill have to 60" said to Mcknight
hurriedly. She knows all about that
affair and she'd be bad enemy
Il don't like her lamps" Mcknight
observed, after a glance at her. Bet
ter jolly her a little. Good.by."
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1910-07-07
Heat Hard on Fish Ponds.

Topeka.-"The heat and wind of the
last few days in Central Kansas GER
tainly licked up lot of water out of
the ponds there" said Fish Warden
Dyche. "At the Pratt fish hatchery
two eight-inch pipes have been run
ming water into the fish ponds con-
stantly and yet the water is no deeper
today than it was week ago. The
surface of the ponds is so expansive
that the evaporation just about equals
the amount of water the pipes run
In"
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1910-07-07
Mcpherson Mans Talent Recognized

Observation-Disclosures Mcpherson
county young man is making good.
John Van Nordstrand received a let
ter from his friend, Fred Holt, stat
ing that his son Louis had been ap-
pointed professor Of English at West
Point with the title of lieutenant colo
mel The appointment was made by
President Taft and ratified by the SEN
ate. Louis has been taking special
work in English, having done work
in Europe, and was later asked to
help in the revision of Webster's Die
tionary.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1910-07-07
Must Face Trial for wife Murder.

Arkansas City.-When the argu-
ments of the attorneys in the Louis
W. Pottertol case, the man who is
charged with causing the death of his
wife last January by administering
arsenic to her. closed the other day.
Justice McIntire announced that he
would bind the prisoner over for trial
in the district court and fixed his bond
at $4,000. Bond was not furnished.
This case will be tried at the fall
term of the Cowley county court at
Winfield.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1910-07-07
New Court House at salina.

Salina.-The cornerstone of Saline
county's new 5000 court house was
laid with appropriate ceremonies.
The Masons had charge of the pro-
gram under the direction of NJ. X,
Brundage, of Ellsworth, most wor.
shipful grand master of the grand
lodge of Kansas, A. F. & A. NJ, as
sisted by the district deputy grand
master, George d. Adams of Salina
and also other well known members
of the Masonic bodies. T. L. Bond
Of Salina delivered the address.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1910-07-07

- SO y.Ir sSgccn, SIR; the Lady in
SICK, l,r Noud Like to Speak to
Voa."
serve before sAe pushed her chair
sock luie and looked around the
room.
caught my first glimpse of her
face thCn, and confess il startled me
K was The tail, stately woman of the
Ontario, the woman 1 had last seen
covering beside She road, rolling peb-
tics in her hand blood streaming
nom a cut over her eye. | could see
he scar now, a little affair, about an
INCH long cleaning red through its
layers OF powder
And then, quite unexpectedly, she
turned and looked directly at me.
After a minutes uncertainty she
bowed, letting her eyes rest on mine
with a calmly insolent stare, She
glanced at Mcknight for a moment,
then back to me. When she looked
away again breathed easier
who is it?" asked Mcknight under
his breath
Ontario" formed 1t with my
lips rather than said it. Meningitis
eyebrows went up and he looked with
increased interest at the black-gowned
figure.
ate little after that. The situation
was rather bad for me, began to see.
Here wasia woman who could, If she
wished. and had any motive for so
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1910-07-07
Wills Houses to Tenants.

Topeka. in the will of
Charles Oehms, 715 Chestnut street,
who took his life by drinking carbolic
acid, provide for tenants who have
occupied his houses a period Of three
years Oehms, widower, about sew
enty years old, was found dead in the
house where he lived alone.
Investigation proved that he had
poured one-half pint Of carbolic acid
into a tin cup and lying upon his bed
swallowed the most of It, Coroner IL
H. Keith was called and arrived short
ly before Oehms quit breathing.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1910-07-07
Five Ottawa Wagon Scales Condemned

Ottawa.-John Kleinhans, state
food inspector, condemned five wagon
scales here, after an investigation
and test Mr.. Kleinhans was accom-
panied by Prof. Martin E. Rice of the
State University. There are ten plat
form or wagon scales in Ottawa and
five Of them were found to be "off.' .
The disapproval of the department, oil
these ave sets of scales, is shown by
MANILA tag which was affixed to
each. The seal can be removed only
by the department or by the county
clerk.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1910-07-07
Coming to Kansas.

Lawrence.-Dr. Henry H. Goddard
of Vineland, N. j., director of psy-
Geological research in the New Jersey
Training school, has accepted an in
vitation to speak before the next
State Teachers association, to be held
in Topeka, October 20, and 81. DR..
Goddard is noted in his work along
the line of physical unsoundness in
children, and in the schools duty to
the physical child.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1910-07-07
TO VOTE AT PRIMARY.
Care Should Be Used to Keep Within
the Law.

the Law.
The necessary qualifications enti'
Ting voter to receive and cast bal.
lot at the primary election in August
are clearly and Enthusiastically set
forth in the following form of oath,
which was adopted by the legisla-
ture and made a part Of the law.
Every voter in the state should read
and study 1t carefully before attempt
ing to vote.
estate of Kansas, county Of. ...., S.
81, ..........., do solemnly swear
Tor affirm that / will be more than
q years of age at the next general
election, and will be qualified to vote
under and by virtue o fthe constitu.
ton and the laws of the state OF Kan
sas, and l expect to be legally quail
fed voter at this precinct and cleo
ton district; that / now reside at...
....... Qnsert street and number,
II any in this precinct, and am a
member of and am affiliated with the
............, party; that l have not
signed the petition of a member Of
any other party who is seeking NOM
nation at this primary election; and
that have not signed the nominaat-
ing petition of an Independent candi-
date for any office for which candi-
dates are to be voted for at this pri-
mary election.
''ss'''''s
Subscribed and sworn to before me,
this. -. day of.............,
A. D. 49,.
............., Judge of Election.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1910-07-07
G. A. r. Told to Keep Hands Off.

Topeka.-On account of the strenu-
GUS campaign for various state and
congressional offices, Department
Commander Harmon, of the Kansas
G. A. R., has issued a warning against
local G. A. R. posts taking a hand In
the political game. He is afraid the
posts will be disrupted if they drag
politics into their affairs.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1910-07-07
Town Election Case Appealed.

Abilene.-The legal tangle Of the
commission form of government cleo.
ton has been appealed to the supreme
court and will be heard next week on
a mandamus proceedings to compel
the council to canvass the vote. Most
of the council has gone to Chicago to
inspect paving and the contract prob
ably will be let Thursday night.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1910-07-07

Usage City.-Andrew Peterson, a
young Dane who has only been in
this country three years, was drowned
in a small creek south of Usage City.
He had gone in swimming with a
friend and had severe cramp. He
sank before his companion could reach
him and did not appear alive again.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1910-07-07
He Elshed With Pltchfork.

Charged with violat
ing the fish laws, William Weir was
arrested by Deputy Sheriff Duckworth.
The complaint was made by Deputy
Game Warden w. L. Hodson, who
averred that Weir had fished in tue
Arkansas river with pitchfork.