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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-12-30


A meeting of the poultry breeders
was held this Afternoon; at the invita-
tor of Prof w. a. Brown of the Uni
versity of Maine to devise means for
furthering the poultry interests in this
state and consider forming State
branch of the American Poultry Assoc
citation.
G. p. Coffin was made chairman and
Dr.. L. S. Merrill secretary. A commit
tee consisting of A. @. Carter, Free
port, A. l.. Merrill. Auburn, w. A.
Brown, Orono. G. r. Coffin. Freeport.
and l.. S. Merrill, Orono, was appoint
co to investigate the advantages OF
Joining the association and to report
at meeting to be called later on the
ACCESSIBILITY of separate State asso-
citation or joining the American Asso-
ciaticn.
The idea is to take definite action
that will lead to some plan that will
better the poultry business throughout
the State.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-12-30

l.. Baker. 1st. Young gander, Charles
l.. Baker, ist Young goose, Charles
l.. Baker, 1st.
WHITE FAETAIL PIGEONS.
Pairs. S. II. Fits, Freeport. LIST. End.
anu 3rd. 4
HOMER PIGEONS.
Pairs, q. l.. Clark, FreepOrt. list.
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Ellis
Easy STYLE" FRANKIE
W.,tzes- san Ardo." Godfrey
cinotion ..In Cav New york. Kerker
49,, ..I onr;no" Leonard
nInIio, "a cav Old Time" Boyer
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-12-30
NATIONAL HOME.

Officer of the day. Capt. c. 3. Cholla
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-12-30

Joseph A. Durfee of North AttlebOro is
at the Home, awaiting admission.
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Friday Evenings Concert.

the American Eagle"
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1910-12-31

Some Ladies and Gentlemen have
remembered me very well at Thanks
giving and Christmas, so please do
accept my sincere thanks to you.
I consider myself a poor cook, be-
cause / cannot put up such fine
delicious dishes, ETC., like them.
But look at the men with their
rivulent nature to vex, to send me
one and half ton of that black stoft,
what is no good to eat, isn't that a
grissly? And my chicken has also a
grudge at you for bespettern their
entrance with it, but 1 think we
have to put up with it. But i took
a view on the other side of it, their
it read: good to cook and to warm at,
all winter. 0 isn't that delightfulg
So let the chickens get over their
grudge, but 1 do appreciate such
black stoft after all, and send for
wards my sincere thanks towards my
benign benefactors for their bene-
violence towards me.
Your Grateful Friend,
PETER MONDLOCH.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1910-12-31
A Christian Celebration

One of the most pleasant social
events of the Holiday season was a
Christmas dinner given by Mr.. and
Mrs. f. Stradal in honor of their
daughter, Carrie, who is attending
the State Normal School at Emporia,
and who is home on short vacation.
In onr midst, the name Stradal
stands for high type of hospitality,
so the invitations given to about
seventy relatives and neighbors were
most generously responded to and at
noon a merry crowd sat down to a
bountiful dinner which was enjoyed
by all.
A generous Christmas treat added
much to the pleasure of the children
present
Among those present were Mr.. Jas.
Zeman and family, Mrs. Mary Zeman
and family, Mrs. Lizzie Spena and
family. MIR. Jno. Spena and wife,
Mr.. Will Bordovsky and family, Mr..
Thos. Spena and family, Mr.. E. d.
Oliver and family, Mr.. Jno. Stradal
and wife, Mr.. Frank Stradal and
wife, Mr.. J. S. Henderson and family,
Mr.. Joe Papes and family, Mr.. John
Kutina and wife, Mr.. Geo. Stradal
and sister.
At a late hour the guests departed
for their homes feeling indeed it had
been a "Merry Christmas
May the lives of these kind hearted
people be spared to see many more
Christmases is the wish of all who
WIRE therefore who was there.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1910-12-31
The Pool i'm the Hill

About seven miles west of Sharon
Springs, Kansas, there is circular
hill rising forty or fifty feet above
the surrounding country. A stranger
approaching it from any direction
would suppose he was approaching an
ordinary hill, but on arriving at the
top he finds the center of the hill
scooped out forming a circular basin,
perhaps sixty feet in depth, and at
the top of the basin something over
quarter of mile across.
The sides of the basin are not pre-
cipitous, but slope gently from the
top to the edge of a small lake. This
little lake is about one hundred and
fifty yards in diameter and almost as
round as dollar. few months ago
in coming up over the Colby branch
fell in company with an old man who
told me that he had spent many years
of his life with the Indians. During
our conversation ''The Pool in the
Hill" was mentioned, and he asked
me if I knew the Indian tradition in
regard to its origin and on my reply
ing in the negative he told me the
following legend:
The Indians say that many
moons ago, long before the white
man. ever beheld this country, that
far to the north dwelt tribe of In
dians who were peace loving people,
never engaging in war when it could
be avoided, but they were great
hunters and each season they would
go out on the great plains to hunt
the buffalo. One night after a sue
cessful days hunt a party of their
tribe were encamped on this hill
which at that time rose much higher
and from it's side there flowed a
spring of pure, cold water. During
the night they were surprised by a
band of savage warriors from the far
south and massacred, only two escap-
ing to tell the story. The victors
camped on the same hill, but the
Great Spirit was angry at the
slaughter of the peaceful hunters and
during the night, His voice was heard
rolling in thunder through the earth
and the hills and valleys shook and
trembled at the awful sound, and
when the morning dawned, in the
center of the hill was a deeply sunken
basin filled with pure, cold water,
and the savage warriors were en-
quilted beneath it, no trace of them
being left, but the poor slain hunters
were borne by the Great Spirits COM
mand to the Happy hunting
grounds The the Great Spirit told
the wise men of the peaceful tribe
that henceforth and forever more the
hill should be unto them sacred
ground and that He would purify the
waters of the pool and they should be
to them for the healing of all wounds
and diseases, but to their enemies
they should be bitter and poisonous
as the adder's sting.-AA L. Dun
woody, in Sharon Springs Common
| Wealth.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1910-12-31
Happy New Year
BY PETER MONDLOCH

By PETER MONDLOCH
1 wish to you such New Year as
fair as it can be
A long happy, healthy, peaceful life
and prosperity.
And may the goodness of God favor
you as well as it can be
And bestow His blessings upon you
on earth abundantly.
But mind this earth is not staying
place for us forever to be
And many dear friends desert us to
live in bliss eternally.
So let us endeavor to employ our
time as well as it can be
And choose to labor in the vineyard
of the Lord very diligently
We have to build a palace or hut
sswhile on earth' for us to be
By sending the material sgood work.,
ETC., and let it not be sparingly-
Be diligently in gathering "while
day" before night will come to be.
Be ready when called to appear to
receive your reward cheerfully.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1910-12-31

Speaking of a man being on drunk
en- spree and his wife having to help
support the family, young lady re-
marked the other day that you would
never catch her working to support a
drunken wretch of a husband, but in
the language of post cards, "that's
what they all say,'' and a girl does
not marry drunkard. She marries
a freehearted good sport, who hasn't
any convictions on morality and So
briefly, but he has showed her good
time and she take him for better or
worse. If she has the patience and
skill required in running reforma-
tory, she may succeed for the better,
but if she is deficient there the
chances are favorable for her to have
boozer on her hands for ten or
twenty years. Exchange.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1910-12-31
MRS. A. ]. HARLAN
DIES AGED SO
A Long Life, an Excellent Type oi
Womanhood Becomes of the Past.

Mrs. Delilah Harlan, widow OF the
late Andrew J, Harlan, died at her
home in Savannah, Missouri, about
eleven O'Clock on the 18th day OF
December. 1910, after an illness of a
little more than two weeks. Mrs
Harlan was born in Fayette county,
Ohio on the 25th day of January,
1922 She was the youngest child OF
John and Nancy Hendricks and was
the last surviving child of a large
family of thirteen children, five
brothers and eight sisters. The
brothers were each and all active,
competent business men and patriotic
having participated in the war OF
1872 and in the Mexican war. The
sisters were recognized and admired
for their domestic qualities and de-
votion to the duties of the family
circle. Mrs. Harlan was married to
Andrew J. Harlan on the 18th day of
September, 1889 and lived at Marion,
Grant county, Indiana. Mr.. and Mrs.
Harlan located in Savannah,
Missouri, in the spring of 1868 and
lived here the greater part of the
time since until their deaths. Mr..
Harlin died about three years ago, in
his 93rd year. Mr.. and Mrs. Harlau
are well known to everybody in this
community, and we might say in
northwest Missouri and had a large
circle of friends and acquaintances,
who loved and repected them for
their high social qualities, kindness
of heart and generous treatment of
their neighbors and friends
Mrs. Harlan was the mother of two
children, David r. B. Harlan and
Adelia Kelley, who was the wife of
the Honorable Henry S. Kelley, now
of ST. Joseph, Missouri. Both of
these children preceded their parents
to the Spirit World, leaving num-
ber of children behind them, who are
honorable and worthy representatives
of their distinguished ancestors.
Besides their own children, they were
foster parents to several girls, the
last being Miss Ida Blackburn who
has been devoted daughter during
many years of their declining life.
Mrs. Harlan was truly an exemplary
wife, a loving and thoughtful mother,
and a kind neighbor. Her general
health has been good for one of her
age until the last few years when
she showed indications of decline
and loss of strength. She made a
visit last summer to Marion, Indiana,
where she was greeted and welcomed
by her old time friends and neighborS
and the greatest attention was re-
spect shown her by them, and after
having lived nine-tenths of a century
and taking a retrospective view of a
long, active busy life with its teem-
ing memories and its vicissitudes of
incident and fortune, and when in all
that time her home was the place of
mutual love and confidence and the
source of great delight for her child
rem and friends, if brought to her a
measure of consolation and joy no.
where else to be found on this earth,
and moreover it enabled her who was
favored with Christians faith to see
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1910-12-31
PETER MoNDLoCH.

Geo. York writes from Mama,
Florida, as follows: "Friend Shorty:
Have been in Mama ten days and
like it better every day. Southern
Florida certainly has a fine climate
and plenty of it. Have not been able
to rent house here until today
Send World here Am going fishing
this afternoon will go down to the
docks and try it there as it is too
windy to go out on the bay"
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1910-12-31
TO THE PEOPLE OF KANSAS

About one year ago the banking
department organized bureau to
investigate the sale of stocks, bonds
and other securities in Kansas We
have made much research along these
lines, and are amazed at the
enormous amount of money the
Kansas people are being swindled out
of by these takers and s'blue-sky
merchants / find that Kansas is
literally infested with them.
They are sitting around, and when
her pittance of insurance-one, two
or three hundred dollars, as the case
may be, mostly from fraternal insur-
ance-these thieves show up a few
days after the funeral and undertake
to sell the widow some of their fake
stock, promising her dividends of any
where from fifteen to fifty per cent
per annum. They are getting a great
many thru other sources, and their
victims are mostly those who are un-
acquainted with business methods, but
are hard-working, frugal, saving
people, and can ill afford to lose the
money
/ find that Kansas has been toiled
millions and millions of dollars dur
ing the past few years by these conf
dence men, and ninety-eight per cent
of the money so paid has been entire
ly lost by the invester. As near as /
can acertain, they are toiling Kansas
at the rate of somewhere between
one and three millions of dollars per
annum. Scores of them have quickly
packed their grips and left the state
upon this department starting to
look them up 1 do not believe that
there is one-third as many operating
in Kansas to-day as there was one
year ago, and propose, through the
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1910-12-31
Cards of Thanks

To the Worthy Matron and Broth
ers and Sisters of the Eastern Star
Lodge, of Wa-Keeney, Kansas.
We desire to express our appreci-
alton and thanks for the impressive
funeral services and the beautiful
floral offering given at the time of
our recent sorrow.
She that has gone always loved
flowers and nothing could have pleas
ed her more than to known she was
remembered by a live token such as
you gave
Yours with true fellowship
Mrs Minnie W oodward
and Sisters and Brothers.
Abilene, Kans., Dec. 26, 1910.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1910-12-31

r. H. Burns writes from Topeka
that they are pleasantly located in
their new home and he has opened
up an office at ITO 1-2 West 5th Street.
He has bought the Strauss Real
Estate Agency which is one of the
oldest in Topeka; this gives him q
large list of farms and city property.
He adds business is starting out good.
Rube is a hustler and will make things
hum at the Capital city.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1910-12-31

newspapers. with publicity, to drive
every one of these thieves possible
from our state. 1 will ask the legis-
lature for law clothing some depart
ment of state with the power to re-
move these financial cancers entirely
from our state, and / am sure, with
the proper help from the legislature,
we can do so.
/ sent to the papers an announce
ment several months ago, which they
kindly published, warning their sub
them for their kind assistance at
that time. / enclose you a blank
that / would have you print in
your valuable paper, so that any one
of your subscribers, if they wish in
formation along these lines, may clip
the same from your paper, fill it out,
and mail to this department, and /
am sure we can give some valuable
advice and be of much assistance to
it will not be lost.
I regret very much that I have no
funds to pay you for this work and
am obliged to ask you to do it gratis,
but I know that you are interested
in stopping this dishonest flow of
money from Kansas and keep it with
in the state, to develop our vast re-
sources, and at the same time protect
your subscribers and this class of
people who are being robbed, many of
whom are helpless against the
intrigues and dishonesty of these get
rich-quick vultures.
Thanking you in advance for any
favors and help that you may kindly
render along these lines, I am,
Sincerely yours,
J. N. Dolley.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1910-12-31

which is promised and is believed to
be in store for the righteous in the
realms of everlasting bliss.-Savanah,
Mo-, Herald
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1910-12-31
In Menoriam.

Mrs. VIM. Parks was born in Ken
Melton, Ind, January 30, 1850. Was
married to VIM. Parks in June, 1868,
died in our city, December %, 1910.
ssSmooth the locks of silvery hair,
On our mothers brow with tendereSt
care
Gather the robe in final fold
Around the form so still and cold;
The faireSt, sweetest flowers that
grow,
Kiss her and leave her our hearts
delight;
night
After long, busy useful life, she
died as she had lived honored, trust
ed and loved. She reared her own
monument while she lived in the
hearts of all who knew her. Her life
was completed, its work all done and
we'll done constitutes completion.
Her Christian life was beautiful
from it's beginning to the close, and
through all the yicissitudes and sor-
rows that she met in the way, her
faith in God never wavered. But
she has left us and today the
leaves fall upon another grave that
hides from our sight all that is NOR
tai of true and noble woman.
Those left to mourn her loss are
husband, three sons and two
daughters.
The funeral occurred at the Bap-
tist church Thursday afternoon and
the remains were laid to rest in the
Wa-Keeney, cemetery.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1910-12-31
Look Here Neigobor.

Should you want loan on your
land, fire and tornado insurance on
your buildings, or protection insur-
ance for those dependent on you
come in and see me. 12tf
J. T. w. CLOUD.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1910-12-31
Weather Report

Maximum and minimum tempera-
ture according to the government
thermometer at Wa-Keeney for the
week ending Wednesday noon.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1910-12-31
Notice

In behalf of my brothers, sisters and
myself, 1 wish to thank the friends
who were so kind during mothers re-
cent sickness and death.
Mrs. Minnie Woodward.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1910-12-31

Booths celebrated seal ship oysters
at Bakers; soc per quart. 40
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1910-12-31

The best oyster stew in town at
Bragg's restaurant.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1910-12-31
Death of Mrs. H. o. Hodges

Last Friday morning Mrs. III. 0.
Hodges died at the home of J. j.
Drummond in this city. Since last
summer Mrs. Hodges had been in
poor health and her death was not
altogether unexpected.
She was among the oldest settlers
of Trego county having come to Wa
Keeney in its pioneer days. With.
her late husband, H. o. Hodges, she
lived in the country until the place
was sold and they built them a
home in Wa-Keeney where they lived
until the time of Mr. Hodges death.
While Mrs Hodges visited away
from Wa-Keeney with relatives a
good deal of the time she retained
her home here until the time of her
death.
Mrs. Hodges was woman of many
excellent attributes, true friend
and kind neighbor. She was a
woman who kept abreast with the
events of the busy world and was
always interesting and helpful to con-
verse with. She ever maintained her
hope and faith in God and she lived a
good and CONSTANT Christian life.
In the passing of this kind, gentle
woman we feel we have lost a good
friend and neighbor. Mrs Frank
Woodward of Abilene was at her
bedside during her last hours and her
last words were: ''Tell all my friends,
am ready to leave them; good by"
The funeral was held on Christmas
day and services were held in the
Presbyterian church. Rev. Allison
preached a short sermon after which
the Eastern Star conducted the fun
eral services. The casket was cover
ed with flowers the gift of the East
ern Star, Good Will society and
friends of Abilene. The remains
were laid to rest in the Wa-Keeney
cemetery beside those of her husband
until that grand resurrection day
when they shall called forth to share
in the glories that the Lord of Hosts
has prepared for them.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1910-12-31

Grand total Farm Products
and Live Stock $3.50, 793, ,034
Increase in values over 1909,
the best previous
year -.--s 81, 107, 7S9
Increase over values of ten
years ago sos, ,53S, ,SI5
Increase in value of Farm
Products above average for
twenty years 81 per cent
F. d. COBURN,
y State Board of Agriculture
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1910-12-31

Read w. w. Parks sale notice in
this ISSUE
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1910-12-31

We had nine cents worth of rain
and sleet on Tuesday.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1910-12-31

VALUES
s113,1O9, 399|
25,455,S46|
23,13S,090|
50,723,9 ,907|
S06, ,150|
24,045, 900
S234,67S,69
The Rice belt journal., 1910-01-21

Ln tGlS day of low prices for rice
and high prices for everything that
the rice planters has to buy it is we'll
enough to look around and see what
other industrial avenues are open to
the rice planter. In lnis respect the
Daily States calls attention to the
excellent money that is being made
country, and suggests that the same
could be done to advantage by
Louisiana planters.
H. Is we'll 70 Call Tie attention OF our
Louisiana farmers u the fact that in
the Chicago market hogs are worth So
per hundred pounds gross, and that
the high price is due to the lack of the
supply to meet the demand, hence it
may be reasonably assumed that the
conditions are such that the prevail
ing prices will continue to remain high
during the present year, and perhaps
for an indefinite period. In this
climate 300-pound porker of the pro-
per breed can be grown in six months
and upon very much less feed than in
the haroher of the north, thus netting
the farmer about S27.
Therefore it is quite easy to figure
the profits ~ the farmer in marketing
two or three hundred heads Of hogs a
year, aud this can be done if he will
give his attention to the industry and
abandon the old plan of growing only
the number of hogs required for home
consumption. To-day the market for
pork is quite as staple as that for
cotton, hence there is no reason why
our farmers should not make more
money by raising more hogs than
they do now.
The growth Of the industry will re-
sui: in the establishment of packing
plants at convenient points within
the State to which hogs may be
shipped and sold, and these plants
Will tend to give permanency to the
industry in every section of the state.
There is not the least doubt that the
farmers of Louisiana would enjoy a
much larger measure of prosperity if
they would devote themselves to rails
ing less cotton and more beef aud
pork for which they will find good
market at home.
The Houston Post recently called
attention to the fact that a few men in
Texas are engaged in raising hogs
on large scale and are makil q it
such great success that the industry
is attracting the attention of persons
outside OF the State with every proba.
bility that there will be great in
crease III the number of Texas "hog
ranches" In the course of the mex,
few Years.