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The Ordway new era., 1910-04-01
EDWARD ELLIOT

Mr.. Elliott inaugurates his nine
teenth year in his art of enacting
Stories from the Stage. These years
have been devoted wholly to his pro-
fesson-a life wOrk-and tu-day he
stands as an exempli acation OF the
best attachments, highest aims, and
most lasting successes of the Lyceum.
No further comment is necessary. At
the Ordway Opera House, Tuesday
Evening, April 5th.
The Ordway new era., 1910-04-01
VAIL EY\BO OS7ERS
Meet at la JSnta to Organize Asso-
citation Composed of ksmbers
from Each Commercial Asso-
eia'ion in tho HaIIey.--
Except Ordway

,. "In the Pueblo Chieftain OF March
25th., l notice column and half ar
ticle from La Junta regarding the
organization, at La Junta on the
24th, Of an association to boost The
Arkansas Valley, extending distance
OF 3O8 miles, from Canon City, Colo.
to Dodge City, Kas." I enclose the
article from which, perhaps, you can
take extracts which will show what
was done. do not lind that Ordway
was represented and cannot learn
that anyone in this town was notified
Of the meeting.
"Would it not be we'll to have a
purely Commercial Club, composed
OF the business men Of the town, to
take up and act on such propositions
US this? l would like to hear the
opinion OF some others on this ques-
tion. Perhaps an effort would revive
the 'Ordway Industrial Association" "
ERNEST +. GREENE.
The Ordway new era., 1910-04-01

Within the next few weeks it is
thought the survey for the pipe line to
Rocky Ford will be completed and
residents Of Ordway will know just
how far IL will be necessary u 20 to
tap the main Of the Pearl Springs
Water Company which has contracted
to furnish the melon metropolis with
soft water.
The Ordway new era., 1910-04-01
Most 20 Years

An old timer living all his life near
Ordway, recently took Il trip to Colo
RADIO Springs. eighty miles away and
was full Of his subject on return.
"'Y jing" said he, in voicing his inn
prcssions, ''if this hyar worlds as big
crossways as it is I'm hyar to Colorado
Springs, hits sure Il whorpcr.-Fowlcr
Tribune.
The Ordway new era., 1910-04-01

Editor Holmes, OF the Swink Advo-
cate, states that "frogs have put In an
appearance" Too bad; for this fellow
was getting out such nice little
sheet, too! Booze and business never
did 20 hand in hand with any degree
OF success. by the way, in just what
stage OF IL well developed jag do you
see frogs? wouldn't have been so
bad IL it wasn't at Swink.-Fowler
Tribune.
The Ordway new era., 1910-04-01

Every commercial association In the
Arkansas valley from Canon City on
the west to Dodge City on the east
was invited to participate in the con-
ference at La Junta, and voice their
opinions on che best way to promote
the interests OF the Arkansas valley.
The afternoon session was called to
order and the report OF the organiza-
tion committee was read and unani-
mously adopted, as follows:
The conference OF representatives Of
commercial organizations In the irri-
gated Arkansas valley, extending u
distance OF 3O6 miles from Canon City,
Colorado, TO Dodge City. Kansas. call
ed TO meet ut La Junta on this the
oath day Of March, 1910, to organize a
central body To bring the name and
fame OF the Arkansas valley before the
country and for It's general improve
mcnt and developement, submits the
following statement Of its purposes.
desires and action.
The name OF the central body shall
be The Arkansas Valley Commercial
association.
The membership In The Arkansas
valley from Canon City to Dodge City,
or any local commercial organization
within that territory subsequently Or
ganized.
The conference heartily indorses the
Eighteenth National Irrigation con-
gress to be held ut Pueblo, September
26-3O, 1910, believing it to he the most
important gathering ever convened In
the Arkansas valley or the west, and
productive OF inestimable good pro-
noting the developement, prosperity
and good citizenship OF the west and
the entire country.
The conference also heartily lends
its approval to the New Santa lie
Trail, the greatest piece Of roadmak-
ing in the west, great highway
which traverses the Arkansas valley
from wichita and Newton. Kansas, to
Pueblo, a distance OF $50 miles, and
which gives the greatest advertising
and publicity to the valley.
This conference can set forth In
none too p, sitive terms the firm be-
lief it has in the fact that the Arkan-
sas valley offers greater promise for
the future, greater production, greater
opportunity to the settler and investor
than any other section In the west,
and that its absolute commercial, ind.
ustrial, agricultural, and horticultural
supremacy in the west is only ques
ton OF time. To the end that such
time be brought speedily to hand is
the movement to which The Arkansas
Valley Commercial association dedi'
Gates its best efforts, the campaign In
which 1t enlists, believing the cement
ed organization OF the various local or
ganizations will best promote such
results.
The delegates from the different or.
ganizations left for their homes feeling
that it was the best days work that
had ever been done for the Arkansas
valley and determined that they would
use every effort to further the interests
Of the Arkansas valley from the R"ya
Gorge to Dodge City.
The Ordway new era., 1910-04-01
Wanted, Man

Man with team wanted to dig and
haul cottonwood trees. Days work.
Inquire at this Office.
The Ordway new era., 1910-04-01

l have received the agency for
Spaulding sporting goods-the stand
ard and best. See them at MARTINS.
The Ordway new era., 1910-04-01

Under date of March 18th. Mr.. Nor>.
writes from Kansas City giving his
ultirnatum as follows:
~ find that $jOO.W will buy all the
machinery excepting boiler and engine
so you see the total expense can be
we'll under $2OOO.OO, hut l found out
something definite regarding the Pucb-
10 creamery and that is there is NJ
doubt OF the competition OF any cream
cry In their field being looked after all
the time. They have closed up some
creameries in Kan sas that were max
Ing more than 2O0O lbs OF butter per
day and talked with one man inter-
ested In this creamery and he told me
that whenever they wanted n cream.
cry to quit there had never been but
one result. Now Mr.. Downcy there
Is only one thing to do as see it and
that is get the Pueblo people to come
To Ordway aud get the farmers to ship
to Pueblo. 1t looks as though il
would be an awful mistake to attempt
to run creamery in the face OF all
these other experiences and I for my
self am going To say frankly am.afraid
OF the business and don't want to try
1t. l will go back to Delta direct and
not stop in Ordway.
Yours truly,
A. J. Worse
The Ordway new era., 1910-04-01
AFRAID OF THE TRUST
4. j. Norse Backs Down On Hond/jng
the Creamery Proposition After
II Was Thoroughly
Under Way

The directors Of the recently organ
lied Ordway Creamery Company have
received the following letters which
are self-cxplanatory:
Kansas City, Mo-, March IL, 1910.
"Mr. worse, OF Delta, Colo, was in
our Office yesterday regarding the cree.
ting OF IA creamery at Ordway. He told
us OF the prospects, the number OF
cows you expected to get milk from,
and after considering the matter very
rcfully, we told Mr.. worse that We
did not believe it would be IL paying
proposition for you to erect a creamery
at your town under the present cOndI-
tions.
for you to do Is to canvass the country
for more cows. We do not believe it
would be we'll for you to consider the
operat tion OF a creamery without being
sure OF product from at least 300 cows.
II at any time in the near future
you think the conditions are more
favorable for creamery, we would bc
glad to have you take the matter up
direct with our house at Omaha, Ncbr.
We are sure they would be able To
give you a great deal OF information
and start'you or right.
Yours truly,
The Creamery Package Mfg. Co.
By y. }. Smith
The Ordway new era., 1910-04-01

Old newspapers at this Office.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-07-06
MILLIONS FOR KANSAS.
wheat Money for This State Re-
sponsible for X. G. Withdrawals.

Kansas City, Mo-, July 6.-Millions
of dollars are going to the country
vesting and handling the wheat crop
of 1910. Bankers say that the wheat
money for Kansas is responsible for
the withdrawal of about 10 million
dollars of country deposits in Kansas
City banks.
''It is not a difficult matter to tell
the year." c. N. Prouty, cashier of the
Exchange State bank in Kansas City,
Kan, said this morning. ''It takes lots
of money to move a wheat crop in
Kansas now. The wheat is of fine
quality and the yield is larger this
year than was anticipated-and every
body including the city banker, the
country banker, the farmer and his
hired men, is happy"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-07-06
TRAPPED MoCKING BIRDS.
Mike Tester Is Arrested by Game
Warden and Pays Costs.

Mike LESTER Is AETcSLcu Oy UdIllO
Warden and Pays Costs.
West Mineral, Kan, July 6.-Since
Mike Tester of East Mineral was ar
rested, charged with violating the
state game law, it is said the groves
in West Minerals sister city have be-
come filled with hooking birds, which
previously were kept in cages by many
residents.
Tester was taken into custody by
Deputy Sheriff Thomas McGinty. The
complaining witness, G. A. White, as
serted that Tester was trapping mock
ing birds. He sold them as fast as
he caught them to anyone who want
ed to buy, it is said. His business be-
came more lucrative as the real worth
of the hooking bird as a songstress
became known.
After his arrest Tester was taken
before Justice of the Peace H. F.
Brooks. He was accorded leniency
by the court on account Of his ignor-
ance of the law relative to trapping
birds. He did not know it was wrong,
he said. So the court released him
upon his agreeing to pay the costs of
the action and turn loose the hooking
birds-five in all-that were found in
his possession.
Those who kept hooking birds in
cages about their house upon hearing
of the arrest of Tester are said to
have released the birds.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-07-06

II there are those among you WHO
think the baseball spirit is dead in To-
peka, he should have seen the games
On July Fourth or Tuesday. The stands
we're packed the Fourth by an enthusi-
astic roofing mob of fans and the day
AFTER crowd Tuesday was Of respecta-
BILE dimensions. Topeka likes to win
Lut knows a legitimate excuse when
she sees it.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-07-06
THE WHEAT HARVEST.
The Grain the One Subject in Many
Localities.

Great Bend, Kan, July 6.-Harvest
is in the air; the wheat crop is the
one subject of conversation ana every
one on the streets is talking about it.
Barton county is harvesting in ex-
cess of 275,OOO acres of wheat. More
than $4,000 acres of corn never looked
better at this time of the year and
the oats crop should aggregate $4,000
bushels. With a few light rains and
no severe wind storms to reduce its
prospects this county should stand
near the top in crop records of the
state.
Elevators are being built at almost
every railroad town in the county to
help handle the wheat crop; thresh-
ing machine outfits stand on side
tracks awaiting the time for them to
take up the second part of the har-
vest and last week Ii new motor cars
were received and as many more or
dered bv farmers who feel that the
days of riding to town behind the
farm horses are past.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-07-06
Talks About the Work of Con-
gress in His Paper.
Had Pleasant Visit With Col.
Roosevelt at Oyster Bay.
AGAINST PRIZE FIGHT.
Thinks Bull Fights on Much
Higher Order.
Will Speak at the Winfield
Chautauqua Next Week.

Salina, Kan, July 6.-The following
is taken from the Salina Journal, Sem
ator Bristow's paper:
Senator Joseph L. Bristow arrived In
Salina Monday night, and today is hard
at work at his desk, trying to catch
up with a huge pile of correspondence
which has accumulated since he left
Washington.
Senator Bristow plans to spend most
Of the summer IN Salina. 'I want a
rest" said the senator this morning. 81
have been working very hard for the
past seven months, and I propose to
spend some time in recuperating. !
will make some speeches, but no dates
are fixed except the one at Winfield
next Saturday, where I will open the
Winfield chautauqua.
IT expect to talk politics at that
time" continued Senator BristoT.
Speaker Cannon is to close the chau-
tauqua at Winfield, and will speak on
behalf of the regulars I will speak
on behalf of the 'progressives.'
Railroad Legislation.
Senator Bristow says the greatest
work of congress was the passage of
the railroad bill.
that the long and short haul clause
which was put into the bill by the
house, and adopted by the conference
committees, is a strong provision, pro-
vided it is constitutional. 1t is a better
provision than the senate long and
short haul clause. but we weakened
ours a little so that there might be no
possible danger of unconstitutionality
Senator Aldrich, in the conference,
took the house provision because ne
thought there was more snow OF
knocking it out in the courts, so am
m, Ia do not agree
whether or not the house provision Is
valid, but if it is. it will give US mucn
relief out here in the west.
seThe great victory of the progress
sives in congress at this session was
the enactment of the railrzad bill. Tor
we put through a good bill in the face
Of the bitter opposition OF wicker
sham, Aldrich and Cannon.
His Visit With Roosevelt.
I'VE had a very pleasant visit with
Colonel Roosevelt at Oyster Bay and !
can say to the people of Kansas that
Colonel Roosevelt stands Just as firm,
ly for the policies which he advocated
during his term as president as he ever
did. There is nothing that can be ad-
ded to that at present.
ssI am glad to get home; glad of
chance to see the people of Salina and
of Kansas again
No Use for Prize Fights.
Senator Bristow was in Kansas City
Monday evening, and says that there
was tremendous excitement there about
the prize fight. Senator BristoW does
not have much use for prize fights.
when it was announced UP there,
saws the senator. "that Jeffries had
first blood, the crowd yelled and howl
ed: when it was announced that Jonn-
son had closed Jeffries' eye. the crowd
shrieked with delight. and when it
was announced that both the fighte<s
were covered with gore. pandemonlum
reigned. Talk about Mexican bull
fights! The bull fight is highly Gull
tured and intellectual pursuit compar-
ed with these brutal exhibitions of
man-fights which we permit in this
enlightened nation"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-07-06
HAS PRIVATE FISH POND.
Phillip Becker Has 1t Stocked With
Bass, Cat and Croppie.

Oskaloosa, Kan, July 6.-Phillip
Becker of Rock Creek township has
the best stocked fish pond in this vi
cinity.~ Mr.. Becker built his pond four
years ago. A spring branch was di-
verted and the water from the spring
was let into the pond, which is about
an acre in area. No overflow reaches
it.
Bass and croppie were procured
from the state fish hatchery and cat
fish were caught in large numbers in
the Delaware and transferred to the
pond, about 400 being put In this sea-
son. An Oskaloosa man caught a
dozen at the pond in a few minutes
the other day. They were thrown
back.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-07-06
AEROPLANE Is WRECKED.
Last Flight of A. r. Hoxsey at Pitts
burg Ended DisastrOusIy.

Pittsburg. Kan. July "a sheer
drop of 500 feet in Wright biplane
with the motor dead and control of
the machine all but gone was the
thrilling end of the last fight of a
three days aerop1ane performance by
A. r. Hoxsey here Tuesday afternoon
Three successful flights had just been
made, including some difficult ma
neuvering. Mayor Hoyt had accom-
panied the aviator on the third flight
The fourth was to be an altitude
flight. Hoxsey circled upward for 500
feet. Then the motor went dead and
the propeller stopped.
The machines nose was pointed up
ward and it was pointed downward
with extreme difficulty. When within
100 feet of the ground the machine
dove at an angle of about so degrees
and landed 800 feet from the grand
stand on the aviation field with
crash. Hoxsey crawled out, with
piece of the wreckage piercing his
clothes, and waved his hand to the
crowd, unhurt. The machine was
completely wrecked.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-07-06
CHEROKEE COUNTY WHEAT.
First Load Tested 81 Pounds and
Brought so Cents.

Cherokee, Kan. July 6.-The first
load of new wheat has been marketed
in Cherokee and was purchased by
the Farmers Federation. The grain
tested 81 pounds and sold for so
cents per bushel. Will Lines and VIII
Fell were the sellers, and Mr.. Fell
says this is the first time he has been
the first man to thresh his grain. The
wheat berry is large, plump and dry
as flint.
Ardo Fell and Will Lines finished
threshing a field of wheat and an ac-
curate accounting developed that the
yield was an average of IS bushels per
acre. Will Fell says that his wheat
averaged "a bushels.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-07-06
Guthrie Team Is Sold.

Guthrie, July 6.-To prevent the loss
Of the team to Guthrie, Lewis Scott, a
business man, today purchased the
franchise and players OF the Guthrie
baseball club of the Western associa-
ton and will keep the team here the
remainder of the season.
The team has been losing PROPOSE
ton so far. Howard Price will con-
tinue as manager. The manager has
been asked by the National league to
fix prices on Pitchers Willis and
Hotchkiss, Catcher Clifton and IN
felders Marmuth, Porkorney and Nor
man Price.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-07-06
CCC CURES ECZEMA, ACNE.
800. TETTER, POISON OAK. ETC,

Acme letter Poison show that some nm
g. s. the best and quickest remedy because
OF whether 1t
Eee to all who write THE SWIFT SPECIFIC
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-07-06
WILL PUT ON NEW ONES.
Manhattan to Have '.Hog'' and 'Dairy''
Trains Next Year.

Manhattan, Kan, July 6.-Agricul
tural trains have been one of the means
the Kansas Agricultural college has
taken for the promotion of various
lines of agricultural work. Such trains
nave peen conducted over the Rock
Island, Santa Fe and Union Pacific
lines. For next year ARRANGEMENTS
have already been made with the Rock
Island for a Hog Train" a DAIRY
Train" and a Horse Train" Over the
Santa Fe the college will probably
conduct a DAIRY Train" a Poultry
Train" and a Corn Train" Arrange
ments for agricultural trains have not
as yet been made with other roads.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-07-06
Game called at s:45-too late.

Isbell was the whole show at the eli
max.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-07-06
BOY MAY LOSE HIS LEG.
Spark From Toy Cannon Strikes Geo.
SIoan's Knee Cap

Anthony. Kan, July ga spark
from nail used in picking powder
from the touch hole of a large toy
cannon set it off at Bluff City on the
Fourth. George Sloan, a 16-year-old
farmer boy, standing in front of the
cannon, had his knee cap blown to
one side and the knee joint filed with
powder and paper wads.
He will probably lose his leg, as
blood poisoning is indicated. Claud
Hawk of Harper. Kan, son of the
county coroner, who was STOPPING over
the cannon, had his ear drum burst.
He will be deaf in one ear.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-07-06

Koerner robbed Kerns of a hit to
right by sensational one hand catch.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-07-06

| Boles featured a wide, back-of-th
| ssck-stop at third and assist at third
| and was given a glad hand.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-07-06
THIS CoLoRED MAN DEPRESSED
Atchison Preacher Sees Blow at Ad-
vancement of His People.

Atchison, Kan, July 6.-Atchison
has a colored man who is depressed
by the victory of Johnson at Reno.
The Rev. VIM. Smothers is the man
and he said today that he sees in the
Johnson victory a blow to the privi-
leges and advancement of his people.
For this he blames the colored people
as much as the whites, for he says 1t
is their boasting of the victory which
will further prejudice the whites
against negroes. Every lack of mod
esty on the part of the negroes. he
says, will injure the negro race.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-07-06

tions and in promoting the poultry
interests than any other agricultural
college in America. Now in addition
to all this work that is being done, the
agricultural college has employed DR..
Mature, a bacteriologist, to make a
special study of the quality of eggs as
modified by health, food and care. The
college believes it can greatly develop
the money value of the egg product
of Kansas. eT
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-07-06
TROOPS TO OsAWATOMIE.
Fifteen Cavalry Will Act as Escort to
Colonel Roosevelt

Leavenworth. Kan, July ct has
been announced by Colonel r. III. r..
Loughborough, post commander, that
two troops of the Fifteenth cavalry
will go to Osawatomie, Kansas. the
latter part of August to act as an
escort for ex-President Roosevelt when
he comes west for the John Brown
memorial celebration. The Thirteenth
Infantry band also will be sent to
Osawatomie.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-07-06
WOUND UP WITH A KILLING.
Arthur Downing Shoots Emanuel Lin.
den While Intoxicated.

Belleville, Kan, July 6.-Arthur
Downing, a farmer at Scandia, shot
and killed Emanuel Linden, another
farmer, also of Scandal, Monday night.
They had been drinking and celebrat-
ing the Fourth. Downing and Linden
were brothers-in-law and both were
married Downing was placed in the
county Jail by Sheriff Lowell to await
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-07-06
Welded sIxTY-FTyE YEARS.
Mr.. and Mrs. Victor Detour Were Mar
ried in Canada In 1916.

Burr Oak. Kan, July 6.-Mr. and
Mrs. Victor Detour, ST., celebrated
their 65th wedding anniversary at
St. Johns, Canada, June %, 1s45.
They rode to get married in an old
fashioned two-wheeled cart before
vehicles were made with springs.
Their son Lee arranged an auto ride
for them which was a great contrast
to the old fashioned cart ride on their
first wedding day. The old couple are
now aged respectively 81 and So and
give promise of living many years yet
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-07-06
X. U. BOY MAKES GOOD.
Has Drawn Plans for Big Buildings In
Toledo, Ohio.

Cawker- City, Kan, July e.-Harry
Mcclure has drawn the plans and
specifications and has the oversight of
building two $250,000 school houses
for Toledo, Ohio. 1t will require 5000
yards of concrete work, two million
bricks, and two tons of copper for
spouting. Harry has made good from
his start in the University OF Kansas
and other states hold him for his work.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-07-06
AT THE SOLDIERS HOME.
Had Roast Chicken, Saw Ball Game
and Fight Bulletins.

Leavenworth, Kan. July 6.-"We
think our Fourth of July dinner will
rank with the best the veterans had in
other National homes this year. What
better does a man want than roast
chicken, creamed onions, stewed rice
with giblets, mashed potatoes, brown
gravy, and the other etc.'s. ETC. j."
said an old vet. And the boys left
the table after a hearty dinner to get
ready for the ball game and the fight
reports from Reno.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-07-06
HE LIKES MONTANA.
Herman Van DeRiet Visits Old Home
in Downs.

Downs, Kan, July 6.-Herman Van
DeRiet arrived from Great Falls,
Mont, last week for visit with his
many friends and relatives in this VII
entity. During a call at the Times Of
fee he told the editor that four years
ago he bought a farm for $4,000
which he recently sold for $22, 200. Mr..
Van DeRiet says Montana is the best
place in the world to make money.