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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-11-28
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PASSING OF KANSAS TOWNS
Springfield Wheat Field-Fareo
SPRINGS and Pearlette Gone

Wichita, Kan, Nov. 2S.-The finest
wheat field in Kansas is in the desert
ed townsite of Springfield, in Seward
county, where twenty-five years ago
1900 people lived. Today not house
remains and lone water hydrant
overlooked by the New York company
which removed the plant of the Spring
field Water company is the only re
minder of this lost city of the plains.
A quarter OF century ago Spring
field was the most promising town in
Kansas west of Wichita and Hutchin-
son. Its commercial Importance, res
idents believed, would compel the
railroads to come that way There
were many brick buildings, fine
court house, water works and glitter
ing future. But the Rock Island ex-
tension to New Mexico missed Spring
field by twelve miles, making an i'm
portant town of Liberal, which be-
came the county seat.
And so Springfield died. One by one
the buildings crumbled or were NOV
ed away. The deserted town became
pasture and only the hydrants stand
In above the buffalo grass marked the
streets. The eastern company which
held the bonds for the water system
dug up mains and hydrants and Nor.
gan Brothers of Whitewater, bought
the old site and planted wheat.
Fargo Springs competitor of
Springfield for county seat honors has
passed away also. 1t was located on
the Cimarron river and in its prosper
GUS days had more than 1000 inhabi.
tants It's greatness was exploited BY
The Weekly Prairie Owl. But The
Prairie Owl boots no longer. Fargo
Springs is off the map.
Pearlette in Meade county, was a
prosperous town a quarter of a cen.
fury ago. II was doomed by The
Pearlette Call but when the Rock Is.
land railroad built its line four miles
away and established the town OF
Fowler Pearlette died. Cash CITY. an.
other town now off the map, was a
thriving place on the Clarke-Meade
county line It's newspaper, The Cash
CITY Currency, ceased to be tender
legal or otherwise--when the rail.
road passed by the town and built an
other in an adjoining township.
Only one building remains in Raw.
anna the former county seat of Gar.
held county Twenty years ago the
supreme court disorganized this coun.
~ and attached it to Finney county
The Prairie Dog. the official newspa.
per- IN its valedictory, announced that
II would join the procession to Okla.
homa and bark in community that
would show greater appreciation.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-11-28
Modified Rapture

A week ago Friday the Herald
printed an appreciation OF Mr.. De-
Beers Montpelier speech in which he
clearly intimated that his supporters
need look for no pre-convention activ-
ity on his part. He gave as his rea-
son the fact that he could not OBJ
serve the custom which exists or has
existed In Vermont OF making a per
sonal canvass from town to town x
\ of seeing n certain few men in each
town or Of setting up a bureau OF
correspondence" Furthermore Mr..
DeBoer said that he could not Involve
himself In the expense necessary TO
keep up practice. which II continued
restricts the Office of governor to
highly segregated class"
The Herald commended the frank
outspoken declaration and now learns
with modified rapture that Mr. De-
Boer is not so insensible TO the nee
esslty OF pre-convention activity as his
brave words would indicate. Is II per
mltted to irnuire whether the organi-
cation OF DeBoer clubs by National
Life Insurance agents In Vermont is
not a device OF the highly segregated
class?' Mr.. DeBoer sees the reverse
OF the shield as clearly as any other
possible candidate.
He knows as well as the next man
that the newspapers OF the state are
only part OF legitimate campaign
machinery; that their guidance while
necessary. Is by no means conclusive
Again Mr. DeBoer said he did not
think Il incumbent on him ito discard
the duties for which he is paid. In or
der to seek public office" The nice
ethical point hobs up; II the president
OF an Insurance company regards his
nduoiary relation to the concern so
seriously why should not his lieuten-
ants also7 In other words why per
nit the organization OF DeBoer clubs
by agents OF the company when he Is
so conscientious about dlscarding his
own duties to the company
Mr. DeBoer's stand on tax reform
is that held for years by this news
paper. He favors the abolition OF OF.
sets and the establishment OF n reason.
ably low aat rate on intangibles He
also favors the establishment OF q
permanent tax commission to enforce
uniform procedure and valuation. Mr.
DeBoer Is a progressive, public spirit
ed citizen and brings TO his candidacy
wide knowledge OF political and
economic conditions. by becoming q
candidate he holds himself out to the
people OF the state az one who wants
the nomination and he may as well
say so in no UNCERTAIN way.-Rutland
Herald
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-11-28
TREASURE HID FROM TORIES
Find Of Historical Value Made by
Farmer in New York.

Monticello, N. ", Nov. 27.-Six
English sovereigns bearing date Of
1772, a mariners compass and a set
of hand wrought silver forks and
knives were found in a decayed log by
George Hamilton, farmer living at
Montela, Sullivan county.
All of the articles were in good con-
dition, being wrapped in what APP
peared to be the skin of large ami
NAL The contents Of the bundle in
cluded a piece of leather about five
inches square upon which was writ
ten in old English script:-"July 6,
1888. The Tories are coming with fire
and sword, and"-Here the sentence
came to an abrupt end.
Mr. Hamilton has reported his find
to the Ulster County Historical So
ciety, to which the articles will be in
trusted for safe keeping.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-11-28

1t was a great day yesterday for the
Roman Catholic church in America,
marking as it did the forma' election
of three new American cardinals and
giving America for the first time a re-
presentation in the sacred college in
some degree proportlonate with its
Catholic population, though still far
behind Italy and Spain. Naturally
there will be rejoicing in the church
in this country even though there is
a tinge of regret that Archbishop Ire
land, generally conceded both by Cath
olics and Protestants, the greatest OF
the Catholic clergy in this country
was not included.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-11-28
coRNELL's TRACK COACH
Jack" Moakley Has Had Exceptional
Success With Ithaean Athletes.

success with lthacan Atnletes.
The secret of Cornelrs strength in
track athletics lies in the fact that It
has an unusually capable coach in
Jack" Moakley, who has been on
duty since 1899. The first year he
was with Cornell the coach worked a
raw bunch of material into champ
ionship cross-country team, and 1t was
this same team that brought Cornell
her first intercollegiate title outside OF
her crew. In eleven years since thea
first honors have failed to come home
with the varsity in this branch of attn
letics but once. and that was in 1901,
which is a record more perfect than
that of Cornell's crews. Moakley has
elevated Cornells track strength to
the same level with the teams of Har-
ward, Yale, Pennsylvania and Prince
ton.
Moakley is a character in himself.
No matter what kind of day it is the
coach generally can be seen at work
on the athletic field. He is one Of the
first up in the morning and the last
to leave the track On raw days he
wears long dark overcoat and cap
that is generally pulled down over his
eyes. He does not look the part of
the athlete, for he is slightly built.
But he knows the athletic game from
A to T. Moakley is popular at Cornell
because of the fact that he Is not a
slave driver. The college coach as
a rule generally likes to show authori-
ty with his men; but not so Moakley.
When CornelPs men are at work,
one watching Moakley would think
that the coach's attention was confin-
ed to one man alone But such is not
the case. There is nothing that es.
capes the mentors eyes. He may be
watching a man circle the track, but
at the same time sees whether a
weight man in another part of the
| field is throwing the weight correctly.
Moakley is as much a part of Cornell
as Percy field The athletes idolize
him. While he generally bears quiet
unassuming manner, on the other
hand II necessary, he can rage and
storm Just as much as other college
coaches. But he never does this ex
| cept when cases arise that necassitate
such tactics.
Twelve times since Moakley went
to Cornell has the varsity met Prince
ton in dual track meets, and nine
times have first honors been Cornell's
Six regular dual meets have been held
with Pennsylvania in this time, out OF
which Cornell has been FIVE times vic
torious. Before 1899 no Cornell run
ner ever took first place in an inter
collegiate track meet. 1t was five
years before the coach was able to get
together a team sufficiently experienc
ed and well balanced to win intercol
legiates; but since 1905. the year OF
the first victory, the varsity has re
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-11-28
BENNINGTON, VT. NOV. %. 1911

The Thanksgiving turkey varies
some in price even in small state
like Vermont. fhe Banner notes
from the advertising in various Yer
mont papers that tie price range is
from % to "a cents per pound. Ben
nington is about midway in the list
with the ruling price 80 cents.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-11-28

Tor sALE-Fine room house in splendid
II repair, barn I'm ilne repair. one aud one
quarter acres Of land fine 'wn, shade and
shrubbery, lots of fruit OF all kinds, good
water, good building lots that are worth
from Bennington postoilce and Is u splendid
property for the price asked. rics 900.
Nash Hutchlns. l1tt
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-11-28

EOK sALE-Farm OF 40 acres, 10 acres pas
II ture and wood, balance tillable land, good
q room house good barn with wagon shed at
tached. running water near buildings fine
apple orchard Of 100 trees, maple orchard that
will set $50 buckets. this farm Is only one half
mile from Shaftsbury Station on main road:
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-11-28

TOR sALE-Farm of 80 acres, 2 miles from
II Bennington on west road. nearly new
room house, fine large barn with " TO silo
attached, wagon shed, carpenter shop, larne
hen houses, fine apple orchard. farm is well
watered, In fact very complete place In every
way. Price on application. Nash Hutchlns.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-11-28

COR sALE-Bargains In second hand motor
L cars. one model I. Ford touring car
equipped with top $4,000 One Il. NJ. +. thirty
touring car elaboratey equipped $4,000.
omen body capacity 1900 lbs. $4,000. One
thirty horse power four cylinder Lambert
touring car with top $4,000. Bennington
Garage, Bennington VT. 1871
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-11-28

WANTED To buy second hand cutter or
Wv light single box sleigh. Also small
collar, names ana tugs. Address or telephone
w. s. Carpenter. WoOdfOId Vt. 5otb
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-11-28

EOR sALE-House of eight rooms
Il with toilet. Also a stable and wagon
shed ON premises and garden In rear
Of the house. Lot 6OxltO. W. j. Meagher.
Agent Ot1
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-11-28

turned victorious over all the other
colleges and universities in 1906, 1908,
and 1911.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-11-28

COR E-Mortorcyele NJ. ii. magnetic
Il with 1911 improvements has mo speed gear
foot rests, tandem luggage carrier etc. Every
thing in fine condition. Bargain. De Witt Il
Lewis, 442 Main street, Bennington,Vt. otf
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-11-28

COR sALE--l three year old colt coming I,
Il unbroken, good lumber wagon with 10 II.
hay rack, two seated canopy top wagon.
Breese Brothers. Hoosick N. Y, lttf
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-11-28

EOR sALE-One five-passenger two-eylin-
II der nty-horse-power auto In good con-
dIton. Inquire Of f. D. Frost, SALISBURY
BOX 81. ooti
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-11-28

WANTED-To learn the whereabouts OF
w certain papers and documents owned by
the late william Hon. Some time before his
death Mr.. Hon removed the papers from the
house and eft them at some place unknown.
The papers are needed in order 20 settle the
estate, aud any person knowing anything about
them Is requested 10 notify William II Hon,
administrator. 1otp'
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-11-28
WANTED

GHTANTED-Bright, intelligent young wo.
w man OF refnem nj 70 assist me'in rea. h
ing cultured class OF people. Address BOX
N. Banner Office. Soto
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-11-28

MALE HELP WANTED Statesmen In each
WI county for highest grade garden ana
farm seeds Permanent situations, good pay.
Earnestness, not expert nee. necessary. Cobb
a Co., Franklin, Mass 81
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-11-28

WANTED Party would like TO invest $500
w 10 $4,000 dollars IN mercart tile or nunu-
featuring business. Address Boxs'S' Benning-
ton, Vt. d-to'
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-11-28
TO RENT

'VNO Rents furnished rooms 10 rent. suit
Il able for light housekeeping, hot water,
bath. electricity. gas, etc. Apply NJ ". II.
LAWN, lls Pleasant, 81. Siti.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-11-28

TOR sALE-Sixty breeding euwes from one
IL TO four years old. Also 90 lambs: IL.
Stanley, No. Bennington. 5ott
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-11-28

ITO RENT Three nice rooms one extra nice
u hot water heat, electric lights and bath
400 Hillside street. sltst
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-11-28

ITO RENT-Thrce unfurnished rooms dcsir
II able aud well located. Mr Clara Jcwett,
40 South Street. @u
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-11-28

FOR SALE-1he late home of Martha d.
l. Haytree, 20S South street, is offered Tor
sale. This house is two story structure, ex-
celently located and IN a fine state OF repair.
II is heated by hot water furnace aud posses
sion can De given at short notice. Homer II.
Webster, administrator. NI
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-11-28

An experienced practical nure, making y
speciality on confinement Casca Mra. II. ".
Amos, care OF A. J. Knapp. 81 the reservoir
Tel. i7s-i6 htf
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-11-28

XNANTED-Gi Girl for gen, raj housework,
w FAMILY OF three Pleasant room and
good location. Reference exchanged. Address
Ms. T. T. Colwell US Western Ave, Albany,
NY. SSt'
WTANTED-An around farm hand, mist
w be good mixer. Apply TO Philip jacobs.
site.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-11-28

NNTANTED-Teache men and women Tor
w high schools and elemeniary-all grades
good salaries no charge till located by US.
Send for registration blank. American Ieach-
ers Agency. A. III. Campbell, Phi. d. Mgr-
Myrick Building. Springfield. Mass. 2tiS'
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-11-28
MISCELLANEOUS

TURKEY sHOOT-All marksmcn arr noti-
Il fed that there will he q turkey shoot at
Iawrcnce'e hotel. South Shaftsbury, on Thanks
giving day, beginning At o'clock A. N. Sit5
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-11-28

VNO kENT-Dcslable toncmants, Offices
i stores, mill property with water power
Individual storage lockers. VIM. 4. Hawks. ~
North s.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-11-28
FOR sALs

DOR sALE-Second hand "Modeln hot wa
John Carrgan, SOL Gage Sc. 35tf
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-10-06
ABOUT THE COMING GOWN.

The hobble and the tube must go,
And exit also must the haren;
styles come on for a month or so,
And then the girls refuse to wear 'en.
The hobble and the tube are flown,
And from It's hook the harem:
Gone are the gowns we erst have known
The girls refuse to wear emil
Gone are the styles of yesteryear;
All eyes are looking to tomorrow,
To learn what fashions Nellie, dear,
VIII buy or beg steal or borrow;
VIII the new gown be something swell?
Or will it fill the world with sorrow?
All eyes are looking to the morrow.
Fair woman looks with shining eyes;
Man looks intently as mouser;
The coming fashion tops the rise
Great heavens! Look 1t is the trouser!
Lock all the lethal arms away,
And put a heavy chain on Towser;
Bring back the styles of yesterday,
Tomorrows gown is called the trouser!
All. woman. We meier thought of that,
Nor dreamed of it, nor did we fear it;
Your peach basket and washtub hat
We stood for, nor did ever jeer 1t;
Your form is most divinely fair,
No fashion e'er designed can queer it:
But-please excuse this startled stare
The trouser gown Will now come near It
Time was when man desired wife,
And a. wee cot in which to house her;
White frills and frou-frou brighten life
What man can warm up to a trouserE
Oh, well, this, too, shall pass away,
But in the meantime chain up ToWser;
Youth still be lovely, I dare say;
Go on, dear, jump into the trouseri
Chicago News.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-10-06
-JAYHAWKER JOTS

'Ouster General is the title con-
rerred upon John Dawson by Oska-
loosa Times.
Married women with children are to
go TO school this winter at the high
school in Dillingham;
AS an evidence that Kansas is grow
ing old, the Blue Rapids Times is run
ming 40 Years Ago. column
Two boys in Ness county delivered
1850 jack rabbit scalps to the officials
IN ten weeks and drew $143 for them
1t makes no difference who steals
your thunder, declares the Leroy Re
porter, it's your lightning that does the
business.
And now Billy Blackburn is claim
ing credit for suggesting to Hutchin-
son the big doings'' in connection
with the visit of President Taft.
1t IS reported that Earl Akers is
planning to start Russian thistle farm
Hutchinson News holds that it would
be less painful and would save his
neighbors a lot of bother if he went
te war and lost his life honorably.
My enjoyment of an automobile,
says Esther Clark, depends upon wheth-
er 1 am IN one, with the big wheels
eating UP the smooth country road IN
der me, or whether I am trying to
cross the street at a busy corner with
warnings being blared at me from four
dlfTerent directions by as many pesky
horns.
Paul Rankin of the salina Journal
will probably not subscribe to the
fund being raised to prosecute the
members of the tar party at Shady
Bend, as he thinks that the Newton
man who wrote a column poem about
the incident has given the members of
the mob sufficient punishment-Cha
mute Tribune.
Simply because the recall went astray
In Wichita does not mean that the re-
call IS wrong. Injustice can be done
under any system. The people will be
educated up to the movement and Will
swallow does not make a spring or
drunk man. Why should one recall
make the movement odious ?-LaWrence
Journal World.
That Wichita aspires to get into the
same class with Chicago is evidenced
by the following from Henry Allen S
paper: During carnival week take
your friends to the stock yards and
give them a glance at Wichita's biggest
business industry. the buying, selling
and packing of animal food. They
will tell the big story when they return
to their homes"
Senator Quincy arrived home from
Topeka Thursday night minus S35. He
isn't just sure whether he lost his
pocketbook or had his pockets picked
while on a crowded street car The
thing that worries the senator most
though, is that he can find no one to
sympathize with him. AS brother u.
c. It's. it is up to us to extend our
sympathy to hifn.-Salina Journal
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-10-06
PROCLAMATION WORK.

The work of retaining arid and
hitherto worthless lands and convert
inp them into productive farms which
is being carried on by the government
is showing some interesting results.
Progress has been rapid and the ac-
tivities of the reclamation bureau
have been extended to 20 projects,
which to date involve the expenditure
of approximately 59,580,0G0 in the
United States proper.
In the eight years of its work the
service has built 5,967 miles of canals,
many of which carry whole rivers. It
has excavated 10 miles Of tunnels and
built 24,235 canal structures and 2,193
bridges. 1t has completed three of
the highest dams in the world. Its ex-
cavatfons of rock and earth amount to
the enormous total of 1856. 900 cubic
yards It's roads have a total length
of $40 miles: telephones, 1894 miles;
Ievees, rs miles, 1t has purchased
905.6s2 barrels of cement and has
manufactured in its own mill $40, GOO
barrels.
AS result of it's work water is
available for 1,OS6,O00 acres of land.
The gross value of crops produced on
the lands irrigated by the government
projects in 1910 was $20,000,Oo0. AS
a result of the work of the government
it is estimated that land values have
increased more than $1o5, 100000.
Approximately $4,000 families are
now residing on farms which are be-
ing watered by the government canals.
Not less than $4,000 people have been
added to the population of the cities,
towns and villages as a direct result
of the government work.