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The Chanute times., 1912-08-09
Peach Orchard Contains 5000 Bushels

Winfield, Kan.-w. S. Taylor, nine
miles southwest of Winfield, has what
is claimed to be the finest orchard in
southern Kansas. 1t consists of fifty
five acres Of alternate peach and apple
trees. Mr.. Taylor expects to gather
5000 bushels of peaches from his trees
this season. They will be ready for
the market early in August He will
make shipments to all points in Kan
sas. Missouri, Oklahoma and adjoin-
ing states. There are several other
good orchards near here.
The Chanute times., 1912-08-09
FAMILY RUNT
Kansas Man Says Coffee Made Him
That.

Coffee has been used in our family
Of eleven-father, mother, five sons
and four daughters-for thirty years.
l am the eldest of the boys and have
always been considered the runt Of the
family and a coffee topper.
81 continued to drink it for years un-
til l grew to be a man, and then /
found l had stomach trouble, nervous
headaches, poor circulation, was un-
able to do a full days work, took medi-
cine for this, that and the other thing,
without the least benefit. In fact I
only weighed 116 when 1 was 28.
"Then l changed from coffee 60 Pos
tum, being the first one in our family
to do so. l noticed, as did the vest OF
the family, that was surely gaining
strength and flesh. Shortly after I
was visiting my cousin who said. You
look so much better-you're getting
fat
"At breakfast his wife passed me
a cup of coffee, as she knew l was al
ways such a coffee drinker, but said.
No, thank you
"What!' said my cousin, you quit
coffee? What do you drink
Postum l said, or water, and I
am WELL They did not know what
Postum was, but my cousin had stom-
ach trouble and could not sleep at
night from drinking coffee three times
a day. He was glad to learn about
Postum, but said he never knew cof-
fee would hurt anyone" (Tea is just
as Injurious as coffee because it con-
tains caffeine, the same drug found
In coffee.)
after understanding my condition
and how / got we'll he knew what to
do for himself. He discovered that
coffee was the cause Of his trouble as
he never used tobacco or anything else
of the kind. You should see the change
In him now. We both believe that IL
persons who suffer from coffee drink
ing would stop and use Postum they
could build back to health and happi-
ness" Name given by Postum Co.,
Battle Creek, Mich.
There's a reason" Read the little
book, THE Road to Wellville." in pkgs.
Ever read the above letter. A new
one appears from time to time. They
are genuine, true, and full Of human
interest
Ever read the above letterf new
one appears from time 20 time. They
are genuine, true, and full Of human
interest
The Chanute times., 1912-08-09
Police and Elremen strike.

I,eavenworth, Kan.-For an hour the
other day Leavenworth was without a
nolice or fire department, all mem
bers of both departments handing in
tboir designations to the city commits
s,onars declaring that they would re
,aoIn "on strike" until .-eir salaries
we're increased. The raise was fortn-
"or,Ing ~~- and all returned to their posts.
S-ha sslarv of the chief Of police was
-.,sad 70 500. that of the fire chief
20 s1lo Firemen and patrolmen re-
oslved a IS monthly increase.
The Chanute times., 1912-08-09
BEYOND LIMIT OF PATIENCE
Uses Of the Telephone Will Be Apt
to Condone Mr.. Busiman's Brief
Loss of Temper.

He was just about exasperated with
the telephone, was Mr.. Busiman.
Ten times that morning he had
tried to get on to a number. and each
time something had prevented him
from speaking. Either it was num-
ber engaged" or the person he want
ed to speak to was out, or else he
had been suddenly cut off. At last
he got through.
"Hallo!" said he. "Is Mr. x. there"
YES" replied voice. do you
want to speak to him?"
That was the last straw. Back
came the reply in icy tones:
"Oh, no! Nothing of the sort.
merely rung up to hand him a cigar"
The Chanute times., 1912-08-09
CONDENSED NEWS FROM
THE SUNFLOWER STATE
THE IMPORTANT HAPPENINGS OF
A WEEK.
Prepared for Our Busy Readers Who
Want the Whole News In
Little Space.
NO SMALLPOX DEATHS IN
KANSAS FOR SIX MONTHS
But There Are other Diseases That
Are Far More Deadly.

Topeka, Kan.-In the last six months
there have been no deaths in Kansas
from smallpox Smallpox is consider
ed generally a deadly" disease. But
the figures gathered by the state
board of health for the six months pc
riod show that measles, diphtherla
scarlet fever and whooping cough
diseases parents do not worry great
deal about-are far more deadly than
smallpox.
A father or mother would guard a
child from smallpox with life, If neces'
sary They would think very llttle
about it if the child would take down
with measles or whooping cough. Yet
these two diseases kill far more peo-
ple in Kansas every year than does
smallpox.
During the six-month period the dis
cases enumerated above caused deaths
as follows:
Smallpox 0, measles 81, diphtheria
66, scarlet fever 33, whooping cough 80.
Scarlet fever is considered a far
more serious disease than either meas
les or whooping cough, yet it caused
fewer deaths during the last SIX
months than either of the other dis
eases.
DR.. S. ]. Crumbine, secretary OF the
state board of health, has been carry
ing on a campaign for years, trying TO
educate parents to the necessity FOR
protecting children against the harm
less" diseases, such as measles ana
whooping cough. He has pointed out
time and again that these harmless
diseases really cause more deaths than
the so-called fatal diseases. DR.. Crum'
bine holds that with proper care there
is little excuse for the spread OF such
diseases among children. One OF the
best projections is strict quarantine
regulations.
The Chanute times., 1912-08-09
Mayor Held for Trial.

Arma, Kan.-John Morgan, mayor
of this city, who destroyed concrete
sidewalk around the city park here af-
ter the work had been ordered by the
city council over his veto, was bound
over to the district court for trial, af-
ter his preliminary hearing. He is
charged with felonious and malicious
destruction of property. Conviction
may be punished with Imprisonment
in the state prison.
The Chanute times., 1912-08-09
This lie Tvnhoid Season.

This is the real typhoid season, ac-
cording to the state board of health,
and it is up to the people of the state
to take extra precautions to protect
themselves from infection. August is
typhoid month. Ordinarily before the
end of the summer $500 Kansas peo-
pie contract typhoid fever and about
400 Of them die Of it. The percent
age of deaths is high. With proper
precautions most Of the cases can be
avoided. Drinking water causes the
most typhoid.
The Chanute times., 1912-08-09
Declares Dismissal Was Illegal.

Chairman R. H. Wilson of the state
board of education has announced that
he will not recognize appointments
made on the board by Governor Cruce
to fill the places of those he removed
the other day Chairman Wilson stat
ed that members Of the board had
the advice of attorneys that they
could not be removed by the governor
except for cause and he holds that
cause has not yet been established.
The Chanute times., 1912-08-09
Attacks Powers of Utilities Board.

A suit attacking the powers of the
Kansas public utilities commission to
enforce it's orders has been filed in the
Lyon county district court at Emporia
by the Missouri, Kansas & Texas
Railroad company. Suit was brought
to get service upon George Plumb, Of
Emporia, chairman of the board. The
commissions action in ordering the
erection of depot at Sherman sta
ton in Cherokee county, and the es-
tablishment of a freight and passen'
ger agency is the reason for the suit.
The petition, however. alleges that
the utilities board has no legal author
ity or power to make or enforce such
an order,
The Chanute times., 1912-08-09
independence Kicks on Tax Raise

Independence, Kan.-The courthouse
was thrown into spasm the other day
by the announcement. from the state
tax commission that that body had
arbitrarily raised the tax levy in this
county about one and one-half million
dollars above the returns of the county
assessor and his deputies. The county
assessor and Commissioner Fouler OF
Independence, together with officials
from other towns, left for Topeka to
lodge a protest with the board. If this
fails an injunction will be sought, re-
straining the commission from put
ting the raise into effect.
The Chanute times., 1912-08-09
Band Toqether to Build slIos.

Meade. Kan.-Material for twelve
silos has arrived at this place and mas
been taken to the Mennonite settle
ment south of town. The past WIN
ter convinced the enterprising farmers
of this settlement that the silo is no'
only a money saver but necessity on
tho western Kansas farm and a mum
her of them recently banded together
and decided to erect twelve in order
20 nrepare for future exigencies.
The Chanute times., 1912-08-09

Lindsborg, Kan.-The alligator In
the Smoky river, which has caused
so much talk here lately, is a reality.
Not less than four families saw the
reptile crawling about in sahllow
water near the bank of the Smoky
Hill river last Sunday afternoon at
J. w. Beans farm about three miles
southwest of Lindsborg. The alliga-
tor was moving up stream westward
and was great big fellow. The party
had no weapons, so had to content
themselves with standing at safe
distance.
The Chanute times., 1912-08-09

Hutchinson, Kan.-Giving his prom
ise that he would return to finish his
sentence, A. F. Horton, a prisoner at
the state reformatory, was allowed to
go to his home at Wellington to attend
the funeral of his mother. He went
unattended, on a parole of honor"
and he kept his word, returning to the
institution to resume his sentence be-
hind the bars.
The Chanute times., 1912-08-09
Girl Wants to Die For Man.

Atchison, Kan.-Helen Burdette
aged 16 years, is in a dangerous con-
dition at the home of her mother, Mrs
Jeanette Burdette, east of Atchison,
as a result of taking carbolic acid with
suicidal intent. The attempt at sui
cied is said to have followed a quar-
rel with her mother because of the at
tentions young man was paying to
the girl.
The Chanute times., 1912-08-09
To Reduce Express Rates.

The members of the public utilities
commission were struck almost speech
sells when they received an applics-
ton from the American Express COM
pany for permission to reduce express
rates. The application comes in the
course of a readjustment the Ameri-
can is making, and applies only to a
small portion of the state. The pro-
posed tariff would reduce the rates
from Topeka and points west to Clay
Center to Kansas Cily and intermedi.
ate points.
The Chanute times., 1912-08-09
Killed His Little Sister.

Jetmore, Kan.-Another accident
from a gun that wasn't loaded" A
small son of a farmer named Lucas,
who lives on the Sawlog creek, south
of Jetmore, found the gun in the barn
and in playing, pointed it at his A.
year-old sister and pulled the trigger.
The ball passed through her head just
above the ears, resulting in death a
few hours later.
The Chanute times., 1912-08-09
Wife Gives Him Beating.

Salina, Kan.-Thomas White, pa
perhanger 80 years old, attacked his
wife and knocked her down three
times. She picked up a club and
struck him over the head, cutting a
cash three inches in length and rem
dering him unconscious. She called
the police. and, after giving the man
immediate attention, he was taken to
the hospital.
The Chanute times., 1912-08-09
Dawson Brings Suit Against Plumbers

John S. Dawson, Kansas attorney
general, has Instituted proceedings in
the Wyandotte county district court
to break up an alleged plumbers trust
in Kansas City, Kan. In the suit fill
ed in the name of Mr.. Dawson and
County Attorney James Meek, it is
alleged that the master plumbers of
Kansas City, Kan, have a combination
in restraint of trade which is illegal
under the Kansas state law.
The Chanute times., 1912-08-09
Base Ball in Wichita.

Wichita. Kan.-The Wichita west
ern League baseball team, although
still in the second division, is playing
good ball and gradually climbing up
in the per cent column. The fans OF
Wichita and the surrounding towns
are giving the boys their hearty sup
port and large crowds witness all the
games that are pulled off in Wichita
.he new grounds on Island Park is
partly due to the large attendance, as
it is delightful place to spend a cou-
pie of hours. There is always cool
breeze there and the accommodations
are of the very best. The team leaves
August 9Th for series of sixteen
games. They will return home Aug
ust 9th and open a series of 20 games,
the opposing teams being Denver, To-
peka, st. Joseph, Des Moines, Sioux
City and Omaha. If you are in the
city during any of these games you
cannot spend a more profitable two
hours than at Island Park.
The Chanute times., 1912-08-09
Work Held Up Till Bonds Sold.

Syracuse, Kan.-The further prog
ress of work on the Gulf & Northwest
ern railroad will be held up till a
sale of bonds is made, according TO
John A. Keeran, secretary of the road.
Several bids have been received but
none have been considered high
enough to accept.
The Chanute times., 1912-08-09
Alma Woman a Suicide.

Alma, Kan.-After two unsuccessful
attempts in one week at suiicde, Mrs.
William Wertzberger, wife of a farm
er near Alma, shot and killed herself.
The cause was dependency and poor
health.
The Chanute times., 1912-08-09
Five Leave Larned by Request.

Larned. Kan.-As the result of a
cleanup" agitation here, Ed West,
a woman named Stuart and three 9th
er women living at the West rooming
house left town at the request of the
authorities and citizens. All were
fined heavily and given ten days in
which to depart. They left eight days
ahead of time.
The Chanute times., 1912-08-09
Wisconsin Man to Kansas Commission

The public utilities commission has
announced the appointment of Frank
H, Hanson as expert electrical engi-
neer. Mr.. Hanson is from Madison,
Wis, and held a position similar to
the one to which he has been ap-
pointed. with the Wisconsin public
utilities commission.
The Chanute times., 1912-08-09
Chance In No. 2 Wheat.

The state grain grading commission
held a meeting the other day in the
office of Governor Stubs but made
no important changes in the grain
grading rules of Kansas. The CHIEF
change made was in allowing 10 per
cent of yellow berries in No. dark
hard winter wheat Heretofore the
yellow berry even in small amount
has changed the grade of wheat that
would have been No. 2 otherwise. Ten
per cent will be permissible hereaf-
ter All through the existing rules
the commission changed the word va
riety" to type" This was explained
by the commission by the statement
that frequently there are several
types of one variety of wheat and that
the change in the wording made the
rules palmer The commission de-
clared against the dockage system. At
least it declined to put it into effect
in Kansas. Under this system grain
would be inspected to determine the
amount of weed seed and other foreign
matter in it. The inspection would
determine the amount in carload.
The carload would then be given a
high grading subject to a certain dock
age. None of the states adjoining Kan
sas has such system in effect and
the Kansas commission expressed the
belief that such a system in Kansas
would operate against wheat on the
market
The Chanute times., 1912-08-09
A Bad Break.

Slasher-Been in a fight?
Masher-No. | tried to flirt with
pretty ragette.-Judge
The Chanute times., 1912-08-09

First Hobo-Why am yu looking SO
sad dis mawnin', pardner?
Second Hobo-Why, l am suffering
from irrigation.
First Hobo-Irrigation? You mean
irritation?
Second Hobo-No; irrigation. Do
woman in de wayside cottage emptied
a pail of hot water on my head.
The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1912-08-01
RESOLUTIONS ON THE
DEATH OF L. G.
CHADWICK.

Whereas, death, the merciless
foe of all mankind has visited
Mizpah Rebekah lodge No. IL, and
removed from this life and our
associations, our beloved brother
l.. c. Chadwick we having there
by lost a faithful member and
willing worker; and sister Chad
wick, a kindhearted and affec-
tomato husband.
Be it therefore resolved: That
while we deeply mourn our loss
and humbly bow in submission
where human strength fails. we
endeavor to cherish the memory
of our departed brother and ex-
tend to his bereaved companion.
Sister Chadwick, our tender sym
pathies in this hour of great sor-
row and trial. that our charter
be draped in mourning for per-
iod of thirty days in memory of
our worthy brother; that this res
olution be entered on the records
of our lodge and given to the
The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1912-08-01
GREGORY AT CONVENTION.

AS was stated in the Sun some
weeks ago, Chas. Gregory was in
attendance at the Chicago conven-
ton. Through the courtesy of
Senator Borah he was enabled to
obtain a seat and was at all
times in close touch with the in
ner workings Of the convention.
He is a strong Roosevelt man and
was present in the Colonel s head
quarters when he told his follow
ers to go into the convention but
not to vote. He has his seat
checks from those memorable
days and is showing them with a
great deal of pride.
He says this section looks bet
ter than anything he saw in his
travels.-Sun.
The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1912-08-01

tended periods of absence the
sonoress has dealt literally with
.ba homestead entryman, and
hona fide continuous residence
hiring the remaining portions of
the three-year period must be
clearly shown.
l13) A second period Of alb
sence Immediately following the
Wrist period, even though the two
,eriods occur in different years
reekoned from the date of the es-
enlistment of actual residence,
will not be recognized as 1t was
never contemplated that an alb
sence was permissible in excess
Of six months in view of the spe-
eific provisions for contest pro-
vided for in section 2197 of the
Revised Statutes. There should
he at least some substantial per-
;od of actual continuous residence
upon the land separating. the per-
;ods of absence accorded under
the statute. Only those protract.
ed absences with respect to which
notice has been given as required
BY the statute will be respected
either in case Of contest or on
final proof. This law does not
repeal or modify the acts of Mar.
2, 1889 (25 Stat, 854), June 25,
1910 (36 Stat, 864), and April
On 1919 (37 Stat.
The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1912-08-01

RULE PRESCRIBED RESPECT
ING CULTIVATION TO BE
ehOWN ON ENTRIES MADE
PRIOR TO, BUT ADJUDI-
oATED UNDER, NEW LAW.
The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1912-08-01
RESOLUTIONS.

10 the officers and members of
Mount Idaho lodge No. Z, |.
.. o. +. greeting:
We, your committee on resolu-
lions in the matter of Brother
Henry Huck, beg leave to sub
INIT the following:
Whereas death, the enemy of
all mankind, has invaded our
brotherhood and removed from
our associations, our beloved
brother, Henry Huck,
Be it resolved: That as we
conSign his stricken form TO its
resting place we endeavor to
cherish his memory and hope of
final reunion; that though griev-
ed over our brothers untimely
departure and the loss to our
lodge, we extend our deepest
sympathy to the more than friend
who so nobly filled her mission
by her tender care of him in the
days of his extremity; who held
his trembling hand in passing
and closed the eyes that could
no longer express friendship and
love, but only reveal the sad truth
OF man s mortality; that our char
ter be draped in mourning for
thirty days in memory of our
departed brother; that this res
olution be sread on the records
of the lodge and published in
the Grangeville papers and copies
thereof be forwarded to our
brothers nearest relatives and
friends.
Grangeville, Idaho, July 10th,
1912.
S. A. ANDERSON,
H. w. GARETS,
LEVI CASTLE.
Committee.
The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1912-08-01

Ell Pringo, Havana cigar.
The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1912-08-01

(1O 1t may be that such prior
entryman can not show that he
mad cultivated one-sixteenth of
the area embraced in his entry
beginning with the second wear
o! the entry and one-eighth be-
ginning with the third wear Of
tne entry and nutil final proof
although he may have had during
the year preceding his offer Of
proof one-eighth or more of the
area embraced in his entry un-
der actual cultivation. and NAV
nave cultivated e-sixteenth dur-
ing the previous year. thus ac-
complishing the amount of cult
vatlon required as general rule
under the new law, but not in
the order and for the particular
years required by that law.
ClS) By the section | am
authorized, under rules and regu
ldilohS TO be prescribed by me.
TO reduce the required area of
cultivation. Acting hereunder
L have prescribed the following
rule to govern action on proof
where the homestead entry was
made prior to June 6, 1912. but
through failure of election. must
be adjudicated under the new
law:
Respecting cultivation neces-
sary to be shown upon such an
entry, in all cases where, upon
considering the whole record, the
good faith of the entryman APP
pears, the proof will be accepta-
bic if it shows cultivation of at
least One-sixteenth for one year
and of at least one-eighth for
the next year and each succeed
ing year until final proof, with
out regard to the particular year
OF the homestead period in which
the cultivation of the one-six-
tRenth WAS perfOrmad
The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1912-08-01
ELECTION BY ENTRYMEN
UNDER ENTRIES MADE
PRIOR TO THIS ACT.

(l6) The provisions of section
z29l of the Revised Statutes, as
amended, in respect to the home
stead period, are made applica-
Die to all unprotected entries up
On which residence is required,
as we'll as to those made after
oune ., 1912, where the entry
man fails to elect to make proof
under the law under which his
entry was made within the pre-
scrlbed time. This obligates the
previous entryman to compliance
WIN the law of June 6, 1912, re-
speetlng all of its provisions, the
performance of which is exacted
uurlng the homestead period. AS
F. consequence, while residence
- reduced from five to three
years, specific cultivation is ex-
acted beginning with the second
year after entry. Final proof of
lull compliance must be made
"llhln five years from date Of
entry.
The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1912-08-01
CONTINUATION.

(14) The privilege Of commu-
tation after IA months actual
residence, as heretofore required
by law, is unaffected by this leg
islation excepting that the per-
son committing must be at the
time a citizen of the United
States. 1t has heretofore been
the practice to permit the making
Of communication proof upon a
homestead entry by one who had
merely declared his intention to
become a citizen of the United
States and prior to his actual ma
turahzation. This practice, how
ever, is abrogated, and in in.
stances where Communication proof
is made after the passage of this
act, it should be exacted and
shown that the claimant, if for
eign born, has become fully natur-
allied. Communication proof can
not, however, be made on entries
under the enlarged homestead
laws, the reclamation act, or on
entries made under any other
homestead law which prohibits
Communication