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Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1912-03-23
South DoWner

Water, water everywhere
Wasn't that a corker Thursday.
VIM. Schneider called at Schemm' s
Sunday.
John Defines lost several calves and
a small colt recently
The sleigh is out of fashion now.
What we need is boat.
The snow is nearly all gone and we
are ready for some more.
John Schemm went to town after
Charles Stiner last Tuesday.
Charles Stumer of Dallas, S. D., is
visiting at Mr.. Schemm's this week
Miss Bertha Mensing taught school
Saturday TO make up for the day she
missed on account of the storm.
Fred Schem and John helped Chas.
Folker's Monday put up his wind
mill which blowed down week ago.
Gus Graekel started for town Mon
day, but returned when he was about
two miles from home as he was
afraid of the mud.
The feed in this neighborhood is
getting pretty scarce and several far
mers had to buy some high priced
feed that is shipped in.
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that promises much for the
growing trade of that firm.
F. G. Yasmer, Arnolds popular
dealer in feed stuffs, coal, ETC.,
has correctly foretold every
storm we have had since Xmas.
This should give him honors as
a weather prophet. This he has
been able to do not by any toe
itch business; but by careful
and intelligent observation of
winds and general climatic con-
dit1ons
The following communication
has been sent to all Mo. Pacific
agents on this division: Pueblo;
Col, March IA, '12. All Agents:
Merchants, Stock feed and coal
will be given preference in
movement. Please advise move
ment of cars of these commodi-
ties consigned to your station
and we will endeavor to hurry
movement all passable. W. e.
Brooks, Supt.
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western Kansas this winter than ever

before
Glass Bros. shipped in couple cars
hay.
Frank Deitz is expecting a car
of hay in few days.
G. N. Manker has traded for the
stock of dry goods he formerly owned
in Ellis.
The weather has turned to be
more pleasant since the blizzard last
Thursday.
Messrs. Lutz, Jacobs and Bingard-
tes received two cars of hay the first
of the week.
Mr. and Mrs. G. NJ. Lof1in of Ellis,
are the proud parents of a boy born
on St. Patricks day.
A A Dinkel of Glencoe and Clara
Nemecheck of Ellis, were married in
that place, March IL.
Several residents of the Smoky Hill
neighborhood were using the side
walks of Ellis last Saturday.
The stock in these parts have stood
the weather remarkably well conSid-
ering the amount of feed they got.
Mrs. VIM. Dile has been staying in
Ellis for the past two weeks taking
care of her sister, who has been quite
sick.
The report was in Ellis last week
that some fellow had predicted the
severest blizzard of the season to hit
this part of the moral vineyard last
Sunday, but we are glad to say his
predictions failed to come true.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1912-03-23

B. V. Newman has been in our
midst since last Friday, visiting
old friends.
Sunday school at 1870 a. m.
League at 7.3O p. m. Preaching
by Rev. Layborn at usual hour.
Z A new and improved pair OF
scales has been installed in the
Belle Springs cream station
here.
Mrs. N. V. Newman came up
from Ness Saturday and will
remain in this vicinity several
days.
The feed famine is past, it
was broken by the arrival Satur-
day of a number of cars of hay
and grain.
Mrs. Church Meigs, of Mar
shalltown, Iowa, recently arrived
on a visit to her daughter, Mrs.
r. J. Shearer.
Amish church services al
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Noah A
Lehman. Sunday March "a
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Voda

w. D. Austin hauled hay from
Wa-Keeney, Tuesday.
Our mail carrier has an extra
donkey to carry the mail now.
F. Shear lost five head of hor-
ses during the stormy weather.
Stanley Austin made a busin-
ess trip to the county seat We'd
nesday.
Emery Cass had the misfor-
tune to lose fifty-five head of
cattle during the storm Thurs
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. Owens and
daughter, Vivian, took dinner,
with Mr.. and Mrs. w. D. Austin
and family, Sunday.
lowing to late arrival of Voda
correspondence, we have not the
time for composition.-Editor.l
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Big Creek
(Snow bound last week.

(Snow bound last week.
The winter of 1911-12 is sure a
record breaker.
Nearly everybody out of feed the
first of the week.
Stock generally are not wintering
any too good this winter
Glass Bros. and neighbors unloaded
car OF hay at Riga last Saturday.
Those that havn't been buying feed
this winter are having to buy now.
1t is reported that two passenger
trains were tied up in Ellis Saturday.
There has been few horses and
cattle died in this vicinity this WIN
ter.
A party from near Junction City
shipped several cars of hay up to
Ellis this week.
John Herbert loaded several wagons
at Ellis with alfalfa hay last Satur-
day at 21.50 per ton
DIR. Kidd is talking of gowing to
Kansas City for train load of hay
and cotton seed meal.
1t is reported that about 100 teams
and drivers faced the blizzard to
Ellis last Monday to get feed.
There has been and is more suffer
ing among stock for want of feed in
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Glorious News

comes from Dr. J. T. Curtis, Dwight,
Kan, he writes: II not only have
cured bad cases of eczema in my pa
tients with Electric Bitters, but also
cured myself by them of the same
disease. / feel sure they will benefit
any case of eczema This shows
what thousands have proved that
Electric Bitters is most effective
blood purifier. Its an excellent rem
edy for eczema, letter, salt rheum,
ulcers, boils and running sores. 1t
stimulates the liver, kidneys and
bowels, expels poisons, helps diges-
tion, builds up the strength. Price
SO cents. Satisfaction guaranteed by
Gibson
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Ogallah
fSnowboundl

Several young men are getting
ready for the examination for the
r. f. d. route.
At this writing the supply of hay
and coal here is exhausted. The
Wheatland people received a car of
corn.
A. B. Vaughn received q telegram
Sunday calling him to the funeral of
a cousin in Jackson county He pre-
pared to go but on account. of the
snow blockade was compelled to- give
it up.
a remarkable record for school at
tendance was made by four children,
pupils of Miss Eaton in District 8.
May, Ray, Gladys and George, child
rem of j. T. and George Musgrave.
Although the winter has been the
most severe we have ever had and
drifts almost impossible, these child
rem for the six months last past have
been neither absent or tardy. They
have to go IA and miles and when
the drifts were the worst, went on
horseback, ]. T., making the trip
morning and evening with them. In
addition to their remarkable record
for attendance they have excellent
grades in their studies and it is be-
lieved this achievement has hardly
been equaled in the county.
A good supply of hay and feed came
in "Wednesday.
Will Harvey and Clyde Kiser have
applied for the route No. 2, Ogaliah.
Many good snap shots were taken
at the cut east of Ogallah of the snow
plows at work. A large number were
sold at the drug store.
Mr.. Blamer moved on to the J. B.
Holmquist place this week. He
traded for this place a short time
ago. Mr.. Holmquist will move to
Franklin county as soon as he can
load car.
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POLITICAL NOTES

Kansas democrats in their state
convention at Hutchinson Thursday,
voted to support Champ Clark of
Missouri for. president. William f.
Sapp of Galena, was reelected nation
al committeeman Clark's support
wilFeventually be given to Harmon.
DIR. J.. b. Dykes of Smith county,
stated Thursday that the Sixth dis
trict congressional convention would
meet in Colby, April 10, to make
arrangements about calling a con-
gressional convention
At Topeka last week the Republi-
can State Committee decided TO hold
a convention at Independence, May
8, to elect delegates to the Chicago
convention in July.
North Dakota held primary We'd
nesday and instructed for LaFollette
for the Republican presidential nom
ination and Governor Burke of that
state for the Democratic nomination
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Preaching by Elder Yost Leh-
man.
Grant w Sloan has returned
from Havana, ILL.,, where he has
been experimenting the con-
struction of large mill for sew
eral months.
T. M. Nuttle who has been sick
for a long time, died Friday
night. Funeral services were
held at the Christian church in
| Utica. Sunday. ~
Dorsey Sweasey, the ener-
getic and popular manager of
the Arnold Mercantile company,
spent Sunday on his farm south
and east of town.
Miss Grace Fleming, who is
teac hing in Pioneer district, re
turned from Ness City Saturday
evening, having been snowbound
at Digh ton for four days.
Mrs. G. W. Ream who has
been in serious condition as a
result of fall sustained during
the Sunday storm is now fast
recovering her usual health
A large delegation of Meadow
Larks arrived Sunday night and
from the way they were singing
sweet spring Monday morning,
think they were glad to be
| here
julius Huxman, who has been
quite ill for the past two weeks,
was in town short time this
morning, but is not sufficiently
recovered to resume his business
duties.
G.. A. Phelstrom was in from
his farm to the north last week
He said it took him two days to
get here, which he succeeded in
doing only after a great deal of
work with a scoop shovel.
Miss Cora Gels recently re-
Gently resigned her position as
manager of the Belle Springs
creamery station here to accept
a position in the restaurant and
confectionery of p. Wessa at
Bushton. Miss Ida Giess takes
her position.
A call for picture post cards,
of the three engines recently
wrecked here in snow drift
which have been on sale in the
notion department of the post
Office elected the Information
that more than one thousand
have been sold and that the
supply is temporarily exhausted.
|. Miss Bertha Funk, who has
long been with the s.. D. Mer-
camille company, of Ransom. re-
Gently accepted a position as
sales lady with the Arnold Mer-
camille company, and has entered
on her work here with zeal
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Couyer

Mr.. Larsen's family moved in
town the first of the week.
Our mail carrier had to have a
deputy help carry the mail Tues
day.
Christ Hildebrand and Charles
Lucas spent Sunday at Charles
Seirer's.
Mesdames Lizzie Spena and
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Chamberlain's Cough Remedy has
won its great reputation and extern
sive sale by its remarkable cures of
coughs, colds and Group. 1t can be
depended upon Try it. Sold by all
dealers
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Arnold

There was no school last
Thursday on account of the
blizzard.
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SPRING MILLINERY OPENING

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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-03-28
WAS A RICH man
. Hugh ]. Grant Estate May
Reach Fifteen Million.
Mixed Real Estate and Politics
and Made Fortune.
DEAN HOFFMAN LOST CHANCE
Minister'S Millions Almost
Equal Those of Politician.
Quit Game Too Early to Leave
S2O,OOO,OOO.
DEAN HOFFMAN LOST CHANCE

New York, March 2s.=Ex-Mayor
Hugh j. Grant was thought at the
time of his death, two years ago, to
have left an estate not much in excess
of five million dollars. A few of Mr..
Grants more intimate friends. how
ever, who knew of some OF his real
estate operations were convinced that
the estate would amount to much
more than five millions and might, In
fact, be found to have a value of as
much as ten millions.
In informal conversations between
those who are interested in larger real
estate operations in New York it was
some times said that the estate left by
Mayor Grant would be found to be in
excess of the estate left by the late
Dean Eugene A. Hoffman who, in ad-
dition to having been distinguished for
an Unborn, native capacity for fore
casting the appreciation of real prop
erty in New York, was also the dean
of the General Theological seminary
of the Protestant Episcopal church.
Recently some disclosures made in
the line of legal proceedings that are
entirely friendly seem to justify the
impression that the estate left by Elk
Mayor Grant is approximately of the
money value of ten million dollars,
while it is known that the assessed tax
valuation of the property left by Dean
the best real estate experts are per-
Suaded that If the real estate holdings
which comprise the greater part of
the Dean Hoffman estate should now
be sold, then this property would be
found to be of the money value of at
least fifteen million dollars.
Money in Real Estate.
The story of the accumulation by
both Mr.. Grant, who was for the
greater part of his life an active poll
tician, and by Dean Hoffman, who was
greatly occupied with church and
seminary work, of real estate which in
almost every instance increased in
value greatly after purchase Illus
trates, first of all, the truth of the
saying of men expert in real estate
dealings that, like the poets, the sue
cessful real estate operator is born,
not made. A man may by patience,
by industry and careful watching of
the movements of others, in the course
of time accumulate a comfOrta BILE, al
though small fortune by real estate
operations, but the colossal fortunes
which have been made through real
estate transactions in every instance
illustrate the Unborn gift of the oper-
ator. 1t is difficult to define. Usually
the operator himself does not under
stand it, although he trusts to his
judgment or intuition.
This gift both Mayor Grant and
Dean Hoffman possessed. Both in
herited considerable parcels of real
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In reply Col. Grisham has written the
following letter addressed to the two
posts:
Comrades:-I have received official
notice of resolutions passed by your
posts, asking me to allow you to use
my name as a candidate for depart
ment commander at the next state en-
campment, to be held at Wichita KAN,
on May 21-23, 1912.
am grateful to you for this honor
and permit me to say that l am will
ing for you to use my name as you
have requested, and if elected, 1 will
try to do my duty. 1 realize the faCi
that the ranks of the Grand Army are
becoming thinner each year and it will
require an effort with your help and
encouragement, to keep it up to its
present standard very much longer.
The only thing that you can expect of
me is for me to do the best 1 can.
and as long as life lasts it will be
pleasure to me to think of the tima
that Eggleston post and Lincoln post
extended to me such honors. 1 have
attended many national encampments;
I have attended many state encamp-
mentS and I have always derived some
benefit from being associated with the
members of the Grand Army.
Again thanking you for your kind
consideration and generous request, /
am yours truly in F. c. & L.
THOS. H. GRESHAM.
Thomas H. Grisham has been a resi-
dent of Cottonwood Falls. Kan, since
1879, where he has been engaged in
the practice of law. He was twice
elected county attorney of Chase coun-
ty and served two terms He was elect
ed and served four terms as mayor
of Cottonwood Falls, and served as
chairman of the board of managers of
the state soldiers home at Fort Dodge,
for two years, and for three terms he
served as judge advocate of Kansas
G. A. r, under Department Comman-
der P. H. Coney and J. H. Rickel and
for three full terms he has been men,
Der of the national council of admin
istration of the Grand Army of the
Republic, and was for two terms com
mander of his post at Strong City. He
has been active, efficient member of the
Grand Army of the Republic for over
80 years past, and attends all depart
ment and national encampments, and
is now on the national G. A. r. coun-
Gil. He was born in Tennessee, January
10, 1S49, and was under 16 years of age
when he enlisted in company G, Forty
fifth Missouri infantry, and also served
in the F'iftieth Missouri infantry and
was honorably discharged at the close
of the civil war. He is now men,
Der of Lincoln post No. 1 of Topeka.
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He expressed the belief that in the
great majority of. districts of the
country the people were with him ana
that the opposition was attempting TO
defeat him by methods which 1 can
only characterize as Infamous"
Part of Colonel Roosevelt's speech
was devoted to big business" He OPP
posed "our present policy OF chaos,
and gave his own ideas of the methods
which should be pursued to insure
strict regulation of large corporations.
Chicago gave the former president
a lively welcome. Crowds gathered tic
cheer him at the station when he ar
rived and whenever he appeared during
the nine hours of his stay here. The
auditorium was large enough to hold
only a. part of the crowd which sought
admission. Two other meetings were
held but many persons who wished to
hear Colonel Roosevelt were unable to
do SO.
Great Crowd to Hear Him.
Two hours before the hall was open
ed crowd had gathered at the doors.
A line of persons four abreast was
formed and grew steadily until 1t ex-
tended for two blocks in each direc-
ton. The street in front of the build
ing was damned with surging crowd
an hour before the meeting began.
When Colonel Roosevelt entered the
building the people rose to their feet
with a cheer For two minutes the
cheering continued and during his
speech he was frequently interrupted
by applause.
Colonel Roosevelt turned aside from
his prepared speech from time to time.
In one of these sallies he discussed
the statements of his opponents that
he hoped to be dictator.
There is not much danger to the
people" he said, from a man who
can do nothing unless he can persuade
them that what he wants is right.
I am going to make one remark
have often been tempted to make, but
never have before. Occasionally my
gloomy foes have. said 1 wanted to
be king. I wanted to answer that they
did not know kings and I did. I like
the kings have met, but I don't want
to be one, because the function of
those kings, expressed in the terms of
] democracy, would be the position of
/ vice president for life with the leader
ship of the four hundred thrown in. ]
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| grasp of the movements of real prop
erty in New York city. Sometimes 1t
seemed to his friends as though ne
had missed his judgment. That was
| the case when he invested in real
property in the vicinity of Forty-sec-
| ond street, New York: Dean HOFFMAN
was at odds. so far as his Judgment
was concerned. with almost all the
! real estate experts in New York city
respecting the future of Forty-second
street.
When he began to look at this prop
| erty, most of it lying between Firth
avenue and Broadway, the street was
fringed with comfortable. although
not fashionable, homes. The church
home of Jay Gould and Russell sage
stood upon a plot of ground about
half way between Fifth avenue ana
Broadway On the south side of For
ty-second street the original Croton
aqueduct reservoir stood, and every
body excepting Dean Hoffman and one
or two otheres expected that this for
tress-like structure would stand there
for years, a permanent memorial 10
the Croton aqueduct.
Dean Hoffman, however, saw Win
his prophetic vision the upward move
ment of trade along Fifth avenue one
bank had been established in upper
Fifth aVenu and one on East Forty
second street At the time of Dean
Fifth avenue and one on East Forty
second street and vicinity property the
fashionable shopping district of New
south and Fourteenth Street was It's
northern boundary.
What Dean Hoffman's mental oper-
atoms were he alone knew, but they
pictured forth to his Imagination the
DEVELOPMENT of Forty-second street as
a brilliant business thoroughfare and
the removal of the CrOton aqueduct
reservoir, although of course he could
not have foreseen the establishment
on that site of the architecturaily
grand new public library building.
The Forty-second street and adjacent
investments must have appreciated 10
or 90 fold since Dean Hoffman made
his investment there.
Will Divide Estate.
BY means of a friendly partition
suit the heirs to the Dean Hoffman
estate expect that in the course of q
few months the real estate will be Of
fered for sale so that each heir may
receive his proportiOnate part or the
estate There is no other way to get
at the property for the heirs under
the will of Dean Hoffman. When the
partition proceedings are brought ana
the suit determined it will be learned
that this is the greatest real estate
partition ever held in New York city,
and a rough estimate of the amount
which will be received for the sale OF
the property fixes the sum at about
fifteen million dollars. Two men, one
a politician, and the other clergy
man. whose careers were practlcally
contemporaneous, although Dean Hot-
man was few years older than Grant,
so utilized their great talent that II
is now understood that the aggregate
value of the two estates, representing
as thew do for the most part appre-
Citations in real property, is twenty
five million dollars.
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knights TempIars Elect.

Coodland, Kan, March 2S-Goodland
Commandery Knights TempIar No. IS
elected and Installed at their last regular
meeting the following officers for the en-
suing term: C. I. Sparks, eminent COM
mander; John Ritter. generalissimo; VIM.
senior warden; NJ. D. Cuthbertson, junior
warden; Thomas P. Leonard, prelate; &.
L. Calvert, treasurer; Ernest S. Bower,
recorder.
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The Officer Ito stoker reported for IN
slsbordination. who has refused to enter
the swimming bath)-And what have you
got to say for yourself? The Stoker
Please, sir, I've only bin in the navy
three days. The first day the doctor
drawed two O. me teeth; the second day
I We're vaccinated, and now a petty Of
ficer, e says, Come along-were a-goin.
ter drown Yeri''-Sketch.
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GRESHAM IN RACE
Is Candidate for Department
Commander.
Two Leading Posts in Kansas
Endorse His Candidacy.

has finally decided to enter the race
for department commander of the G.
A. r. He has been endorsed by Lin
coin post of Topeka and Eggleston
post of Wichita.
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HE CRIES FRAUD.

Continued from Page L.
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His Men at the Bottom.

ION some of the huge ballots the Roose-
Welt delegates were at the bottom of the
ticket and the ballots were folded in such
a way as to make it practically impossi-
Bile for the voters to refold them in case
they opened them up in order to find
where the Roosevelt delegates were. The
Independence league men never got any
Ballots in many of the election districts