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The Chanute times., 1912-11-22
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Lnirds an enormously high per cent
to have achieved"
There is something in that, too,
agreed Mr.. Wesley. Who is Colonel
Slocum Price Turberville?"
The judge started up from his
chair.
Il have that honor" said he. bow
ing.
We'll, here's letter come in ad'
dressed like that, and as you've been
using part of the name | am willing
to assume you're legally entitled to
the rest OF it. 1t clears up a point
that off and on has troubled me con-
siderable. | can only wonder | want
smarter"
What point, may ask?"
why, about the time you hung out
your shingle here, some one wrote a
letter to General Jackson. 1t was
mailed after night, and when | seen 1t
In the morning | was clean beat
couldn't locate the handwriting, and
yet kept that letter back couple OF
days and give 1t all my spare time.
1t amt that I'm one of your spying
sort-theres nothing of the Yankee
about mel"
Certainly not" agreed the Judge.
Candid, judge. reckon you wrote
that letter, seeing this one comes un-
der frank from Washington. No, sir
i couldn't make out who was cor
responding with the president, and 1t
worried me, not knowing, more than
anything I've had to contend against
since | came into office. | calculate
there amt postmaster in the United
States takes a more personal interest
in the service than me. I've frequent
ly set patrons right when they was
in doubt as to the date they had
mailed such and such a letter" AS
Mr.. Wesley sometimes cancelled as
many as three or four stamps in a
The Chanute times., 1912-11-22
Buck Must Serve His Term.

The supreme court sustains the dis
trict court of Kiowa county and holds
that G. H. Buck must go to the pen1-
tentiary for the murder Of his wife by
poisoning. At the trial in the lower
court Buck was convicted of poisoning
his wife by administering cyanide OF
potassium and hydrocyanic acid. A
Greensburg druggist testified that
Buck asked him for prescription for
a number of drugs, and that he also
requested that the prescription be de-
stroyed. The law requires that pre-
scriptions be filed by the druggists and
kept for reference. Buck, according to
the druggist, did not want his pre-
scription filed. In the trial 1t was
shown that the drugs purchased were
used to disguise the actual poison
agent when it was given to Mrs. Buck
Two weeks after her death an autopsy
was made and a chemical examination
showed the presence of the two pol
sons in the viscera.
The Chanute times., 1912-11-22
Ten Eyck To Iowa Agricultural.

Prof. A. NJ. TenEyck, who resigned
recently as superintendent of Hays
Branch Experiment station, has ac'
cepted the post of professor of farm
crops recently rendered him by Iowa
Agricultural college, Ames, Ia, and
will take up his new duties immedi-
ately. The salary is $4,000 year. In
Iowa Prof. TenEyck will haze charge
of the division of farm crops in the
college extension department. He Will
continue the work in part conducted
for several years by Prof. P. G.. Hol-
den, the famous corn expert who re.
Gently resigned. The Hays station will
remain in charge of G. K. Holder, as
sistant superintendent, until sue
cessor for Prof. Ten Eyck has been
found. 81 am sorry to leave Kansas"
said Prof. Ten Eyck. There is some
thing about the state and is people
that holds one and which I am told Of
ten draws them back again. Perhaps
| may return some day, if place is
found for me in which | can be more
useful in Kansas than in Iowa"
The Chanute times., 1912-11-22
Kansas Loses AZ Irrigation Expert.

The loss of j. w. Longstreth, gov
ernment irrigation expert in western
Kansas for several years, will be one
of the most keenly felt this section
has yet experienced. Mr.. Longstreth
has resigned from government service
and gone to Plainview, Texas, where
he will be irrigation expert for a COM
apny backed by a millionaire named
Pearsons. He will have charge of the
reclamation of 10000 acres Of land.
Mr.. Longstretch made reputation in
this section recently by his work in
the waters survey of the Sixth Kan
sas district, in his report on which he
advised the government to reclaim
about fifth of the state by innum-
cradle small dams so placed as to
retain the districts natural precipita-
ton. He was also one of the leading
advocates of the Cimarron river dam
project, one of the largest government
dam projects yet considered in the
central west.
The Chanute times., 1912-11-22
CHAPTER xxx.
Tho Judge Receives a letter.

Tho Judge Receives a Letter.
After he had parted with Solomon
Mahaffy the judge applied himself
diligently to shaping that miracle
working document which he was pre-
pairing as an Offset to whatever risk
he ran in meeting Fentress. AS san
guine as he was sanguinary he conf
IDENTIFY expected to survive the en-
counter, yet 1t was well to provide for
a possible emergency-had he not his
grandson's future to consider? While
thus occupied he saw the afternoon
stage arrive and depart from before
the City Tavern.
Half an hour later Mr.. Wesley, the
postmaster, came sauntering up the
street. In his hand he carried let.
ter.
"Howdy," he drawled, from Just be-
yond the judges open door.
The Judge glanced up, his quill pen
poised aloft
Good evening, sir; won't you step
inside and be seated?" he asked gra.
ciously. His dealings with the United
States mail service we're of the most
insignificant description. and in per
sonally delivering a letter. II this was
what had brought him there. he felt
Mr.. Wesley had reached the limit OF
official courtesy and despatch.
We'll, sir: II looks like you'd never
told US more than. two-thirds Of the
truth" said the postmaster. he sur
Veyed the Judge curiousIy.
Il am complimented BY your opin'
ion Of my veracity." responded thai
Rentlaman promptly = consider two
The Chanute times., 1912-11-22
SEWING PROCLAMATION.
Governor Stubbs Officially Announces
Thursday, Nov. 49, as Day to Be
Generally Observed.

Thursday, November 2S, is Thanks
giving day, so proclaimed by Presiden
Taft, and Governor Stubs has issue
a proclamation to that effect to al
Kansans. He proclaims it holida.
for the purpose of giving the peopl
an opportunity to attend their places
OF worship and give thanks. The proc
lamation follows:
In obedience to a very whole
some national custom, and follow
ing the example of the chief mag
istrate of the nation, |, Walter X.
Stubhs, by virtue of the authority
vested in me as governor of the
state, do hereby designate Thurs
day, November 2Sth, Thanksgiv-
mig day in Kansas, and proclaim
the same to be holiday of civic
obligation for the purpose or CIV
ing opportunity to our people to
attend their various places Of wor-
shin and give thanks to Almighty
God for the blessings of the year.
During the past twelve months
we have had a period of great hap
piness and concord, and with few
local exceptions the people have
enjoyed a measuer of prosperity
and tranquility that ought to in
spire the gratitude of every citizen
of Kansas who believes that the
source of all good is in God.
Issued under my hand and the
great seal of the state of Kansas,
at my office in the state capitol, in
the city of Topeka. this 14th day of
November, 1912.
w. R. STUBBS,
Governor.
BY the Governor:
CHARLES SESSIONS,
Secretary of State.
BY J. T. BOTKIN,
Asst. Secretary of State.
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of government in operation for his
benefit. It was a singular feeling he
experienced Then promptly his
spendthrift brain became active, He
needed clothes-so did Mahaffy-so
did his grandson; they must take q
larger house; he would buy himself a
man servant; these were pressing ne
cessities as he now viewed them.
Once again he reached for his hat;
the desire to rush off to Belle Plain
was overmastering.
Il reckon I'd be justified in hiring
a conveyance from Pegloe," he
thought, but just here he had a saw
ing memory OF his unfinished task;
that claimed precedence and he re-
sumed his pen.
CTo BE CoNTINUED)
The Chanute times., 1912-11-22
District judges Meet in January.

The district judges of Kansas Will
hold their next annual meeting-the
sixth-in Topeka, January 27 and 2S
These are the dates of the ANNUAL
meetings of the State Bar association
The sessions are always held at the
same time in order that one trip may
be made to cover both meetings. The
district judges of the whole state are
eligible to participation in the meet
ing and have been invited to attend
II is intended and expected that the
coming meeting will be one of the
most interesting and most important
that has been held.
The Chanute times., 1912-11-22
Violate Law Without Selling.

II isn't necessary to serve drinks
an6 collect the money in order to be
a partner in the liquor business in
Kansas. The supreme court holds in a
case from Cloud county that a man
who furnishes the money with which
liquors are bought and who stores the
liquors on his own property and shares
in the profits is a partner in the busi-
ness, even though he is not active in
the sales. The court holds that he is
Just as liable to punishment for vio-
lations of the proibitory law as the
partner who transacts the business.
The Chanute times., 1912-11-22
Responsible For Conduct of Employees


Under the laws of Kansas the keep
re of a hotel is responsible for the COM
fort and convenience of his guests and
the conduct of his employees towards
the guests, or the conduct of other
guests toward guests. In other words
he is responsible for what happens in
his hostelry. These points were de-
cided in an opinion handed down by
the supreme court recently in the
case of Alice Lennon against the F..
]. Hines company, ownets of the
Mecca hotel at Coffeyville. In the
lower court Miss Lennon recovered
$4,000 damages for indignities and the
supreme court says that amount is
about right. According to the evidence,
Miss Lennon and girl friend were
in their room asleep, when, at O'Clock
in the morning they were awakened
by the night clerk. They refused to
open the door and the evidence shows
he broke the lock. The two women
screamed for help and the night clerk
called an officer and had the two
girls arrested. They refused to leave
the room until they were dressed, and
It is charged the night clerk struck
Miss Lennon in the face several times
The Chanute times., 1912-11-22
Orr candidate for speakership.

james w. Orr, Democratic member
of the legislature from Atchison coun-
ty, is a candidate for the speakership
OF the House. Mr.. Orr served through
the last session and was one of the
Democratic leaders. He was in To
peka the other day and said: You
may say that l am candidate and
that l will make a fight for the job
1t is a little too early to get much
of a line on the situation, and l don't
know how | will run"
The Chanute times., 1912-11-22
SYNOPSIS.

The scene at the opening of the story is
laid In the library of an old worn,out
southern plantation. known as the Bar
ony. The place is to be sold, and It's
history and that of the owners. the
Quintards. is the subject Of discussion by
Jonathan Crenshaw, a business man;
'Yancy, farmer when Hannibal Wayne
Hazard. a mysterious child Of the old
southern family makes his appearance
Yaney tells how ne adopted @ the the BOY; S,t the the
Quntards deny any knowledge or tne
boy. Yancy to keep Hannibal. Captain
MurrelI. a friend of the Quintards ap-
pears and asks questions about the Bar
ony Trouble at Scratch Hill. when Han
nibal is kidnapped by Dave Blount Cap
tain Murrell's agent: Yancy oveftakes
the boy. Yancy appears before Squire
Balaam, and is discharged with costs toT
the plaintiff. Betty Malroy, a friend OF
the Ferrises. has an encounter with Cap
tain Murrell who forces his attentions on
her, and Is rescued by Bruce Darlington.
Betty sets out for her Tennessee home.
Darlington takes the same stage. Yancy
and Hannibal disappear with Murrell on
of Judge Slocum Price. The Judge recog,,
nizes In the boy, the grandson of an OLD
time friend. Murrell arrives at Judges
home. Cavendish family on raft rescue
Yancy, who is apparently dead. Price
breaks jail Betty and Darlington arrive
at Belle Plain. Hannibals rifle discloses
some startling things to the judge Han
nibal and Betty meet again. Murrell ar
rtves In Belle Plain Is playing for big
stakes. Yancy awakes from long dream
less sleep on board the raft. Judge Price
makes startling discoveries In looking up
land titles. Charley Norton. a young
planter who assists the Judge, Is mys-
teriously assaulted Norton informs Car
rington that Betty has promised to marry
him. Norton is mysteriously shot. More
light on Murrelrs plot; He plans upris-
Ing Of negroes. Judge Price, with Hanni-
bal. visits Betty. and she keeps the boy
as companion. In stroll Betty takes
with Hannibal they meet Bess Hicks,
daughter Of the overseer. who warns
Betty OF danger and counsels her to
leave Belle Plain at once Betty, terri
fled. acts on Bess' advice. and on their
way their carriage Is stopped by Slosson.
the tavern keeper, and confederate. and
Betty and Hannibal are made prisoners
The pair are taken to Hicks cabin, In an
almost inaccessible spot, and there Muir
the plot and his object; Betty spurns
his proffered love and the interview Is
ended by the arrival of Ware terrified
at possible outcome of the crime. Judge
Price, hearing of the abduction. plans &C
ton. The Judge takes charge of the
Is instituted. Darlington visits the judge
and allies are discovered. Judge Price
visits Colonel Fentress where he meets
Yancy and Cavendish. Becoming enraged,
Price dashes a glass of whisky into the
colonels face and duel Is arranged. Muir
Eell is arrested for negro stealing and his
bubble bursts. The Judge and Mahaffy
riscuss the coming duel. Darlington
makes frantic search for Betty and the
boy. Darlington finds Betty and Hanni-
bal and a fierce gun fight follows. Yancy
appears and assists in the rescue.
The Chanute times., 1912-11-22
Thoughtful Child.

Little Alice was terribly afraid Of
cats One day she had been standing
on the doorstep for several minutes.
looking at a big black tom cat GALL
wanting on the fence Finally she
rushed into the house. looking very
excited. and exclaimed: 'Muvver
thought I'd better come in Dat
kitty was Just 80 afraid Of me. I felt
sorry for It and coined awayi"-
woman's Home Companion
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CHAPTER xxlx.-(continued.)

CHAPTER xxlx.-(Continued.)
But Betty shrank from him in in
voluntary agitation.
"Oh, not now, Bruce-not now-we
mustn't speak of that-it's wrong
it's wicked-you mustn't make me
forget him!" she cried brokenly, in
protest.
Forgive me. Betty, I'll not speak
of 1t again." he said.
wait, Bruce, and some time-Oh,
don't make me say It," she gasped,
''or | shall hate myself" for in his
presence she was feeling the horror
of her past experience grow strangely
remote, only the dull ache OF her
memories remained, and to these she
clung They were silent for mo-
ment. then Darlington said:
Ate I'm sure you'll be safe here
perl 3 I'll go south into the Choctaw
Purchase. I've been thinking of that
recently; but I'll find my way back
here-don't misunderstood me-Pll
not come too soon for even you, Bet
ty. ] loved Norton. He was one OF
my best friends, too" he continued
gently. But you know-and | know
dear, the day will come when no
matter where you are | shall find you
and not lose you'll"
Betty made no answer in words,
but a soft and eloquent little hand
was slipped into his and allowed to
rest there.
Presently a light wind stirred the
dead dense atmosphere, the mist lift
ed and enyeloped the shore, showing
them the river between piled-up
mass of vapor. Apparently it ran
for their raft alone. 1t was just twen-
ty-four hours since Darlington had
looked upon such another night, but
this was different world the gray
fog was unmasking-a world of hopes,
and dreams, and rich content Then
the thought of NortOn-poor Norton
who had had his world, too OF hopes
and dreams and rich content
The calm of highly domestic ex-
istence had resumed its interrupted
sway on the raft. Mr.. Cavendish, as
sociated in Betty's memory with GER
tain ear-splltting manifestations OF
ferocious rage, became in the bosom
of his family low-voiced and genial
and hopelessly impotent to deal with
his five small sons; while Yancy was
again the Bob Yancy Of Scratch Hill,
violence of any sort apparently had
no place in his nature. He was deep
Iv absorbed in Hannibal's account OF
those vicissitudes which had befallen
him during their separation They
were now seated before cheerful nre
that blazed on the hearth, the boy
very close to Yancy. with one hand
olasped In the Scratch Killers. while
about them we're ranged the six small
Cayendishes sedately sharing In the
reunion Of uncle and nevVy' toward
which they felt they had honoraoiy
iabored.
sAnd you want dead. Uncle soor
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Appoints First Woman suffragists.

The voters of Kansas gave women
the rieht OF suffrage at the recent cleo
ton and already two women have ap-
piled to Prof. l.. L. Dyche, state fish
and game warden, for G. Emissions as
deputy game wardens. Did | grant
the commissions" said Prof. Dyche
Certainly I did. l will hand out The
commissions as rapidly as they apply
providing there are any vacancies. ]
don't know OF any reason now why
women should not make good game
wardens."
The Chanute times., 1912-11-22

viewing Yancy Enthusiastically in the
flesh.
Never once | been floating peace
fully along with these here titled
friends of mine; but | was some anx
tous about you, son."
And Mr.. Slosson, Uncle Bob-dio
you smack him like you smacked
Dave Blount that day when he tried
to steal me?" asked Hannibal, whose
childish sense Of justice demanded
reparation for the wrongs they had
suffered.
Mr.. Yancy extended a big right
hand the knuckle of which was
skinned and bruised.
He were the meanest man | ever
felt obliged TO to hit with my fist
Nevvy; 1t appeared like he had teeth
all over his face"
"Sho'-where's his hide, Uncle
Bob?" cried the little Cavendishes in
an excited chorus. "Sho'-did you for
get that?" They themselves had for
gotten the unique enterprise to which
Mr.. Yancy was committed, but the
allusion to Slosson had revived their
memory of it.
We'll, he begged so piteous to be
allowed TO to keep his hide, hadn t
the heart to strip it off," explained MIR.
Yancy pleasantly. And the winter s
comm on-at this moment can feel
a chill In the air-don't you-all reckon
he's going to need it TO to keep the
cold out? Sho', you mustn't be bloody
minded"
What was it about Mr.. Slosson' s
hide, Uncle Bob?" demanded Hanni-
bal. What was you a-goin' to do
to that?"
Why, Nevvy, after he beat me up
and throwed me in the river, was
some peevish TO a spell in my feel
1ngs TO him." said Yancy in a tone
OF gentle regret He glanced at his
bruised hand But I'm right pleased
to be able to say that I've got over
all them oncharitable thoughts OF
mine"
And you seen the Judge, Uncle
Bob?" questioned Hannibal
Yes, I've seen the judge. We was
together TO part OF a day Me and
him gets on tine?"
Where is he now, Uncle BOb?"
Il reckon he's back at Belle Plain
by this time. You see we left him in
Raleigh along after noon to tend to
some business he had on hand
never seen a gentleman of his weight
so truly spry on his legs-and all
about you, Nevvy; while as to mind!
Sho'-why, words flowed out OF him
as naturally as water out of a branch
OF Hannibal's relationship to the
judge he said nothing. He felt that
was secret to be revealed by the
Judge himself when he should see tit
Uncle Bob. whom | going to live
with now?" questioned Hannibal anx-
iously
That pint's already come up,
Nevvy-him and mes decided that
there won't be no friction. You-all
will just go on living with him."
But what about you, Uncle BobT
cried Hannibal, lifting wistful little
face to Yancy's.
"Oh, me?-well, you-all will go
right on living with me-"
And what will come Of Mr.. Ma
haffy?"
Il reckon you-all will go right on
living with him, too."
Uncle Bob, you mean you reckon
we all are going to live in one
house?"
Il low 1t will have to be fixed that
a-ways," agreed Yancy.
The Chanute times., 1912-11-22
They Failed to Make Reports Of Births

Two Anthony physicians were fined
So and costs for failure to report births
Miss e. R. Kirkpatrick is city clerk
Of Anthony, and as such is local reg
istrar. Some of her young married
friends became parents and she failed
to receive official reports She was
interested and called up the physi
clans, DR.. C. H. Cronk and DR.. H.
w. ,Brownfield. They did not give hei
any satisfactory reason for their fail
ure to report the births and she had
them arrested.
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tional campaign, when both wings o.
the party will unite on some presiden
tial candidate and again present f;
solid front to the common enemy.
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AN ABSURD DEMAND

The leaders of the late Bull Moose
party are demanding that it be recog-
nized as the minority party by the
next congress, which will be Demo-
cratic, probably in both branches, bas-
ing the demand on the fact that
Roosevelt received a larger vote at
last week S election thar did Taft.
While the Bull Moose claim is ut
terly presumptuous and illogical, it is
since the Republican convention at
Chicago. To begin with, the vote cast
for President Taft does not represent
the party vote of the country, as hun
dreds of thousands of Republicans
voted for Wilson, in order to insure
Roosevelt 3 defeat, preferring a Demo
cratic president, elected or practical
ly a free trade platform, to ieopardiz-
ing the constitution by electing a
third term candidate. In addition,
there will be more than 100 Republi-
can representatives in the next con
gress, while the self-styled "Progres-
sives' will have but six. In the SEN
ate there will be -four or five times as
many Republicans as "Progressive'
senators.
While it is true that Colonel Roose-
welt received a larger vote than did
President Taft, it is estimated at
only about -four or five per cent great
err, and is easily accounted for by the
Taft stampede to Wilson during the
last days of the campaign.
It is not probable that the claim of
the Bull Moosers will be recognized.
but if it should it will not be for a
great while. With Roosevelt eliminat-
ed, there will be no serious difference
between Republicans and "Progres-
~sives,' and it is probable that these
will be adjusted before the next Ma
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FLAGGED TRAIN WITH SHIRT

Tearing his shirt from his back an
Ohio mar tagged a train and saved
it from a wreck, but H. T. Aston,
Raleigh, N. c., once prevented a wreck
with Electric Bitters. "I was in a
terrible plight when I began to use
them,' he writes, "my stomach, head,
fected and my liver was in bad condi-
ton, but four bottles of Electric Bit
tiers made me feel like a new man, A
trial will convince you Of their match
less merit for any stomach, liver or
kidney trouble. Price so cents at
Eagle drug store.-Advertisement.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1912-11-12

The place to buy town lots, residence
property, or tract of small acreage in
Winnemucca is from Jas, G. Allen 4
Co. See them. Phone 303-Advertise-
ment.
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FRATERNAL d

L o. o. r,
HUMBOLDT LODGE NO.
Is, I. o. Object >gs IN
every Saturday evehine
at hall in Silver State build;nc y.
ting brothers in good standiss i
ways welcome.
F: A. ROBINSON, N. a
W. R, RICH, Secretary.
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ASsAYING & REFINING
COMPANY

SAG Market St., San Francisco, Cal
We buy gold, rich ore, amalgam cy.,
precipts, etc. We pay cash and give a
square deal. Prompt returns guaran-
teed. Call personally, or send by mail
or express. AssavinG. soc. Establish
ed 20 years. Reference, any CONNER.
cal agency in San Francisco. SATIN