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University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1912-01-30
"A Young Man of 81 Years

This is a talk with an old man.
Robert Smith was old when the Civil
War doomed its first cannon. He is
young today. His face is full and
ruddy, although his beard is white.
He stands so arrow-straight that to
meet him is to instinctively ''funda-
mental standing position - take.
He rides horseback erect. He has
drunk of the spring of youth and
that without drinking buttermilk
| like the Russian scientist Robert
Smith is 81 years Old.
Robert Smith and his visitor sat in
an upper room of that !rst house on
your left as you walk west on Broad
way past the Katy" tracks. The old
man spoke of his youth. of his trip
| from Kentucky to Missouri when )
years old. and the saw and grist mill
near Columbia which he owned, of a
wife loved and married and buried,
and all before Texas was part of
the United States.
so runs the tide of time. happi-
ness and sorrow. Loneliness came
decided TO go to newer lands. Down
south and west there
The old man stretched out one arm
with fingers Outspread He looked
through the window at the side of
the room, but his gaze went far past
the swinging globe of an are light
and the house tops beyond The low
er lids of his eyes crept up in the
plainsman way of the western cow
boy. His glance came back and rest
ed on crayOn portrait that hung on
the wall of the room. Ii was a pict-
ure OF second wife dead before
many of us We're born and sleeping in
the cemetery of a little Mormon city
at the foot of the Rocky Mountains.
Down south and west is Santa Fe
The country down there had then no
saw mills. In 1S4S | started for the
plu lONn Wlln one.
The mill was shipped to where
Kansas City now is. There was then
at that place only blacksmith shop.
a drug store and warehouse Smith
loaded his mill on a wagon drawn by
six yoke of oxen and Went to the
place now occupied by Council Grove.
Kan. There he waited week for
Branham and McCoslin's train of
freight wagons. No one would Ven
ture across the Indian country alone
The train came with twelv wagons,
and they all started for the land on
the other side of yOnder. Day after |
day the trail led over the great open |
places. A rattlesnake here gave a |
vicious strike. Over there at some |
distance wolf skulked Now and
again an Indian could be seen lith-
somely sneaking through the grass.
Once train of forty wagons a couple
of miles ahead was attacked and a
man killed. There was never a mo-
ment day or night but some one was
on guard. Branham as the oldest
plainsman on the train was captain
The discipline was military. At
length Santa Fe was reached
Santa Fe then had population of
5000, including | 900 United States
soldiers stationed there from the end
of the Mexican War. 1t was a wild
town. One day a Methodist preach
or rode in. He brought the town a
seven-day's wonder I'll was a BIZ
bic. At the first service he conduct
ed he had a congregation of one,
Smith.
Smith set up his mill few miles
from the town. 1t was driven by
mules. He bought kit of carpenter
tools from some men going to Cali
fornia and began to work up his lum-
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Der. Once Indians stole his mules
and a dangerous chase through the
mountains failed to recover them.
Friendly Indians. however. took the
thieves prisoners and returned the
mules for $50 and the captives.
Two years passed. Smith was at
work one day in his shop. He heard
a noise like the yelling of Indians,
and in burst William Garth. Thomas
Cave and half dozen other men
from Boone county, Missouri. They
We're on their way to the California
gold-tields. Memories of the old days
back in the states We're stirred
The party went on its way Several
days from Santa Fe Cave took noun
tain fever. The party halted. One
morning after simple service they
laid him to rest, more bones for the
trail of bones from the beginning of
the Indian country the other side OF
Kansas City clear through the fever
district to the Pacific coast They
placed a rough piece of wood at his
head. cut an inscription on it. and
continued on the long. long. trail.
Smith was in Santa Fe. The call
of old associations came strong. He
sold his business. took a pack mule
with a supply of provisions and
another to ride. and eight days after
the Boone county men had come to
Santa Fe he was on his way to Co.
lumbia. He rode fast to catch a wag-
on train coming from the south that
was to make junction with the
Santa Fe trail day or so from the
town. At the junction he learned
that he was two days behind the
train: He rode day or two until
he came to a fort at the edge of the
most dangerous part of the Indian
country. The officer at the fort adj
vised him TO ride at night:
The Indians do not stir after
dusk. The train is only few miles !,
ahead. You can catch them early I,
even if you wait here until evening" /
Night came and Smith went for
ward. He rode into the camp of the |
freighters. 1t was the train of Har-
ley and Adams of BoOnville, Mo.
Smith knew the men, but they did |
M Er,
still burning, and the men We're seat
ed around it.
Gentlemen. may travel with
yOu?" Smith addressed one of the
BOOnville men. Il
Our crowd is big enough. Too
many men do not get along well to-
gether.' The BOOnville man
thought that no one but an outlaw
would be caught riding along in the
Indian land.
Very well. this is at least free
country. shall ride either half
a mile in front or half a mile in the
rear of YOU Smith withdrew the
distance named to camp for the
night.
Soon he heard talking. Two men
came near where he was lying He
halted them. They We're from the
other camp. l.
You are disturbing me-" Smith
said. My camp is big enough Too
many men do not get along we'll to-
gether."
who are yOu?" theyasked.
Smith told them.
One of the men took his hands. II
why didn't you tell me before"
he shouted Il am Harley from
BoOnville."
Next day Smith went on with the
wagon train.
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THE COOKED HAT,

Oh. you cooked hat. What a de-
pOsitOry you are for our public un.
desirables. What a, convenience you
are. How worthy are your uses.
What a public benefactOr you are!
Into your ever gaping jaws We may
send all our misfits, and your jaws
will ever yawn for more and more.
Your capacity is unlimited. The sat
isfactiOn you afford us is unbOunded.
How gratifying it is to rid our
selves of pests and bOres and public
nuisances by dispatching them into
your capaciOus bowels. How pleas
ing it is to empty into your dark cav
erns all our national refuse and still
find there room for more. How it
gladdens us to find so heady a nat
iOnal garbage can.
But. oh. for a lid, If you only had
a cover. A cover that We might
clamp down tight. So tight that il
may never be opened except from the
outside. We want those we cOnsign
to your harboring walls to be so Sc
cure as to free us from the apprehen-
sion of their possible escape. Cases
have been known where one has got
ten away. only to be captured of
course and returned to captivity and
obscurity. But still we want to pre-
clude it from happening again. Oh,
for a cover, Won't the saint who
brought us the hat also supply us
with the lid?
Ellsworth American., 1912-12-25
STATE OF MAINE.

HANCOCK ss.-At a probate court held at
Ellsworth in and for said county of Hancock,
on the third day OF December in the year Of
our Lord one thousand niIe hundred and
twelve.
A CERTAIN instrument purporting to be a
"A copy OF the last will and testament and
codicil of
GEORGE NJ. FUTILE, late OF the City and
State of NEW YORK,
deceased. and of the probate thereof in said
state of New York, duly authenticated, hay-
ing been presented to the Judge OF probate
for our said county of Hancock for the pur-
pose OF being allowed, filed and recorded in
the probate court Of our said county OF Han
cock
Ordered. That notice thereof be given to
all persons inte rested therein, by publishing
a copy of this order three weeks successfully
In the Ellsworth American, newspaper
printed at Ellsworth, in said county of
Hancock, prior to the seventh day of january,
a. d. 1913, that they may appear al n
probate court then to be held at Ellsworth.
In and for said county of Hancock, at ten
O'Clock in the forenoon, and show cause, II
any they have, against the same.
JEROME II. KNOWLES, Judge of Probate.
true copy OF the original order.
Attest:-T. r. MAHoNEy, Register.
Ellsworth American., 1912-12-25
EDGAR L. JELLIsoN, Collector
of taxes of the town OF Sorrento.

To the Honorable the Board of County Com
missioners of the County OF Hancock, State
OF Maine.
THE undersigned, municipal officers of the
i town of Eden, Hancock county, State OF
Maine, respectfully represent, that the true
boundaries of the highways duly located, or
which can only be established by user, in said
doubtful, uncertain or lost and that public
convenience requires that the limits and
boundaries thereof be determined and
marked.
Said highways hereinabove referred to- the
boundaries of which are doubtful. uncertain
or lost, are described as follows:
Beginning at the point where the highway
laid out by the county commissioners of said
Hancock county, on September ", 1899. crosses
the line between the town of Eden and the
town of Mount Desert, at Otter Creek; thence
northerly following the highway so laid out
in 1899 TO the old highway and thence north
erly following said old highway through the
Gorge to Mount Desert street IN the village OF
Bar Harbor.
We therefore pray that your honorable
boa rd will, after such notice upon this petit
tion as is required for the location of new
ways, proceed to hear the parties examine
the said highways, locate and define the limit s
side lines at all apparent intersecting prop
erty lines and at intervals OF not more than
one hundred feet and cause durable monu-
ments to be erected at the angles thereof, and
take such other act ion in the premises as is
required by revised statutes of Maine, chapter
%, section IL. and acts amendatory thereof ana
additional thereto.
Bar Harbor, Maine. December 8, 1912.
NJ. e. MORRISON,
JAMES w. SILK,
ORIENT E. BREWER,
Municipal officers of the town OF Eden.
Ellsworth American., 1912-12-25
STATE OF MAINE.

HANCOCK IS: - Court OF County Commits
sioners, October Term, A. ID. 1912.
Upon the foregoing petition the Commits
sioners being satisfied that the petitioners are
responsible, that an inquiry into the merits is
expedient and that the petitioners ought to be
heard touching the matter set forth in their
petition;
Ordered-That the county commissioners meet
at the selectmen's office at Bar Harbor in Eden,
on Saturday, the 11th day of January, a q.
1919, at ten O'Clock a. m, and thence proceed
to view the route mentioned in said petition,
Immediately after which view, hearing of
the parties and witnesses viii be had at some
convenient place in the vicinity, and such
other measures taken in the premises the
commissioners shall judge proper. And it is
further
Ordered That notice of the time. place and
purpose of the commissioners meeting afore-
said be given to all persons and corporations
interested by serving an attested copy of the
petition and this order thereon, upon the
clerk of the town of Eden, like copy upon
Mark q. Morrison, one of the petitioners, and
by posting up attested copies as aforesaid in
three public places in said town thirty days at
least before the time appointed for said view,
and by publishing the petition and order
thereon, three weeks successfully in the Els
worth American, newspaper published at
Ellsworth in the county OF Hancock, the first
publication to be thirty days at least before
the time of said view, that all persons and
corporations ipteresied ed may attend and be
heard il they think fit.
Attest:-JoHN E. BUNKER, Clerk.
A true copy of the petition and order thereon.
Attest.-JoHN e. BUNKER, Clerk.
Ellsworth American., 1912-12-25

To all persons interested in either OF the es-
tates hereinafter named.
AT probate court held at Ellsworth, in and
for the county of Hancock, on the seven
teenth day of December, u. d. 1912, being an
adjourned session OF the December, a. d.
1912, term of said court.
TNHE following matters having been pre-
L sented for the action thereupon herein
after indicated, 1t is he reby ordered that no.
tice thereof be given to all persons interested,
by causing copy OF this order to be pub
lished three weeks successfully in the Els
Ellsworth, in said county, that they may APP
pear at a probate court to be held at ELS
worth, in said county. on the seventh day OF
January, q. d. 1913, at ten OF the clock In the
forenoon. and be heard thereon il they see
cause
Louise A. Rice, late OF Milford. Massachu-
setts, deceased. Petition filed by Augustus
Wheeler executor, tor license to sell certain
real estate of said deceased, as described in
said etitiOn.
Edward b. Smith, late OF Lamoine, in said
county, deceased. A certain instrument pur-
porting TO be the last will and testament OF
said deceased, together with petition Tor pro-
bate thereof. presented by Philena smith, the
executrix therein named.
Hannah Snowman, late of Bucksport, In
said county, deceased. certain instrument
purporting to be the last will and testament
Of said deceased, together with petition for
probate thereof presented by William SNOW
man, the executor therein named.
Anne G. Emery, late OF Ellsworth, IN SAID
county, deceased. A certain instrument par.
said deceased. together with petition for pro-
bate thereof, presented by Lucilius A. Emery
the executor therein named.
JEROME Il. KNOWLES, Judge OF said Court.
true COPY of the original order.
Attest:-T. F. MAHoNEY. Register.
Ellsworth American., 1912-12-25
STATE OF MAINE.

HANCOCK ss.-At a probate court held at
Ellsworth, in and for said county OF Hancock,
on the third day of Dece mber, in the year
OF our Lord one thousand nine hundred and
twelve.
A CERTAIN instrument purporting to be
IA a copy OF the last will and testament of
ERNST RoSENSTEIN, late of STUTT-
CART, GERMANY,
deceased, and of the probate thereof in said
Stuttgart, duly aut hentirated, having been
presented to the Judge OF probate for our said
county Of Hancock for the purpose of being
allowed, filed and recorded in the probate
court of our said county OF Hancock.
Ordered, That notice thereof be given to
all persons interested therein, by publishing
copy OF this order three weeks success
siyely in the Ellsworth American, newspa-
per printed at Ellsworth, in said county
OF Hancock. prior to the seventh day OF Jann-
ary, a. d. 1913, that they may appear at
probate court, then TO be held at Ellsworth
in and for said county of Hancock. at ten
O'Clock in the forenoon, and show cause, II
any they have, against the same.
JEROME II. KNOWLES, Judge of Probate.
A true copy OF the original order.
Attest:-T. F. MAHoSHY, Register.
Ellsworth American., 1912-12-25
STATE OF MAINE.

HANCOCK IS: - Court OF County Commits
siouers, October Term, A. ID. 1912.
Upon the foregoing petition the Commits
sioners being satisfied that he petitioners are
responsible that an inquiry into the merits is
expedient, and that the petitioners ought to be
heard touching the matter set forth in their
petition;
Order-That the county commissioners meet
at the selectmen's Office at Bar Harbor in
Eden, on Saturday, the eleventh day OF Janu-
ary, q. d. 1918. at one O'Clock p M, and thence
proceed to view the route mentioned in said
petition, Immediately after which view, a
hearing OF the parties and witnesses Will be
had at some convenient place in the vicinity,
and such other measures taken in the prem
ises as the commissioners shall judge proper.
And it is further
Ordered--That notice OF the time, place and
purpose of the commissioners meeting afore'
said be given to all persons and corporations
interest ed by serving an attested copy OF the
petition and this order thereon, upon the
clerk of the town OF Eden, q like copy upon
M. G, Morrison, one of the petitioners, and by
posting up attested copies as aforesaid In
three public places in said town thirty days at
least before the time appointed for said view,
and by publishing the petition and order
thereon, three weeks successfully in the ELS
worth American. newspaper published at
Ellsworth, in the county OF Hancock, the first
publication to be thirty days at least before
the time of said view, that all persons and
corporations interested may attend and be
heard il they think fit.
Attest:-JoHN 4. BUNKER, Clerk.
A true copy of the petition and order thereon.
Attest:-JoHN Il. BUNKER, Clerk.
Ellsworth American., 1912-12-25

SUBPOENA TO ALLEGED BANKRUPT.
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, DISTRICT OF
MAINE.
To Oscar D. Wentworth, of Eden, in said dis
trict, GREETING:
For certain causes offered before the Dis
trict Court of the United States of America
within and for the district of Maine. as
court of bankruptcy, we command and strictly
enjoin you, laying all other matters aside and
Notwithstanding any excuse, that You per-
sonally appear before our said district court
to be holden at Portland, in said district, on
the 7th day OF January, a. d. 1913 to answer to
a petition filed by R. II. Moon. of Eden,
county of Hancock and State of Maine; A. E,
Lawrence Company, corporation located at
said Eden. county and State aforesaid; and J..
A. Guthrie and II. r. Wilson, CO partners
Guthrie and Wilson, of said Eden, in our said
court praying that Oscar d. Wentworth and
Charles NJ. Cover, CO. partners as Wentworth
and Cover be adjudged bankrupt; and to do
further and receive that which our said dis
trict court shall consider in this behalf. And
this you in wise to omit, under the
pains and penalties of what may befall thereon.
Witness the Honorable Clarence Hale, judge
of said court, and the seal thereof, at Port
land. this 9th day of December, a. d. 1912.
IL. 81 JAMES E. HEwEY, Clerk.
Ellsworth American., 1912-12-25
Legal Nutirss.
STATE OF MAINE.

HANCOCK
To the Honorable Board OF County Commits
sioners OF the County Of Hancock. State Of
Maine, at the adjourned session OF said board
to be held at Ellsworth in said county on
the tenth day OF December, q. d. 1912.
MY e the undersigned, municipal officers OF
w the town of Eden. Hancock coanty.
Maine, respectfully present this our written
petition asking Tor the alteration OF the high
The highway which we respectfully ask to
haye q To t
present boundaries OF which were on petition
therefor determined and fixed by this co1rt at
aries Of that part Of said highway. an aitera-
tion OF which is desired are described as fol-
lows:
Beginning at an iron bolt driven in the
ground. said bolt bearing north 48o east and
s9.6 feet distant from stone post set in tn
ground marking the line between land now Q.
formerly OF Glendower Evans and land OF
Alexander j. Wurts, formerly land Of Corr
nelia Prime; thecne north $50 3V west 94.7 feet
to an iron bolt themes nosi h:sso west sss feet
being the northerJy si4tc ssiars ~ ana highway.
said way being ,hrssrols ssias.
highway next hessG.sxs r 49, - .srsse ' may % be
altered so that the same. as altered shall be
described substantially s follows:
between land Of Glendower Evans and land Of
Alexander ]. Wurts. said point being fourteen
feet distant southwesterly. from . stone post
from u ence running north $50 0Y west 800 feet
to @ point in the center line OF the highway as
laid out in 1906. The above described line to
be the center line of the way as altered and
the way to be 49.6 feet wide.
Said line next hereinabove described rum
ming from land OF Glendower Evans to the
center line Of the way first hereinaboye de-
scribed to be the center line Of said highway
as altered. Said highway to be three rods
wide throughout.
And we further pray that SO much Of said
highway as frst hereinabove described IS lies
outside the limits Of the highway as altered
may be discontinued. We respectfully pray
that your Honorable Board will give such no.
tice as Is required by statutes and will after
hearing had, alter said highway substantially
as requested hereby.
Bar Harbor, Maine, November 81, 1912.
M. g. MORRISON,
JAMES w. SILK,
ORIENT E. BREWER,
Selectmen of Eden.
Ellsworth American., 1912-12-25
NnrIoE nr FoRECLosURE.

WHEREAS Daniel Courcy, Of Bucksport
w Hancock county, Name, by MS mort
gage deed dated December 80, lsVs, anu re-
coded in Hancock county registry OF deeds,
book 3sS page l55 conveyed to the Bucksport
Loan 4 building Association, corporation
located at Buck sport, in said county. certain
real estate thus described in said mortgage;
A certain lot or parcel OF land situated IN
said Bucksport, with the buildings stshuins
thereon and bounded as follows, 10 VIII: ne
ginning at an iron bolt onthe southern line OF
land Of Nathan II. Powers; thence running
westerly TO schoolhouse lot: thence oy said
schoolhouse lot sontherly four ana one ,hait
rods: thence easterly TO an iron bolt ABOUT
four rods and four feet from the schoolnonse
lok. thence northerly to the first described
bounds four and one half rods, resefVing
howeyer a right OF way over strip OF sald iot
one half rod in width on the southerly sioe:
| also hereby convey right OF way one hati
rod in width to the south OF the ABOVE ne
scribed right of way. and also rign. OF way
one rod in width extending from tue spove
described way to Mcdonald street, botn aoove
described rights Of way are In common WIN
owners Of adjacent lots. And whereas the
Conditions OF said mortgage have oeeh
brokeu. now therefore, by reason OF sucn
breacb OF condition. the Bucksport Loan q
HuiIding Association claims foreclosure OF
said mortgage 80, A. .;x,aanth
day OF December, a. d. 1912.
BucKsPoRr LOAN
BUILDING ASSOCIATION.
BY W. G. Conary, ITS attorney