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Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1913-03-11
North Buckfjeld.

Mrs. Mary Keene Spaulding, wife OIL
Augustus Spaulding, who has been very
sick with pneumonia, died March 5tb
aged 70 years.
WILDER Warren is confined to the house
with an injury to his hip, caused BY
being thrown from a sleigh.
Howard McAlister aud family of North
Paris were at Calvin Keene's Sunday.
b. F. Head, who has been sick, is
some better, but still confined to the
house.
Superintendent NJ. A. Sturtevant is in
Pennington for few days.
North Buckfield Dramatic Club will
play "Hickr'y Farm" at West Paris
March 18th.
Mrs. julie E. Mayhem Is visiting her
niece, Mrs. Fannie Lothrop, at West
Sumner.
Mrs. Hattie Damon, who has been
very sick, is able to be about the house.
Mrs. Belle Smith has returned from
the hospital, and is doing well. Her
daughter, Angie Field, is with her.
Mrs. Leah Boswell has finished work
at P. c. Heald's and returned home.
Eola Swallow spent few days last
week with her cousin, Mrs. II. Z. Pulsi.
fer, at West Sumner.
Mrs. Charlie Randall and daughter Of
Hebron have been visiting in the place.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1913-03-11
Recent Deaths
MRS. FRANK B. FoGG.

Mrs. Jessie NJ, wife of Frank b. Fogg,
died at her home in South Paris, Sunday
night, March 2. Mrs. FOgg'S maiden
name was Douglass, and her birthplace
was West BridgtOn. She was 80 years
of age at the time of her death. She
was married to Mr.. Fngg in 1896, and
her home has since been in South Paris.
She had been in poor health for a long
time, and for the past three years had
been great sufferer. The funeral was
held at the Universalist church at
O'Clock Tuesday, attended by Rev. c, G.
Miller. Burial will be at Riverside.
Mrs Fogg is survived by her husband,
but no children.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1913-03-11

year.
Common schools, $500
Text books, 5000
superintendent salary, 1900
Support OF poor, 10000
School house repairs and Insurance, 25H.OO
Repair OF roa,ls and bridges, 10000
Snow bills, 10000
Town accounts 5000
Cutting bushes, 10000
Repairs on state roa = 1900
Destruction OF brown tail moths, ITO 90
Miscellaneous accounts, $50 %
Support OF library, 10000
support of free high school, 5000
State road, 1000
Memorial bay, $500
Care OF cemeteries, 5000
Debt and interest, $1,000
Interest on school fund bond, 1854
Permanent sidewalks, $1,000
Improving road near j. b. Mason's, 500
Looking after culyerts, etc, 2OOCO|
Total. s7,+7l.24
Voted to divide the town into two
districts TO be known as the east and
west, and elected <. K. Conant commits
sioner of east, and n. K. Bessey commits
siouer Of west district. Voted to pur-
chase new road machine.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1913-03-11
Supreme judicial Court.
COURT OFFICERS.

JUSTICE GEORGE E. BIRD PRESIDING.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1913-03-11
BuckfieId Town Meeting.

BUCKFIELD, March 8.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-08-11
KANSAS IN CENTER OF A GREAT
HEAT WAVE FOR nine 1O0-DEGREE DAYS

I This year the worst heat wave comes
| following a hot July.
Towns Worried Over Water.
There can be no doubt that had the
paredness this year as in 1901 the
| damage and suffering would have
| been appalling. Towns have built
| dams to protect their waterworks
not flow now, excepting the Kaw.
A chain of dozens of Kansas towns
along all the big and little rivers are
worried over the water problems.
Many wild rumors have been sent
out from some of the towns of the
southeast section about the entire
failure of the water supply There
have been no actual failures but the
supply is perilously low.
Another week like the last one will
see serious suffering and menace
from the drouth situation. All towns
in Kansas that do not get water from
deep wells drilled to catch the un-
derflow from streams are almost sure
to suffer for water unless relief comes
in the shape of rain.
Small towns are hauling water.
The Santa Fe and Rock Island roads
report many such cases.
Only an estimate can be made OF
the damage done so far on the farms.
The early corn crop is almost de-
stroyed. The grass pastures were
dried up and burned brown weeks
most a total failure. The more hope
full look for rains to yet save the late
corn and bring out the pastures and
give a chance for fall forage crops.
Story Same Everywhere.
Hot weather and drouth stories
come from every portion. Wichita,
Smith Center. Salina, Marion, Junction
City. Concyville, Dodge City, Concor-
dia Cottonwood Falls. Atchison, OF
tawa, all have the same story to tell
about burned fields. dry rivers. failed
stock water and suffering from the ter
rible heat.
The heat and drouth. in addition to
being n costly burden to the farmers.
presents daily new dangers of fire. The
water pressure is perilously low even
in towns where the water supply is not
threatened. A fire breaking out in the
thickly settled portion of any town or
city would probably be disaster hard
to estimate in it's extent. A brisk wind
blows across the state constantly from
the south. Everything is as dry as
powder and a high water pressure is
impossible.
Every known and 'infallibIe" sign
of rain has appeared in the heavens
during the last week. but all have
failed. Cool waves have been predict
ed by local weather stations, but they
have been dispersed by the rays of the
sun. Clouds hang over the sunset, but
the stars shine at midnight and the
sun rises in the morning in a sky of
brass People who have no sleeping
porches are sleeping in their yards.
But there is not cool spot in the land.
either by day by night
Politics. trade, baseball and all pub
lie issues have been forgotten and only
one subject is under discussion. That
is the weather.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-08-11

During nine sweltering days Kansas
has been in the center of the heat wave
that has rested upon the states of the
Middle West. The thermometer rose
to SO degrees above zero last Sunday
1t was 101 on Monday, 105 on Tuesday,
1O1 on Wednesday, 104 on Thursday
1O3 on Friday 101 on Saturday and the
same Sunday and today, Sunday night
all night heat records for the state for
% years were broken when the ther-
time of the night.
heat records for the state since the
weather department was established
here twenty-five years ago.
The nights have been even hotter in
proportion than the days during this
period Three times the past week the
thermometer has stood at SO above 1T
I o'clock at night and not a night dur
ing the week has the mercury dropped
below II. Friday morning it was 81 at
dawn.
This has been a grilling summer for
Kansas As early as May go, the ther-
mometer rose to the 100 mark. Cool
periods followed hot waves all through
June. In july the heat was terrific for
days at a time. Then came August and
found the state dry and parched with
drouth and distracted by weeks of
heat. and it has sent down eight siz-
zling days and torrid nights.
1t is hard to estimate the damage
and suffering. All of the creeks in the
state are dry and most of the rivers.
The Kaw, the largest river. measures
3.3 feet at its deepest stage here.
Rainfall Negligible.
The last trace of rainfall in Topeka
was July %. when light showers fell
during the afternoon of that day. There
has been just 157 inches of rainfa II
since July 1. This is an average for
tbs, state There was less in the north
ern. central and western portions and
two inches in the southeastern section
All August heat and drouth records
and maximum and minimum temper
last seven days. The ground was dry
and cracked from July heat and lack
of the usual rainfall when the August
heat wave came
Reports received here from reliable
sources over the state indicate that the
damage is not SO great as would appear
from such unusual conditions. Thou
sands of silos are scattered over the
state and these rob the drouth of some
to dig ponds deep and protect them
with willow trees.
The first panic following the drouth
doubtless sent thousands of head of
cattle to glut the markets, but warn
ings from a dozen reliable sources
seem to have checked the disastrous
shipments. The heat and drouth of
have since prepared for such a sum
mer. But this summer has been
worse than that record breaking pc
riod. The heat came then in July.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-08-11
ROsedale Citizens Stopped by
Injunction in Federal Courts.
Strang Line Officer Stopped by
Order of WyandOtte Court.
BOTH SIDES WAIT FOR OTHER
ROsedaIe Mayor and Citizens
Tear Up Tracks Sunday.
Reduce Grade per City's In
structiOns-PeOple Walk.

Kansas City, Aug. 11.-AttemptS
made yesterday by a band of citizens
of Rosedale, Kan, under leadership of
the mayor, ]. r. WINNER, to ''wrest
Justice from the Kansas City and
Olathe interurban railway by tearing up
the company'S tracks a a crossing and
reducing them to the level ordered for
the street eliminated today in pair
of restraining orders.
The affair this afternoon appeared a
draw, each side daring the other to
move. A hundred Rosedale patriots
held the crossing declaring the railroad
should not put back it's tracks on the
old grade. Railway company officials
asserted they most certainly would be
that very thing.
Each side backed it's claim with an
injunction. An attorney for w. B.
Strang, president of the railway, rush
ed to Topeka early today and obtain
ed from District Judge Van Valken-
burgh, of the federal court, an order
temporarily restraining Rosedale Off
cials from interfering with traffic"
While this was being done, Phillip
Erhardt, city counsellor of Rosedale,
hastened to the district court of
Wyandotte county, Kansas, and OBJ
tanned an order temporarily restrain
ing the railway from relaying its
tracks across the street at any grade
above that authorized.
At o'clock this afternoon nearly
200 men had gathered about the
crossing The interurban roadbed lay
level with the street. No apparent
attempt had been made by the rail-
way to put back it's tracks and pas
sengers had to walk around the gap.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-08-11

FLOOD AT Pixies PEAK
Water Three Feet Deep in Streets of
Colorado City.

Colorado Springs. Col. Aug. ia
cloudburst here has demonaliz-
ed railroads and street car traffic in
the Pixies Peak region and several
families are reported to be homeless at
Colorado City. where the rainfall was
heaviest Water three feet deep ran
through the streets of the town and
hundreds of houses We're flooded. The
fire department was called upon to
rescue a number of persons marooned
in their homes between Colorado City
and Manitou. Several bridges on the
Midland railroad were washed out.
A house in the west end of Colorado
City, with it's occupants, was washed
100 feet by the torrent that swept down
from the Garden of the Gods Foun-
tain creek here is raging. The south
ern part of Colorado Springs is inunda-
ted and several families there have
been removed on horseback. At Foun-
tain, II miles south of Colorado Springs,
conditions are said to be alarming
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-08-11
Shawnee Courts Hold Against
Him in Both Cases.
viii Appoint Receivers for His
Companies.
BLUE SKY Law is UPHELD
Injunction Against 1t Is Dis
solved.
All MOunDay Companies Are
Ousted From State.

In opinions rendered today by the
Shawnee county district court, judges
of both divisions sitting, the Kansas
blue sky law was held constitutional
and the court claimed jurisdiction over
the American Sugar Manufacturing &
Refining companies of Oklahoma and
New Mexico, the Consolidated Sugar
company of New Mexico and Don A.
MounDay and L. d. w. MounDay, Of
ficers and agents of the companies, for
the purpose of appointing a receiver
for the defendants and to ultimately
issue an order ousting both the cor
porations and the individual defend
ants from doing business in the state.
Every contention of the state in the
two suits was sustained and all of the
allegations of the MounDays and their
associates in their effort to declare the
blue sky law unconstitutional, were ov-
erruled by the court.
receiver for the sugar companies
operated by the MounDays and their
associates will be named at once and
the court retains jurisdiction in the
case and holds the right to issue an
order of custer against all of the de-
PENDANTS. The receiver will take charge
of all assets of the MounDays and their
sugar companies which have been used
in any manner in the operation of their
land business and properties which
have been derived from such opera
tiOns. Stocks and bonds and other COL
lateral securities, held in trust for the
companies by Hiram c. Root and ad-
vertised to be worth a half million dol
lars, will be taken over by the court,
as will also all cash and other assets
of the companies and the individual de-
PENDANTS. 1t is the purpose of the state
to later ask for a formal writ of custer
against the sugar companies and the
MOunDayS and to distribute the assets
collected by the receiver among credi-
tors of the company under the order of
the court.
Two separate cases were involved in
the opinions rendered today by the
district court The receiVership and
custer suit had been originally filed by
the state in the supreme court. That
court held that the defendant compan-
les and the MounDayS had been do
ing business in Kansas under the as
sumption Of corporate powers and that
the court had power to appoint a re-
ceiver and oust them from the state.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-08-11
Denver Is Rapidly Filling Up
With the TempIars.
Eighteen Thousand Had Ar.
rived Up to This Morning.
TRAVELLING ON SPECIAL TRAINS
Twenty-Five Thousand More
Expected During the Day.
The Big Parade Scheduled to
Take Place Tuesday.

Denver, Aug. LIT is estima ted tina [
$4,000 Knights Templars arrived Sun
day and last night to attend the thirty
second trfennial conclave which was
informally opened Saturday night.
Seventy-eight special trains. bearing
$4,000 other knights were scheduled %
arrive today.
Each train with its load of Templars.
gay in uniform and spirits. was met
by an escort from communicates anil
marched to their hotels. ST Berna rtIs
commandery of Chicago was the first
arrival. 1t was soon followed by Cres-
ton commandervs of Burlington, Iowa.
and at intervals of a few minutes
thereafter, small armies of knights
poured into the union station.
Among the most interesting of .he
early arrivals today were the 200 mem
bers of California commandery num-
Der L who will form the escort of hon
or to Grand Master William B. MeIis,,
during the conclave Awaiting theIn
We're 200 raven black horses that have
been trained by an army officer. They
mounted their steeds and accompanied
by an escort, paraded to a hotel.
Ihls evening is to be spent by the
Templars generally in a reception to
Grand Encampment officers and mem
bers, by Denver comman ndery number
% at theatre. A second reception to
the same knights will be given later
at Ell Jebel temple by Colorado COM
mandery number l.
Public interest in the concIave is IL
vided between the great dress parade
to be held tomorrow morning and the
horse show and ball at the Stadium
on Thursday night. The Stadium will
be converted into an enormous ball
room, probably one of the largest ever
built. Nine thousand tickets have been
issued for this fete. The horse show
will precede the dance. Miss Lula
Long and c. c. Christie of Kansas
CITY and AL Crane of Chicago will be
judges.
To spare disappointment to the east
erners who come here hoping to fiud
Indians living in the streets of Den
yer the conelave fas induced several
families of the Utes to pitch their
tents at the entrance of the Stadium
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-08-11
LIND ARRIVES SAFE.
President Wilson's Representative
Reaches Mexican Capital.

Washington. Aug. n.-John Lind, per-
sonal representative of President VIII
son to investigate the Mexican situa-
ton, arrived safe in Mexico City last
night, according to advices received at
the state department from Charge
Shaughnessy. of the United States
embassy, at an early hour this morn
ing. Secretary Bryan remained at his
desk long after midnight to receive
the news.
Trip Was UneventfuI.
Mexico City, Aug. 11.-John Lind,
the private emiSsary of President
Wilson, arrived at the capital last
night and has thus far had a com
paratively uneventful experience in
Mexico Before leaving Vera Cruz.
Mr.. Lind was visited by General Gus
tavo Mas, the military commander
there, he being the first official of
Mexico to meet the emissary. The
meeting took place at the train just
before Mr.. LindS departure, and
General Mas also did him the honor
to parade a small detachment of
troops alongside his train.
The monotony of the trip in regu-
lar day train from Vera Cruz to the
capital was broken by an enforced de-
lay by the wreck of a train ahead in
the region which had been the scene
of rebel operation
Mr.. Lind declared here that he did
not have the slightest intention of dis
private individuals. He said his
business was with official Mexico and
that he would be very careful with
whom he talked. There need be no
apprehension, he added, that he
would embarrass the government by
indiscretion of that sort There is
reason to believe that before his mis-
sion to Mexico is ended he will have
suggested that more than the mere
fulfillment of the promise by Gen
eral Huerta that elections be held. 1t
has been pointed out that such a de-
mand is not wholly consistent since
the promise to hold election in Octo-
ber has already been made and init
nations of bad faith are out of taste
at the present time
Mr. Lind does not propose to act
hastily, though he will lose no time
and it may be that all his work III
Mexico will be finished within three
weeks and possibly much sooner. If
General Huerta persists in being un-
willing to see him. O'Shaughnessy, the
charge d'affaires, will transmit Lind S
communications.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-08-11
REVOLVER DUEL FATAL
Young Rancllman agonist
Unknown to Officers.

Lawrence. Kan, Aug. 11.-Dean
Warren, aged 81, a ranchman, died
into his brain in formal duel staged
at midnight Saturday. Douglas
county authorities are looking for the
young ranchmans antagonist who
1lred the fatal shot. Eight men have
been summoned to tell what they
know of the affair, but no arrests
have been made and the alleged muir
derer is still at large.
According to information said to
have been given by persons who over
heard plans for the duel, the men
stepped off thirty PAGES and fired
their pistols. Four shots were fire.i.
one of which struck Warren in the
head. a game of dice is said to have
brought on the quarrel that preceded
the duel.
An inquest into Warren's death will
be held today.
Jesse GulIey, a laborer. in front of
whose house the body was found. says
he was awakened about 9 o'clock Sun
day morning by loud talking in front
of his house.
Don't get so close there. back to
thirty PAGES" Gulley says one voice
shouted.
I'm a bad man from Oklahoma
and I'll shoot said another voice.
"All right, then shoot replied the
first voice.
Gulley says two shots followed this
in rapid succession. After some more
talk that he could not understand two
more shots were fired. Then he saws
he heard sounds of running feet and
things became quiet again. Later he
found Warren's body.
Evidences of beer party and crap
game were found near the body and
eight men who are believed to have
been at the party are being held with
out bail. Up to a late hour last night
all denied that there was anything
disorderIy about the party or that
they knew of the duel.
All held were working under War
ren's father on the same ranch. War
ren was held up and robbed of $25
and watch near the place where he.
was killed on July 4. He identified
the robber as Hurley Peterson, a ne
gro, and swore out a warrant for
him, but Peterson disappeared and
has not been seen since. 1t is be-
lieved that Peterson may have been
the murderer and offices are search
ing for him. His brother is unde-
arrest.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-08-11
The DAY IN CONGRESS
Senator Hollis Takes a Fall Out of
Cotton Manufacturers.

Washington. Aug. 11.-Senate-
met at noon and resumed general de-
bate on tariff bill. Senator Hollis
flayed New England cotton manufac-
turers and declared New England had
not been Disseminated against.
Lobby committee resumed its in
vestigation with Emery on stand
House-not in session, meets Tues
day noon. Democrats caucused on
administration currency BILL Martin
NJ. Mulhall began his hearing before
house lobby committee. Ways and
means committee elected Representa-
tive Decker to Interstate com
merce committee and Representative
Teneyck to accounts committee.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-08-11
PEACE TREATY SIGNED
Remaining Differences Among Balkan
States to Be Arbitrated.

Bucharest, Rumania, Aug. 1.-THE
peace treaty between the Balkan
states was signed at 10:30 o'clock Sun
day morning.
In honor of the occasion, the city was
decorated with flags, guns were fired,
bells rung and bands played.
A solemn te deum in the cathedral
at noon was attended by King Charles,
Queen Elizabeth Carmen Sylva) and
the members of the royal family and
delegates to the peace conference.
King Charles conferred high decora-
tions on all the delegates except the
Bulgarians. who declined them.
The peace treaty provides that the
RoumaniGn army shall evacuate Bull
garian territory in 10 days after it's sig
nature and the Servian and Greek
armies in three days. 1t also provides
for arbitration by Belgium, Holland or
Switzerland in event of disagreement
over the delimitation of the new 'front.'
ier. Bulgaria engages to begin de-
mobilization Immediately.
Weather Forecast for Kansas.
Fair tonight and Tuesday; continued
warm.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-08-11

But because of the limited original jur-
lsdlctlon OF the supreme court, that
tribunal suggested that the state bring
an action in court of more general
original jurisdiction and held in force
for ten days a restraining order against
the sugar companies. In the meantime
the case was again filed in the district
court, where the same issues were
raised.
the MounDays that the district court
was without jurisdiction to oust the
defendant corporations, since it was
claimed that they had not done business
in Kansas. 1t was also contended that
a receiver could not be appointed for
the individual defendants, since they
possessed no corporate powers.