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Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1913-11-08
GREAT MASS OF PROOF
Reports of 10000 Cases of Kidney
Trouble, Some of Them Wa
keeney Cases.

Each of some 5000 newspapers of
the United States is publishing from
week to week, names of people in its
particular neighborhood, who have
used and recommended Doan's Kid
ney Pills for kidnes backache, weak
kidneys, bladder troubles and urinary
disorders. This mass of proof includes
over 10000 recommendations Wa
Keeney is no exception. Here is one
of the Wa-Keeney cases.
III. E. Trip, city marshall, Wa
Keeney, Kans., says: Il feel justified
in recommending Doan's Kidney Pills
in return for what they did for me.
For long time / suffered from pain
and lameness in the small of my back
and was also annoyed by irregular
passages of the kidney secretions.
Three boxes of Doan's Kidney Pills
completely cured me.'i
For sale by all dealers. Price soc.
Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo, N. Y,
sole agents for the United States.
Remember the name--Doan's- sand
take no other.-Adv.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1913-11-08
Declare War on Colds.

A crusade of education which aims
''that common colds may become I'M
common within the next generation"
has been begun by prominent New
York physicians. Here is a list of the
''don'ts'' which the doctors say will
prevent the annual visitation of the
cold:
Don't sit in a draughty car
Don't sleep in hot rooms -
Don't avoid the fresh air.
Don't stuff yourself at-meal time.
Overeating reduces your resistance. .
To which we would add-when you
take cold get rid of it as quickly as
possible. To accomplish that you will
find Chaimberlain's Cough Remedy
most excellent Sold by all dealers
Adv.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1913-11-08
Your Winter Reading.

When you subscribe for daily
newspaper you generally want a
paper that win give you both sides of
all questions in a fair and impair
tial manner. You also want ''all the
time" good market reports, etc.
This is just what you will get if
you take The Topeka State Journal,
the official state paper, and you will
also be reading daily published in
your home state. Along with the
news the State Journal gives you
pages of special features, both serious
and comic.
Remit $500 and the paper will be
sent you by mail each day until May
l. 1914 Take advantage of this
special offer by sending in your order
at once. Address: Topeka State
Journal, Topeka, Kans-
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1913-11-08
GET A PACKAGE POST CARDS FREE

Send only 25 cents to pay for that
great farm publication, the Missouri
and Kansas Farmer, to be mailed to
your address ONE YEAR and you will
receive a great package of FIFTY-TwO
post cards FREE, postage all paid.
These cards are most beautiful crea-
tions of art, latest designs, consisting
of Floral, Birthday, Greetings,
Thanksgiving, Christmas New Year,
Valentine, St. Patrick and Easter.
Nothing like this great offer made
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Farmer is one of the best farm publi-
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along scientific lines.
Send % cents today and secure this
great farm publication one year and
this magnificent package of cards.
Address Missouri and Kansas Farmer
8th and MCGEE Sts., Kansas City,
Mo.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1913-11-08
West Big Creek

Getting a little dry again.
Ask Ig Brown where he spent
last Sunday.
, E. l.. Knapp is hauling in his
feed this week.
Frank Tanerik called on home
folks Sunday.
Otto Wolf hauled coal from
Wa-Keeney Monday.
Philip Krhut helped John
Rush butcher Monday.
G. Krhut spent last Sunday
with the Schwanbecks.
Joe Spena bought two loads of
posts from J. w. Shelton Mon
day.
Jim Zeman and Frank are ex-
9pected home Thursday from
Colorado.
John Hixon called on T. ].
Pickering on feed business
Wednesday,
Josie Spena and Rosie Zeman
had a break down Monday night.
Ask Josie about it.
Everybody from twenty miles
around was in Voda, Monday,
after apples and cabbage.
Bradley Brown leftsfor Jack
son county, Sunday. where he
will make his future home.
Will Cox, manager of the Voda
flying machine company, was in
our burg one day this week
Quite few from here attended
the dance at Collyer Saturday
night. All present reported a
fine time.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1913-11-08
The Panama Canal As Seen by
Arthur Capper.

One of the newest Canal books is
1.-THE Panama Canal As Seen By a.
Kansas written and published by
Arthur Capper,. of Topeka.
1t covers in a thorough and inter
esting manner the complete story of
the building of this great canal. 1t is
profusely illustrated and fills Sc pages,
with a beautiful front and back
cover design showing a view of the
completed canal from the Atlantic to
the Pacific.
Mr.. Capper personally spent several
weeks in the Panama Canal, travel
ing from one end to the other and in
specting every part of the great canal
He wrote the story just as he saw it.,
and has Illustrated it with the most
interesting pictures obtainable.
Mr.. Capper announces that his new
Panama Canal book has been pub
lished for free distribution among
the subscribers of Capper,s Weekly
formerly the Kansas Weekly Capital, J
a paper filed with strong editorial
features, special articles, interesting
stories, special pages for the women
IOlkS. review OF current events Dy
Tom McNeal, Evangelist Chapman's
sermons, Arthur Capper's signed
editorials and departments of inter
est and value to all the family.
The Panama Canal Book as de-
scribed above, will be sent free and
postpaid to all who send 25 cents for
subscription to Capper's Weekly,
Topeka, Kansas. or mailed or brought
to this office.-Adv.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1913-11-08
First publication November 8, 1913
Administrator Notice

State of Kansas, Trego County. In
the Probate Court held in and for
said county and state.
Notice is hereby given, that letters
of administration upon the estate of
Daniel McManus, late of Trego coun-
ty, Kansas, deceased, have been
granted to the undersigned, r. ].
Tague, by the Probate Court of the
said county of Trego, bearing date
the 4th day of November, 1913.
All persons having claims against
said estate are required to exhibit
them to me for allowance, within one
year after the date of said letters, or
they may be precluded from any ben
eft of such estate; and if such claims
be not exhibited within two years
from the time of the publication of
this notice, they will be forever
barred.
Dated this 4th day of November A.
d. 1918.
E. J. TAGUE,
administrator.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1913-11-08
(First published Oct. IS, 1919
Notice Of Final Settlement

State of Kansas, Trego County, SIS:
In the Probate Court in and for said
county.
In the matter of the estate of
James E. Turner, deceased.
Creditors and all other persons in
terested in the aforesaid estate, are
hereby notified, that at the next reg
ular term of the Probate Court in
and for said county, to be begun and
held at the court room in Wa-Kee-
ney, county of Trege. and state afore-
said, on the first Monday in the
month of November A. D. 1918.
shall apply to said court for full
and final settlement of said estate.
S. S. HARVEY,
Administrator of James f. Turner,
deceased.
October IL, 1913.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1913-11-08
A Night Of Terror.

that of a mother looking on her child
choking and gasping for breath dur
ing an attack of Group, and nothing
in the house to relieve it, Many
mothers have passed nights of terror
in this situation. A little forethopght
will enable you to avoid all this
Chain berlain's Cough Remedy is a
certain cure for Group and has never
been known to fail. Keep it at hand.
For sale by all dealers--Adv-
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1913-11-08
Saved His Foot.

H. D. Ely, OF Bantam. O., suffered
from horrible ulcer on his foot for
four years Doctor advised amputa-
tion, but he refused and reluctantly
tried Bucklen's Arnica Salve as last
resort He then wrote: 81 used your
salve and my foot was soon complete
ly cured" Best remedy for burns,
cuts, bruises and eczema Get a box
today. Only 25c- All druggists or by
mail III. E. Bucklen s. Co., Phila-
delphia or St. Louis--Adv.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1913-11-08
Nervous and Sick Headaches.

Torpid liver, constipated bowels
and disordered stomach are the causes
of these headaches Try DR.. Kings
New Life Pills, you will be surprised
how quickly you will get relief. They
stimulate the different organs to do
their work properly. Ne better regu-
lator for liver and bowels Take 25c.
and invest in box today. At sall
druggists or by mail. H. E. Bucklen
& Co.. Philadelphia and St. Louis
Adv
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1913-11-08
First publication November s, 1913
Administrator's Notice

Administrator Notice
State of Kansas. Trego County. In
the Probate Court held in and for
said county and state.
Notice is hereby given, that letters
of administration upon the estate OF
Mary O'Neil, late of Trego county,
Kansas, deceased, have been granted
TO the undersigned, r. j. Tague.
bearing date the 4th day of Novem-
Der, 1918.
All persons having claims against
said estate are required TO exhibit
them to me for allowance, within
one year after the date of said letters.
or they may be precluded from any
benefit of such estate; and if such
claims be not exhibited within two
years from the time of the publica-
tion of this notice, they will be for
ever barred.
Dated this 4th day of November A.
d. 1913.
r. j. TAGUE,
Administrator.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1913-11-08
Worth strike

1t seems about time for social lead
ers to rise in their might and demand
IN eight-hour night
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1913-11-08
shannina for wife.

Talk about a bull in a china shop;
q man at the corset counter is more
out of place.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1913-11-08

Duty We Often Neglect.
There is no duty we SO much under
rate as the duty of being happy.lR-
L. Stevenson.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1913-11-08
Experience a Lanyard.

The fault most of us have to find Ii
that experience follows at the heels
of opportunity, instead OF being its
advance agent
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1913-11-08
Russia Is Proqressino.

Russia is becoming constantly more
able to supply many of its own wants,
even to the higher classes of qachin-
cry
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1913-11-08
All That Hapr

All That Happened.
Lo, Jim. Fishin'2'' --Nawi Drown
a worms Weekly.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1913-11-08
Washington Letter

Washington. D. c., November /.
SECRETARY LANE BATTLING THE
'sBoNEs"
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1913-11-08

Money Money.l Money,m on your
farms When you want a loan on
your farm call at the Wa-Keeney
State Bank 27 adv
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1913-11-08

According to the forest service wood
block paving, tried and discarded in
many cities of the United States
thirty years ago, is now getting back
in the American favor, due TO new
methods of handling blocks.
Imperial Valley press., 1913-03-28
HAROLD BELL WRIGHT
TELLS OF HIS BOOKS

The Press was fortunate this morn
ing in being able to get Harold Bell
Wright penned up where he had to
talk as matter of ransom or remain
prisoner, and the famous author un-
oosomed himself in an unusually free
manner.
he had come to the city, as any
other farmer might have done, with a
team to take home a lot of machinery.
but in this case the team consisted Of
et,sht ts norses, every one thorough
pred, imported Percheron, for he is
the owner of practically all the i'm
ported horses of this breed on the
coast, and his team looks like a frag-
ment of one of Rosa Bonheurs paint
ings.
He was able to get his mind off
these magnificent animals long enough
10 speak of two other subjects which
naturally are pressing on his attention
them
Speaking of the future productions
WI Wrlgnt says he now has nearly
completed The Eyes of the World
of his previous books, and it was evil
dent this work has taken strong hold
on the author.
Barbara Worth" which is still in
promises to run ahead of THE Calling
of Dan Matthews" which has passed
the million mark in sales, and THE
Shepherd of the Hills" which lacks
but two or three thousand of reaching
the million mark, and the letters he
receives from all parts Of the country
in connection with THE Winning of
Barbara Worth" tax the ability of his
secretary.
While he did not expect Their Yes
terdays" to be a popular work in the
sense realized by his novels, the first
edition of this work was 100000 copies,
and it is running beyond all calcula-
tions in sales.
n,a tba
Imperial Valley press., 1913-03-28

other, Aliens crowded closer and
crouched low with squirting weapons.
Sheriff Lew Webb, who had drawn
when Floyd Allen made his deadly
move, dropped at the first volley. Then
came pandemonium. Screams, the rush
OF terrorized men, women and children
and and the, the crack 90, of pistols, mingled with
tered. leaving the little room empty
save for the dead. Floyd Allen was
shot through the foot; Clerk of Court
Dexter Good, who shot him, received
a bullet through the jaw, and his
coat was nearly burned off by the near
M nre; !, Juror Jurors "a and spectators VINO had
wounds. But the Aliens. save Floyd,
escaped unscathed.
Good staggered after the Aliens and
.hey turned and fired on him from
the hotel square where their horses
we've tide. Floyd Allen, with a bullet
riddled foot, disdained escape. He went
calmly into the hotel and went to bed.
ties were hastily sworn in and Floyd
and Victor Allen Were arrested. Floyd
Allen, wild with chagrin at being
locked up, attempted suicide by 'cutting
his throat. but inflicted only slight
wound: But the Aliens for once had
gone too far. Virginia massed her
forces and decreed that the man hunt
should begin.
mountains that has never been equaled
in the widest fiction. After a week of
man Hunting and trailing Sidna Ed
wards wards, w was s.s captured at night in q
fered no resistance. Then in success
sion came the capture Of Friel Allen
and Claude Allen. Both gave up with
out more figEting-cowed at last Sid
ma Allen and Wesley Edwards, whom
the hunters wanted most of all as
wlelders of the fatal guns, were cap
tured six months later Ii Des Moines.
Iowa, by clue which Edwards sweet
heart unwittingly furnished
Imperial Valley press., 1913-03-28
FATHER ANO SON PAY THE
WAGE OF SIN TOGETHER
[BY UNITED PRESS AssOCIATIONSl

[BY UNITED PRESS ASSOCIATIONSl
RICHMOND, Va, March 2S.-Over-
whelmed at last after a century of
mountain feudaI tyranny, the power
of the Allen gang was forever put to
an end today when Floyd and Claude
Allen. father and son. died in the cleo
trio chair for the quintuple murder in
the Hillsville court house, March IA.
1912. Just year and fortnight after
their desperate effort to avenge the
conviction of a kinsman by a mere
court, they entered the death chamber
after all avenues of possible reprieve
had been barred against them.
When a jury foreman tremblingly
Victor Allen on a charge of perjury in
a moonshining case, the rage of the
patriarch of the clan vented itself in
pistol volley. in which other members
Thornton L. Foster and Sheriff Lew
Webb were carried from the court
and Miss Elizabeth Ayres, stenogra-
pher, died later from wounds.
When the great needle had swung
slowly backward for the last time to-
day and the current was shut off after
dealing death to the patriarch Of the
Allen clan" and his son, Justice had
triumphed after century of rule by
a family whose power dated back for
the dominion over life and death. Time
and again the Aliens have defied the
law and as their power grew they be-
came more insolent. 1t was their boas.
that none of their breed should know
any law, save Gods and their own
50 when a jury found Victor Allen
guilty, the clan made good its boast.
There was a flash of steel, a volley,
and when the shrieking spectators who
had fled cringed back again they found
Judge Massie dying. Sheriff Webb dead
and Prosecuting Attorney Foster NOR
tally wounded
Victor Allen a few months before
had been government witness in a
moonShining case. He was sullen and
the testimony he gave was decidedly
in favor of. the defendant. A few
weeks afterward Allen was arrested for
perjury. Floyd Allen assaulted the Of
ficers when they seized his son, but
they managed to take the young man.
mad with rage, to Jail. On March IA,
after a trial of two days on the per-
jury charge, Judge Massie instructed
the jury. The little court room was
packed and as prosecuting attorney
Thornton L. Foster dared to excoriate
not only the defendant, but his father,
the crowd gasped in surprise.
When the jury returned there was
a quick movement toward the judges
bench and when the foreman of the
jury announced a verdict of guilty,
S"rea ming oath Floyd Allen
whipped his hand to his DOcket The
Imperial Valley press., 1913-03-28

do hereby certify the foregoing to be
full, true and correct copy of the
ori riginal application and order author
izing the receiver of California De-
velopment Company to require pay
ment from Imperial Water Company
No. in advance, on file in my office,
and that / have carefully compared the
same with the original.
In witness whereof, 1 have hereunto
set my hand and affixed the seal of
the superior court this 26th day of
March, 1918.
(SEAL) H. j. LELANDE,
County Clerk;
BY w. c. Watson,
Deputy Clerk
Imperial Valley press., 1913-03-28

! ences of Mr.. Wright is in connection
with the dramatization of "The Shep-
herd of the Hills" on which MIR.
Wright and his publisher, E. W. Rey-
mold, collaborated. Five companies are
now presenting the play in the large
cities, and from all points come re
ports of great houses, the play having
proved great success.
Imperial Valley press., 1913-03-28
EVERY WATER USER MUST
MAKE ESTIMATE OF NEEDS
AND GIVE ADVANCE PAYMENT

All last Receiver Holabird has sue
superior court of Los Angeles that
upsets, on four days notice, all the
procedure of serving water to Water
company No. l. President Willard of
tne company said today that this or
der means that every water user in
the company must file by next Tuesday
with With the secretary of the company an
eStlmate OF the water he would need
curing the coming month and make
payment for same in advance.
The water company officials were
not made parties to the action, and
they had knowledge of the pro-
Sedure until they We're served yester
day afternoon with copy of the or
der, which is in full as follows:
Application for Authorization to Re-
Guire Payment from Imperial Water
STmPany S1sna Bsnsr3 No; r3msn, i in Ad~ance-No
In the Superior Court of the State
Of California, in and for the County
Of Los Angeles.
plaintiff. VS.. California Development
Company ct al, defendants Boaz
Duncan. intervenor.
TO the Honorable, the Superior Court
OF the State of California, in and
for the County of Los Angeles:
w. II. Holabird, receiver herein, re-
sDecuully represents:
That in the operation of the water
system of the California Development
Company, your petitioner, as such re-
ceiver, has been supplying water to
various mutual water companies in
imperial county, California, including
Imperial Water Company No. 1;
That following a practice which OBJ
1ained prior to such receivership, your
petitioner. as such receiver, has been
extending credit to said Imperial Wa
ter Company No. 1 for water supplied
to it by your petitioner. as follows:
he CT do Of To Of oaI
year for all water delivered during
the months of July, August, September.
October, November and December of
the preceding year. and until the first
day of July of each year, for all wa
January. February. March, April, May
and June Of the same year,
That Your petitioner believes it TO
be for the best interests of the prop
erty in his hands as such receiver,
on credit to said Imperial Water Com
pany No. l be discontinued from and
after April first, 1918, and that he
should require from said Imperial Wa
ter Company No. l payment monthly
in advance for water supplied by him
as such receiver after that date.
Wherefore. your petitioner prays for
an order of court authorizing him to
require from said Imperial Water Com
pany No. l payment monthly in ad-
vance for all water furnished said
company oy your petltloner as sucn
receiver from and after April first,
1913
W H. HoLABIRD,
AS Receiver.
Dated March "a. 1913.
On presentation of the foregoing
statement. the receiver is hereby di-
rected to require that hereafter the
Imperial Water Company No. 1 pay
monthly in advance for the water
supplied by him; such payments to be
made subject to adjustment of the
accounts therefor at the end of each
month.
N p. CONREY,
Judge.
Done this 26th day of March, 1918. |
State of California, County of Los
Angeles. S.:
Imperial Valley press., 1913-03-28

What will please Ell Centre espe-
cially is the fact that Mr.. Wright has
arranged for the No. 1 company to
present the play here when the com
pany comes to the coast next fall
Because of this beng the residence
of the author and of the high char
acter of the company, this will be
great treat.
Imperial Valley press., 1913-03-28
Bryan in Washinuton

IBY UNITED PRESS ASSOCIATIONS
WASHINGTON, March 28-The first
trip Of Secretary of State Bryan ended
here today, when THE Commoner" got
back "on the job" He left here two
weeks ago to attend a birthday party
at his home at Lincoln, Neb, and made
speeches at many cities en- route
Imperial Valley press., 1913-03-28

Call at KeIly's Nursery
and see the finest orange
trees ever brought to I'm
periial valley and at prices
to surprise the people.
Plenty Of other Stock yet.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-10-25
Won't Hold Trains So Long.

Postmaster General Hurlcson to-
day ordered Il modification Of exist
ing regulations governing the trans
portation Of mails providing that no
train snail be held at Il connecting
point beyond its stated time of de-
bartUrc longer than is necessary to
transfer first-ClasS mail.
II took this matter up" Mr.. Burle-
son said. "at 4 conference with Guy
Adams. mail director of the Frisco
lines. Investigation disclosed the
fact that through trains in all parts
Of the country frequently were de-
laycd beyond their regular time of
departure by the regulation that all
of the mail from another train, even
though the latter be late. must be
transferred to it. The operation of
this regulation often caused serious
delays in I hcdcparturc of trains. to
the Inconvenience and loss Of many
persons. Hereafter. If Il train is late,
only the rirSt-clasH mail will be
transferred from it to its connection.
so that there may be no unreasonable
delay in train departures.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-10-25
POSSE CAPTURES MANIAC.
Demented Yankee Said He Had Won
a Million Dollars.

WINSTED, Conn. Oct. 25.-Fol
lowing a lO-mile chase. principal!
through woods and Swamps, a posse
Of Winchester CCntcrs farmers
rounded up an insane man. a strang,
er here. who has been tcrrorizing
the. farming community herCabOuts
for the past two days and nights.
He was well dressed, and gave the
name Of Louis Scmoneau, and claim
ed to have been born in Boston 3S
years ago. Today he threatened
to kill Maurice Doolittlc and George
LOOMS, farmers, whose homes he
called at, ande ntering the postof-
flee in Winchester Center said to
Postmaster Johnson: 81 won a mil
lion dollars yesterday and am wait
ing for God to come down and tell
me what to do with it,"