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Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1914-01-17
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Samuel Riley, a former resident of
Wa-Keeney, died at his home near
Admire, Kansas, January 4th, aged
II years, 3 months and 16 days =
He was born in Boone county, In
diana, September Is, 1872. He served
over years in the civil war and held
an enviable record as a brave and
faithful soldier. He served in the
Vol. Inf. Company X. 10th Indiana.
He lost limb at the siege of Atlanta,
Ga
In 1871 he was united in marriage
to Caroline Bennett and to this union
seven children were born, four sons
and three daughters, all of whom are
living except one boy who died in in
fancy.
Mr.. Riley came to Trego county
from Rocks county and was among
the early settlers. He lived here until
five years ago when he moved his
family near Admire, Kans. He was
man of excellent character and
standing in this community. Quiet
and unaSsuming In manner but of
such excellent habits and honorable
living that he had the respect Of all
who knew him. He was kind and
loving husband and father and bet
ter neighbor could not be desired.
He has many warm friends in our
| community who will learn of his
death with regret.
He leaves widow, six children and
eight grandchildren to mourn his loss
In his last words he commended his
wife to the tender care of their oldest
son. He bore his last illness with I'M
complaining fortitude and the end
came peacefully.
The remains were laid to rest in
the Admire cemetery and the funeral
was conducted by Rev. Sleeves, pas
tor of the NJ. E. church, where tine
services were held. He was given a
| soldiers burial, the pail bearers, the
minister and undertaken all being 6
A R. men. The casket was draped
in flags and the body was laid away
with the military honors which was
| it's due. The friends of Wa-Keeney
extend sympathy to those bereaved
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1914-01-17
Farmers Short Course

Trego County High will
Animal Husbandry all of County
uary 200
400 p. m.
A
College, this
Prof Boys will deliver lectures each including
three lectures Soils
sos sage Due will be
farming sorghum including milo
selection ilos filling
Prof Gatewood will deliver lectures
Feeds their and adapabily; age and
(a) (b
lc) with
catte feeding
Sheep feeding of hogs
Judging horses; Judging cattle
to opportu
These bring the of
the State Agricultural College They bring what
adaptable climate soil by and
practice You have all this for the asking.
nish ample and equipment for their classes.
You cordially We you will a
lecture that these will pleasant and
ftable Respectfully,
By j. H. Niesey.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1914-01-17
Death of Alex Frazier of Franklin
Township.

Last Saturday word was received in
Wa-Keeney that Alex Frazier had
been found dead at his home in the
southwest part of the county and
that the services of the coroner would
be required, but Dr. Herrick being
unable to leave deputized Justice ].
FL. Acre, who accompanied undertake
er Straw to his home. DIR. Baker
Countryman of Utica, held an autopsy
and found that death had re-
suited from internal causes. 1t was
thought he had been dead three OF
four days as he had not been seen
since Thursday. He was found lying
across the bed by his brother, John,
and death was probably very sudden
as was indicated by the body. Mr..
Frazier was native of Ireland and
possessed the kind heart and respon-
sive sympathy which so often charac-
| teriZed his race. He was man OF
whom his neighbors said his WORD
was as good as his note and he was
noted for his honor and verasity in
his dealings. He was about fifty
years of age and was unmarried. He
was a successful stockraiser and haG
| accumulated quite a good deal OIL
this worlds goods. He was we'll liked
in his neighborhood and his friends
were many. He leaves two brother
and one sister to mourn his loss Or
Sunday the funeral took place il
| Utica.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1914-01-17

Abe Peters insists that the wind
doesn't blow anywhere near as hard
out here in Kansas as it did when he
first struck the state back in the 7Os.
And neither does it get so dry.
He says that he settled on claim
in Trego county and the first summer
the wind blew right along night and
day for sixty days without let up.
1t didn't blow in the same direction
all the time, but the rate didn't vary
much. 1t didn't rain drop during
those sixty days and everybody got
anxious. One day citizen of Trego
county was driving across the prairie
and spit large mouthfuls of tobacco
juice out on the breeze. 1t happened
that the wind was blowing that day
from the northwest. A bald headed
man down in the southeast corner of
Ness county was out working on his
claim. He wore no hat. The fact
was that his hat had blown away the
day before and he had not been able
to find it. Just fifteen minutes after
the man up in Trego county had spit
out that mouthful of saliva, the
settler down in the southeast part of
Ness county felt a large drop of mois-
ture strike him on his bald dome. He
called to his wife who was standing
at the door of the claim shanty:
THANK God it is beginning to rain
at last" You are crazy" said his
wife. ''there isn't sign of cloud in
the sky" I'm not crazy" insisted
the settler, Il felt drop of water
strike my head just now" The wife
rushed out and made an examination.
"Why you old FOOL she remarked in
disgust, somebody has spit tobacco
juice on your head 1t was just
thirty miles as the bird flies from the
place where the man in Trego county
emptied his mouth of tobacco juice
and the place where the Ness county
man was working on his claim. Cap
ital.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1914-01-17

Whereas, On that date mentioned
above, when our meeting WAS called
to order by our president A G..
Schwanbeck and the program was
rendered.: be it further
Resolved, BY the Voda Local No
742 that we extend our heartiest
thanks to all of those taking part in
the program and also thank the hon.
orable speakers for their splendId
lectures delivered by them for the
benefit of the F. E. & G. q. of A: be
it further
Resolved. That we thank the citi-
zens of CoIlyer, KAN, who had on
that same date a social dance, and
upon hearing of our meeting post
poned their dance and showed re-
spect to the F. E. s. @. U. of A. by
attending our meeting.
Ernest MusSemann
p. ]. Reidel,
J. @. Stradal,
Committee on Resolutions.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1914-01-17
win Hiatt was in town the other

viii Hiatt was in town the other
day with his left arm in sling, the
result we understand, of an alterca-
ton with neighbor, Ralph Rauch.
over some pasture land. 1t seems
that in the course of the argument
Rauch struck Hiatt over the arm
with an iron bar with the above re-
sult.-Utica Enterprise
A North Topeka woman said to the
Shawnee Chief: "a friend of mine
had Swedish cook. and she heard
this conversation between her cook
and the maid next door, also Swede:
How are you Hilda9' i ban WELL 1
like my yob- We got cremater cellar,
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1914-01-17

Money to loan. o. A. Cortright. 81
R. H. Burns was Topeka visitor
this week.
Wa-Keeney will have a picture
show IN the near future.
John Spena unloaded a carload of
Ford autos Wednesday.
OIL. Northup enjoyed visit last
Sunday from his brother of Quinter.
Mr.. and Mrs C. L. Hardman visited
in Salina the latter part of the week
Attorney Richie of Salina attend
ed to legal matters here last Satur-
day.
C. o. Courtney was down to Salina
several days the first of the week on
business.
r. G. Wilson was on the sick list
the first of the week with an attack
of the grippe.
w. A. Doerschlag, the Ransom
real estate man, was using our side
walks Wednesday.
James Hulett, of Loveland, Colo,
visited several days the first of the
week with his uncle, f. B. Walker.
WE. Baldwin of Selma, Iowa, was
in the city this week on land business
Mr.. B. owns the OLD r. E. Grim
: ranch.
Arch Eppler, manager of the Blue
Front Implement house, was Kan
sas City visitor this week taking in
the Implement Mems Convention.
Theo Haug of WILCOX township
and daughter, Miss Ida, are pleasant
Iy domiciled in the A. L. Marshal
cottage in the north part>of town.
H. d. Reid, of Conyer township
has traded his farm to Tawney s
Mr.. Reid will hold public sale mex
Thursday.
Try a package of new breakfast
food, Wheat Hearts, fresh from thu
Hearts not Sweet Hearts. 0. L. Lu
cas- at the Feed Store-Adv
A B. Beatty, Hall Robinson, B. F
Fitzpatrick, Pearl Harvey and JohI
Frazier were up from Franklin town
ship Thursday and attended to bust
ness matters with the probate judge
A series of revival services are be
ing held at the NJ. E. church thi
week and are conducted by Rev. G
NJ. Reed and wife. The attendance
has been large and much interes
has been manifested.
Mrs A. H. Blair left Wednesda
evening for Junction City, where sh
attended a meeting of the state Off
GERS of the Federated clubs of Kan
sas. She went as proxy for Mrs
Grace L. Snyder, president of the 6tl
district club Federation.
Last Monday afternoon Mrs. t. 3
Hays entertained about forty guest
at an informal reception in honor O
her mothers eightieth birthday
Light refreshments were served an
all present spent a most enjoyabl
afternoon. Grandma Bennett ha
many warm friends in our city VIII
wish her many happy returns of tn
day.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1914-01-17

One of the greatest gatherings &C.
CURED at Voda, Kansas, on January
10, 1914, when the Farmers Union
held an open meeting and pie So
cial. Early in the evening buggies,
wagons and automobiles began to ar
rive from all directions and before
O'Clock the school house of Voda was
filed to its full capacity and still
people were coming. but by the skill
full management of our president and
committee a vacant store building
was secured for that purpose and the
young and pleasure loving people
| were escorted into it where they en-
joyed themselves by dancing while
those interested in the Farmers I'm
ion listened to nice program in the
school house rendered by the school
children and members of the Farm.
ers' Union. The program was vel
rendered and lasted about one houl
and thirty minutes after which we
listened to a short talk by III. Harlan
on the subject GLOW to co-operate:'
short talk by P. J. Reidel on Farm
ers' Union; and short talk by Mis-:
Carrie Stradal on Chow the Farmers
Union can educate the Farmers
All Of the lectures were brief anC
we'll rendered for which the speaker.
deserve great credit After the meet
ing we were all escorted to the stor'
building where there were dancin,
and serving pie supper to which al
did ample Justice There were abou
400 people present and the Union hat
enought to eat for all of them
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1914-01-17

cemetery plumbing, elastic lights and
a hoosit.' What's a 'hoosit,' Hilda2'
oh, a bell rings. You put thing to
to your ear and say, "Hello," and
some one says, "Hello," and you say
''Hoositr' osborne Farmer.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1914-01-17
RESOLUTIONS

Whereas, At our regular meeting
on December Is, 1913, it was decided
to hold an open meeting of our Local
No. 742 at Voda. Kans., on January
10th, 1914, for the purpose of discuss
ing and explaining to the non-union
farmers the purposes of the Farmers
Union, and
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1914-01-17

Once upon a time girl wore a
heavy outer skirt, cotton petticoat,
a knitted petticoat, flannel petit
coat, with home made lace at the
bottom, and a real wool form pro-
'tector. And she was always chilly
and suffering from rheumatism.
Nowadays she goes out in hobble
and smile and has prickly heat all
winter.-Ex.
Told by the Great Bend Tribune:
A Catholic, a Protestant and Jew
called upon Buddha who told them
he would grant them any wish. The
Catholic asked for glory. Buddha
told him he would be given i'm
measurable glory The Protestant
said he wanted riches. Buddha told
him he would have untold riches. He
then asked the Jew what he wanted.
ST am not going to ask for very
much" said the Jew "All / want is
the Protestant's address.
Harry Hurd lineman living near
| Seneca, Kansas, recently got SEN
tence of three months in Jail for i'm
personating an officer. He was out
hunting and meeting another fellow
on the same errand thought to play a
practical joke on him asked him to
show his license, the other fellow re-
fused until Hurd displayed star and
when the other fellow got back to
town and found Hurd was not an Off
Ger he swore out warrant and had
him arrested for impersonating an
officer. Hurd got three months as
stated for his little joke.-Ex-
i A Kansas lawyer tells this one OF
himself. He has boy who is de
voted partisan of his father and be
lieyes that there is no other man his
equal. One evening the lawyer came
/ home and told of how a drunken loaf
er had tried to pick a quarrel with
him and finally struck at him with q
club, just grazing his head. The
lawyers wife was good deal exer
cised over the incident and said
sWhy, the man might have knocked
YOUR brains out" Filled with faitf
and confidence in his sire the 6-year
old exclaimed, ssHuh, I'll bet the
amt nobody kin knock any brain:
out of my pas head
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-02-15
ELEMENTS OF SOUTHSLDE
VIRGINIA TRANSPORTATION

region great deal Of activity with
regard to an elaborate system of in
land waterways. Plans were draw n,
and n route was surveyed, to connect
the Appomattox navigation with that
of the Roanoke valley, by the naHlga-
ton of Buffalo creek looming into the
Appomattox just above Farmville) /;
and then a short portage from the
head OF Buffalo creek to the Little Ro-
nnoke. a tributary of the stanton.
rarmville. for long the most impor-
tant smaller town of Southside Viz
sinia (and possibly still 500, owed it's
solid beginnings to the fact that it lay
at the head Of the Appomattox naviga-
ton, and in consequence drew trade
from several counties Whereabouts. In
other words. Farmville, beginning, bus
mess in 1898. is exactly as old as the
navy depar tment. and If the town had
not had it's own navy before 1870. in al
lance with Petersburg, 1t would not
have become "a railroad station in
1854.
Enough has been said to show that
the business of freight and passenger
traffic was was almost entirely distinct
before 1870. Freight traffic was q good
deal an affair of the merchants, ear
ried on by them as their private con-
cern--the public getting the goods but
holding no stock. nor desiring to hold
any Passenger traffic. on the other
hand. WAS business contracted by
government mail contractors. at times
or by anybody who thought he had the
horse flesh ard the horse sense Gov
ernor Extra William Smith, II Will be
remembered, got the extraordinary part
of his name from holding the contract
for many years for carrying the mails
from Washington to Miiledgeville, ia
Georgia. That route was fixed TO
cross the James river Mt CartersVille
passing throl I'll county seats Of Prince
Edward, Charlotte and Halifax counties
to Dan river at Milton. in North Caro-
lina-and thence 10 points south.
About 1886 the great Southern mail
seems TO have been routed by Char
iottesvtlle aud LYnChburg TO DanVillc,
aand thence to Salem. in North Caro-
lima But the Washington Freaericks-
burg -Cartersville-M Milton line was not
abandoned. for in 1895 Halifax Court
house had seven stages coming through
every week I'm the year. and eleven
mails pretty nearly every week In the
year.
The main stage road from Peters
burg to Charleston. South Carolina
passed through Brunswick county
crossing the MeherTin river at Diamond
Grove About the time the Petersburg
railroad was built 10 the Roanoke, this
line Of stages seems 70 have been a
thrice a-weelt line. The main western
road from Petersburg to LynchburE
south Of Appomattox river passed
Through Prince Edward Courthouse
and on through upper Charlotte couu-
~ There was also in 1885 M east and
west stage road from Belheld. In South
ampton county. to Milton. in North car
DINA, passing through MecktenhuTg
county. This was officially the Law
renceville- Halifax Courthouse stage
road.
one Of the chief roads from Rich
mond to Kentucky was that by Cum
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-02-15

South Caropaa for a long time, For
a part OF North Carolina trading to
Virginia. Norfolk was the best market,
for a great part of central North Caro-
lima Petersburg was the best market,
then nanVille grew up and took its
share of that southern trade But Pc
tershurg and Norfolk were the chief ri
walls. Petersburg, for instance getting
ts railroad To the Roanoke river In
1888. and the next year Norfolk begin
ming to build its railroad to the same
point, that In Weldon. The early rail
road had TO strike for some such point
as this. which drew to itself the trade
Of n wide extent of interior country.
In the year 1888 how could tobacco.
raised on the upper Dan river, be got
10 shipping in any other way so con
Venient as by bateau to Danvilie Cor
by wagon TO Danville). where the buy
or could reship by bateau TO Weldon
and the Petersburg railroad That was
not time of 'omnivorouH tranSpor-
tation,' so to speak, and there were not
SO many interiocking systems.
IT would be very interesting to know
exactly how Danvilie marketed the to-
bacco and other produce 1t bought be
fore fS25. Doubtless the old colonial
system was still much in force, ac-
cording to which the big merchants
and having bought it, got il 10 mar
KIT the easiest way--by fiat boats
where The Hat boat was practicable
by the wagon whore the wagon was the
best means. Certainly. for many years
before 1870 the business Of waRonng
was a very important one. There must
have been good many wagoning com
pauies In Virginia before the railroads
sot worked out as viable theory
l{4F frnha htV "A q 81 q lar a
Of the business was run by the mef-
chants what tobacco they bought, the
merchants could sometimes rolf to
advantage on the rolling roads Sc
called, but they could not well roll
| their merchandise up from udewater,
Consider the situation Of Lynchburg,
before the James river navigation or
the James river canal WAS put into
effect Lynchburg lay far up the coun-
try. and the Quaker merchants there
must have their azuaburgs, and the
dry goods, the boots shoes small hard
" are. ste, etc Their chief road for i'm
portation must have been the Suck
juA ham road to Richmond. by Concord,
buckingham Courthouse. Cumberland
Courthouse and Oh through powhataa
{ county, statement of the year 1929
makes it plain that AZ that time the
ola main buckingham road had become
almost deserted Of traffic on account
of the greater convenience OF the fiat
boat navigation down the river The
lstaReeeach stili gave the road some life,
bUt there WAS II distinct contrast be-
tu cen the business OF the old times
along such a road. and what business
remained after the Improvement Of the
navigation The fact that this was So
and the fact that within few years
another great change was 10 come
make II clear that Southsida Virginia
had It's sharp vicissitudes. now all hut
forgotten. between 1900 aud 1870. In
iS20 just before the railroads were
scheduled to start up, there was in the
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-02-15


beriand Courthouse, Bynchhurg ava the
White sulphur springs This is the
road referred to above as Of such I'M
porfaDce for freight traffic before 1S2o
called here the Buckingham road. A
slight examination or this sort brings
out rather plainly. IL you think about
it. how extremely valuable the ONO
and the mississippi rivers were found
TO be by the people who went West
before 1899, and how extremely ineon-
9enient il was. before the Revolution.
10 live in the -country Of Southside
Virginia where there was no improved
navigation. and the business Of the
tidewater region was still strong
enough TO keep the Inspection Of to
hacco away sfrom any Of those coun-
ties lying west of Chesterfield and Din
widdic. Before 1872 q greet part Of
the tobacco of the South side Of James
river was marketed at Petersburg and
Manchester, warehouse towns.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-02-15
Invite Mr.. Marshall.

Yesterday morning Colonel Joyce
and Mr. Lee went to Washington 10
ask Vice. President Marshall to attend
the celebration on the 23rd, and to
make an address, Mr.. Marshall in
formed them that he had already &C
cepted an invitation to address n Ma
sonic lodge in Alexandria, Va. on that
date. The lodge is the one of which
Washington was at one time worship
ful master
Mr.. Marshall took the opportunity
to express his good wishes for the
success of the Centennial He said
that he hoped the people of all Amer
lea would Join with the citizens of
Baltimore in bringing the celebration
to trium plant Issue.
From Mr. Marshalls office Colonel
Joyce and Mr. Lee went to call upon
Congressman Flood who accepted
their invitation. Mr.. Flood Is q man
who looms large In the politics of the
old Dominion. He is a Democrat.
He Is an alumnus of Washington and
Lee university, and a lawyer by pro-
fession He had served In both
branches Of the general assembly Of
Virginia, and IS now completing his
sixth term in congress.
The plan of Colonel Joyce and Mr..
Lee is to follow the Washington birth
day celebration with others on similar
occasions before September
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-02-15
800 Acres

only four miles from city Large
dwelling and brick harm. and many
other outbuildings Well watered by
streams, springs and well. Good Or
chard. Farm well fenced with woven
wire. Church. school and telephone.
Let us show you this nice farm.
C.. l.. IL H. l.. DENOON.
yyast Main Straaf
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-02-15

Fer Southsiae Virginia. Petersburg.
y.snchhurc and panvi]le have long
hsen important strategic points strict !
10 s,aeakine. Petersburg vas the capt i
r., ~ southside Virginia until 1880.
f.xnehhurg and pauville, younger
towns drew their early trade. not on
ly from Southside Virginia, but from
n more western country The NoFth
Carolina coast heing bad, North caro- =
Ina had to trade through Virginia and
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-02-15
SCHEDULES.


only ALL RAIL LII Nh ~ NoRF oAsh-
Schedule in effect December 1st. 1919.
Leave Bird street Station. richmond.
ron NORFOLK 's.0Q A. 81" 900 7.
ron LYNCHBURG AND THE WEST;
.s.l5 A. NJ, 1850 A. IA, 900 +. NJ,
$50 r. NJ.
Arrive Richmond from Norfolk:
.fls4o A. M s635 F. NJ. "l1,20 +. NJ.
From the West. $50 A Nj, ;2;1e r
al 81 40. r NJ. &c oS y. NJ. 90 90 Y. NJ.
spsily. inatly except sunday. sSun-
". r. BEvrIA w. c SAUNDERS.
r r M Roanok @. T. a. Roanoke
e H. RcSLEY. n. =. A Richmond. Va
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-02-15
STAMPS To TELL
Of CENTENNIAL

BALTIMORE. MD, Feb. 1.-The
impression prevails at the head
quarters of the Star-SpanEled Banner
Centennial commission That the ac-
tinm Of the house committee on for
r9t-T affairs, in reporting f7v0T7bly the
Linthjcum resolution authorizing Pres
ideut Wilson ia extend Invitations to
foreign governments To bc officially
represented at the Baltimore event.
meant that the ultimate outcome Of
such action would be fine issuing
If Spaueled Banner centennial
stamps by the postoffiee department.
such an action. tho cen tpnial di-
rectors say, would be the logical re-
salt Of the congressional action
If the ease is as the local men he
iicVe. the stamp proposition VIII be
one Of the most intera sting phases
That has thus far developed Balti-
morc's flag celebration has already
attracted wide notice. and h;ts been
extensively advertised. not only In this
country. but abroad as wen. Special
stamps. in all denomination. however,
would bring 4 publicity That even
in the event had not hoped for,
Competition Over Design.
First Of all there would he the
warm competition that would develop
Ia designing the STAMP itself This
competition has been man tested many
times when other important celebra-
TONS have been SO RECOGNIZED, This
would be followed by the circulation
nj the stamps throughout tho post
offices of the country. with the Con-
se4Ient distribution on every piece Of
maU
Preparations were completed yes