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Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1916-10-14

but two willing hands and started life
for himself. The political opponents
of MIR. Benton while not saying it in
so many words will infer that Mr.
Benton's wealth has been acquired
by the skinning process, by robbing
unfortunate widows and by foreclo-
sure of mortgages in years of crop
failures. No voter needs to be pref
udices by such insinuations if he will
stop to think that conditions in De-
catur county have been the same
conditions as have prevailed in this
and other western Kansas counties
and we all know that no man could
acquire wealth here in such man
ner and maintain the confidence of
the public. Men have grown wealthy
here on farms and in every line of
business where they possessed the
sagacity and controlled the means
for taking advantage of the opportu-
mites as they presented themselves.
Mr. Benton's wealth has been ac-
quired through the legitimate chan
nels of trade and speculation and
along the same lines that each and
every one of us have acquired what,
we possess Some stories were start
ed against Mr.. Benton during the
Ecampaign and in every instance Mr..
Benton branded them as fabrications
and challenged any responsible per-
son to get behind the charges. These
campaign canards should have no
weight with any person who has
the best interests of his country at
heart. At this stage of political de-
velopment the election of the Repub-
Iican candidates, Hughes and Fair
banks, seems as certain as such
events can ever be foretold. The
country is looking to the Republican
party for safe return to permanent
prosperity. Business has fioundered
through a fictitious war prosperity
from without and a paraiyzing inter-
nal strife of strikes within until it
doesn't know whether on the morrow
its nose will be in the ground or up
in balloon. 1t would be political
folly to give Hughes smashing ma
jority as all indications now point
and then tie his hands with a Demo-
cratic congress. Every Hughes vote
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1916-10-14
SOME GOOD REASONS

The Democratic politicians are
placing all their hopes for the defeat
of Otis L. Benton for congress upon
just two propositions. First, that he
is banker: Second that he has been
financially successful. We surmise
that at the most opportune time the
district will be flooded with litera-
ture exploiting these two themes and
these Democratic politicians are sam
guine in the belief that enough votes
will be thusly prejudiced to encom-
pass Mr.. Benton's defeat. A little
cool headed thinking will enable fair
these two propositions should out
weigh the~mauy very urgent reasons
why Mr.. Benton should be elected.
In the first place a banker requires
a very high order of character and
integrity to maintain public conf
dence. A crooked banker runs a very
short race for banking is based on
confidence, and the confidence of the
public would soon be destroyed by
any lack of integrity and personal
honor. And out here in the west
where prosperity and values f1uctuate
between such wide margins it re-
quires an unusual degree of conserva-
tive foresight to manage a bank sue
cessfuily. That Mr.. Benton has
through all the years of fat and lean
prosperity managed his bank success
fully and at the same time held a
firm grip On public confidence should
prove him to be a man whose integ-
rity and personal honor is not and
should not be in question in this
campaign
AS to Mr.. Benton's financial sue
cess it matters not TO the Democratic
politicians that he came to Decatur
county as a mere boy with naught
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1916-10-14
of ballot and the double election
board by petitioning the county COM
missioners sixty days before election.
High School Notes

Junior. joke isn't joke when
it nits me.
Mr.. Mayfield is the latest addition
to the Fresh man class.
Our Orchestra and Choruses are
making splendid progress.
Norton County High VS. Trego
County High here today Friday.
Board of Trustees will meet Tues
day, October 18th in regular session.
Reports for first six weeks due next
Tuesday. Any long faces2 Yes
likely.
Pep meetings have aroused great
deal of enthusiasm. You hear high
school students humming purple
and Gold' or "Trego will Shine'' ON
almost every corner.
Football games will be played on
the ne~ grounds of the Fair Assoc
iation- Auto room and the large
grandstand win make this unusually
pleasant for those who come.
Haaa,s Jubilee Singers, Friday,
October 81 under the auspices of the
high school. This attraction was a
leader last year. Tickets SO and 35
cents at Gibson's Saturday, October
81, 1916
Our societies have arranged for.
their meeting. and will have pro-
grams regularly beginning October
26th- Some new features are con-
templated.
"Hait's Contempories in American
History" five volumes, Wilson's 1.-THE
Cell in Development and Inheri-
tance,'' Kings "Methods and Aids in
Teaching Geography" Hough and
Sedgwick's Human Mechanism
are additions to our library.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1916-10-14
MARKET REPORT

Kansas City Stock Yards, October
10, 1e16.-Cattle sold about steady TO-
day on the rank and file, fancy Mis-
souri, fed s. M. S. yearlings at s11, as
compared with slO.75 for their mates
last week, showing strength on prime
finished cattle. Receipts were 10000.
a moderate Tuesday run, and light
supplies are slated for balance of the
week, which should mean a firm
market
Beef Cattle-Heavy steers sold at
$1,000, same notch as their mates
sold in yesterday, and the Sl1 year
lings we're a quarter higher than
their mates brought on the two latest
shipments previously. Short fed
grass steers sold around 50 25 for the
best here, and pretty good grassers
brought IS to s.. so, medium weight
light steers downward to So. IS, few
thin Northern grazed Texas steers
down to S5. IS or less, in the quaran-
tine division. Cows continue scarce
and firm, fair to good cows s. so to
$3.50, practically no feed COWS COM
ing, Gamers strong at 81 SO to 81. rs.
heavy or thin veals, 81 so to SO. 90,
most of the bnls so to S5.75.
SreckeIs and Feeders-Quality is
not quite as good as last week, most
sales s6 25 to $3.50, some stock steers
up TO IS, cheap cattle slow and barely
steady, although the market averages
fully steady on thin cattle and fe d.
ers. Stock heifers sell up to So, none
of the fancy kind here this week
Feeders sell up to S7.9O, fair to good
ones ST to S725, plain thin steers
down to SC. SO.
HogsLOpening prospects favored
lower prices, but packers quickly
changed the outlook, competing Keen
fly from the start, paying up to S9.oo
An order buyer had an order for
choice medium weights with an SO. so
limit, and the answer to his wire
thar he could not get them was to
remove the limit and ',go and get
them That wire resulted in a late
sale at SO 90, Is cents above top else
wtxSee On the Missouri river today,
following margin OF 20 cents yes
terday above other Missouri River
markets on top price. Receipts were
Ia 900 head, adrop of one-third from
receipts last TUESDAY, and the COM
| binauion effective today points
strongly to good markets ahead.
| Sheep and Lambs Receipts were
1900 head, but packers orders were
urgent and opening sales of just fair
| lambs at $40. 25 were counted 25 cents
| higher. Later the market quieted,
and better lambs sold at SI025, these
10 to Is cents higher. Texas sent
yearlings at S8.S5, and 48-lb feeding
| lambs at So. 80, and Arizona sent fat
lambs 50 90. Fat ewes are worth ST to
S7.35. Choice western feeding lambs
sell around $40. The market is so &c
rs cents above week ago in all de-
partments. Receipts are larger than
they were last week. and good run
through October is assured.
J. A. RICKART,
4 Market Correspondent
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1916-10-14

has cow that gave birth to tripIet
calves They are now nearly two
weeks old and me says they are all
just doing fine. At the price cattle
are at the present time COW of this
kind is almost worth its weight in
gold. Ross says that IL ne had just
few such COWS as this one it would
not be long until he could travel in
the same class with Rockefeller
Stockton Review.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1916-10-14
ENDORSES OTIS [. BENTON
In the Sixth District Tour the Popular
Governor Urges the Election of d
Republican Congress to Support
Hughes
Hughes

In Governor Capper's speeches
throughout the Sixth District he
urges the voters to support Otis L.
Benton for Congress in the following
manner.
81 want to say a few words here in
regard to your Republican nominee
for Congress. l congratulate you peo-
pie of the Sixth District upon the
fine prospects you have of sending a
Republican congressman to Washing
ton and 1 congratulate you, also, up
on the calibre of the Republican you
have an opportunity to send. He is
of real congressional timber.
L have known Otis L. Benton for
the last thirty years. l remember
the first time / ever saw him. He
was poor boy who had come to Top
eka to get job so he could earn
money with which to pay his way
through college. He got the job,
that of a newspaper carrier, and he
got his college education. He i'm
pressed me then as young man who
had the right kind of stuff in him,
and he has demonstrated since that
/ was right in my Judgment.
i have watched the career of Otis
Benton, as successful business man
and as a fine citizen, with pride and
satisfaction.
He knows and appreciates the>pee-
pie of the Sixth District, among
whom he has lived for SO many years,
as few men know and appreciate
them. He knows the needs of this
district and what is expected of a
representative in Washington. Otis
l.. Benton is highly qualified to rep
resent this big, forward looking, pros
porous district in Congress.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1916-10-14

There was special communication
of Margaret Chapter o. e. s. We'd
nesday evening, the occasion being a
visit by the grand matron, Mrs. VIII
son, of Salina, followed by banquet
There was large attendance, includ-
ing fifteen ladies from Hill City
chapter.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1916-10-14
ALLEN, THE TOPEKA DENTIST,

Will be in Wa-Keeney, Saturday,
October 81, one day only, to do all
kinds of Dental work Crown and
bridge work a speciality.
Optical work: Glasses fitted to the
most difficult cases.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1916-10-14
Weather Report

Maximum and minimum tempera-
ture according to the government
thermometer at wa-Keeney for the
week ending Wednesday noon
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1916-10-14

For Sale-Good second hand sewing
machine, cheap. Over Wa-Keeney
Hardware store. Adv. 30-2t.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1916-10-14

The Wa-Keeney Clothing Company.
Adv. 1t.
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Dictagrans

Speaking of summer wages, the
wild geese have been going sou tn for
the last two weeks.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1916-10-14

And speaking of oil and water, we
observe that whisky and gasoline
make a bad mixture for automo-
bilistS.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1916-10-14

A little more than quarter inch o
rain fell here Monday morning.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1916-10-14

should be Benton vote and no trivi-
al insinuations should be allowed to
interfere with broad view and pur-
pose.-HiH City Republican
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1916-10-14

1t was small boy that came to
town the other day for the first time
in his short life. He was shy and
diffident and gave one the impression
that he didn't have anything to say
which was all a mistake. After his
innocent gaze had taken a slant or
two at the husky form of one of our
county candidates he broke loose with
''GeeI You're gittin' fat, aintcha2"
There are at least four county can
didates who might plead guilty to the
Indictment, and as many more who
can't but wish they could.
ssThe melancholy days have come,
the saddest of the year; of wailing
winds and naked woods. and meadows
brown and scar" That is what the
poetic Bryant said about it, and for
fact the coloring and falling leaves
bring a sort of homesick feeling to
one who was born in the woods and
grew up in an arboreal environment.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1916-06-04
MRS. v. R. JETER
DIES IN MACON
MOTHER OF LOCAL MAN PASSES
AWAY AT THE HOME
OF DAUGHTER.

Many friends here learned with re-
gret yesterday of the death In Macon
of Mrs. W. A. Jeter, formerly OF this
city and mother of W. A. Jeter, of
Brunswick. Death occurred yesterday
about noon at the home of her daugh-
ter, Mrs. r. G. Corbin. Mr.. Jeter
was her only son and was at the
bedside when death came.
Mrs. Jeter lived in Valdosta but
was visiting her daughter in Macon
when she became ILL., She Is survived
by her son of this city, her daughter,
Mrs. Corbin in Macon and one other
daughter, Mrs. j. T.. Culpepper of
Valdosta The funeral services will
be held in Macon Monday.
Mrs. Jeter's husband, who died In
1910, was prominent citizen Of
Brunswick. While here he built the
local light and water plant and took
a part in all progressive movements
for the good of the city. Mrs. Jeter
was a member of the Baptist church
and leaves a great number Of sorrow
ing friends
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1916-06-04
CIVIC LEAGUE
IS COMMENDED
VISITORS IN BRUNSWICK SPEAK
HIGHLY OF WORK DONE
BY THAT BODY.

The work being done by the Civic
association is being favorably com
mented on and Is attracting the at
tenton OF visitors in Brunswick. Ev-
cry day some one calls attention to
the fact that this city's parks and
drives are among the prettiest to be
found anywhere and these people are
strangers who merely pass through
this city and who are no more partial
to Brunswick than to any other city
where their business calls them. Their
words of praise mean more than they
would had they come from some one
who make this their home and who
naturally feel proud of their home
town.
The Civic association never sleeps
but is always on the watch for some
thing that will add to the beauty OF
the city The good women who make
up the organization take pride in their
work and deserve the hearty coop
Grafton and support OF every citizen
Only recently they have made great
Mansfield street between Union and
Bay, but this is merely a small part
of their work. They see that the
trees and plants are protected in dry
weather and superintend the plant
ing of new ones all over town.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1916-06-04
OLD GUARD IS
GOING AFTER
TEDDY'S SCALP
PREPARING TO DEFEAT HIM
AT ANY COST AND MAY
TURN TO HUGHES-WHIRL-
WIND FIGHT TO BE MADE
BY COLONEL.

CHICAGO, June 3-A whirlwind.
eleventh-hour fight, including if neces-
sary a personal visit to Chicago by
Roosevelt, is being planned by his
hackers.
Already reinforcements from the
big business interests in the east have
been sent for. to convince the rank
and file of delegates. Roosevelt's
managers believe that the delegates
are willing to be convinced
Meanwhile, the Old Guard is pre-
pairing to defeat the nomination of
Roosevelt at any cost, and will swing
to Hughes at the last moment if he
is the only man who can head off
the Colonel.
The uninstructed and favorable
sons delegates control the convention
at present, but when the time for
uniting upon single candidate comes
many Old Guard leaders fear that
these delegates may refuse to be con-
trolled by their State and National
committeeman.
The present situation will continue
until tomorrow night, when the dele
gates will begin arriving
The Hughes boom was helped bv
his statement yesterday despite the
efforts of the opposition to construe
it as putting him out of the race.
There were numerous conferences
between party leaders today but so
far as could be learned no agreement
on candidates was reached and there
was no development that accurately
indicated which candidate is likely to
De nominated for president by the Re-
publican national convention.
While on the surface the fight ap-
pears to be between Roosevelt and
Hughes or Roosevelt against the field.
there was marked increase in ac-
tiVity at the headquarters of the vari-
GUS "favorite SON. candidates. Mana
gers OF the Root Weeks, Burton.
Fairbanks, and Sherman booms in.
sisted that their candidates would re-
main in the fight until the end. They
declared that after tabulating the vote
claimed for Roosevelt that the sue
cessful candidate would either be one
OF the 'faVorite sons" or a dark horse
The plan of the old organization
leaders is said to be to try and win
first with Root and if they fail in this
effort, to give Burton, Weeks Fair
banks and Sherman a tryout in the
order named. In the event of failing
to put over any of these, the plan is
to try and win with dark horse ac
cording to report. Senator Harding
OF Ohio, and Gov Mccall Of Massa
chusetts were mentioned as dark
horse possibilities.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1916-06-04
AUDBON SOCIETY
GOES ON A HIKE
BIRD LOVERS STROLL THROUGH
THE COUNTRY IN SEARCH
OF KNOWLEDGE.

The first "bird hike" of the year
was taken yesterday afternoon by
members of the Glynn County Audu-
bon society which was recently organ
lied with over hundred members
The mixers" assembled in front of
the postoffice and from there march
ed out the Dixie Highway to Col C..
+. Goodyear's place. They were in
charge of A. V. Wood, president of
the society and the commanders of
boy scouts troops who made the
trip.
On their return the party stopped
at the home of Louis Malbert to view
his wonderful collection Of birds and
animals. This feature of the trip was
enjoyed by all. The various boy
scout troops were commanded as fol
lows: Number /, Captain p. f. Bur
CESS. assistants, r. c. Davis and w.
d. Aiken; Number 2, Captain r. w.
Ramirez, assistants, r. V. TAFT and
James Olson; Number 3, Captain A.
Z. knight, assistants, Paul Googe and
j. B. Ferguson.
The purpose of the hike" was to
give the boys and girls who went a
chance to observe bird life in the open
country. Much interest is being TAX
en- by the juniors in bird study and
the organization has grown rapidly
The local society is now member of
the National Audubon society of
America.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1916-06-04
POPULAR BIJOU THEATRE
HAS GREAT WEEK BILL ON

The News calls attention to the Bi-
jou theatres advertisement Of the
weeks program elsewhere. IT would
be hard to find theatre that Is offer
ing it's patrons such an amount of real
features and the management Is to
be congratulated on this uptodate
theatre and excellent attractions.
This photo play house should re-
ceiye hearty patronage from the
Brunswick people as it is an asset in
the way Of amusements. The mana
ger has signed contracts with four
most prominent film concerns and
will show features exclusively. The
theatre Is thoroughly comfortable,
well ventilated and the electric fans
keep the temperature cool.
The coming weeks program is the
most complete program ever shown
in Brunswick and is worthy of liberal
patronage.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1916-06-04
SEWER WILL Be
TAPPED BY ALL
STREET INDICATE THEIR DE-
SIRE TO MAKE CONNECTION.

Following the prompt action of DR.
health, who placarded houses imme-
diately upon the failure of the occu-
pants of owners to obey the law. it
now seems certain that N street resi-
dences will all be connected with
the new sanitary sewer as rapidly as
possible. The determination of the
property owners to connect with the
sewer probably saved number of
suits which could not have resulted
in anything but victory for the city.
The N street sewer was completed
some time ago and sufficient notice
was given residents on that street
to make connections. Health Off
Ger Abercrombie gave public notice
that unless the houses were connected
by June ! he would condemn them
Promptly at the expiration of the time
given, notices were placed on a num-
bor of houses announcing that they
had been condemned by the health
authorities. This action caused quite
disturbance and some suits for in
functions against the health board
were threatened, but something hap
pened and it is now understood that
the owners of N street property are
ready to comply with the ordinance
which demanded connection with
the sewer. Just what happened is not
known, but it is understood that
those who thought Of bringing suit
learned that such action would only
cost them lot of money and would
result in no good to them.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1916-06-04
JNNES FOUND
GUILTY, GETS.
SEVEN YEARS
ATTORNEYS FOR NOTED DE-
PENDANT WILL TAKE APP
PEAL-JUDGE HILL GIVES
CONVICTED MAN THE FULL
LIMIT.

ATLANTA, June 3.-Victor E. In
mes, the Portland lawyer, tried on a
charge of larceny after trust in con.
nection with disappearance of Mrs.
Elois Nelms and Miss Beatrice Nelms,
was found guilty in Judge Ben Hills
court late this afternoon after a trial
of six days.
The jury went out about three p. m
after having been charged as to the
points of the Indictment by the court
Judge Hill arraigned the defend
ant and sentenced him to seven years
in penitentiary which is maximum
penalty allowed by law for the crime
OF larceny after trust.
Judge Jas. X. Hines, leading coun-
sci for Innes has announced that the
defense has decided to appeal from
verdict of guilty. Formal motion for
appeal will be filed during next week
No announcement has been made on
the case of Mrs. Innes. Court has
adjourned for one week.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1916-06-04
ASKS WOMEN AND
CHILDREN TO HELP
PRESIDENT OF DIXIE HIGHWAY
ASSOCIATION WRITES IN
TER :STiNs LETTER.

R. V. Richard, secretary and treas
urer of the Glynn county Dixie High
way council, received a letter last
night from NJ M. Allison president
of the Dixie Highway association ask
ing him to have the chairman of the
local council call meeting for the
purpose of enlisting others in the
work which is now being done. He al
so wants women and children to take
an interest in beautifying the high
way and requests that this county's
part of the national road be kept in
all year round condition.
Glynn county's part of the highway
exception of one small piece which
is to be repaired in the near future.
All of the city's part of the road
is we'll marked and the work of plac-
ing markers in the county is expected
to be done soon. The letter from
interest to all Dixie Highway enthusi-
asts, follows:
Dear Sir: The enclosed bulletin
will give you first hand information
on the progress the association is
making in the construction of the
Dixie Highway.
ut gives a graphic portrayal of the
efficiency of cooperation through a
central organization. 1t points out the
fact that an altogether extra effort
will bring us with a rush To orr first
goal, connected travelable high
way.
II am going to ask you. as an en-
thusiastic worker in Glynn county to
have your chairman call a meeting
of your council to enlist others in
the work to see that the highway in
your county is in all year round con-
dition and we'll marked, and lend
a helping hand to the other coun-
ties on your division.
"You can interest the women and
children in the Identification of the
highway. The new money the tour
lists will bring to your locality will
amply repay your citizens for their
efforts. l am interested in the work
in your county and would appreciate
your writing me personally.
"Am mailing you a pamphlet il
Illustrative of the publicity the Dixie
Highway is receiving.
"Verytruly yours,
IN. M. ALLISON,
president"