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Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1917-01-13
FEW PAVED HIGHWAYS SOON
Bad Reputation of Earth Roads Due
to Poor Management, w. S.
Gearhart Believes.

Earth road maintenance now is and
will continue for some years to be the
real road problem of Kansas, since it
is not likely that more than a very
small per cent of the highways will
be paved in this generation, asserts
w. s. Gearhart, professor of highway
engineering in the Kansas State .Ag-
ricultural College and state highway
engineer.
Practically all the work done on
an earth road, except reduction of
grades, correction of horizontal align
ment, building of drainage structures,
and elimination of railway grade cross
ings, is temporary and should prop
er1y be considered maintenance said
Mr.. Gearhart.
For this reason the earth road has
a bad reputation. The trouble is not
SO much with the material of which
the road is composed as with our sys-
tenn or lack of system of management
Other types of roads when treated as
we treat the earth roads are much
more expensive and serve the travel
ing public little if any better. The
vast Improvement that can be made
on our present earth roads by intel1i-
gent direction in their construction
and maintenance is little realized by
the public, and the seryiceability of a
properly maintained earth road is not
appreciated when compared with 9TH
er types of roads as to cost of con-
struction."
Grange Leader Dead.-E. W. West
gate, former state legislator and
leader in state and national grange
work, is dead at Manhattan.
X x
Coal Shortage at Atchison.-Atchi-
son is experiencing a coal shortage, SO
far as the electric light and street
railway plant is concerned. The short
age of coal at the power house has
caused several plants depending on
electrical power to shut down, and
street railway traffic has been reduced
to half the number of cars usually
operated.
DR.. EIderl<in to Leave Lawrence
DR. Noble Strong E1derkin, pastor of
the Plymouth Congregational Church
at Lawrence, has received a call to
the pastorate of the Second Congrega-
tional Church of Oak Park, suburb
of Chicago, he announced recently. 1t
is probable he will accept.
Land Bank at Peabody.-A joint
stock land bank is being organized I'M
der the Federal Farm Loan Act pro-
visions at Peabody by J.. G. Johnson,
DR.. II. NJ. Mayer, Guy Tucker and
Charles NJ. Nusbaum, business men
of the town. 1t is the first corpora
ton of the kind known of in this sec
ton OF the II million dollars re-
quired by the act, $4,000 has been
subscribed
X
Oil Near ST. Pauf--f1e discovery
of oil and gas ON a 70O-acre tract, be-
longing to the R. n. Allen estate, six
miles southeast of there, promises to
revive the boom days of ST.. Paul.
Twenty-Five thousand acres have been
put under options for leases. 1t is ex-
pected a dozen more test wells will
be put down in the next month.
Rusty Nail Caused Death.-C1yde
Frick, SON of G. p Prick, Rock Island
engineer, died at Pratt recently from
Iockiaw caused by stepping on a rusty
nail.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1917-01-13

The sixth Oklahoma legislature has
convened in the new capitol building,
at Oklahoma City, the assembly hall
Of which has just been completed.
Both branches of the legislative body
were organized as predicted. Paul
Nesbit of McA1ester, was elected
speaker of the house.
r. r. r.
Thomas E. Campbell, Republican,
has been inaugurated governor of Ari
IONA. There were no inaugural cere-
monies for Gov. G. w. P. Hunt, incum-
bent, who claims the office and is
contesting Campbell's election, but
when Governor Campbell went to the
executive offices he found them locked
and deputy sheriff on guard.
r r r
Mrs. c. P Rhoades, owner of the
Arcade hotel at Ponca City, Ok, has
received a letter from an attorney in
Dublin, Ireland, that a relative had
died and left her 100000. Mrs.
Rhoades already is well to do.
r. r. r.
Five hundred gallons of whiskey,
wine and beer were poured into city
water wagon at Phoenix, Ariz., and
the streets of the business section
sprinkled with the liquor. Two hun
dred motor cars and several floats
formed a parade that followed the
water wagon.
f. r. r.
Hot Springs attorneys have received
notice from Little Rock that the sec
rotary of state had issued an order
canceling the charter of the Western
Union Telegraph Company and pro-
hibiting it from doing business in the
state of Arkansas.
r. r. r
The Champ1ain test well in the I'M
developed oil field at Covington, near
Enid, Ok, blew in the other night with
a gusher which threw oil thirty feet
above the standard derrick.
Foreign.
In a battle that lasted three days,
government forces won a decisive VIC
tory over a rebel command near Guer-
rero, Mex, with the loss to Villa of
twenty-five men dead, 140 prisoners,
and an immense amount of loot, while
another important success was regis
tered at the same time at Bustamante,
south of Santa Rosalia.
r r r.
The Mexican war department an
nounced that Torreon had been recap
tured by Gen. Fortunate Maycotte, af-
ter a bitter fight. the followers of Villa
being defeated in 4-hour battle
A long list of British New Year
naval and military honors includes the
promotion of Gen. Sir Douglas Haig,
commander-in-chief of the British
forces in France and Belgium, to be
field marshal
The Finnish steamer Oihonna, of
1,070 tons, with a regiment of Rus
sian coast artillery from the AIand
islands, struck mine and sank in a
few minutes. according 20 dispatch
to the Frankfurter Zeitung, from
Copenhagen. All on board, with the
exception of fifty persons, are said to
have been drowned.
Dispatches from the Petrograd cor
respondents say that Gregory Ras-
putin, the Russian monk who is re-
puted to exercise great influence over
Emperor Nicholas, is dead Accord
ing to Reuters correspondent, Ras-
putin's body was found on the bank of
one of the branches of the River Neya-
r r r.
The announcement Is made in Ber-
lin newspapers that the order of merit
has been conferred upon Captain Val
entiner, commander of German sub
marine, for sinking 12S ships OF a to-
| tai tonnage OF $4,000.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1917-01-13
HERE AND THERE
WORLD NEWS I'm BRIEF
PARAGRAPHS
War News.


Aside from the Rumanian theater,
comparative quiet continues on all the
fronts, although there have been some
what spirited engagements on the
French line and in Galicia- Along the
entire front of the Austro-Italian the
alter there have been vigorous artillery
duels. The situation in Rumania re-
mains unchanged
r. r. r.
Operations on the front in France
continue to be carried out mainly by
patrol parties and by the artillery
wings of the belligerent armies. Near
VermeIles and north of Yrres, Ger
man patrol parties succeeded in reach
ing the British trenches, but later
were driven out with heavy casualties.
according to the London. war office.
r. r. r.
A recent Russian official communi-
cation is regarded in military circles
in London as disproving the German
claims that the Teutonic Allies have
driven the Russians to the Braila
bridgehead and the belief is expressed
that the Russians withdrew in that
vicinity in the night with the purpose
of preserving an even front with their
retreating army further west, the
movement being made without pres
sure from the invaders.
r i, Z:
In the course of a congratulatory
New Year message to Empress Au-
gusta Victoria, Emperor William said:
with thanks to God, with pride in
Germany's strength and confident that
the coming years fightings will bring
new victories, we hold on
K IF r.
Pressing in upon Southern Moldavia
from three sides, apparently with all
their vigor, the forces of the Central
Powers are making progress against
stiff resistance. On the Transy1vania-
Moldavian frontier, in the region north
of Rimnik-Sarat, and in the Dobrudja
opposite Braila, Berlin reports, the
Austro-German and Bulgarian troops
are advancing
Except for some engagements be-
tween patrols around Brody, in Cali
cia, no activity is reported from the
eastern, Macedonian and Austro-Italian
fronts. British and French troops have
carried out successful raids on the
west front at various points.
r. r. r.
Considerable fighting has again
taken place on the Verdun sector
around lie Mort Homme and on the
eastern slopes of Hill 3O4, where the
Germans made an attack, but were re
pulsed, and where, later, the French
began bombardment of the German
positions. Elsewhere along the French
front there have been reciprocal bonn
bardments and attacks by small pa
troll parties.
r. r. r.
In the Austro-Italian tEeater the
weather has cleared and the artillery
duels have. been renewed with vigor.
In Macedonia, except for British at
tacks against the Bulgarians north
east of Lake Dorian, which Berlin re-
ports were unsuccessful, comparative
quiet still prevails.
r. r r
Washington
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1917-01-13
Asks Haste in island Deal.

Lansing conferred with Senator Stone,
chairman of the foreign relations COM
mittee. and urged that Congress soon
provide the 25 million dollars to pay
for the Danish West Indies and pro-
vide a form of government
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1917-01-13
Domestic.

A policy of absolute silence regard
ing the peace negotiations has been
adopted by President Wilson and Sec
rotary Lansing 1t was stated official
" that all steps henceforth will be re-
garded as confidential, that no COM
ment will be made on any develop
ment and that runners will not be dis
cussed in any way.
r. r. r.
Continuation of the conferences of
the Mexican-American joint commits
sion, without regard to the question
of Withdrawing American troops from
Mexico. is proposed by General Car
rama in his message refusing to ratify
the Atlantic City protocol
r. + r
An acetyfene plant in the cellar OF
the Madison hotel at Mount Holly,
N J., exploded and the building was
DESTROYED Of the twenty-eight per-
sons in the hotel at the time. twenty
three have been rescued. 1t is feared
the other five have been killed.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1917-01-13
Washington

The Entente reply rejecting the
has been cabled by the State Depart
ment for presentation to Germany and
the other belligerent governments
whose diplomatic interests the United
States represents.
r II r.
Campaign contributions to a nation
al political committee would be limit
ed to 1 u cents per capita of the total
population of the United States in the
revised corrupt practices bill, just
completed by senate elections sub
committee.
The annual Postoffice Appropriation
bill reported to the House, carried pro-
visions to increase rates on newspa-
perS. magazines and other second
class matter by zone system, estab-
ish penny postage on local letters and
impose heavier penalties for sending
liquor through the mails.
r. r r.
tates, munition manufacturers, cor
poration stocks and certain businesses
became effective with the new year
and revenue collectors are making Wig
orous efforts to obtain early returns
The taxes are provided by the
congress September s.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1917-01-13

Mexican War Veteran Dies.-James
Fisher, 81 years of age, veteran Of
the Mexican war, died at his home
near Fredonia recently. He is the
third of four Mexican, war veterans
residing there to die recently.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1917-01-13

Woman Pioneer Dead.-Mrs- Sfna
Rivers, go years old, resident of
Kansas for more than fifty years and
of Jefferson county for the last thirty
eight years, died on her farm near
Perry Christmas day
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1917-01-13

Killed Many Rabbits--One thousand
men surrounded eleven square miles
of territory and closed in to center
on a big wolf hunt in Saline and
Ottawa counties recently. Five wolves
were killed at the roundup. Two
wagon loads of jackrabbits and cot
tontails were killed.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1917-01-13
Southwest.

The sixth Oklahoma legislature has
convened in the new capitol building,
at Oklahoma City, the assembly hall
Of which has just been completed.
Both branches of the legislative body
were organized as predicted. Paul
Nesbit of McA1ester, was elected
speaker of the house.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1917-01-13

The Champlain test well in the un
developed oil field at Covington, neal
Enid, Ok, blew in the other night with
gusher which threw oil thirty feet
above the standard derrick.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1917-01-13

Woman Died From Tetanus.-Mrs.
Charles YoungQuist, mother of six
children, is dead at Lindsborg from
tetanus developing from a wound in
her foot made by rusty nail last
summer She treated the wound her
self and was apparently recovering.
Her death came after the sudden de-
velopment of lockjaw.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-05-09

Juneau and that point should be established.
 One business man of Juneau stated that recently. while walking the waterfront of Ketchikan he counted 76 boats engaged in the halibut fishing business, each of them employing from two to twelve men. The halibut business done by the town of Ketchikan alone will amount to well over a million dol lars per year, and as Juneau is the closest to the fishing grounds and three trips per month could be made, where two are now made, it is estimated that this can be in creased by half.
 Since last nights meeting the committee appointed to investigate the matter has been informed that q company has been formed by To- cal capital for the purpose of in- stalling a marine railway and ship repairing plant. The site for the plant has already been leased and the complete arrangements will be ready for publication within the next thirty days.
 Among those who addressed the meeting last night were G. F. For rest, John Reck, Henry Shattuck, 5. Hellenthal, J. H. King, William Britt, Charles Goldstein, Emery Val entine, Harry Fisher, E. P. Pond, Carl Dahl and z. R. Cheney.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-05-09
Canadian Pacific Finds Alaskan Firms Can Do Work Cheaper Than
 in Other Places.
JUNEAU FIRMS ON TOP
Several Large Orders Have Been Satisfactorily Placed During the
 Past Months.

Patronize home industry where ever possible, is the motto of the Canadian Pacific Steamship Com oany in Alaska, and recently an or der was placed for large number of folder boxes were made, lettered md delivered at prices below the best rate the company was able Q secure in Winnipeg and other
 large Canadian cities.
 Recently the Canadian Pacific general agent, F. F. w. Lowle, was notified that an idea advanced by Jim to have a small wooden box made for holding folders to be dis tributed among the agencies of the company in Alaska and also among the Alaska hotels had been adopted by the company and that they had been ordered from a firm at Winni- peg at certain price.
 MT. Lowle asked the company for permission to have the work done here if possible to secure prices in proportion. After inquiry he as ;ertained that the work could not only be done here but at prices much below the quoted price by the Canadian firm. The order was let md the boxes were delivered yes .erday. The woodwork on them was done by VanLehn & Raymond, while the lettering was done by A.. Ferte
 In addition the Canadian Pacific has had printing done in Alaska whenever possible, and during the past several months several hum dred dollars worth have been turn ed off the presses of this section Tor that company. The large win dow cards carrying the summer schedule of the steamers of that company and printed in two colors were printed on the new press of
 The Empire and have been causing | much favorable comment on the quality of the work.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-05-09
MASQUERADE TO BE
 GIVEN TONIGHT BY
 JUNEAU BOY SCOUTS

The arrangements for the big Hard Times Masquerade Ball. nov city dance, which is to be given to- night at the A. B. Hall for the ben efit of the Juneau Boy Scouts, have been completed and everything is in readiness for the music to start the first waltz.
 Clifford Kennard, scoutmaster, stated today that if enough support IS secured for the scouts at to- nights dance a set of uniforms for the boys will be secured The boys have requested to participated in the parade for Memorial Day. The scouts are busy fitting up their club rooms and quarters and they are beginning to round into shape. An election will be held within a few days at which time new members to the squad will be chosen.
 The music will start promptly at nine o'clock tonight and the dancers will unmask at 10:30 o'clock. Lad ies may wear kitchen aprons and house dresses and the men wear working clothes and soft shirts. Masks can be secured at the A. B. hall by those desiring them.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-05-09
ST. ANN HOSPITAL NOTES

Mrs. Walker, mother of Clyde E Walker, registrar of the local land office, is in for medical attention She is under the care of Dr. l.. O. Sloane.
 underwent a major operation yester- day. It was performed by Dr. L. O. Sloane.
 Ben Bullard, Taku River rancher underwent a slight operation yester- day and will have another at lat CT date. He is under the care of Dr. L. o. Sloane
 B. M. Hall, of the Five Finger
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-05-09

Light station is at the hospital for eye treatment, under the care of Dr. P J. Malone.
 Byron Olson, of the Annex Creek power station is suffering from rheu matism. He is under the care of Dr. l.. o. Sloane.
 Louis Moe, of Jualin, who under went minor operation recently, expects to leave soon.
 F. A. Robertson, of Thane, who suffered a broken leg recently, had his leg set yesterday and is resting much easier.
 S. Aronson, the painter who fell from the scaffolding at the Alaska Juneau recently and who suffered a broken leg is rapidly improving.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-05-09

Give us your uexs Ger for trapx fer work or coal. Inssu Transfer Company. Phone a.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-05-09

THE EMPIRE-All the News All the Time, Whom It Is News.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1917-02-28
Village Affairs i'm Fine Shape

The report of the village auditors
now in the hands of the printer, shows
the village to be in splendid financial
condition. The electric light depart
ment debt has been wiped out and a
very substantial sum turned over to
the general fund The water depart
ment has exceeded the requirements
of it's sinking fund and interest pay
ments for the year and the opera hall
has doubled it's income during the
year and is on a fine business basis.
All of which leads us to hope the
village will not be niggardly with it S
public library and winter playground
appropriations.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1917-02-28
Orleans News Page
News and Views from this
Hustling Village
New Books at the Orleans Library.

The Orleans library has recently
added about $125 worth of books, get
ting about an equal amount of fiction,
non-fction and juveniles. This is not
as large a proportion of fiction as we
usually have added each year, but the
committee thought best to put in
more books that would be a perma-
nent addition to the library Among
them we mention in biography and
travel, "Years of My YOUTH" Howells;
"Billy Sunday,"El "Little Book of
Friends" Spofford; "Recollections
Grave and Gay" Mrs. Burton Har-
rison; "A Diplomats Wife in Mexico"
O'Shaughnessy; "Tramping Through
Mexico, Guatemala and Honduras"
Franck; "From an Island Outpost"
Walter; "Charles Frohman," Mar
cosson & Frohman; books on the war,
"Gallipole," Masefield; with the
French in France and Salonika," Da-
Wis; "a Visit to Three Fronts" Dayle;
"The First Hundred Thousand" Hay;
"Wrack of the Storm" Maeterlinck;
other useful and interesting books
are, SOCIOLOGY and Social Progress"
Carver; EARN Management" War
rem; Commerce and Industry" Smith;
"Book of Electricity" Collins; "Rus-
sian Arts" Newmarket; Bryant's
translation of the Had; "New Crea-
tions in Plant Life" HARDWOOD; "The
Boys Prescott" "Boys' Book of Me-
chanical Models" Stout.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1917-02-28

Methodist Episcopal Church
W. S. Smithers, Pastor

Prayer service tonight at 1880
o'clock.
Sunday services: Sermons by the
pastor at 1920 a. m. and 7:15 p. M,
the morning worship to close with the
administration of the Holy Commun-
ion. Bible school at IL m. The at
tendance is fine but there is room for
others.
In the evening the pastor will
speak on "The Palace Beautiful -
It is of interest to note how a man
still exerting large influence in the
world tried to represent the Christ
ian life, and how such man as
Bunyan interpreted the word of God.
The Washington Missionary Tea
given last Thursday, was a decided
success, numerically, socially, fnan-
cially and dietetically.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1917-02-28
ORLEANS LOCAL MENTION

Mrs R. M Wells is i'll with grip.
Karl Webster spent Sunday in
Hanover.
Gerald French of Beebe spent Sun
day at his home.
Mrs. Hale Mason is suffering from
sprained ankle.
Miss Viva Shepard is working in
the Eldridge office.
George Rowell spent a few days of
last week at his home.
George Dane of West Charleston
was in town last week.
Miss Doris Dickens is able to be out
again after a long sickness.
Frank Lemos visited his daughter,
Mrs. Healey, the past week.
Sam Parker has sold his house on
Irasburg street to Henry Smith.
Miss Kathleen Dean of Worcester,
Mass, is visiting at Fred Deans.
Mrs. Merton Mann and Miss Ed
ma, were visitors in town last week.
Howard Bartlett is visiting his
aunt, Mrs. N. G. Simpson at Lyndon.
Mrs. John Cotton and Mrs. Flora
Guild were visitors in schol last week.
Harry Wellman of Boston visited
his mother, Mrs.H. B. Smith, Sunday.
Miss Hazel Haywood of St. Johns
bury is visiting at Mrs. Heminway's.
Mrs. V. V. Richardson visited her
son, Karl at St. Johnsbury recently.
Mrs Conant and daughter of Hard
wick are visitors at Mrs. Gordon Aus
tins.
Ezra Hughes broke one of his fin
gers while playing basket ball last
week.
A large crowd from here attended
the dance at Evansville Thursday
night.
H. H. Persons was called to Bangor,
N. Y, recently by the death of his
father
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1917-02-28

Mrs. S. S. Stoddard of Barnet, is
here visiting her daughter, Mrs. L. E..
Spafford.
Mrs. Henry Bassett is assisting her
daughter, Mrs. Harry Bassett, for a
few days.
Mrs. Sylvester and son, Raymond, of
Westfeld visited at W. A. Sylvester's
last week.
Mrs. Bertha Billiard has been
spending a few days with her mother
in Barton.
M. M. Taplin and W. E. Hanson
have sold the L. K. Heath place to A.
M. Beach.
A M. Beach has sold his farm on
the River road and bought the Lyman
Heath farm.
Mrs j. A. Joslyn is receiving treat
ment at the Mary Fletcher hospital
in Burlington.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Dane of West
Charleston spent the weekend at F.
A. Donaldson's.
Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert Cowles of
Cambridge, Mass, were visitors in
town last week.
There was no dancing school We'd
nesday evening on account of the
small attendance.