Arkansas City Daily Traveler from Arkansas City, Kansas • Page 1

VOLUME 24 ARKANSAS CITY KANSAS, FRIDAY. OCTOBER 30, 1908. NO. 01 Arkansas City Offers Superior Inducements To The Homeseeker, The Manufacturer, The Investor, jThe Capitalist And Laborer. THE CANDIDATES TODAY THE CASE WAS POSTPONED WEATHER For Kansas: Fair tonight and Sat ROCKEFELLER IS FOR IAFT Claims Fitness and Temperment Entirely an His Side.

Chairman Mack Charges There Is a Deal On. Claim Repnb-r licans Have Millions of Dollars For Slush Fund. RAILROAD ROTES Conductor Leonard has resumed his duties. A new wiper has been employed at the shops; Conductors Pyer and Vuzlker hate reportedafor work. Conductor Ires and crew went out In charge of 116 today.

Conductor Bartlett was in charge of 421 out of here this morning. Engine 433 brought President Ripley's car into the city last night. Fireman Fulton came to the city pn engine ,1128 from Guthrie last night. The new sewer from the shops to the Arkansas river is nearly "com- urday, Rising temperature Saturday. DON'T USE FIREARMS -Tomorrow is Hallow.en: and the mayor and city officers wish to notify the boys and all others who take part in the regular Hallo w'en stunts that they are not premitted to shoot tire, arms of any kind in the ci Jimitsi Two years ago tomorrow night a young man was killed in this city the hands of a companion wbo discharged a revolver which he did uot know was loaded.

The circumstance will be re membered well by the citizens of Ar kansas City. Hugh Cline on that night shot and killed Loyd Kinley, Stecial officers will be employed tomorrow night to keep perfect order and see to it that property is not desroyed. HOLLO WE'EN PARTV Last night at the large danct hall in Banney's Fifth Avenue hotel, a subscription Hallowe'en party, was given by a number of the Arkansas City young ladies. For the occasion the hall was decorated in a peculiar bit attractive manner. The important features of the det- orationswere the pumpkin tanterns and real baled hay seats, the latter beinjr placed about the side walls and in the corners of the room.

The party. was a success in every way, and there was a large crowd of young eopl in attendance Therprincipal entertain ment or tne Hallowe'en party was dancing! Refreshments were served during the evenings entertainments BIRTHDAY PARTY. Yesterday afternoon at her pleasant home, 519 North Second street, 'Mrs: Jacob Seyfer ave a party, in honor of her grand daughter, Miss Lois iMac- a tne occasion tinar ner.Dirtn day', Miss MacA Ulster was 5 years of art yesterday and thirty-two ot her little friends gathered at the Seyfer home to assist her. in the celebration. The little folks spent a pleasant afternoon in playing games of various kind on the lawn, and in partaking of a dainty luncheon; Nate Morain came home yesterday afternoon from Wichita, where he wa called by the illness of his daughter, Miss Bessie, who was taken with an attack of appendicitis and was Operated pn.

Miss Morain is a rurse in the West Wichita Hospital and is getting the best of treatment. For a few days Miss Morain was in a bad condition but when her father left.her she was getting along nicely and was able to take nourishment. Miss Nellie Pyles. of this city, has entered upon her duties as a nurse in the hospital. Y.

M. C. A NOTES. Basketball practice tonight. The two teams for the member ship contest were chosen last night.

Earl Wolfe is captain of Reds and Wji Wiley of the Blues Ribbons are to distributed Monday. Be on hand for the election re turns next Tuesday night. A luneh eounter is to be provided for the occasion. Everybody welcome. Rev.

Henry Irving Kohler, pastor of the United Brethern church tn this city, has arrived here from Coshoctou, Ohio, and will begin his work as pastor in his city on Friday, Not. 8 Next Sunday Rev. Kohler will preach at the 1: A. L. schoo- house at 11 clock in the morning and at 7:30 in the evening.

Kev. Kohler has a prepossessing appearance and has had 10 years service in the ministry. Tiie Traveler welcomes him to our city. Mrs, Rose Morrow, of LawsorvMo: is here for a visit with her brother, J. T.

Morrow. She has been visiting in Texas and stopped off here on the way nome. mine in mas Mrs. Morrow secured the largest lemon we ever saw it weighed three pounds and was 18 inches in circumference Letrons grow plentifully at Quero, Texas and some are larger than this one shown by Mrs. Morrow.

narris, the druggist, takes an in creased space of his regular ad today. The A Loan Co sells': fcrnit.ure Cheaper than any one else. Midland hotel block. Phone 202. S0 3t Send your family washing to the Domestic laundry.

Telephone 530 for Taf Still in New York Bryan In Ohio and Indiana, Sherman to Greet iaft at Utica. Kerns Sticks to Hoosier State What the Les- ser Lights Are Doing. New York.Oct30 Taft and Bryan after almost a hand to band struggle last night for the support of Syracuse and Onnndaleua county, parted company today-and probably will not come within point blank range of each other. Taft remains In hotly contested Nw York state, while Bryan goes to take a hand ln tte fight in Ohio.Iodiana and Illinois. He traveled today through Ohio.

ter a number of addresses, is "enroute to attend the night meeting at Buffalo. Sherman will greet Taft at Utica and will speak tonight at Oneonta. Kern continues to tour through Indiana, which state Bryan reaches tomorrow Indiana Is also' a center cf activity for Chafin and Watklns. It Is announced that the Inde pendence part? camDalgn will close with a big meeting in Brooklyn tonight and another tomorrow night at Carnegie hail. Manhattan.

Hlsgen. Graves and Hearst will be at both meetings. Debs left Chicago this morning for a tour through Wis consin in the Red Special and is! to speak at Woodstock, Illinois, where he was confined in jail following" the American Railway Union strike OUMOIHTAFT Was A Democrat tor Over Thirty Years. Chicago, Oct 30 Frank Jones, secretary of the American Trust and Savings bank.o Chicago, who served under President Cleveland for four years as first assistant postmaster general and who has been identified with the democratic partv fui thirty years, has declared himself a warm supporter of Mr Taf r. WORTH KNOWING It might be of interest to local sports and huntsmen to know that the open season for shooting quail in Kansas is for 30 days only, from "November 15 to December 15.

The open season on these birds in Oklahoma is from October 15 to November 15. During the open season in Oklahoma however, it is unlawful lo transport the birds into Kansas or any other state after they are killed. The deppty state same warden who is now working in this locality gives out the above information so that those who hunt quail may know what th law requires in that line. It is unlawful at tany time to hunt on Sunday or to hunt without first obtaining a license torn the county clerk The Hicrh School foot ball team left this noon -r Wellington where they fill meet the Wellington High School team tomorrow. This game is expected to be a good one as both teams are; about the same.

Last year each took a victory Dr. T. F. Jones has been granted a permit by the city clerk for the, erection of a dwelliug house on lots 25, 2d, 27. and 23 in block 34 East Washington Avenue.

The estimates cost of th new dwelling is $1,500 and he same to be completed by Nov. 15. The third division of the build-Incr fund of ths Methodist church will hold aa exc taoge at the Hamilton Collison hardware store Saturday Oct. 3L It "I have just received ai rice line of suit ciss and grins ever shown in the city. Reiter get cc nowC Masters.

i-': '81 3rt-' On page 6 appears the big adv. of Uie Lyric telling the public, of a change in its program. All kinds of confections at Smith Bly's. 9126 Justice Wright Rules Against Desire of Labor Leaders. They Wanted the Buck's Stoye and Range Case Heard Before Election.

It Was Continued Until Novenber 10. Washington. Oct 30 Notwith standing tue efforts of labor leantrs to have tie question decided before election. Justice Wright in the dis trict supreme court today postponed the consideration of the cases of Samnel Gompers John Mitchell and Frank Morrison, charged with contempt in connec tion with the Buct Stove Range company of St Louis. VISITED BY STORM 9 ttew England Coast Experiences Worse One Since Last Winter.

Boston, Oct. 30. The New England coast was visited by a store of wind and rain of greater severity than has been experienced since last winter. The storm center was the vicinity ot Nantucket, and Cape Cod bore tUe brunt of the gale. Vessels were forced to, anchor for protection under Monomoy point and the fishing schooners were driven ashore.

1 OFiCE SOCIETY LEADER Hrs William Astor, an Elderly Lady Has Heart Trouble jfew York; tOri WUliam AstorTit 'IstdV oyer 'eighty years old and for twenty years leader of New York '-society, is critically ill with heart affection at her Fifth avenue home. Several relatives have been RECEPTION TO PASTOR. The members of the Christian church and their friends tendered a reception to the pastor, Rev. Thos. II Poppleweli and family Thursday, evening at the church.

After a musical programe by the choir, an address of welcome was made by D. Lewis and a response by the pastor. The ladies served refreshments during the evening and a good social time was enjoyed by all. The church was tastefully decorated for the occasion. This occasion gives evidence of a renewed interest in church allaiis and speaks well for a very successful year's work.

MAY-PINGREY. Miss Lulu Bell May of Arkansas City, and Mr. Oscar D. Ping ray, of Sit verdale, were married by Probate Judge Pro Tem Ellis E. Fink at his office in Winfield at half past ten o'clock the forenoon of Tuesday Oct.

29. 1908. Courier. Hosley, who for several months past has held the position as night cleric at the Fifth Avenue hotel, has resigned and yesterday be left for Muskogee, Okla. At present Bob Woodward, the day clerk is holding down both the day and night job in the capacity of clerk.

Miss Sarah Ann Shaw and Mrs. Hannah Henry, of Illinois, are in the city for a visit with friends and relatives. These two Illinois ladies arts sisters of Dennis Shaw and 'have not visited in this part of the state for twenty-five years. Lay in your winter's supply 'of potatoes now. They won't be any ower.

We have the stock. the quality and the price Powell's Fe.a Store. 90 6t Tomorrow is candy day at the Harris drug store. See -big adv. for parti culars.

Bishop Oldham.of the M. E. church, will make an address at the Metho dist rally tonight- Hear him. Something nobby are fancy wash vests at C. E.

Masters. The rep liar price ranges from $1.50 to but are reduced to SI to $2. 3t 89' Chicago, Oct 30 A dispatch to the Record-Herald from New York says John Rcckefe)ter-cve interview today saying be intended to rote for Taf t. Rockefeller: Is quoted as saying "If for no other I would support Taft bceauseincczapaxlns him personally with; the balance of fitness and nsmpera-ment entirely on his side." New York, Qc 3Tha charges wer made today by nrman Hack; that the declaration of Rockefeller for Taft was the, of between ths repuol iciarf nitional committee and the Standard Oil in rests. lie said that undoubtedly the twenty-Din million dollars fine won be fixed up in: even of Taft slectfon.

He declared that ha- bad learned that the republicans had a campaign und three mill isns and two millions were being used for the puroosesof corruption ind bribery and i tfo. hundred thousand dollars' had been sent into Indiana and more to i RESENTED BEING HANGED So Mob Shot Cook- Chareed With Murder of King. Kingston. Oct 30. Amob of thirty men attacked the Rome County jail at midnight and killed George Cook held on the charge of murdering John King a few weeks ago.

They had a rope. but Cook resisted and was shot. oming in contact with It It will probably, be several weeks befere the crane can be used aain as some of the parts necessary to repair it will have to ba sent away for. Foreman McNair.of the holler Mr Spohn and their wives have returned from Emporia, where they took in the boilermak-ers- ball They expected to have a great time and Mr McNair said that they were not disappointed. He also stated that Emporia was a republican town good and strong.

No 17, the Santa Fe train from Kansas City, was two hours late in reaching Arkansas City this morning. The cause of the delay was a dead engine on the train. The stop; was made at Newton in order to re pair the engine as there was not another live entice to be had there. 17 and north bound pas3enger, passed at the local station this morning. Mrs.

Ellen Fisk whose home is near Bazaar, Chase counry, was killed by the Santa Fe passenger train. No. 113 yesterday morning at 9:40 o'clock as the train pulled into El Dora Mrs. Fisk had been visiting relatives near that town and her grand daughter, Olivia Hart, had started to the train to go to her home. The two ladies drove in front of the train and Mrs.

Fisk was "struck squarely, her head being completely severed from the body and the body was horri bly mangled. The body was under the third coach before the train was stop ped. The dead woman leavev two children. The residence of Mr and Mrs Wm Pcwers.ln the Fifth ward, was the scene of much merriment yfsterflaj evening The occasion was the thirteenth birthday of Orin, a son of Mr sod Mrs Powers. and a large number r-f the young folks gathered at the Towers home and enjoyed themselves ith games and other amusements Orin is quite popular among playmates wa3 fully demon- sr rated last eveulng by the many beautiful presents he received They all had a good time and upon their departure for their hemes tt ev wished Orin many more happy ipieted.

Brakemen Hoffman, Hvden.Kelly, Hawkins and Southard are taking vacations. Several north end engines are be tngused on the Oklahoma division at present: Snyder.bonus supervisor on the Eastern Grand division. was in the city today. Master Mechanic Lend rum returned on 18 last night ftom a business trip in Oklahoma. Fireman Ezra Smith has resumed his duties after oelng off a few days on account of sickness.

Engineer Tom Boache is on the sick list at pesent and is taking a vacation to Mechanical! Superintendent Mc-Goff is still in the city locking after business in his department Mrs Chas Loud is going toGuthrle soon for a short visit. Mr Loud is in charge pfthe shops tbere at presen t- a McNair employed men to work in 'the boiler denat- ment hera while ha was in Emnnria. President Ripley's special arrived last uight and was In the city over night, leaving for the east this morning. 1 i- Ed Mackey, foreman of the water service department, had his gang at the south yards thi morning miking some repairs Ben Payne, motive power acoint ant pas-ed through the city from Topeka enroute to Galveston on a business trip this morning. Eoeinter German was here from Skedee yesterday on a business visit Ed is "tunning on 417 and 418 between Guthrie and Skedee.

Mr Oliver conducted the school for Apprentice machinists the shops this morning. He was sick last week and didn't issue any instructions Daddy Carr, employed at the shops, fell on the switch engine while riding to the depot last night, and received a few bruises. The engine was not running fast and his injuries are not serious. Engine 59 took the talr out. The crews were Engineer Splckelmlre and Fireman Hathaway, Engineer Lansing and Fireman Hopkins re spectiveiy.

uonauetor uossey went oul in charke of the train. Wm popular tonsorial artist in the city was summoned to come down to the president's spec ial this morning and remove tne beards of some of the officials there on, which he did In his usual artistic Roy Thornton.of the Pacific Ex press here, has none to Arkansas City to take tfle express run between there and Dexter. Walter Fuller, who has had the place for scm8 time, is to tak Roy's place here. Winfield Courier. Ths rnrg is the mquerade at the Fifth Avenue hotel given by the A jii T.

everybody Is goim? to atifcud. Spectators are toT charged 10 cents admission ard couples 50 cents. The charge for Iscectators Is due to tbe large crowd that -is going to attend. nhe wate-r oran art tbe jssw'itch yards was pot out of commission again last night by a loeomotive birthdaysr wagon to come and get it. 91-2t.