The Coffeyville Weekly Journal from Coffeyville, Kansas • Page 1

VOL COFFEYVILLE, MONTGOMERY COUNTY; KANSAS, FRIDAY, JULY 26, 1901. 8 pages. H. M. LEVAN'S BIG LOSS.

THE FAIR POSTPONED AFTER THE BONDERS WATER BONDS CARRIED New Water Improvements W4II Now-Be Made. MAJORITY WAS SEVENTY-FOUR Oat of a Total Vote of 396, There Were 161 Against the Honda First and Fourth Wards Were Against the Proposition To Work at Once. Coffey ville decided Tuesday to put in the duplicate water main by, "which the city will have an abundance of water for domestic and factory use and fire protection. The proposition submitted at the election Tuesday was to issue $18,500 bonds of the city to be used in laying a 10-inch main from the reservoir on the hill to the south side of Twelfth street; for various needed extensions here in the city and for providing additional fuel supply at the pump station. The vote cast was light compared with general elections, but nevertheless measured well up with the vote casf in the past at bond elections.

It was as follows WARD. ForAg'0stgrjgJnyt First ward 4S 57 9 Jerond ward LD 7 Third ward 8s 50 Fourth ward an 4 Ul S7 18 HOW TO KEEP 0 COOL. What Can Be Done to Make it a Comfortable, Restful Place In Hot Weather. "Many things can be done to make even the small house a comfortable restful place in the hot weather," writes Maria Parloa in The Ladies Home Journal for August. "Of 'course the windows must be properly shaded with blinds or awnings', and also well screened.

All the heavy hangings should be removed and when possible the carpets should be taken up or covered with linen. Cool colors, such as white, gray, light greens and blues, should take the place of the warmer colors. Thin white muslin curtains soften the light. The house should be well aired and sunned at least once a day. The early morning is best for this.

Open all the windows and blinds and let the sun and air pour through the house. About nine o'clock close the blinds and all the windows except one or two downstairs and two or three upstairs. In the open windows place wet grass screens, or cover the regular screens with wet flannel. When the snn goes down open all night the windows and blinds. A skylight or windows should be kept open night and day in the attic, except, of course, when it rains.

The cellar windows should be open at night. If they are not closed during the heat of the day, the warm, moisture-laden air enters the cellar and condenses on waifs, pipes, metals, and in a few days will make it so damp as to be an unsuitable place for keeping food." COUNTY SEAT NEWS. Court House I.iiwn Very ISeautlful This Hot Weather Other News. Monday's Independence Reporter: The beauty of the court house lawn during this dry weather is very generally commented on and shows what careful attention and a judicious use of water can accomplish. Janitor Merritt is entitled to great credit for his excellent work.

Arbitrator Mark Tulley has as yet heard nothing from his fellow arbitrator Hans Lund, of Kansas City, who was appointed by the insurance companies. It is thought that ho would surely be here by this morning but "nothing has been heard from him. Mr. Lund is comptroller of Kansas Citv. Deputy County Attorney Piper today received a telephone message from Justice Courtney of Cherry vale, stating that the dead body of a child had been found near there.

The matter had not been investigated and particulars were not known. HAULED THE CORN HOME. Independence of a Farmer Forcefully Shown Here A farmer living twenty-four miles from town came in Monday with five big loads of corn. Arriving about 10 o'clock hestayed until evening and when it had become cool, he hauled his corn back home. At first he insisted on having 75 cents a bushel.

He was offered 50 cents. Then he dropped to 65 cents. He was then offered 55. But this would not do. He hauled the corn home believing that in a short time he will get the 65 and may be the 75 cents asked.

A SOLDI.ER GAME SUNDAY. FortGlbsoa Soldiers Will riay Ball Here Sunday Afternoon. Manager Kercheval of the ball team says that Sunday's ball game will be a match between Coffeyville and the team of Troop Regular Army, from Fort Gibson, I. where the troop is stationed. The Troop A team has quite a reputation in the Territory and the game will not be lacking in interest or enthusiasm.

Refused to Accept Resignation. The vestry of St. Paul's church meeting to consider'Rev. Eversden's resignation refused to accept it at this time preferring to grant him a vacation of six months, supplying the parish in the meantime. This was a very high compliment paid to their rector in the hope that at the end of six months if not satisfied with Westport, he would return to this parish.

Rev. Eversden leaves here at the end of August. The Latest Dry Weather Stoey. Claremore Messenger An old gentleman who has lived on the Verdigris river some forty-five years, when told of how dry and how scarce water was out on the prairies, he said people over there in order to water their stock, had to run the -Verdigris river water Uhroagh a wringer and then, he said the water was dry on one 4 7 W-W. Harbourt Asks Divorce.

W. W. Harbourt has filed suit in district court for a divorce, from Ida M. Harbourt. Incompatability is the reason given.

"They were married December 23, 1896, and lived together until last October. Mrs. Harbourt 13 a daughter of J. C. Hide who formerly lived here.

A DECISION SATURDAY. Caney 's Case Against the Santa Fe Will Be Dccldea That Day. R. Charlton, S. H.

Barr and J. F. Blackledge of Caney were in the city Wednesday enroute home'f rom Topeka where they appeared before the state railroad commissioners in the case of Caney vs. the Santa Fe. When the Santa Fe Bartlesville branch; got into Caney over the Missouri Pacific tracks from Caney to Niotaze, the Santa Fe made a contract whereby they were not to accept any freight out of or to Caney for or from the north.

This destroyed freight competition in Caney and the merchants are fighting it. They took the case before the railway commissioners to compel the Santa Fe to do freight business out of Caney and to Caney on the north. The case has been argued and a decision is promised Saturday. The Santa Fe claims that the only way it could get into Caney was over the Missouri Pacific tracks and to do that it had to agree to haul no freight north of Caney. Both incoming and outgoing freight is accept for Caney south.

The company does passenger business both.ways. OUR WASHINGTON COLONY. 11. Charlton Returns from That State with Encouraging Reports. J.

R. of Caney was in the city Wednesday, having just returned from Washington state, where he held a seiies of revival meetings. He reports the Montgomery colony out there doing well and all completely satisfied with their new home. They are in Adams county about 200 miles east of the coast. They raised big wheat crops out there this year, most of them getting thirty bushels per acre.

The harvest there begins July 15. Mr. Charlton was there in June and a light snow fell three different days, June 3, 12 and 15. He had to wear his overcoat every night. This makes Kansas people yearn for a trip to Washington.

The Montgomery county colony consists of seven or more families who have moved there in the past three years mostly from Tyro and THE NEED OF MORE YARDS. II and red of Cars That Cannot Come Into Coffeyville Yards. Theneed of larger yards has never been so forcefully felt by the Missouri Pacific as this week. Only nine cars of wheat came in Wednesday over that road but on every sidetrack in each direction for forty miles are cars and whole trains destined for the Coffeyville yards. Tuesday night the two switch engines and a passenger engine had to put in an hour or more "seesawing" trains to let the midnight passenger in and out.

The main lines are filled with cars much of the time in order to allow elbow room in the yards. The other night the main line east as far as the ice plant was covered with cars. Work on the miles of new switch tracks is being rushed as fast as possible but the need for them becomes more apparent daily. PEARL STARR AGAIN. llalsrs "Rough House" on a Train Out of Fort Smith.

Wagoner Sayings Passengers on the west bound Iron Mountain train last evening report an exciting fracas which occured on the train just belowSallisaw. Pearl Starr, who claims to be the daughter of Cole Younger, came out from Fort Smith in company with a quantity of booze and bad men from Bitter Creek. Pearl was not long in getting a row started between her. man and some other drunk fellows, and 'tis said the air for a short time was thick with cuss words, knives, broken bottles and bleeding physiognomies. At Salli-saw Pearl was arrested by Deputy Rogers, who took her from the: train at that point to stand trial.

Pearl is the daughter of the famous Bell Starr, who was assassinated at Younger's bend on the Canadian river a number of years ago. Iter. 8. W. CI rk sad.

Rev. S. W. Clark died at p. m.

Tuesday at his home south pf the Baptist church. He was 92 years old. The funeral will be held at the Baptist church at 6 p. m. Friday witfi interment at Elm wood.

Rev. George Kline, pastor, will conduct the services. A full sketch of the life of the deceased will be published in a day or two as soon as obtainable. Mr. Pollett iT Candldatfy Daniel Pollett of Fawn Creek township will be a candidate for county commissioner, subject to the Republican primaries.

Mr. Pollett is a well known and highly respected citizen, has lived in the county many years and wilt go to the convention with many friends. Fire Destroys His Uninsured rianlng MUX at Joplln Loss 90,000. Former Clerk of Court, H. M.

Levari, of this city, has met with a heavy loss at Jopliri. Monday's Joplin News-Herald says "The Levan pjaning mill was totally destroyed by fire at 11 o'clock last night. The fire was discovered by neighbors when it had gained but little headway, but thero was no hydrant close enough to be used. An alarm was turned in to both departments. They responded quickly, but as the mill is situated between the railroad tracks and the nearest fire plug was 900 feet away, by the time water was turned on the fire had spread to the entire building and was burning fiercely.

Two streams of water were turned on and the firemen succeeded in savins: the ollice. which is a separate building. The mill burned entirely to the ground and it was 3 o'clock before the fire was entirely extinguished. E. H.

Eckhart, the manager, stated that the loss would be over 16,000,000. There was about $1,000 worth of finish-' ed material destroyed. Not a cent of insurance was carried on either the property or the stock. The property was formerly insured, but the policy expired last spring and was discontinued. Mr.

Levan, who owned tho mill, came down from Coffeyville yesterday to see about getting his property insured. Mr. Levan and tho manager had talked it over and had almost but not quite taken out insurance, when tho mill burned down. The origin of the fire is not definitely known. Two theories have been advanced, ono that it was caused by pon-taneous combustion, and the other that it caught by a spark from a passing engine.

Mr. Eckhart stated that the mill would not be rebuilt on account of the heavy loss by the property not being insured. To a reporter of Tho Journal Thurs day Mr. Levan, just home from said the mill was uninsured because they had a watchman in it all nignr. On Sunday, however, the man went to El Reno.

Mr. Levan thinks a Missouri Pacific engine switching back of the mill, caused the fire. The loss is between $5,000 and $6,000. THE REALTY MARKET. Parker Township Shows Dig List of Transfers This Week.

Parker township, which surrounds Coffey ville, leads this week in real estate transfers. Two tracts bought by the, Missouri Pacific are recorded this week, the Boswell tract and the Cahill tract, the latter being transferred to C. M. Ball temporarily. The sales follow PARKER TOWNSHIP.

Warret Owens and wife to Asa Hockett, part lot 1, sec 1-35-16. J25. Daniel Cahill to Chas. M. Bali, part lots 5 and 6, section 2-35-16.

$6,087. Robt. L. Wells and wife to Daniel Wells part lot 7, section 2-35-10. $350.

Daniel Wells and wife to W. S. Up-ham, part lot 7, section 2-35-16. $750. McDonald Stewart, single, to Howard J.

Stewart, undivided half of south half of southeast quarter section 7 and north half of northeast quarter section 18-35-16. $2,000. Elizabeth P.Booth to John M.Barrett, north half southwest quarter section 10-35-16. $1,000. Qeorge F.

Boswell, et al, to Kansas Arkansas Valley 'railway company, part east half southeast quarter section (15 13-100 acres). 3,782.30. COFFEYVILLE May M. Gillespie and' husband to Aaron Garverick, lot 5, block 2, Gar-verick's addition. $25.

Cooweeseoowee District Teachers. The following are the primary teachers for the Cherokee schools oT the Cooweescoowce district: Vinita, Mrs. M. J. Browning, Anna E.

Lyons, Mrs. L. K. Athey; lone Harlin; Catale, Mrs. L.

J. Ross; Oolagah, Grace Phillips; Adair, Mary Garrett; W. H. Vann; Hickory Creek, Rosa Sanders; Lightning Creek, Abbie Wagoner; Brush Creek, Corinne ATberty Browning Springs, Cherrie Alberty Pryor Creek, Janeanna Ballard; Toveyx, Sevola Mitchell; New School, Charlotte Drew; Claremore, Mattie Eaton and Jennie Ross; Justice, Josephine Howard; Sugar Mound, Senora Gray Payne, Maggie Parksl One Women Cut Another. Ica Mace was ptabbed several times by another woman named Mills at the Possum Creek celebration Tuesday night.

The Mace woman will recover. The quarrel arose over a man named Flint. Brick Case Dismissed. In city court Friday the case of H. B.

Harmon asainst the Independence Brick company was dismissed, Mr. Harmon having failed to show up the last two days oa which the case was'sct for trial. Will Not Be Held in August as First Planned. FOR AN OCTOBER MEETING At That Time a Session Will lie Held Embracing Many New Idea and At-, tractions Exact Date to Ite Ac-nounced in a Few Day. The fourth annual fair of the Coffeyville Fair and Park Association, announced for August 13-16, was declared off at a meeting of the board of directors held at the city hall Wednesday night.

The main reasons given for the action are: 1. Extreme heat and drouth is ruinous to the agricultural exhibits. 2. The heat is fatal to fat stock such as would be exhibited. 3.

Owing to high prices for feed horse entries were very meager and unsupported by the usual amount of cash hence many suspensions and financial burdens for the association were foreshadowed. As told in The Journal the withdrawal of Ottawa, Fredonia and Erie fairs broke up the circuit deprivingjfairs that wanted to remain of circuitjibenefits. This and other reasons caused the board to act as it did Wednesday night. It is the intention of the board to hold a three or four day meeting late in September or in early OctoberT This meeting" will virtually amount to a postponement of the fair, because it will consist of everything usually given at the fair (except agricultural displays) and many other things beside. A committee of J.

E. Kentner, Andy Curry and R. Y. Kennedy was appointed to arrange the matter. At this meeting many new things will be introduced.

There will be some good races, and probably a grand roping contest, and night theatricals. The grounds will be lighted and seated and many attractions will be put on. Among i them will probably be a home talent ministrel'stibw, a Woodman play, band concerts and every thing to interest and attract. By this time the weather will be cool and comfortable and the whole thing will be much more pleasant and enjoyable than it could possibly have been had it been held in August. The details of the new deal will be announced from time to time.

The exact date will be announced in a few days. FORT SCOTT WON IT. Defeated Coffeyville Wednesday by the Score of 11 to 6 Too Much Kicking. Fort Scott opened a series of three games here Wednesday by defeating the Coffeyville team-by a 6core of 11 to 6. Both teams played ragged ball.

The game was greatly marred by the growling and kicking of the visiting team. It was annoying to the spectators and tiresome in the extreme. Dick Clark pitched or the home team allowing thirteen hits and striking out five men. With better support behind him Clark could have won his game easily. The home team has been strengtben- ed'f or Thursday's game.

Summary Three base hits. Barndol lar; two base hits, Hays, Harvey and Smith Struck out by Clark, 5, by Goes, hits off Clark, 13, off Goes, 8. DISCING WHEAT. A Farmer Who Thinks It Jtetter Than Any Other Method. Independence Star: Ira E.

Cox, living northwest of town, has discovered a new method for sowing vheat. It works well. It- is nothing more or less than discing the wheat. Last fall he disced thirty acres of his wheat and plowed and sewed the remainder of his crop by old methods. The wheat which was disced when threshed this summer made thirty-fiye bushels to the acre while the wheat put in by the old method and on the same quality of ground made only twenty-five bushels an acre.

As a result, Mr. Cox will adopt the discing method for putting in his wheat after this. A Bridge Darned Oat. An 80-foot trestle between Tyro and Peering burned Wednesday. The trains had to run around by Ropr and Sedan as a result.

It will take a few days to rebuild the bridge. Heat and Politics, Ottawa Herald: The most unfortunate place in Kansas has been located. Its name on the map is Coffeyville, there they have a red hot 'city election this week. Labette County Authorities Go to Colorado for Them. LOCATED AT FORT COLLINS Frank Ayres Says Kate Bender Was Once Ills Wife and Now Lives There as May Baker Early Tragedies Recalled by the Action, Governor Stanley has granted a requisition on the "governor of Colorado for four persons who are believed by reputable citizens 'of Montgomery and Labette counties to be the notorious Benders.

The affidavits upon which the requisition was granted were made by E. M. Dack, T. B. Smith, V.

A Monyhand I and M. E. Sparks, who went to Colorado especially to see the four suspected persons. They declare that while without further inquiry they are not prepared to swear positively that they are the persons wanted, they firmly believe them to be so, and upon the additional statements of other citizens of the two counties the governor consented to issue the necessary papers. The steps to bring the suspected ones to Kansas are taken upon the representation of Frank Ay res of Fort Collins, who claims that he knows them and that the notorious Kate Bender was once his wife.

He says they live at Fort Collins in Laramie county, where the father and mother are known as Charles Read and wife, and the two children as William Baker and May Baker. He says the old man is about 79 years of age and his wife five or six years younger. The other two, he says, are about 50. The requisition names four agents to receive the prisoners from the Colorado authorities, but only Ed L. Burton, a Ip.jr of Oswego, has gone to Fort Collins.

The other three are to follow if Burton is satisfied that the suspects are really the Benders. He took an old citizen along with him to identify them. They left Topeka Saturday night. Oswego, July 23 E. L.

Burton is in Denver as attorney for the county commissioners, after having secured requisition papers from Governor Stanley for the family supposed to be the Benders. The sheriff and other county officials are using every, effort to keep secret every movement they are making. Frank Ayers, representing himself as the husband of Kate Bender, has been here several days working np the case and declares that there is no question that the Fort Collins family are the original Kansas outlaws. A family suspected of being the Benders was tried in Labette county in 1889 and released for want of evidence. The Benders were squatters on land in the western part of Labette county which was claimed by rival railway companies.

The family lived apart from their neighbors and conducted i country hotel. Travelers were lured to their hotel and murdered and the bodies were afterwards buried in the garden or cellar. Eleven bodies were dug up on the place after the community became aroused and drove the Benders out. The house was equipped with a death trap which let victims fall into the cellar, where they were knocked in the head by John Bender, jr who stood by with an axe. The murder which drove the Benders to flight was the killing of Dr.

York of Independence. York's brother headed a searching party which made things so warm for the family that they left the country. THE HEAT SCARES THEM. Fear of the Beat In the City Jail Alone Keeps It Empty. Marshal Harbourt threw a little light on the scarcity of police court, cases these days by telling how hot it is in jail just at present.

As is well known Coff eyville's receptacle for prisoners is a square stone, iron-roofed building with a little door on the north. This alone would be hot. But surrounding the jail is a high board fence which keeps all air out of the jail and makes the temperature within all the way from 105 to 120 degrees. Tuesday afternoon, says the marshal, two or three fellows began to be boisterous. All they needed was'to be told how hot the jail is.

They immediately became quiet and no more trouble was Small Gas Explosion. The house of G.B. Warnack, south of the Missouri Pacific depot, was slightly damaged by gas exploding Tuesday evening. No one was hurt. Majority for bonds, 74; total vote, 306.

The main fight on the bonds came from the First and Fourth wards although by the proposition each ward gets a good and much needed extension First ward, on East Seventh street and the Fourth on East Ninth street. 'Both of these wards were against the bonds by a small vote, although a large majority for the bonds would undoubtedly be shown on a full vote. The extensions provided for are as fol-lows: Duplicate 10 inch main from reservoir to south side of Twelfth street. Extension on East Ninth from Cedar to east side of Uncapher Wilson's ad-ditition, Fourth ward. Extension on East Seventh from "Walnut to Cedar street, First ward.

Extension on West Tenth from Beech to Ouichita. Extension in Scurr Savage addition, 2,180 feet long. These include twelve new' fire hydrants. Work on the extensions and new main will begin in a few days. Some of the pipe is already here.

The new main can he put in in time to be good service this fall. Now that the election is all over a few things may be said that would have been apparently for "effect" if said before. The insurance maps for Coffeyville show 74-pounds water pressure at the Plaza. There is probably not a time in three years when this pressure has been had without, special efforts. Had the insurance companies been so disposed they could have raised the rates at any time.

The extremely weak pressure (except when direct pressure is used) of the past four months has been noticed by the companies and there is absolutely no doubt that had Tuesday's proposition been defeated, an advance in rates would have been speedily forthcoming. Insurance agents admit this. But before the election this statement would not have been believed by the opposition to the bonds. The old city fight could be traced Tuesday and in the few days preceding. It was very largely a fight npon Mayor Frazier and Superintendent Ricksecker and those two officials have especial reason to feel proud of the result as it is in a measure a vindication of the course they have pursued.

The council came in for considerable censure because they ordered the pipe be" lore anyone thought of an election. Yet this action was taken on advice of-the legal department that bonds were unnecessary. In the meantime the incoming city attorney ruled that bonds were necessary. This changed the plan of the council and they willingly submitted the matter to the people with the result that they have been sustained and can now complete the plans originally made for better water There was no intention nor desire to prevent a Vote of the people; in fact, it was stated at the very first that a vote was desired. 1 The newspapers, as usual, had plenty to say.

The Journal supported the proposition from the first; the Gaslight was neutral and the other two papers fought the proposition bitterly, although one repented at the eleventh hour under a change of management and its former editor took the handbill route to get before the people against the bonds..