The Coffeyville Weekly Journal from Coffeyville, Kansas • Page 8

"FTimAV, AUGUST 27, 1S09. J-1 city is erected, it has a population of 1130 people, who are actually employed I There are 700 horses of the finest having any clothes that is at all, wear, able to kindly give it tfor- the use "of such unfortunate ones-. work is a most commendable -work arid should SAW ADVERTISEMENT. Efl RffiE WILL STEP OUT ailcT bought two lotsin 1 mous equipment. Most of -these horses Smith Poffewille todav through thoroughbreds and a large are trained to a remarkable de- the Big Three Land Co.

in tee heart of the new city of intelligence. One horse par-will make -him a good invest- moved order of the navy department, arrived in Topeka yesterday and has ibeeni1 set up in the state house grounds. The eagle has a spread of 24 feet weighs 2,300 pounds, being made of solid brass. The eagle will used as a part of the decorative scheme for the new Memorial building and probably will be placed just over the main entrance to the new b'uiiding. The government loaned the eagle to the state historical society but- the government is no an "Injun giver" so it will never go back.

SCHEDULE FOB THE SALARIES receive the hearty cooperation "that it deserves. Many have plenty of" snch clothing, but allow it to accumulate without thinking of the good it might do for those less fortunate. Look over your wardrobe and sort out the things that you are not apt to dave further use -for this year, and then notify Mrs. Williams iby 'phoning 907 or take them to 16 East Fourth REV. HOPKINS PLEASED BAPTISTS if shipments were cent first to the Mississippi river and then re-sent to Che Missouri river.

The commission will, it is asserted, carry the case to the supreme court of the United States. "We are not prepared today," said the court opinion, "that the commission has power to enter upon decisions looking toward a system of rates wherein longer and shorter hauls will taper downward according to distance, providing such tapering is both comprehensively and symetriall3r applied. "But is does not follow that the power of that characer includes power, by use of differentials, to artificially divide the country into trade tributary to given trade and manufacturing color. The Commission in such case, having powers as a result to pre-deter-mine what trade and manufacturing centers shall be; for such power is vaster than any one body of men has heretofore exercised, though wisely exerted in specific instances. It would be putting in the hands of the commission the general power of life and death over every trade and manufacturing center in the United States." master has given out the information CAME HERE FROM DELAWARE AS that he wil not be a candidate for a i-CANDIDATE FOR PULPIT.

other term in that office. "The wo.k has been most pleasant," says -Mr. Rammel, "but I have other interest DOES NOT WANT THE POSITION AS POSTMASTER AGAIN. TWO CANDIDATES IN FIELD Sam McMurtry and Joe McCreary Will Make Race for the Place-Petitions Are Out. Edward Rammed the present post-.

that require my tiime and attention, frence I shall not make the race fir Ithe comi-ng-lerm." There are now two candidates in th field for the place, these are Sam McMurty and Joe McCreary. Both- are well known citizens and their rien is are signing the petitions which tlu-y are circulating. The gentlemen are eld residents here, Mr. McCreary has occupied the office of postmaster several years ago; Mr. McMurtry widily known over the county having served as county clerk.

The vacancy in the local p-vuolree does not occur until next April and Mr. Rammel will serve until th.it tirur. ROBBED MXUUOUGIt HOME BURGLARS OVERTURNED CONTENTS OF DRAWERS GOT $2. Family All Asleep or May Have Been Chloroforhied During the Search for Valuab.es. While Mrs.

Z. W. McCullough. her four children, and Miss Belle-Cox, a seventeen year old neighbor-girl, were sleeping in the bedroom of the McCullough home, 502 West Eleventh street, Monday night, burglars entered and completely ransacked the house. In addition to $2 in money that was missing, the dresser drawers wen; emptied and the contents piled in' the middle of the sitting room.

The sleeping room adpoins the sitting room, where the burglars operated. The door that separates the two rooms was left ajar. Dining all the time the burglars worked, neither ot the ocupants of the adjoining bedroom were awakened. "I do not see how they could have done the work, unless they chloroformed us," Mrs. McCullough said this morning.

"We did not know anything of the deed until this mornring until after repeated knocks. neighbors awoke me and said my- screen door was open. Then I discovered that someone had been in the house. "I do not feel as if I had been chloroformed, and the only thing that leads me to suspect that drugs had been used was when my neighbors tried to arouse me. I stumbled about as if in a stupor and could not think.

Naturally I am a light sleeper, as are my children also." Mr. McCulllough is a plumber. Last night he was in Tulsa on business and the Cox girl came oyer to. spend the night with his wife, -tj mimi i' "I heard a man start up on'the porch last night," Mrs. McCulllough continued.

waited awhile and then took part of my money and i3.id it on the dresser in a dish. I kept $2 in the pocket-book and placed it in the dress er drawer. He evidently seen where I placed it. We all went to bed at the same time. Miss Cox and 1 1 both heard some one trying-the doors -on my neighbor's house." The police were not called in to in vestigate the case, according to Mrs.

McCullough. No trace could be found about the house of a rag that had been saturated with chloroform. Levy for Drainage' Purpose. The Coffeyville drainage board -met Monday night and fixed the tax levy for the ensuing year to cover the cost of construction in -building (the along the Verdrtgris riverr. The city- pays $15,297 i five years with yearly installments, amounting to uracUcallv $3,100 each year.

This will be the third levy made on the work IIAT1 iinm mitt nuiLL IS IN TOTALLY DESTROYED BY SATURDAY NIGHT FIRE LARGEST STRUCTURE IN TOWN Fire Was of InceruHary Origin Hotel Was to Be Managed by "Hub" Read. Work va3 begun at Nowata early Monday morning to dismantle the wrecked frame of the New hotel build ins. which was destroyed by lire Saturday night. The matter of recon structing the building tor its former Ki7 will be- commenced immediately. The fire Saturday night was one ol the costliest that has visited Nowata.

While the flames were confined to one structure alone, it was of sufficient size to warrant the calling of the Cof-feyville fire department for assistance. The new hotel, under course of con Ftruction and owned by the Nowata Hotel company, is a total wreck. The loss was estimated at $43,000. The company consisted of Nowtaa capital. II.

W. Reed, former proprietor of the Newport cafe in Coffeyville, was one of the principal stock holders and was to have managed the hotel at thf time of its completion and opening October 1. The building was insured by the Builders' Insurance company in the. sum of $20,000. It consisted of ninety rooms and was the largest structure in Nowata.

It was about 9:1." o'clock in the evening that the fire was first noticed. Flames were first seen shoot-1 ing out of the windows of the second story. An alarm was turned in from the air dome situated just across the The flames seemingly started in twe places in the second floor, and the firf had evidently been burning some time when the department arrived. The citizens of Nowata have been throwing big compliments to the firemen for the work they did. By tli time the firemen arrived the entire structure was burning, owing to thf speed with which the flames spread and all efforts to check it were ol no avail.

By dint of hard work the firemen managed to limit the flames and savef several surrounding buildings. It was thought for a that the Presby terian church and other buildings ir the immediate vicinity would go up ir smoke, but the department organize? two weeks ago fought valiantly anc" checked the advance of the fire. There is no doubt but that the fire was of incendiary origin, yet the citl zens of Nowata refuse to say anything along this line. This is the third Are which has occurred in Nowata within three weeks, and aU started almost it the same time and on Saturday evening. The first time several stores were robbed while the citizens were fighting the fire.

On the second time the business men responded to the call fire-arms. At present there is a great deal of excitement in that city. It was not due to slow (work of the local firemen that department number two -did not get to the scene. When Loren Harvey, chief, received the call the men and horses were ready to go as if called on a Coffeyville fire. In five minutes after the car had been placed at the disposal of the depart ment, the horses and wagon were loaded and the department was ready for the trip.

The fireman assigned to help take the special Missouri Pacific train, flat car and box-car to Nowata failed to show up though, before the word was received that the fire was out. BARNDOLUB IN TEAM Signs Man with White Sox for Balance of Year. Sal Harry Barndollar, who is well known In local base ball circles, has been signed to finish the season with the 'Coffeyville White Sox. His addition to the forces of Captain Bradbury's crew will mean several changes in the local line-up. Barndollar will foe asked to cover the third position.

Mahle, who has been playing at the final turning point. will be switched to first base and "Sox" McCreary will be shifted to the out garden. The change will take place next Sunday, when BarndoUar will make his first appearance in the local uniform. He has been umpiring in the last two games. "The change will be very beneficial to the White Sox." said Captain Brad bury "Mahle was playing a fast game at third and McCreary was eating them up at first, but it is for the purpose of strengthening the team in general that we are making this transfer." The White Sox are scheduled against the Frontenac team Sunday afternoon.

CUPID WAS BUSY HERE Coffeyville has to ibe given the credit of having the efforts on the tart "of Sir an Cupid. That little ifellow 3ias done well in this county during the time intervening 'between July 13 and today, says an Independence paper. The number of licenses issued reaches 61. Of these, twenty-three have been issued to Coffeyville folks Independence comes next in the county with fourteen. Cherry vale comes with four and Elk City with three.

Bearing has two and Caney and Lie Hunt and Sycamore with, one each. This makes 'forty-nine. The others are from out of the county. GETS BIG KANSAS EAGLE. Government Makes the State a Prcs- ftnt of a Huge Brass Bird, ka, Aug.

21. The big brass-eagle that has adorned the bow of the battleship Kansas since its construction, but which was lately re- Mm RUINS breed required for the circus Derfomi- ance and for the handling of the enor- derful amount of nerve that he dis plays. This horse is a beautiful, snow-, white thoroughbred called "Jupiter, the balloon horse." Jupiter, upon whom is seated a young lady rider, steps upon a small iplatform attached to a iballcon, whicCi ascends to the dome vof the ibig circus ten. When they have reached the hihest point, there are, a series of loud reports and a hundred rockets are exploded which forth a shower of sparks and fire, whiej completely envelope both horse and rider. Through all this, the brave animal stands liek a statute, for the slightest movement on his part would mean his destruction, as well as that of the young rider.

The descent is made in a blaze of fire, when fcorse and mount leave the arena in safety. ROUTINE MATTERS BEFORE COUNCIL RAISED SALARY OF SANITARY OFFICER SMITH $10. PROVIDE FOR INSPECTORS Water Pipes Be Extended to Residents of Smelter Addition--Cisterns Are Dry. The proposition of accommodating the employes of the city with better drayage acuities received considerable consideration at the council meeting Tuesday night. One of the first propositions brought up was that of J.

L. Smith, sanitary officer, who asked that the city pay for the care of his horse. F. K. Sellers, councilman, who first introduced the question, said that Mr.

Smith received calls from all over the city and that it would be impossible to transact his duties on foot. He further said that Mr. Smith was in the habit of doing a great deal of work for the city, and that it was no more than right that the city pay for the care or the animal while it was being used. A resolution was made and passed that Mr. Smith's salary be increased from $65 to $75 a month, the additional $10 being for the care of the animal W.

H. Helmering. councilman, then brought up the question that the water works employes were in need of a horse to do the small drayage work that the city was in the habit of paying to draymen in tnesum of from $20 to $30 a month. "I understand that the water works employes will care for the horse, if the city buys its feed," said Council man Sellers. The ways and means committee of the council have been authorized to investigate the proposition and act.

John Landers, councilman, skipped to the high hack bills that the city has been in the habit of paying to the "cabbies" for the hauling of prisoners to the city jail. "They charge the city seventy-five cents, when ordinarily a drunk can be carried about the city for fifty cents, said Mr. Landers. "The additional twenty-five cents in sures us from paying for broken win dow glasses," explained Mayor Rice. The "inspectors" ordinance, provid ing for inspectors of paving, sewer.

curbing, gutters and other internal im provements, was passed on The ordi nance provides that such inspectors shall be appointed and confirmed by the mayor and council. They5 will re ceive $2.50 a day. The dismissal of the inspectors from duty rests with the mayor. L. M.

Van Dyke, 309 East Twelfth street, said that the block on which he resides has been assessed on the septic tank levy, but no provisions had been made for the making of connections. The sewer committee is investigating the proposition. The hot weather of the last two weeks has been playing havoc with the citizens living in the northwest portion of the city, known as the Smelter addition. It was presented at the council meeting that "that portion of the city was without water, the cisterns and wells having gone dry. Councilman Carpenter presented motion that the water works commit tee have the power to make an investi gation and act accordingly.

It is thought that immediate connections will be made to allow the citizens ol that section water to supply the houses and barns through the remaind er of the dry season. 'SUICIDE SEEKER" HURT. Burt Williams Sustains Serious Fracture of the Skull Waukesha, Aug. 24. Burt 'Wil liams, billed on park vaudeville cir cuits as the "Suicide Seeker," was probably fatally injured while doing his act at Waukesha Beach yesterday.

Wiliams leaps the gap on roller skates, turning a backward somer sault int othe lake. He turned the somersault too quick and struck -his head on the chute, sustaining a fracture of the skull. Rendered unconscious by the blow, he narrowly escap ed drowning, but was rescued by spectators on the pier. CALL FOR CLOTHING City Missionary Issues Call to Help School Children. The approach of the opening of school reveals the need of much clothing for the little ones of the poor class here, said Mrs.

Fanny Williams this morning in an interview. The city has many little ones who will enter, school for the first time this fall and anany of them are so poorly provided with -the clothing necessary that unless the (people are liberal they will be deprived of this privilege. Mrs -Williams arts that anyone I- are and ment. The feature of this sale lies in the fact that Mr. Burkhoher had never heard of South Coffeyville until a few- days ago, when he just chanced to pick up a copy of The Coffeyville journal and in locking it over he read.

of this 4 wonderful new city in the ad. of tQe Big Three Land Co. He had contemplated a trip to the west but decided rignt then and there that he would get in- on the ground floor of this city of oppor- I tunities and he is here and: is I now the owner of South Coffey- ville real estate. THE VfCTORY RETAINS ITS OLD PLACE AS COUNTY SEAT OF NOWATA. ALMOST 1000 MAJORITY VOTE Election Pased Off Quietly, But Vote Was Polled De aware Wanted the Honor.

Big The people of (Nowata are wearing a smile today that will not wear off scon. The county seat fight was decided at election Thursday and iNowata wen by -the splendid majority o5 almost 1,000 votes. The fight has been agitated with -more or less enthusiasm for several months and a keen- interest was shown, the matter was put to -the people Thursday. Delaware (had been a close rival for this honor and the citizens of that town, felt that they had a fair Ehow to win at the polls. The vote in this towa a good majority in favor o2 Delaware, and this was backed up by the vote at Lenapah, which gave Delaware a majority vote.

The vote at Wann revealed an even, servliment for the two candidates and; the vote there was a tie. Nowata backed by maporities from Watova, AHuwee, Talala, Coodys Bluff, Gano and Adair won an easy victory over its rival, Delaware. Nowata feelsi now that cine of the greatest steps towards becoming a city has been igained and no doubt the coming year will be one of un-precendented prosperty ifor ithis town. The county seat is now decided' and though Delaware is facing a disappointment, it is also experiencing an era of great progress arid much- building is going en and the town has a good future before it. BROUGHT BROTHER FROM SYRIA.

Young Wichita Woman Will Give Him an American Education. Wichita, Aug. 25. -Miss Sadie Cohima is one of the proudest girls in Wichita over the arrival of her little brother, Namatala, from Syria, after a long voyage and a twelve day delay at Ellis Island. The young man is fifteen years of age and a bright sharp young fellow.

His sisters, who paid 200 to bring him over, will send him to school in this country for a year or two to better prepare him for the active duties of an American citizen. CIRCUS DAY SEPTEMBER 14 FREE STREET PARADE IS SEEN AGAIN THIS SEASON. Ba loon Carries a Horse on Which Daring Lady Rider is Seated. Barnuim's circus is coming. joyous news to every, child.

This announcement will also cause attention from most grown-ups too, ifor who is there, that can resist the "call of tlie circus?" Every American born citizen takes pride in the big American shows for -they are strictly an American in stitution and there js uo amusement enterprise in any other country that begins to compare with it. This year, with the re-establishment of the street parade, the iBarmim and Bailey Greatest Show on Earth, is by far the biggest circus that has ever been organized to travel. There are eighty-five cars required to transport it from one place of exhibition to an other Monday evening the first gun was fired, when advertising car number one came to town with thirty-five men on board. Circus people are noted hustlers and it did not take long for this crew of agents to ihave it known that they were in town. Seven teams were started in seven 'different directions into toe country, ioaded with paste and paper and a man to post it upon every available barp and dead wall, at every town and cross-road.

A large crew started to work immediately to establish the "billboard circus" in town so that now we have the billboard menagerie, the billboard acrobats and fair lady equestriennes, and iterminable numbers of clowns, pictured in sizes and colors, to suit the title for what it is claimed to be, "the greatest show on earth." The date is announced in big red type ifor Coffeyville, September 14 A few facts regarding the gigantic proportions to which iiis ibig circus 'has grown, wiU no doubt prove inter- esting. In the first place, Barnum and Bailey's circus is a regular traveling city in itself. The tents, some twenty-six in number, cover a space of fourteen' acres an! when this canvas I EOARD OF EDUCATION READJUSTED SEVERAL MATTERS. WATER FOR SCHOOL CR0UNDS Trees Will Be Watered and Better Cared For Meeting Again Monday Night. The hot weather the last few weeks has been disastrous on the trees of Ccffeyville.

At a meeting of Coffeyville school iboard Monday night, it was reported that tne trees at the Garfield school grounds 'were dying, and that moisture would be required immediately to keep them alive. At the Garrfield school grounds there are 240 trees that were planted tJhree seasons ago. They flourished until fche dry season of this summer visited the country, and then they began to wither. The school iboard decided that immediate steps would' be necessary to keep the drees alive and the building and grounds committee was authorized to look after the making of water connections to the schoc; grounds. The remainder of the summer the trees will ibe furnisaed from the city supply of waiter.

The school boartl is winding up its work in preparing for the school term. At Monday night's (meeting, the board authorized the janitors to appear for work Wednesday morning and clean up the buildings throughout the city for school work. Quite a change in salaries made by the board from the report made -ublic a few days ago. Tie change will be of great 'benefit to the teachers of the city schools. A regular schedule on salaries was adopted for the principal of the ward schools of the city The principals of different grade buildings will receive a salary of $60 a month, with an "ddiitional $2.50 for every room in the building.

For illustration, the principal of a six-rccm building would receive 7. a month. Tliere was only one salary decreased in the list. Forty-five dollars a month was fixed as the minimum salary. SIRS AVIS raLER'tifeAb Body of Former Coffeyville Woman Brought Here for Burial.

The body of the late Mrs. Avis Lawrence-Keller, who died at Tulsa Thursday afternoon, arrived in Coffeyville Friday evening. The funeral was conducted this afternoon from the undertaker parlors, of Ferguson (Bros. Burial will be made in Fairview cemetery at the grave side of the mother, vho died a few years ago. Mrs.

Lawrence-Keller's death was due to an attack of peritonitis, which she suffered a week ago. She was taken to the hospital at Tulsa and operated on, but could not survive the She was a daughter of J. CM. Lawrence, blacksmith, who formerly lived at 214 West Eighth' street, but who moved to Enid, a year ago. Besides the father, she leaves a Brother, Frank Lawrence, and a son, Paul, years old.

She was well known in Coffeyville. She was 29 years old at the time of her death. INJUNCTION WAS GRANTED INTERSTATE COMMISSION LOSES IN RAILROAD CASE. Judges of Circuit Court Decide Against Decision Made in Missouri River Rate Case. Chicago, Aug 24.

The permanent injunction sought iby the western railways against the interstate commerce ccenmission in the famous Missouri river rate case, was granted here today by Judges Baker and Kohleosat of the United atStes circuit court. The railroads soug'ht to have the in terstate commerce commission enjoin ed permanently from enforcing- the or der of ithe comtmission made June 24, relating to joint rates from the Atlantic esaboard to (Missouri river cities. This order sought to create a system of through rates from the At antic seaboard to the Missouri river that were a reduction from the sums of the local rates. This, according to the western railroads, threw the -burden upon them-. The jednt rate now in force from the Atlantic seaboard, to Missouri riv er points on first class matter, is $1.47 per hundred pounds.

The reduction proposed by the commission was The through rate now in force on the same matter from the Atlantic seaboard to the Mississippi river is eighty-seven cents wfaich plus tiie through rate from the Mississippi Tiver to the Missouri river, (sixty cents), makes a turn total of 1 47 per hundred pounds as the rate from the Atlantic seaboard to the Missouri river. Th commission's defeated purpose wtvuM have allowed the -Atlantic sea-loird to deliver gcod3 to Missouri river cities tn a joint rate of nine cc-ats less than could have been done CHRIST IS THE ONLY POWER Preached Able Sermon to Large Audi- ence Both Morning and Even. ing at Baptist Church. A Ceep impression, favorable to the Rev. T.

J. Hopkins, of Bloom ington, as a student, deep thinker and pulpit orator, was gained by the members of the First Baptist church, at the time of his first appearance here Sunday. The Rev. Mr. Hopkins, is a candidate for the pulpit of the local church, and from the greeting accorded" him, it is safe to predict that he will meet with favorable consideration from the directors.

Mr. Hopkins took for his sermon Sunday evening, "The Greatest Argument for Christianity," taken rom the text, "And behold the man that was He standing near, they could say nothing against Him." "If we pick up our book of apolo getics," said the Rev Mr Hopkins, "we find many arguments One of the srreaest is the author himself. None had such dreams and none realized such as He. It is no little kingdom that Ho has estblished, and you and I have seen the prophecies increased Rver since He died on thirf cross' many have gathered around it. Christianity's book is another.

There is no other argument that is worth the while that has not the Bible. The best people and characters have this book as the foundation of their lives The book is the only thing that fills in the void or a Human life. No book covers so many needs and wants. "The external history, of Christ was another It tells of the growth of Pai estine and of that great desert What was it that kept the Roman Empire from utter annihilation? The Christ When Christ was born three-fourths of the population were accepted slaves. You had to meet three slaves to every free man.

"What is it that had such an im pulse to educate? What was it that built on every hill, the hospitals? The Christ. What is it that is giving: the laboring men of today the. right to get up on a platform and assert his rights? "Go across to Russia where the name of Christ is but a shell, and what do you find? "I want to speak of man the great est argument and with him is th3 greater Christianity Jesus Christ in human flesh will win or lose the whole world. Those who can be won, will be won by what Jesus Christ is doing." It is not generally known that Mr. Hopkins is a Kansas man.

He was born at Lewiston, this state, and occu pied the pulpit In that city for several years. We left for that place Monday tor a short visit, but will return Wednesday and will occupy the pulpit at the Baptist church Sunday. WILL PUBLISH HY5INS At the request of a number of Journal readers several of the old hymns will be published at intervals in these columns. Many of them will readily be recalled by the older, church goers and it is for the benefit of these that the hymns are printed. These old favorites will all be sung at the old folks meeting at the Metho dist Protestant church in October.

These special services are held about every three or four months and have proven a gr.eat favorite in this city. The prime figure in these meetings Is the Rev. Spear who originated the idea I of holding a service for the old folks. Satisfaction Guaranteed Cries Sales Anywhere in Kansas or Oklahoma. THE SEASONS' 109 9111 Write Get TEST WELL IS LOCATED WILL BE DRILLED ON PFISTER FARM NORTH OF CITY.

IS NEAR THE PUMP STATION Big Pump Will Be Attached and a Thorough Test WiM Result Dig More Soon. The investigation made by Mayor E. C. Rice and other city officials Tuesday, has led ito the establishing of a test well on the George Pfister farm, wihich he thinks1 will result in Obtaining an abundant supply of sheet water for the city's use. Mayor Rice in company with C.

T. Carpenter, councilman, iwaited on Pfister Tuesday afternoon and made arrangements for the llocation of the large well on his place. "We found Mr. Pfister very much interested in the iproposition of bringing good! water to this city," said Mayor Rice. "He agreed upon terms wiuli the committee which we think eminently ifair." Later in the day Mayor Rice ac-ccmipanied by David Blair, superintendent of the city waterworks, and iHenry uale (made a trip to the pumping station and located the place where the large well is to be dug.

"The well will be about S00 north and a little east of the pumping station," said Mayor Rice, "and not far from the river bank, and just inside the levee. The coaromittee in locating tne well at this point, did so for the reason that in a small bored well at this place we found about six feet of gravel. Tracing from this iroint north up to the Pfister farm 'bi means of other bored wells we thought that this was the under-flowed gravel from the river from which we expect to get an abundance of sheet water. The indications and prospects point to a ifavoraibtbe solution of the water question. "As soon as some preliminaries are arranged in reference to the crop on till is particular piece of ground, the well will be started and pusihed as fast as mien and teams can do the work The mayor stated that he expected to have the well under way -by the latter part of ithis week.

This well will be constructed: in such a manner that it can be permanently used by the city in connection with another and larger well for the permanent supply of sheet water slhould they ibe slceess-ful in getting it in sufficient quantities. In the first well Mayor Rice pro poses to excavate a large portion or ground with horses and1 "scoops" for a distance of fifteen feet, or sand is struck. The remainder of the well will be hand work. A well twen ty feet in diameter, will; toe excavated for a distance of thirty-five feet below watr mark of the river. At this depth gTavel will Ibe struck, and it is at this point that he proposes to find the sheet water.

Big casings will be low ered continually to keey the sides of the well from caving in. A big pump will be attached to the first well and a thorough test will be made of the supply. If the flow is abundant, Mayor Rice will sink a sec ond well a short distance away, and will attach it to the first well. The second well, he proposes to make fortv feet in diameter MAY RELEASE NEGRO No Tangible Evidence Against Oiiver Charged With Assault. There is a probability that there will be no complaining witness to appear against James Oliver, the negro, ar rested Wednesdaj- afternoon by the authorities, charged with assaulting Mrs.

Roy Wright. and Mrs. Wright are making rrepaations today to move to Tulsa, where they will resile. "My health was bad when we came here, and the shock of the to- era asaun utu wiuwcicij uuue; her," Mr. Wright said.

"I think it is best that we remove from the city. The other night she awoke in her sleep and yelled "there he is." It tcok me some time to quiet her." Oliver is still confined in the countv jail. ATTORNEY'S DEATH WORRIES Investigation Made in Mystery at York, Pa. York, Aug. 25.

'District Attot- ney Win. Amnion of this city, was dead in a stable in the of hig home- today. The cause of his death is surrounded with mystery. The doctors who examined the body declare that death was caused by heart trouble. aLst night tie-purchas ed at a local drug store a quantity of cyanide cf potassium, announcing at the time that he wished lo use it in experiments.

Me or Phone Me for Dates or Your Dates at Journal Office. norris EXPERIENCED AUCTIONEER Tyro, Kansas 311 BEST OXFORDS At Wholerale Prices When you see the unusual values you'll rca'ize why we've been so busy If you prefer shoes to bxfo is you'll find values jut as good. 109 17.91:1.