Weekly Republican-Traveler from Arkansas City, Kansas • Page 7

TI3EKLY EBPUBLICAH-TllAVELEll, JAHUARI 24, THE STORM HERE. THEY ARE DISSATISFIED. BLACLWELL DEFEATED. i 3 LAST RIGHT'S FIRE. Little Damage Done Bnt a Fireman Had 0 Harrow Escape.

Desire to be Moved. Defective wiring of the electric) Lawton Jan. 19-Dissatis-lichts caused the fire dennrtmnf a 'action has arose among members of 0 For Infants and Children. The Kind You Have Always Beaglit Bears the Signature of Thirty Years lo) miu THE OKNTAUN COMPANY. NEW YORK CfTY.

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fflutiflfe rrijdT flo Ptoses aqQuj EXACT COPY 07 WEAEPCB. I Chop! Hew tired the arms tfc. I and Bowl For Sale By of Get the Chopping Bowl. Avoid inferi or imitations. the Genuine Much Damage Reported By the Heavy Rain asd Wind.

Wire Service Demoralized. The rain storm, which prevailed here during the night, sodienlv turned to a blizzard this noon, after the sun had been out just long enough to remind people that it ras still doing business. The rain tsorm of the iiight was very severe and the fall of water was heavy. This afternoon a light snow fell and the temperature took a sudden tumble. ZZZrZ Eeports from all directions show that there was much damage done by the storm.

South of Arkansas City there was much more wind than here, and at Retta, southwest of Blackwell. the wind storm bordered on a cyclone. This information came in a telegram irom tne agent for the Arkansas City Milling com pany at that point, which said Cyclone, awful storm, elevator camaged. Come "Ihis was the only information that could be obtained. Wires are down in all directions south of Arkansas City, hundreds of telephone poles being prostrated The wire service north of this place was terrioiy mixed up and it was with great difficulty that commun ication was opened with Kansas City.

The railroads are suffering heavily. The Santa Fe is the onljT one that is running trains anywiere near schedule time. In a wreck near Emporia this morning, supposed to have been caused by soft track, an engineer and fireman were killed. It was impossible to get details of the wreck. The Kansas Southwestern is the only road, besides the Santa Fe, to run trains into Arkansas City today.

Its tiain from the west was late ano trainmen stated that the rainfall was much heavier between Anthony and Bluff City than here. For miles and miles not a piece of ground can be seen. The track is very soft and it is with great difficulty that train service is maintained The Frisco is not running trains through today. A washout west of Latham, a small station north of Winfield, cut off all trains from the east. The pile driver at this point was ordered to Latham to repair the damage this morning.

At Cale, the track is covered in places, with three feet of water. The trains are being turned at Winfield and Floral. They are delayed by giving service. The Missouri Pacific and Midland Valley roads are both out of business. Both roads use the same tracks from this city to Silverdale and late this morning two cars of flour were derailed three miles easb of this city.

It is a very bad wreck and will require some time to clean up. The rains have raised all of the rivers and small streams in this vicinity. The Arkansas is rising rapidly and the Walnut this afternoon showel that the water is nine feet above the low water mark and still rising fast. At Winfield, the Walnut is reported out of its banks and is overflowing the northern part of the town. The Frisco and Southern Kan sas tracks are under water.

The Chilocco creek is higher then it has been for several years. It is out of its banks. The Grouse creek is also very high and at Carreron people who live in the lowlands were driven frcm their homes. The roads in the country are very bad and kept the usually large crowd of farmers, who come here on Saturday, away. CONDITION AT WINFIELD.

The following dispatch was received by the Traveler from Winfield this afternoon: Winfield, Jan. 19. The Walnut river and Timber creek are flooding the bottoms here and several families are moving ont. The water is higher than since the town was built and fear is felt for the business section. Reports from up stream say the water has not yet reached the highest point.

Trains are delayed. Three inches of water fell last night. Lease Brings Tronble. narris Bros, moved their drill this week to the Irving Cole place two and one-half miles south of Dexter. This is one of Col.

Barrington's leases. The drillers were forbidden to move their outfit on the place, and it is reported that injunction papers will be served to prevent them from drilling. It appears that the time during which, according to the terms of the lease, dril.ing was to commence had expired, but on the last day a pretense at a start had been made by digging a small hole and sticking a pipe into it. At latest reports the boys were going ahead with the work. Dexter Dispatch.

Chamterlaia's Conga Remedy fAbsolately Harmless. Every mother should know that Chamberlain's Cough Remedy is perfectly safe for children to take, as it contains nothing harmful. Fox cal3 by drasjists. to be In is for The Constitutional Convention cf OVlahotr.a Decided in Favor cf Rewkirk. Delegate Rose moved to substitute Blackwell in lieu of Newkirk as the county seat of Kay county, but tin? motion was decided adversely, lu support of his motion, he said: "I do not intend to take up very much of your time, but I want you to know that Kay county is on the map, and I want you to know that Kay county is the largest-body of land in Oklahoma.

I want you to know that Kay county, as a body of land, is not equalled by any county in the state of Illinoisjf tho people of that state who know facts, can be relied upon. I want to present to a county that has more land selling for $100 an acre than elsewhere in this state. I am not warlike myself I believe that I am peaceable and a lover of peace. 1 believe that the people of the state of Oklahoma are nuilt very much on on the same plan in that respect with myself. I don't believe that, any man in the state is going to lose his temper or shoot any man over the settlement of mere matters of business, If this convention is going to take out of the hands of the people of this state the settlement of matters which they are entitled to settle for themselves, I would not have made this motion.

If you are going to take this matter out of the hands and away from the peop as I say, it becomes the duty cf you, gentlemen, representatives of the people, to deliberate carefully before you fix arbitrarily the seat of gdvernment for the people of any county. Blackwell has a population of about 3,500 people. JU is a line commercial city. It is just nice a little city as you will find in this country. It is almost altogether under sanitary sewerage, which can't be said of many cities of that size.

It has a fine flour mill, an ico plant, and the city is now furnished with natural gas for fuel. It has the finest schools that you will find in any ity or town. We are entitled to the county seat in location, popu lation and facilities. I sincerely hope, gentlemen, that you will consider these facts, which I have given you, in casting your voto on this question. $10,000 DAMAGES.

Dr. R. R. Teller, of Arkansas City, Sued by-Irene Likins. In the district court Friday, a suit was begun by Irene Likins against Dr.

R. R. Teller, of the same place, says the Courier. The petition is the shortest ever filed in this court, containing but eight lines of ordinary typewritten matter. Four of theso are devoted to the cause of action, as follows: "The plaintiff states tat the defendant, R.

R. Teller, on the day of July, 1900, did unlawfully and with force, assault the said plaintiff, and did then and there beat, bruise, wound and kiss and ill treat her to her damage in the sum of $10,000." The other four lines are simply the "wherefore" and the prayer. This marvel of legal brevity was drawn by C. T. Atkinson.

None of the particulars of place and provocation were given and no reaso'i for a wait of six months before beginning action. NOT ENOUGH WATER In the Arkansas River to Get in on the Appropriation Bill. Washington, Jan. 19 Chairman Burton, of the house committee on rivers and harbors, has informed Delegate McGuire, of Oklahoma, that the Arknasas river will be giv en no part of the appropriation in the river and harbor bill. It is understood that the com mittee will recommend to pull the snags out of trie river.

McGuire and the Texas delegation asked for $30,000 to improve the Red iver, and $200,000 to improve the Arkansas river below Fort Gibson. Divorce. Gertrude Holland, of ArlcansasCity, is plaintiff in a divorce case filed Friday in district court against William Holland, whose whereabouts are unknown to her. Her petition alleges that they were married at Chillier)? he, Missouri, February 27, 1893, and have three children, Cecil, Eugene and Cleve, twelve, ten and six years old; and that he abandon them at Ottumvva, Iowa. December 31, 1904, since which time she has been compelled to support herself and children.

Courier. The work of packing and capping the well struck yesterday morning bv the drillers of the Home Development company was completed yesterday afternoon. The drillers aro pulling the casing from the hole. The wprk of drilling anvther well will be taken up as soon as the weather will permit the removal of the rig in use. The work of completing the well passed off without incident and every one connected in any way with the company is delighted with the progress made.

a 4ne APacncs unsettled as to Wcere Tcey the Apache Indian tribe, heid prisoners of war on the Fort" Sill military reservation, regarding the place to which they will move when the department grants them per-misison to leave the reservation. A delegation, consisting of Asa Deklugie, chief elect, Naatche, the hereditary chief of the Chiricahua Apaches, and others, went to the Mescal lare reservation in New Mexico, November 12, to view the country with a view of asking congress to allow them to go there, when they did move that they would go, the Apaches agree on that reservation as their next home. At a council, the Indians concluded not to act on the matter at that time, but later they decided that when they did move, that they would go to the Mescal-lare reservation. Out of the 255 than 148. have practically settled in their mind to go there.

These are headed by the chief. Division has come up among the other 107 members, they have separated into cliques and are unsettled as to what they really want. A few weeks ago, and Sam. heading one of these factions, left for Hot Springs, where they believe they would be content to live the remainder of their days. The Hot Springs district is within thirtv miles of the Old Mexico line.

Oliver and Gey-del-kon, Apaches, recently returned form Hot Springs with the report that there is nothing on the reservation, that it is bare of timber and grass, and has no water, and is practically a desert. Chief Asa said today: "The Mes-callare reservation is a splendid one, similar to the Oklahoma country, it needs no irrigation. There is plenty of timber and grass on this reservation and water is not lacking in any place." Uoodie is the leader of a move to remain on the Fort Sill reservation until they can go to the Hot Springs country. Hot Springs is the old stamping grounds of Victoria, one of the leading chiefs ofGeronimo's times Goodie, in, company with To-clan-ny, left today for the Hot Springs reservation to look it over and report. PRISON EARNED $67,431.39.

The State Penitentiary Cleared That Amount in Two Years. Leavenworth, Jan. 19 The Kansas state penitentiary earned in the past two years $67,492.39 in excess of ex penditures. The twine plant has been improved and its capacity in creased 20 per cent. The board recom mends an increase of $10 a month in the salary "of the guards.

A night school is urged for the prisoners Wyandotte county furnished the greater number of prisoners, seventy-six; Shav nee was second, with fifty-three; and Leavenworth third, with fifty-one. One hundred and eighty-six of the prisoners are native Kan- sans, 157 are from Missouri, and sev enty-one are from Texas. Of the prisoners of foreign birth, eighteen are from Germany, eight from Ire land, one from Jamaica, and two were born at sea. There are sixty prison ers with death sentences, fifty-four imprisoned for life, ons for sixty years, therefor fifty, and one for forty vears. A message was received in this city this morning by Victor Creigh- ton, announcing the death of Elmer Tice at La Junta, Colo.

The deceased was a brother of Superintendent II. A. Tice, of this city, and Mr. Tice and his wife were with him at the time of death. The remains will be taken to Howard, this state, for burial.

The deceased was agent of the Santa Fe at Howard, fror some time he has been in the To-peka hospital and recently was taken to La Junta, Colo. The members of Supt. Tice's family will meet in Emporia and go to Howard to attend the funeral. Two peddlers, who were arrested yesterday for working without licen ses, and also for being drunk, were fined $5 each in police court today. They were committed to jail.

The Grip. "Before we can sympathize with others, we must have suffered ourselves." No one can realize the suffer ing attendant upon an attack of the grip, unless he has had the actual experience. There is probably no disease that cause so much physical and mental agony, or which so successfully defies medical aid. All danger from the grip, however, may be avoided by the prompt use of Chamberlain's Cough Remedy. Among the tens of thousands who have used this remedy, not one case has ever been reported that has resulted inpneujeaonia or that has not recorerrd.

Foreale by all drcsrgista run of over a mile and came near be ing the end of Harry Scott's career. The alarm was turned in from the Polar Ice plant on South First street at 10:40. The department men used chemicals in extinguishing the blaze, which they found was in the office of the plant. Two places were ablaze, one in the wall inside of the office and the other at the window where the wires entered the building. The total damage will amount to Jess than $25.

The wires were put up in the building years ago and it is probable were defective. The wet weather added to these favorable conditions for starting the fire. Harry Scott, assistant chief of the department, was badly shocked while engaged in fighting the blaze, and though he was not seriously hurt, was rendered unconscious for several minutes and after returning to the city building, was very sick as a result of the experience. He was trying to put chemicals on the fire in the window sill and to do so, he reached through the opening and held the nozzle close to the flame. He touched the nozzle to a live wire and at that instant Scott saw seven million stars and felt a sensation as if someone had hit him in the face with a piece of hot iron, then he knew nothing until he came to his senses, with the other firemen pouring ice water on him.

He doesn't care for a repetition of the experience. He is certain that if he had been standing on the wet floor, he would have been killed, but he was standing upon a dry box and this proved to be enough of a non-conductor to lessen the shock so that its strength was diminished. Arthur LeStourgeon went into the office before the fire department reached the'scene and was knocked down twice by the electricity before he could get out. Each time he was aole to get up by himeslf, the current being much less than that with which Scott was struck. FISH FOR THE WALNUT.

Several Hondred Giant Crappie are Placed in Bntler County. El Dorado, Jan. 19 About 400 giant crappie have been received here for. S. S.

Smith from the govern ment. A. J. Holderman O. E.

Sadler took charge of the fish. Two-thirds of them were planted in the Walnut, just below the Central avenue bridge, and and Mr. Sadler were given the remaining one-third. These were put in the Holderman pond west of town and a few in the hatchery at Chelsea. These small fry were brought here by G.

L. Hopper, an employe of the bureau of fish and branch of the commerce and labor department; are of last May's spawning, from two and one-half to three and one-half inches long, were hatched in Neosho, Mo and are indeed fine specimens of the best species of the crappie family. These fish will spawn in two years. A year ago last fall Mr. Smith received 1,500 black bass and crappie from the state hatchery which were planted in the Walnut and West Branch.

These will spawn this spring. About 5000 b'aek bass from Sadler's hatchery were put in the streams in this county last fall. FIGHT FOR OIL LEASE. Rival Companies Claim Right; One Person Injured. Tulsa, I.

19 Armed with Winchesters, ten men claiming to be employes of the Texas Oil company, headed by J. M. Sloan and J. Shar, today drove twenty-seven workmen in the employ of Litchfield Sawyer, large oil operators, from the Zeke Morris farm near Sapulpa, taking possession of a derrick, which had just been erected preparatory drilling a well. Several shots were fired and one man.

a contractor in the employ of Litchfield Sawyer, is reported to seriously injured. The trouble arises from a bitter contest over a lease. Both companies hold leases on the land and the question of precedence is now in the federal court for settlement. A large oil well recently brought and the excellent prospect for other gushers makes the lease extremely valuable. Serious trouble may result before a settlement is made.

Zeke Morris, who owns the land, now in the Kansas penitentiary making fraudulent leases. Every man who owns a farm, if he leases it for gasj purposes, should see that the lease is drawn to read that the lease is forfeited gif the gas is taken from the county. Cowley county gas for Cowley county is what everyone should work for. The dam at Genda Springs was washed out today and the lake is empty. oooooooooooooooooooooooooo Just received a car load of La Port Buggies, the latest up to date styles.

Can satisfy anybody with goods and price. "UNIVERSAL." Carder Son Jarvis a a a O' DO v4 Interest Doane oooooooooooooooooooooooooo oooooooooooooooooooooooooo a Per Cent 3 a Paid on yomr daily balance in the Saving Department of the Farmers State Bank. The interest is compounded semi annually. Start a Saving Account today tlx Wfcm $mn Uaii a..