The Anthony Bulletin from Anthony, Kansas • Page 1

tR) IT Volume 7. ANTHONY, KANSAS. FRIDAY, APRIL 7. 1905. No.

14 somewhat better than in Harper WILL BEGIN DRILLING SOON They Are Moving In. There arc a number of new gamblers and gambling houses in Kansas City, Kas, says the Star. Several Letter From A. W. McGowen.

Silvana, Mar. 20, 1905. Mr. B. Grover, Anthony, Kans, My Dear Friend: Your inquisitive letter arrived And I'll proceed to tell you what I think.

In choosing the Stockton region you have undoubted Rutherford cleans gasoline stoves. If your gasoline stove isn't working take it to Rutherford's bicycle store. The Martin sisters, of Freeport were in to the meetings Sunday. Mrs. Geo.

Kilborn returned from Wichita Sunday morning 'Take your repairing to Rutherford's Bicycle store. He'll fix it. Alfalla stock food or oil meal will tone up that cow's system. For sale by A. S.

Vance. The Harper County High School Athletic Association's name is top-heavy. It ought to be pruned. Tan shoes do not seem to be coming into popularity with a very great rush. Rev.

G. Hey ne conducted services in the Episcopal church at Great Bend Sunday. Miss Iva Fisher, of Harper, was an over Sunday visitor at the home of J. B. Ramlels.

Found A pair of spectacles, with gold nose piece. Owner call on ('. C. Whitman, 1st. ward.

MAYOR BROWN ELECTED City Administration Endorsed by the Voters At Tuesday's Election. The city election in Anthony resulted in a complete victory for the Progressive ticket by large pluralities. Mayor Brown's plurality was 150. A great deal of interest was manifested on election day and both sides were busy getting their voters to the polls. A noticeable feature of the day and one that excited considerable comment was the fact that well known jointists and gamblers were almost running their legs off in their eagerness to get their voters brought in to vote for the Progressive ticket.

When the result was known at night the enthusiasm of the victors broke loose and they held a celebration on Main street. The vote by wards as follows: Mayor 1st. ward, John I). Brown 110, I). T.

Armstrong Oil, J. C. Wood 4. 2nd ward, Brown 78, Armstrong 51, Wood 0. 3rd ward, Brown 104, Armstrong 67, Wood 3.

4th ward, Brown 88, Armstrong 49, Wood It. Police Judge. 1st ward, J. F. Richmond 111, S.

F. McGowen 71, J. Jones 5. 2nd ward, Ricnmond 70, McGowen 51, Jones 1. 3rd ward, Richmond 100, JVTc-Gowen 02, Jones 7.

4th ward, Richmond S5, McGowen 50, Jones 7. City Treasurer. C. K. Morris, 1st ward, 125, 2nd ward 85, 3rd ward, 100, 4th ward 92.

School Treasurei. W. K. Blackburn, 1st ward 124, 2nd ward 84, 3rd ward 107, 4th ward 91. School board.

1st ward, J. R. Kdwaids 123. 2nd ward, A. B.

Heacock 85. 3rd ward, C. A. Miller. 100 4th ward, S.

Smithson, 90. Councilmen 1st ward. W. A. Miller 112, E.

A. Kennedy F. M. Cumin ings 8. 2nd ward, Geo.

Kilborn 75, J. O. Shelton 51, F. Shelton 3. 3rd ward, E.

F. Burchfiel 101, W. E. Poorman 08. ITansbarger 3.

4th ward, Otis Law 92, J. W. Burchfiel 47, Johnson 5. The issue was sharply drawn between joint and anti-joint beliefs and the result is a victory for the jointists and their sympathizers. In one sense they may be said to have earned it, for no set of men has ever worked harder in Anthony than these men during the two weeks preceeding election.

Thevote in favor of the construction of the electric light plant by the city was overwhelming, only a few votes being cast against it. This will give the council the backing of the community in their plan to establish a plant adequate to meet the demands of the town. Tabernacle Lumber For Sale. Anthony, April 0, 1905. By order of the Executive Committee the building in use as a Tabernacle in which the Union Gospel county.

1 aking into consideration the greater numbei of graded schools, the higher standard, and the extra iving expense in California, she doesn't pay $5 a month better wages. Her school houses are belter, anil better furnished and frequently have a beautiful yard with grass, shrub-ery and trees growing in it. As you would suppose her pupils comprise all nationalities and mental capacities extant. I would not make you think that California is not a good place It is not nearly what it is frequently cracked ip to be. However, it and this whole coast, with its varied climates, products and industries and the new Oriental commerce certain to come, offers to any ambitious person the chance to "make opportunities" that is well worth considering.

Your friend, A. W. McGowen. The Farmers Telephone Co. 1'he Farmers Telephone '0111 pany is the name of a new organization in the east part of the county.

It will run a rural phone line between Freeport and Bluff City and accomo date the fanners in that part of the county who want to talk. There arc about twenty-five subscribers to start with and the system will doubtless be extended to include others. H. A. Thomas, who is one of the men in terested in pushing the matter, was in town Tuesday.

He says they have been talking a long time about a phone line and wishing thev had one. )ne day a couple of farmers made up their minds to see what they could do and started out in a buggv to see their neighbors. 'The success of the line was assured by one day's work. Go To Philippines. Raymond Shidler came in unex pectedly Monday night to visit his parents.

He has been in southern Utah for several months. He went there with the expectation of con necting himself with the work on some of the big irrigation projects in that country, but says he got switched off into railroad work. He has taken the government examination and received an appointment as teacher in the Philippines and will leave for the Islands the last of the month. He passed an examination which makes him eligible to several departments and expects to be transferred after awhile to something that is a little more to his taste than teach ing. The Cherokee ball team went over to Alva Saturdav and defeated the Haines team bv a score of 12 to 3.

Since the boys have been kept busy declining very Haltering offers from Wichita, K. C. and Denver to rub against the leaguers. The boys are saving themselves for Anthony. Cherokee Orient.

A discussion of the issues of the city election on Main street Sunday evening by two prominent business men attracted a crowd that blocked the sidewalk and the marshal had to clear a pa-sage for the passersby. Word was received here on Mon day announcing the death of the three months old son of Mr. and Mrs. M. C.

Brenneman of Alliance, Ohio. Mrs. Brenneman was well known here as Miss Grace Rice. Mr. and Mrs.

Edward Black and two children of Rushville, Illinois, came out last week to spend a few days visiting the family of Sol Wells. 'J hey returned home last Friday. We hope our correspondents will remember to sign the articles sent in for publication so that we may know for a certainty where they come from. The place to find out how old a woman claims to be is the city registration books. We have known women who refused to register when the clerk required them to give theii age.

It is a saying in Doniphan county along the Missouri that when any man living along the river forgets to go to church the river makes a straight track to his farm and eats i. up. 101 1 i Miller of Harper, was an Anthony visitor on Monday. In company with M. W.

Parsons he spent a pleasant hour in the Bulletin office. The city campaign didn't last long but it was lather brisk while it did last. Our garden seeds are bulk. I tetter see what you buy and pay less at Vance's. F.

M. Redferif of Argonia was in the city on Monday. R. P. McColloch was down from I Wichita Wednesday Sand Creek Oil and Gas Company Has Ordered a Drilling Hired Men.

The Sand Creek Oil and Gas a local company which have been quietly working for several months, is getting ready to begin active work in the search for oil and gas. The company has ordered a $4,1100 drilling outfit and has employed drillers to operate it. The drill will be at Crisfield about April 10, and the first well will be started at that point. A carload of coal has been purchased. 'The company is offering for a short time to sell Treasury Stock as follows: 5100.00 for $11).

5 shares ($5110) $50. This is at ten cents on the dollar. The slock is non-assessable and the par value is $1011 per share. The company urges upon the attenlionVf the investors the (act that the time to invest in a company is when it is selling its ground lloor stock. Tli is company has 10,0011 acres leased in 1 1 arper county and'their oil expert, W.

T. Hawkins, says that they have the oil sure. Address all communications to W. A. Gulledgc, Anthony, Kansas.

More Mean Work. Last Friday night a number of shade trees and an evergreen were destroyed for Ed. Reddy. They cut down all they could with a knife, and the others they broke down bv marking and pulling over. The evergreen was destroyed by stamping with the heel.

'The dirty work was done before Mr. Reddy returned from his store, which proves that someone was familiar with Mr. Reddy's hours of returning and also his place. 'These unexcusable depredations are becoming quite numerous, and our citizens are at a loss to know-why such work is practiced. The first depredation was the cutting of I.

E. Martin's harness, which was soon followed by the cutting of hose at both N. P. Cunningham's and Louis Walton's, and the turning on of the water and letting it run all the night at each place. Also a woven Wire fence has been cut for E.

S. Morgan, and J. Deist's hogs turned out at the stock yards. Last week a calf belonging to S. Hurst and a cow of Henry Hudson's got out of their corrals and when found had been poisoned.

It is not known whether they were given poison or not. The Harper people are consider ably worked up over the mean work, and someone is going to get into serious trouble if not stopped at once. Harper Advocate The Refinery Bond Test. Topeka, April 1. The oil refinery suit ill be instituted in the supreme court early next week.

It will be an action in mandamus to compel 'Treasurer Kelly and -Warden Jewett to issue the $210,0011 of state bonds provided for by the bill. There has been talk of making the expense of printing the bill, or the expense of the warden to Peru when he located the refinery, the cause of action and instituting the suit against Auditor Wells to compel him to issue a warrant for the same, but it has been decided to raise the issue of the constitutionality of the bonds directly, and so the treasurer and the warden will be made the defendants. Treasurer Kelly says he will not employ a lawyer to defend who will not consent to hie his answer immediately after Attorney General Coleman files the petition. The two lawyers will also ask for the case to be advanced on the docket, and it is not improbable that the court will hear the case at a special sitting this month. After the papers are filed it will be for the court to say how early the case will be heard, and after that the court will decide the case in its own good time.

Big Wheat Crop In Prospect. Secretary Cobum gives it out that there is to be an immense wheat crop in Kansas this year if present indi cations are to be relied upon. The acreage sown to wheat in the state is reater than it has been for a number of years. Excellent weather condi tions have prevailed in most parts of the state. Wheat in Harper county is in fair condition.

A large number of people from the country and adjoining towns came to the big meeting last Sunday, and the large tabernacle was full on Sunday night. Sunday was not a good day for automobiles. The streets were too wet for pleasure riding. 'The shade trees will soon be in full leaf, and sunimer appearances will be here. of the gamblers who have been forced to leave this city on account of the crusade of Governor Folk Jagainst all manner of gambling have located in Kansas City, where they say they find it easy to buy Jprotection.

The proprietors of the gambling houses in that city say that since the gamblers were forced to leave Kansas City, their patronage from the Missouri side of the state line has materially increased. The Missouri gamblers who have gone to that city say they are pleased with the Kansas way of doing things. A collector visits them each month and after they have paid they are immune from arrests for at least a month. K. E.

Cyphers is laid up on ac count of an accident which occured between here and Anthony on Mon day. 1 le started home upon a load of bridge lumber, and after traveling a short distance fell off between the wheels and the lumber The driver stopped the team as soon as possible, out not before three ribs on Mr. Cyphers' right side were broken. No other injuries are noticeable and Mr. Cyphers expects to be out in a few days.

The lumber was being taken to Pilot Knob township for a county bridge. Harper Advocate. Some of the fellows who make it a point to get drunk every Sunday were lighting on the street last Sunday and making spectacles of themselves generally. A large number of shade trees have been set out in Anthony this spring, but there should have been ten thousand more planted. The price of labor is going up.

Theodore P. Shontz will get $30,001) a year for digging a ditch between the Atlantic and Pacific oceans. Kansas City is having a hard time with its whiskey venders. They are hard to manage wherever you find them. The season has been favorable for oats, and there will probably be a large crop of that grain.

Endorsed On the Back With your name, checks paid to you can be deposited and immediately credited to your account as money. Tnat is, if you have a bank account. If you have not, you must hustle around to get the cash from some friend who has. And even he may mil be always able or willing to oblige. Why not have a bank account of your own Stait one in The First National I Statos ilcpoailapy and be independent.

The advantages are very many. P. C. WALTON, I'UHBlDKNT SAM L. SMI IH, Cashiuk CPU i I ly selected the best climate on the coast except Los Angeles, but the conditions at Los Angeles reserve that district to the rich.

The Tulare region is very dry. You may remem ber that I spent 0 weeks at Hawford near lulare. I was over Lake Tulare and Tulare City (20 miles, or so from the lake.) Hawford is far ahead of Tulare. It ranks, I think, next to Fresno. It gets pretty hot all over there.

30 years or less ago most of that part of California was an immense alkali desert with about 5 or 0 inches (in some few places 10 inches)of rainfall. Windy irrigation companies organiz ed and put water on much of it. The state helped. Some of it is fine and much is no good. It is very, very, veiy spotted soil.

We, in Kansas, don know what alkali is. But apparently in this alkali are some tine fanning districts and many that won grow weeds of any kind only an alkali grass. Lots of that very land is being opened up as new farms during this boom in land prices. They are mostly eastern suckers, I think. Are you one Alkali'drink- ing water, too, is plentiful.

Malaria is in the air, water and people, be cause of the drinking water, irrigation and hot climate it reaching 120 degrees frequently. Now, don misunderstand me. This is California south of as a whole. It contains some very fine, little farming districts. Much of the dry land is sowed to wheat.

It sometimes pays and often does not. One land company here would furnish a man teams, machinery and seed wheat and give him the crop, all of it he to found the outfit. As land sharks the company would advertise "wheat land and gull some innocent eastern er with the California fever. These are all facts and, I think, they answer your questions about the land companies and land colonies and boards of trade. Even the state itself is boom infected throughout its laws and permits a two mill tax" levy for advertising purposes.

I think there are few people anywhere that excel California in plans, methods and devices for skinning the unwary. This condition is produced by the too popular notion that California is a vast Eldorado where one can always bask on the golden hilltops of sunshine or swim in the valleys of wine and honey. She is an Eldorado in spots. So is man an angel in spots. One of those spots in California is Stockton.

Although too dry in sum mer and afflicted with Hoods in the winter it suits me very well. It has a rich sou and an excellent climate but with some malaria in summer. They grow much fruits, vegetables and wheat. Dairying and poultry farming is largely followed. Stock ton is only 25 feet above sea level.

Surface water being close in consider able irrigation is carried on by wind mills only 20 feet high and steam pumps. i here are also several districts in that vicinity under ditch from streams. Irrigation has cost California thousands and thousands of dol- ars. Not only by failure of irriga tion companies but by the loss of many finely unproved farms and or chards and sometimes whole districts caused by an excessive and increas ing acreage to irrigate, or, by a short age, and, sometimes a total tauure in the source of water supply, lhis is usually some mountain stream de pending upon the snow melting. It sometimes inundates things early and then goes dry, or too low in July, be fore the crop is made.

That is the result of lumbering and the relentless destruction of forests and is being legislated against, as you know. There would be no trouble at all for you to make expenses during the busy summer. 1 here aie many op portunities in the varied lines of farming, fruit, wheat of mining or of lumbering are open. Any am bitious man or woman can begin in the summer, June and make the year expenses easily. beginning with the winter would be risky, for then work is scarce.

The logging camps, and mines throw out their men then. That state is a dumping ground for all creation. Occident and Orient meet 'here. The "com mon clod" and the millionaire rush in to that "glorious climate of Cali fornia" along side of every "Weary Willie" and "Meandering Mike" on the road. The same is true of their school teaching.

That condition makes it possible and necessary for California to maintain a high standard for teach er's certificates. Teachers' wages are I'his country got a thorough soak ing last Saturday, anil the ground is wet enough to satisfy anyone. Fred Coulson, Richard Cunning ham and Milon Deist of Harper, came down to visit their boy friends and attend the service Sunday. B. A.

Miller has bought a big power freezer and will put in an en gine to run it and make the ice cream lor the Candy Kitchen this summer. Mrs. Crouch, wife of Pastor Crouch of the M. E. church at Harper, together with Mrs.

Parker of the same place were seen at the meetings Sunday. A matrimonial sign a white dress, a black coat and white necktie, and a seraphic smile on two young faces as they wander in the direction of Judge Davis' office. The meeting of the Harper County High School Athletic association is being widely advertised in the surrounding counties. A big crowd of visitors is expected. Mrs.

Lydia Croll and Miss Iva Frack, of Corwin, were in the city Tuesday and remained over a couple of days to attend the meetings at the tabernacle. Mrs. II. C. McDonald and daughter, Hazel, of Harper, are guests at the home of C.

Mt Salisbury for a few days. H. C. was down Sunday but had to go back on the evening train. Wm.

Moore and family who live, eight miles soiuh, and Jno. Miller and family wlio live eight miles northwest were at the tabernacle Sunday. Sam L. Smith, assistant cashier of the first national bank of Anthony, accompanied by Miss Lucerne iller, came down for a short visit between trains Monday with Mr. and Mrs.

I. O. Trask. Ciierokee Messenger. The next year's session of the dis trict conference of the Methodist church will be held at Hutchinson.

Peace and quietude will reign in the hearts of the preachers for another year. The people in the neighborhood of Hopewell adjourned all services Sunday and came in to attend services at the big tabernacle. It is a spirit of this kind that makes every com munity a better place in which to live. That threadbare stage performance, "Uncle Tom's Cabin" pitched its tent south of the Iiulletin office Mon day and entertained some of the peo ple two nights. I he show carries a band.

'The noisiest thing about the band is the bright red coats the mem bers wear. A peculiar error in the advertisement of Harris Lydiek's contest in our previous issue changed its meaning materially. It stated that girls older than 14 were invited to participate in their contest. It should have read, "no older than I It is the young girls who are expected to take part in this affair. The omission of the word "no" caused the trouble.

Hurry Salisbury, the four year old son, of C. M. Salisbury, was badly hurt last 'Tuesday. He and a companion were playing under a dray that was standing near their homes and were hanging under the frame work of the dray when it started. Harry was thrown off and the wheels ran over him, breaking his tup.

)t is a very bad injury and may cripple him for life. 'The drayman did not know that the boys were in a danger ous position. Meetings are being held at this point is to be offered for sale on following conditions Sealed bids will be received by the Secretary, C. M. Salisbury, Anthony from this date until (5:00 p.

m. Monday, April 17, 1905. The Executive Committee reserve the right to reject any or all bids. The building contains approximately 31, 000 feet, board measure, dimension and barn boards and bids will be ac cepted upoujthe structure as a whole as it now stands, only, successful bidder to remove all lumber and other ma terials from the grounds upon which it is located in manner acceptable to the Executive Committee and the owners of the property upon which it is located, by April 24, 1 905, or make such arrangements with the owners of said property as shall be acceptable to said owners. By order of the Executive Commit tee of Union Gospel Tabernacle As sociation this sixth day of April 1905.

W. V. Itrockett, President C. M. Salisbury, Secretary.

Sometimes a newspaper man gets even. A man named Williams rushed ituo print in Topeka to say that the Herald does not reach the people. The Herald replied: "The above simply shows what effect the loss of an oluce will have on a man opinion about 4hu circulation of a newspaper. Less 'ban six days ago Mr. Williams was very strongly of the opinion that the Herald was widely read.

He spent an hour at that time appealing to the Herald for the suppression of a divorce suit in which he played a most disgraceful and contemptible part..