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00 0 0 0 0 00 0 0 0 0 00 0 0 0.0 0 0 00 00 0 0 0 PAGES OnE Courier. SECTION Leader MORTON AND JOHN ED MCKENNA A. PALMER, PUBLISHERS AND PROPRINTORS. KINGMAN, KANSAS, AUGUST 26, 1909 Volume 31 Number 13 A THRILLING ROMANCE FROM THE HILLS OF BARBER. COUNTY Tuesday, the 10th of the month, there was a fair and buxom lassie from the valley of the Medicine, in Barber county, came to Kingman and entered the employ of the Hotel Sorber as helper in that popular hostelry.

She proved to be a splendid and faithful worker and pleased her employee and made hergel! generally agreeab with the guests, being quick, obliging, diligent and courteous. The of the auburn-haired lass was Addie Shelton. The syeuel to the story shows that her, parents were not aware of her whereabouts for some time, but that accidentally her tathen learned last week that there was a young man in the case by the name of Bert Somebody of Medicine Lodge; and thereby hangs an interesting story. As the report goes, there is a cer.tain young man under bond for his appearance at the next term of District court of Barber county, to answer to a serious charge. The fair Add el is the principal witness in the case.

Add is but a little more (than fifteen years of age and if her test mony is all that is claimed it will be, it will make it quite interesting for him when the trial comes off, The other day a letter was intercepted and came into the hands of Mr. Shelton which purported to have been written by the aforesaid Bert, in which' it was planned that he was to come to Kingman last Saturday in Jian auto, get the girl and hie selves to some sequestered place and get married. Mr. Shelton at once got busy and pulled out for Kingman to try to the proposed elopment and wedding. When he arrived here he secured the services of Constable F.

M. Cheatum and they started on the.r rounds to try and locate the girl. They soon succeeded in locating her at the Sorber, when her father called on her and informed her that he was "next" to what 'was going on, and asked her to change her mind and go home with (him. This she flatly refused to do, saying she was "not going to go a single step until Bert came," and that she was then going with Bert and they were going to Nashville and there be married. The father begged and plead and threatened, but to no avail, and Constable Cheatum likew se used his pursuagive powers, but the fair Addie was obdura'e, and further informed the father: and the officer that in case her lover came as planned and they.

were interfered with there would be a shoot ng scrape and a hot time generally, AS she was going to go with him when he came, unless she was forcibly taken home by her father, Land-cuffed or tied, and warned her father and Mr. Cheatum that they had better not attempt to force her, as her lover was a bad man, if they once got him started. The father waited and no Bert came. Likew se Constable Cheatum remained on guard with his big "gatling gun" already cocked and. primed, ready for war to commence, and the 'hours wore on and the faithful father and the official roosting near by kept up the faithful vigil until the small hours of the morning appeared, when lights were put out, the hotel doors locked and the 'guards turned in for the balance of the night, and no Bert came.

Sunday morning there was an apparent change came over the spirit of the fair Addie, for she told her father she ready to go home with him, she either having lost faith in her lover her "Head was working" some new plan, and that morning they pulled out for Medicine Lodge. About two hours after they had gone the dilatory Bert arrived on the scene, dust-covered and wildeyed, and running up the stairway of the Sorber enquired if there red-headed hired girl working there, when Mr. Sorber informed him that there had been but that she had gone home a couple of hours previous accompanied by her father, and volunteered the further advice to Dert that it would be a good and wise plan for him to make himself in mad as soon as for there Kingwere persons on the lookout for him land wanted him. He delayed not moment, not even long enugh to wash the dust from his face, but hiked taejdiately, and has not been seen since. It was quite evident that his plans had miscarried, 'and he much surprised to find that the was er was here and "next" to his plans.

What the next development will be will be anxiously awaited. To hark backward a little bit: A few months ago, as the story was told us, a young gentleman and Addie were out buggy riding, and there is where the trouble commenced; for it seems the aforesaid beau was acting up in some sort of manner which apparently did not meet with the approval of Addie. About this time couple of commerc.al traveling men or "drummers" happened to be passing along the same road, when they observed Addie And her The actions of these companion. two attra ing their attention, watch them pre'ty closely, commenced all unbethey, to known to them, however, Presently Addie climbed out of the ance and they noticed that her clothconvey-: ling was pretty badly torn and digarranged and they boldly rode up and asked the young man for an explanation of his actions. As the story goes he very bluntly told them to move on and attend to their own affairs and that he would attend to, his, at the same time drawing a revolver and ponted at them, snapping it as if to shoot.

For some the gun failed to go off, and the drummers were not killed, and Ad die went to the home of her escert's sister and secured suitable clothing to appear in public and went home, explaining to her mother that her in dress had become accidentally torn getting out of the buggy. The drummers got busy and complaint was filed charging her companion with a felony, and he was arrested and placed under bond for appearancer at court. In the meantime he sk pped the country. As our informant stated the case, a letter was written by him to a chum in Barber county, planning a sort of a double elop-! ment in which the companion and another girl were to go with Bert and Addle, and this letter got into the hands of Mr. Shelton, and hence his action of last Saturday.

And it probable that this is but a very small part of the real facts in the case, KANSAS LUMBER. Q. Bullock has a farm twelve miles northwest of Kngman, on which there is a considerable of timber growing, the land having en taken a "tree claim" and set to young forest trees a number of years ago, The trees have proven a veritable "gold mine" to Mr. Bullock, as he has cut thousands of fence p.sts from it; has taken hundreds of cords of wood from it, and receltly had a poriable saw-mill taken to the place and had a lot of the larger cottonwood trees cut into dimension lumber. He had over 50,000 feet sawed, some of the trees "squaring" as a much as twenty-one inches.

This lumber will be used by Mr. Bullock building addit'onal barns, fences, graneries, sheds, beside: big lot of wood realized from the slabs. There is still a lot of young timber growing on the place, much of it being black walnut, many of the trees being from eight to twelve inchs in diameter, so that for ordinary 1arm demands the supply is practically inexhaustible. As has often been remarked by The LeaderCour er and more often demonstrated, it pays to plant trees. ANA WALT- CAMPBELL THE LEADERS DRY LUMBER GOOD COAL Phone No 60.

Kingman THAT FISH AND GAME LAW. Of late there have been repeated enquiries made by interested part.es AR Kansas, to, the and open by season for The hunting Leader- in request Courier aga gives the of the open season on the various kinds of date, Kansas game birds. Briefly stated, the law is as follows: Sec. 7. It shall be unlawful for persons person time, any except a9 hereinafter prov.ded, to hunt, catch, kill, pursue, entiap or 'ensnare, any partridge, p'nated grouse, grouse, prairie chicken, quail, plover, phea ant, oriole, meadow-lark, robin, thrush, red-bird, mocking-bird, bird, wild duck, wild geese, wild brant, and red squirrel.

that The "it section shall then not be goes on unlawful and, says to shoot grouse or prairie chicken from September 15 to October 15; doves from August 1 to September 15; plover from July 15. to September 15; wild ducks, geese and brant from September 1 to April 15; quail from November 15 to December 15. As w.11 be noted above it is unaawful to kill pheasant, oriole, meadow-lark, robin, thrush, red-bird, mock ng-bird, blue-b'rd or red squirrel at any time of the year, except it provides that owners of orchards may kill orioles hut any time for the protection of the'r orchards. The law further provides that you must have a hunter's license before you call hunt at any time of year and that you must in addition gain wr.tten permission before you can hunt on the occupied or improved premises of another or the road or highway adjoining such premises. The law aga'nst certain modes of Vides fishing that is just as strict, for it it shall be unlawful for any person to catch, take or attempt to catch or take, from any lake, pond, river, creek, stream or other waters within or bordering on this state, any fish by any means, or in any manner except by rod and line and fishhook, or hand line or set l.ne.

Furthermore, the law says that the having in possession by any person, persons, company or corporation of any bird named in section 7 of th's act, except by a person who has lawfully killed the same, or who may have in the'r possession any trap, net or other device to be used for the catching or killing of fish, except the owner of a private pond, the possession of the same shall be 'prima facie evidence of the violation of this law. Many persons have been guilty catching fish in this county by means, of pitch-forks, spears or by seining, and all such practices are unlawful. The penalty for intractious of the game and fish law is as follows: "Upon conviction thereof before any court of competent jurisdiction they shall be fined in a sum not less than five dollars nor more than one hundred dollars, for each offense, taxed with the costs of the case and be committed to jail until such costs and fne be paid. The catching of each bird or fish shall be deemed a separate offense." In addition to the above penalty there is to be an additional fee of $10 to pay the fee of the prosecuting attorney. THE BOSTON IDEALS ARE HERE.

That splendid company, the Bo ton Ideal Opera Company, which appeared in Kingman during the week of the Cattlemen's Picnic with such pleasing success. have consented to play a return date and are now in the city for that purpose. They will appear at the Grand tonight, tomorrow night and Saturday night in some of their most popular numbers. If desired they will reproduce some of the numbers presented by them at the last appearance in Kingman, sand in addition will put on one or more new numbers, as the people wish. Handbills will be distr, buted daily announcing the number for tat evening.

All the good things said in reference to this company at their former appearance were well merited and more could have been said with equal consistency. Get your tickets reserved for the three nights thus effect a considerable saving. The advance sale already, indicates in a measure the favor in which this company stands in Kingman, among people who appreciate something high class. THOSE SANITARY FOUNTAINS. As will be remembered the Club women of Kingman decided a number of mouths ago to take in hand the matter of furnishing sanitary drinking fountains for the schools of this city.

They have held a number of meet. ngs, Mrs. H. Billings and Mrs. J.

J. Harlow having been selected as a committee to act in conjunction with the Board of Education to select and see to it that the fountains were installed. At a recent meeting the matter finally discussed and arrangements made for the purchase of the fountains that they may be installed by the time school, opens. The order will be tiled by the Ferguson Hardware Company, and their placing will be deft. to Superintendent Ault and a representative of the School Board.

CLARA, PROCTER MARRIED. Word has reached Kingman telling of the marriage of Miss Clara Proctor to Mr. W. H. Miller of Seymour, Texas, on the 17th of this month.

Kingman friends of Miss Clara will join in congratulations. Miss Clara will be remembered as the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. F. J.

Proctor, former res'dents of Kingman. I THE BASEBALL NEWS K's Won Another Close Game-from-Pratt-Friday It was a good game although the was small--and Kingman won. Of course it had to be a close game because the Diamond K's and Pratt always did play close games. Just' because the a Millers hadn't had any practice for couple of weeks and they have been playing every day for five days, Doctor Briggs' boys from Pratt thought they could get a little sweet revenge, but their thinking caps were set wrong and they were slightly mistaken in their thoughts. Sam Phillips, the boy from Calista, was the Diamond K's thrower and the Rock Island town boys couldn't get but two measly sate ones off him while Cy Young VIII or IX, who hails from Hutchinson, and has pitched tor nearly every team on the Rock Island railway system, was a little easier on our boys.

Pratt made their only score in the fourth spasm when Josephus Klose bitfed a little ngle between Freddie, Hamblin and Mr. Ralph Yeoman. He betook himself to second when Sambo Phillips threw one into the amphitheatre. Mr. R.

Yeoman missed Eat-: on's throw to him and Josephus went on to bag number three, Shortina Camp, who plays w.th the Pratt team, knocked an easy one to Surely Cannon, who was so sure of it he missed it and Joe romped in, and that narrates the narration for Pratt. Mr. Gatling Gun Car non of the Kingman team, in the third inning, was a wise waiter and walked to first. When, he started to burglar the sec-, ond story Young threw wild to first land he got in safely. Percy Eaton, who is there in the pinches, got a single and also some applause from the grand stand, and Cannon hit the target called home plate.

Percy also got a two- in the sixth event tallied on Mr. R. Yeo-4 man's single and Old Man Hamblin's fielder's choice. Ralph also scored on a fielder's choice, a sacrifice fly an error. The score: Kingman AB PO A Eaton, 3b 4 1 20 02 Yeoman, 1b 1 1 10 0 1 Hamblin, 2b 4 32 0 Williamson, If 3 0 1 69 Bolin, ct 03 2 0 0 Cheatum, 69 7 88 00 5 2 Phillips, 3 3 47.

Yeoman, rf 3 0 0 2 0 Totals 20 8 5 27 13 3 Pratt AB POA McMurray, 2b 6 2 Hill, Miller, 3b 3 1 0 Klose, 1 Young, 3 Thompson, if Camp, rf 3 919 Pitzer, Hilliard, ct 1b ca 3 0 001 8 Totals 30 1 2 24 10 21 Score by inninga: P.att 0 0 0 1 0 0 0-1 Kingman 0 Summary: Earned runs--Kingman Base on balls--Off Young off Phillips 1. Wild pitch -Phillips 1. Twobase hit--Eaton. Struck out--By Phillips by Young 2. Hit by pitcher' -Bolin.

Stolen bases- Young. Sacrifice fly -Will amson. Time of Umpire Talbert. Bills were scattered the first. of the week announcing a series of bail games between the Medicine Lodge team and the Damond K's, to be played in this city at Riverside park Wednesday, Thursday and Friday of th week.

Late Tuesday evening a "phone message came from Medicine Lodge cancell.ng the games, as the team was "skeered" to play the Diamond K's. Conway Springs has been secured in their place, and will play The Diamond K's will enter the bail tournament at the Harper county fair next month and compete for two of the $100 purses hung up on the two games. They will play against Cherokee one day' and Anthony another day. Mel Will'amson left Tuesday for his home in Altoona. Mel is one of the fastest outfielders that have ever played with a Kingman team.

He was the best hitter on the team and out of all the games played this summer only misjudged one fly. WEIGHMASTER'S OFFICE ABOLISHED. At recent session of the City Counell there was an ordinance passed abolishing the office of City Wighmasteer, and a provision made that the City Clerk shall serve double capacity of Clerk and The ordinance will go Into effect on and after its publication, which will be next week. The passage of this ordinance will call for the appointment of some one to take the position under the new order of things, and this will be done at next meeting of the council. There is a pretty- well founded rumor that Mr.

Howard Sager, who recently returned from the Pacific coast, will be appointed to the new position. SPECIAL TO WICHITA SUNDAY. The Santa Fe will run a special main to Wich ta next Sunday on account of the league bail game. The train leaves Kingman at 8:40 a. returning will leave Wichita at 6:30.

CITY ECHCOLS OPEN SEPT. 6. The public schools of Kingman will open Monday, September 6. Entrance examinations will be given Wednesday, and Thursday, September 1 and at the High School building. All pup.la bringing grades from other schools admitted, as usual, without examination, if these grades are eat a actory.

Let all, those who are panning to euter from other schools ste the Superintendent, if pos-1 ble, beiore September 6. Much delay and annoyance to parents and To this the Superintendent will pupils alike may thus be avoided. keep office hours every day of the two weeks preceding the opening of school. As 8001 as child is assigned to a grade in the schools he may find at the book store the list of books necessaray for that grade. There will be a meeting of all the teachers of the graded schools and of the gh School at the office in the High school building, at 2 p.

Saturday, September 4. The High School will aiso open on September 6. We are looking tor a larger attendance than ever. An invitation is ex ended to all parents and friends ot the schools to vis.t us during the year. The continued co-operation of parents with the school authorities is requested in order that the work of the coming school year may be made the very best possible.

A. W. AULT, Superintendent. KINGMAN COUNTY TEACHERS' ASSOCIATION. Every Kingman county teacher will please be present at the opening association, Friday, Sept mber 3, at the gh School building in Kingman.

The program will begin promptly at 1:30 o'clock and finish at 3:30. The following program is a practical one and will undoubtedly be a help and source of inspiration to all. Should any teacher 1al to attend this meeting a written excuse will be due the county superintendent, Every teacher nas voluntarily pledged herself to atte.d the assoc ations, take such part as may be assigned her, do the reading circie work jaithfully, tollow the course or study and promote the cause of education in every way 10 her power. Program. What Preparat on Should a Teacher Make for the Opening of Her School? 'Miss Thyr.

a Amos. Discussed by Miss Lillie Wright. The First Day of, School- gs Susie Taylor. Discussion ppened; by Miss Mabel Ellison. What Shall I Do With the E.

L. Feagan. Discus8 on opeued by Miss Maggie Sanders. the Val.e of Disciphne and How to Secure It--Prof. J.

W. Wilson. Discussion opened by ss Grace Sheldon. Care of School Thompson. Discussion Property--Howard Prot.

F. S. Hagy. On the Playground--Miss Cicten Moyer, Discussed Claude Amerman. The Teacher's Attitude Toward the Pupils--M ss Clide Butler.

Discus ion led by Miss Ollie Wilkns. Da ly Preparation of Work by the Teach r--M ss Jennie Daniels. Discussion by Miss Lillie Holcomb. The Value of Written 'Work, ReV ews and Te.t.-Mrs. Allene Discussed by Mrs.

Olive Welch, Suggestions by County Superintendent, Should time permit a question box at the close. All prepare a question to be answered or top to be discussed. Please think carefully on all of the topics mentioned above and be able to discuss them. the reading circle books may be secured at th office; price by $2.00. The courses of study have not come yet, but may arrive any day.

Yours very truly, J. E. BOYER, County Superintendent. IT RAINED some. That thunder this morning about four o'clock was welcome muse to the ears of the people of this part of the county, and the big drops of rain, which tollewed made everybody feel better and also begat a feeling or love for his negihboor and everyone else.

The drouth is broken. A rather funny occurrence took place th morning, relative to the rain. As is known there has been one of the hottest and driest spells in this part of the country the past month ever exper enced and everyone has been praying for ra'n and a cooler atmosphere. The town is being billed this morning for a ball tournament between the Diamond K's and Conway Springs. Some one who was evidently very much interested in base bail was lamenting the fact that it was cloudy and likely, to ra during the day; thus likely to spoil: the ball games.

It takes all kinds of people to make up a community. RAYE MOOREHEAD MARRIED. Announcement cards have been recelvetl in Kingman by pear friends of the bride, telling of the marriage of Miss Raye Moorehead of Washington, D. C. Her marriage occurred on the 11th, the name of the fortunate groom being Charles Henry Wright.

They will be "At Home" after November 15, at 922 Maryland avenue, N. Washington, D. C. Kingman acquaintances of the bride will join The Leader-Courier in congratulations and best wishes. FIRE AT BELMONT Big Portion of Business Houses There Destroyed Sunday Wm.

Starr was up from Belmont Tuesday and in speaking of the Sunday fire at Belmont, said that the entire burned district would be rebuilt at once and that instead of frame buildings altogether, there would likely be three brick buildings put up. So after all, the fire may not such a calamity as first imagined, foor it will be rebuilt on a more substantial and Artistic plan than before. The Leader-Courier's Belmont correspondent furnishes the following account of the fire: IN ASHES. IN ASHES. The business district of Belmont lies in The most in the history, of Belmont exciting time was passed through Sunday morning after the cry covered of fire was given." It was disthat the drug store of Dr.

Wallace was on fire, The flames. like fiery tongues, caught the hardware store of C. W. Coffey Co. on the south, and on the north to the ate Bank Belmont; thence to the general merchandise store of W.

H. Ferrison, thence farther north to the meat market of Burt Starr, aged by Turner and son. Next to was a building just moved into the go business section, owned by Guy ris, erected being in the the f.ret store town and built by the Washburn Brose in 1886, which was still on the wagons. The blacksmith shop, formerly owned by Brew, being filled with sacks of salt stored there by W. H.

Ferrison, was the last victim of flames. By hard, faithful work the home of Henry Plush was saved. Three young were entirely overcome by the heat" in attempting to save goods, they being Art and Paul VanDolah and Starr. In 45 minutes from the Burt first scovery the entire nine buildings were in ashes, and these together the refuse made the heat unbearable. The people worked heroically, to try to save the different stocks of goods.

The orig of the fire has been attributed to combustibles in the drug store and being immediately followed by the explosion of a barrel of turpentine made it impossible to enter the store, Dr. Wallace recovered nothing but his grip. His valuable books were saved in the safe in his store. Brave women worked by side of the men to the last. By the aid of the phone the community and sister towns were aroused and a large number of people came to the rescue, but the buildings were SO dry and burned SO quickly that not much could be done.

The adjuster has not been here yet and the goods saved have not been invoiced, 80 that we are unable to give the exact loss. The public may expect this in full in next issue. The losses will be heavy and the insurance will not cover half of it. We will state, however, that the safe and books of the bank were saved. The vault stands as a monument, but has not been opened at this writing.

D. C. Crosby, cashier, thinks it be on the stae side before opening. In due t'me Belmont expects to be on her feet again. Our people are not a class to give up whne met by disaster.

She may not walk quite so strong for a period, but with the great trade of former days, the community at large are a ple who will co-operate with the business men at this point by returning soon as opportunity affords. Dr. 'Wallace has his office at his residence; I D. C. Crosby is banking at h's home; W.

H. Ferrison has the goods saved stored in the school house; the post office is in Otto Klish's lumber office; what little hardware that was saved is still in the street; the fresh meat was sent to Kingman and the salt meat taken to the hotel. Thus you see we are still in business in part. Extreme heat continued. Monday night was cooler.

Master Lanse Coffey of Wichita came in Saturday to visit his uncle, C. W. Coffey, Mis. A. M.

Nash of Alva, is being entertained at the home ot her daughter, Mrs. Ray Lock. Dr. Tipton and son Dennie visited his daughter, Mrs. B.

E. Starr, Sunday after the fire. Mrs. Bert Gregory has been visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs.

Thomlas, in Rneo county some days. Charley Peck of Kingman stepped off the train Sunday evening to look after his wheat crop from his. farm, which has been managed the past year by W. Baldwin and son Charles. Born, on the 17th, to Mr.

and Mrs. (Ray Lock, a fine 10-pound som, Dr. Wallace attending physician. Please forward Graudpa Nash a cane. All parties concerned do ng nicely.

The ice cream social given by the Royal Neighbor lodge August 18 was well attended and the short program rendered was good. This lodge is In thorough working order and promises the public something worthy of note when they meat. Rev. J. R.

Millisap and daughter, Miss Katie, came over Sunday to fill this appointment. Owing to the fire Othere were no services at elther church. Rev, Millsap will preach at the M. E. church in two weeks, moraing and evening..