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if tr 0 Volume IV. Lawrence, Kansas, Thursday, January 10. 1907. Number 288 i i i or 1 ETJDORA BANK ELECTIONS. HAS A BETTER ONE A STEEL FURNACE EXPLODES Neville's Column Systemat icSavi 1 I Get the habit.

As an investment for the laying up of small amounts eachmonth, we have the best plan ever offered. For purchasing a home our contract enables you to pay for house in a little over five years, i you have money to loin or w.u, to borrow, come and see us and we can accommodate you- THE ATLAS Second Floor, Lawrence National Bank Building I Flood of Molten Metal Over whelmed the Workmen. Of 35 Men Employed Around the Fa tal Spot but One Escaped A Fire Chief Injured. i nis)ui-t. Three wovkraeu KilL'il.

sven fatally injmeU and is tn i r-suTt or a a explosion night at. the Eliza fur or the Jon.s Mclaughlin stf-H works arruui'iUMac at the juse the furnaces became ignited ln.j resulting exjiloriou ions ot rae (en metal was siinwereri around the iUiiuice for a radius of -M feet over AlH-iniiiit; the workmen in a fery flood Andifw Feadieika and Kesslcr were liilpl. The -'n iiijnr'-d ait- no in Hospitals. null urne'a's are inclined Jin missinx were lot cr.M.iKvl niol'en is kt.in to rlieir one num. Knx.

miiiv ttie (e a vs 'I haiMtene-! so ijnirl, thai lon'ii; j.jeti 11, et I'I- illtf tOill til w.is injurfcd Vhii- dii ecil-- I lie lle fir i 1 1 i tiosjon. Snyder ircr-i leveivina ri i luij. foil io extjR I be ex- i Ufs'l't ill To tiie. alarm tose i TKite s'rtick liy a street seriously injuring two of file- i nt: winuows ot tue ear were Two women tverw inj'jrei T'KPs aV.otj; til emrane-e to the nill were pyiheir when Cue learnc-it of the diiaiter men children ati-tred be i hr- t.ne and frantic efforts utiin atn-e. several of iiif wo.

uea rushed r.jtoa the offi- tied tiled to 1 iii Ii i their wav into lie Ciiildmi ion tiiroiigii the ttepts crjini; that was dead." Later it beeutne neee.vji to call additional police forcibly tr, e5cort the woiueii and children to their homes. I lie officials at the ntilU refused in allow any one to enier the yard where the furnace is located. Information was refused to newspaper men. ihe officials sayfns that later they mghi issue a statement. A heavy guard of foreign workmen was placed at I lie vatd entianee and even the police wre powerless to st past.

Charles Bennett, a yard brakeuisa. wh.j was prosing near the furnace on a freight trawi when the explosion occurred gave a graphic descripion of the disaster. 'Our train was right, near the furnace." said Bennett. "When the mersl poured out of the furnace over the ground I saw the men running for a place of safety. To the right of th furnace I saw a party of tea men ait of them runainf wildly and their clothes a mass of flames.

Apparently some of tbem had been injured when the explosion occurred as thev could hardly run and several of them tripped and fell. The hot meta! ran over them in a moment. Just this lime a second explosion occurred and I a sain looked to the right of the furnace for the men, but. I could not see any of them, and I believe that all were burned to death. My train was in the path of the metal and I was compelled to uncouple the train and signal engineer to pull Vote On Service Pension Bill Soon.

Washington, Jan. 10. After a genera! discussion a tentative- understanding was reached in the Senate Wednesday justifying the expsctation that a vote on the general service pension bill will taken next Friday. The measure received no vital criticism, but many commendations. Senator McCumber spoke at length in support of the measure.

Th remainder of the day was devoted to a discussion of the bill limiting the hours of railway employes, whiei measure is to be voted on under agreement Thursday. The Brownsville matter was postponed at th suggestion of Senator Forkr, who srave as the reason that Senator Tillman, who is indisposed, desired to address the Senate on the snhject. Examination for Ineptctert. Washington, Jan. 1 Examinations will be neld throughout the country on February 5 next for position in the agriculture department under the pure food and drugi act.

The. examinations will be for one chief food and drug inspection chemist at 3,000 a year; several food and drug inspection chemist at $2,000 a year; and a large number of food and drug Inspectors at $2,000 a In all, about 75 appointments are to be made. The list of eligbles will be certified to the department as soon as the" papers of the applicants can be examined after the examintion. The Two Financial Institutions Elect Their Officers. The two banks at Eudora have elected officers for the coming year, as follows: EUDORA STATE RANK.

President, Chas. Pilla. Vice-president, A. Lotz, Cashier, E. Wilson.

Directors, C. Pilla, A. Lotz, W. W. BromoLsick, II.

Abels, A. J. Jennings, E. Cerstenberger, John Seizor. The institution has closed a most prosperous year, and after declaring a dividend of 6 per cent, converted the remainder of the earnings to the surplus and un divided profits account.

The capital of the institution is 510,000 and the surplus. $5,000. K.UV YALLEY STATE RANK. President, Chas. Lotholz.

Vice-president, Chas. J. Achning (ashicr. deo. H.

Lotholz. Directors. Chas. Lotholz, Chas. Achning.

Geo. H. Lotholz, Chas. J. Achning, Wm.

Lotholz. The past year has been the most prosperous in the history of the institution. A dividend of 8 per cent was declared and the remainder converted into the surplus and undivided profits account. The capital of the bank is 810,000, and the surplus over $6,800. Tribute From Little Friends.

At the funeral of the late A. P. Clark yesterday, there was one little tribute that was very touching. The Gazette has many times mentioned Mr. Clark's love for children, and he was in the habit of giving all the little girls in his neighborhood a May-Day picnic.

The girls sent a beautiful bouquet of lilies, bearing a card inscribed, "From Grandpa Clark's May Day girls. Jimmy Johnson Dead. Jimmy son oi James the negro barber, died yesterday aftcrdav in St. Paul as a result of a cold contracted some ten days ago. The body will be brought here for burial.

Johnson was steward for the Elks for a number of years and went north two summers ago to take a job with a railroad dining car and! hotel company and has been steadily employed in the one position ever since. A Public Sale. Mrs. Kate Epley will hold an auction sale at her farm, seven miles northeast of Lawrence on January 23, commencing at 9 o'clock" in the morning. The sale list comprises horses, cattle and other stock, farm implements and tools and some household goods.

J. H. Glathart is the auctioneer and Ewer's lunch wagon will be on the grounds. Stands a Good Show. The legislature has already taken up the matter of the enactment of the state veterinary bill in which Dr.

C. B. McClelland of this city is interested. Dr. McClelland, assisted in drawing the bill that is before the legislature, and went to Topeka this afternoon to be accessible when information relative to the measure, was desired.

Special Song Service. Evangelist Thompson will give a special song service at the First Baptist church tonight before his sermon. He will sing "The Mountain Railroad," in the Cradle of the Deep," and several toher songs by request. The Brown Team Beaten. In the ten pin tournament games on the Merchants bowling alleys last night the Brown team rolled 2721, with high score of 524 by Courtney.

The Barteldes five rolled 2833 with high score of 529 by Mr. Barteldes himself. F. A. Brackett and F.

M. Ry-turn are two new barbers at the K. U. barber shop, and Mr. W.

F. Weise respectfully invites his friend to call and become acquainted with his new workmen. Mr. Weise employs no one but the best barbers, has the neatest and cleanest shop, and is fully prepared to do all kinds of up-to-date work; his bathjattachment is particularly complete. It was just about as cold this morning as yesterday, but the wind was in the south.

There was a slight fall of snow last evening letween 6 and 7 o'clock. A full assortment of nuts dipped in chocolate, at Wiedemann's. 4 Chicken Story of Tom Sweeney Beats Other Tales. The Atchison tells of colored man in that city who sold a lot of chickens to a grocery man and then slipped around and own ed the coop. Of course the ehickem went home.

Tom Sweeney has one that dis counts the Atchison story. He says that some years ago and old Lawrence darkey was accustomed to sell chickens and other fowl to a man who is still in business there although not now in the chicken business. The old fellow woulr deliver the chickens, and then go and take them out of the coup next the alley, and bring them around and sell them again at the front. After making this game work successfully for some time. the old fellow became so confident of his ability in his new line of industry, that he became careless, and one day brought around to tli front an old one eved rooster that he had sold to the same man only a little while beiore.

The rooster was recognized as an old friend by the dealer, the old darkey had to change his business. OBITUARY. Hammond C. Muzzy was born in Worcester county, March 9th, 183-1. He died at the family home in North Lawrence December 27th, 1906, of softening of the brain, after a long spell of sickness.

Mr. Muzzy came to Kansas November 20th, 185-1. He lived in Kanwaka township for one or more years, then sold his claim and came to f-awrence. He was with the Free State element here, at all times. He made his living by any honorable work that came to his "hands.

At the breaking out of the Civil War, he enlisted in the 1st Kansas Battery and served a full three year's term. During the war, the Battery was for a time stationed in middle Tennessee, and while there he made the acquaint ance of a Tennessee girl. Miss Sarah H. Hale. After his discharge, from the he returned to the south, and himself and Miss Hale were married.

Coming at once to Lawrence, and making this his home, living here since, excepting about two years spent on a farm near the old home of his wife, they lien returned here. Here the family of children were born and raised, Mr. Muzzy 's two sons and two- daughters survive him. The writer of this has known him for 52 years, all his life since coming to Kansas. He has always been known as an honest upright man, and died leaving a host of friends, to mourn this loss.

He was a member of Washington post No. 12, G. A. was buried in Maple Grove by the services of that order, C. W.

S. UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS. Governor Hoch will speak in chapel Friday morning. Mary Hanford Eord will speak in Frascr hall Friday night, upon 'Ibsen and the Norwegian Drama'' Mrs. Ford is a Western woman who has many strong admirers here.

She wrote "Which Wins" and "Otto's Inspiration," two popular novels. Professor F. H. Dains of Washburn college, will give a series of lectures on the history of chemistry in response to an invitation of the chemical club.f The Bell Telephone company has about finished of putting in the new phones. Each department now has phone service connecting them all other buildings and outside service.

W. C.T. U. The Willard W. C.

T. will meet in the parlors of the Baptist Church on Friday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock. Topic: "Mother's Day." Everyone invited. (Mrs.) C. A.

Porter, secretary. Otto Rcatz is making the cigar, the best hand-made five -cent goods to be found on the Lawrence market. They arc sold by all dealers in town. Try them and you will smoke no other. If you cannot get them of your dealer, call at the Reatz cigar street store, 727 Massachusetts NOTICE! All persons who have left hats to be cleaned and re-blocked, and clothing to be cleaned, will please call and get same within ten days from date or storage charged will be added to the prices.

W. T. HEATE, Lawrence, January 6, 1907. Still tlic best paying proposition in the west or anywhere is the irrigated land in Colorado. The farmers there arc making a great deal more on their beets, alfalfa, and wheat than any farmer in this section is making from his land.

One man who is only a renter there, told me lie. had made more there this'year than he had ever made in this count in five years. One woman to whom I sold land there last year, and who had ii rented, has taken in S104 from her rentf on three acres. We would think 810 1 a big tiling if it was the hole amount grown on three It is the.safest investment I know of. Nothing but death surer, and death is pretty uncertain as to the date.

You can buy this land and it you chooe. you eau rent it and be sure nf not loss than 10 to 20per cent on your invo-t ment. And if you go on it. it stl do much better than this. It will also give you a very pleasant climate to live in and a certainty of doubling your money inside of five years by selling.

I still have land out there to sell at one-fifth down, with five years on the balance. If you can make the first payment, the crop will take care of the others. The land is all in cultivation. The water right goes with the land. The supdIv is abundant.

It costs about 40 cents per acre per year Will Elkins and Willis Kite from out there are visiting in Lawrence, and if you will call at our office, I can put you in connection with them and give you a chance at information first hand. Think it over and see if you don't want to go out with me on the 15th. You are bound to like it, Everybody has liked it who has seen it. I have located almost every man who has ever gone out with me, and those who did not buy, wish now they had J. fl.

Neville, Home tel. GOO. 703 flassachusetts St. IF YOUR NATURAL TEETH Are decayed beyond the limit of repair and your stomach is constantly doingidouble duty, a set of artificial teeth made as Dr. Wheeler makes them, will soon prove downright enjoyment to the vigorous, and health to the dyspeptic.

"Over Overs' Store, hours to 5:30. Moving may be a worry to you but not to the Lawrence Transfer Company. It is a part of their business. If you have to move your household goods put he matter inTtheir hands and save both morrvand money. Their office is 824 Massachusetts Both 'phones Vo.

15. Fancy toilet and perfume cases; shaving sets, diamond rings, gold jewelry, silver goods, cut glass, atches, clocks, Kin by Drug and Jewelry Store. Small boxes of twelve and twenty-five cigars make excellent Christmas presents. Boener Bros, put them up especially for the Christmas trade. Get them of any dealer, cr at the factory if your dealer docs not handle ihcm.

Do not delay getting your itckets for the Martin lecture next Tuesday evening, as we cannot give out more tickets than the seating capacity of the hall. Remember that tickets arc free to those entitled to them, and can be had of Frank Meierhoffer. W. F. Weise's K.

U. barber shop is a popular place in Lawrence to get first class work of all kinds in that line. There are four chairs, with four good workmen, bath tubs fitted with hot and coldwater, with bath rooms open until noon 01 Sundays. The shop is onpen eve, evening until 8 o'clock, and Saturday evening until 11 o'clock It is the place to go for the best work. Clearance sale on cloaks, skirts and waists: Mas.

J. B. Shearer, agent for the Henderson corset. Then you buy your fresh meat of Bartz'you can rest assured it the best in the market, clean, wholesome and 1 full 1G oz. to the pound.

West En'd Meat Market. Probably the best known cigar in Lawrence, is "Our by Boener Bros of the best material. It is always reliable, al ways good it is William A. Walters' Body Found in the Venus Mine Yesterday. MISSING SEVERAL DAYS.

Search Instituted Resulted in Discovery of Body at the Bottom of a Sixty-Foot Shaft Body to be Brought Home. The Gazette received lasr night the following special despatch from C. 0. Finch: "Silverton, Wil liam A. Wallers, a pioneer of Lawrence was found dead today in the Venus mine.

His death resulted fro a fall into a shaft sixty feet deep. His death was instantaneous. He had probably been dead a week when the body was found. Mr. Walters has been mining about Silverton for the nast thirty years, and owns considerable mining property.

The body will be shipped to Lawrence accompanied by the son, L. W. Walters." Miss Minnie Walters, the daugh ter, who is here in Lawrence, received a telegram on Tuesday from her brother saying the father was missing, and they feared for his safety A search was insti- stuted, it seems, with the result that the body was found at the bottom of the mine. Mr. Walters was an old resident of Iawrenee, and was well known to every old settler, or many 1 4 years lie nas spent in- mvi ui lis time in Colorado, coining home only lor occasional isu.

wife died suddenly a few years ago, and ot the family only three re main. who is bringing the fat tier's body home, and ho is in nusiness in Mivenon, uu.i, Ls a noted musician, and the daughter. Minnie, is at home. Gus has been telegraphed for. and will come to Lawrence at once.

ARRESTED OiN SUSPICION A. Hazlett Held For Twenty-iour Hours on Suspicion of Complicity in De Soto Assault On the strength of remarks made to three young men, residents of Lawrence, Boy Woodward, oi the Santa Fe secret service de partment, night beiore last ai-rested a young man named A. Hazlett, at the home of his brother- in-law. Mr. Patterson, in east Lawrence on suspicion ol com ieitv in the recent assault on Miss "Zona Heckert, in De Soto.

The arrest was made between 6:00 and 7:00 Wednesday nignt. Hazlett was taken to the jail and held until late yesterday afternoon, when he was released. liaziett appears, was arrested without warrant, and was held only for investigation, and the officers, unable to find anything tangible unoii which to hold him, were com pelled to order his release. it was wlule liaziett was unuer the influence of liquor that he supposed to have made remarks which indicated that he migni know more about the assault than he was willing to acknowledge when sober. These statements are alleged to nae oem mau in the presence of the two Bryant ovs and ot earing, xiazicu, yesterday, told a pretty straight story except in one or two minor details.

The Ibsen Lecture. The lecture to be given at Era ser hall at the university of Kan sas on Friday evening by Mrs. Mary II. Ford on Ibsen and the Norwegian Drama, will attract unusual attention not only on on' account of the recent revival of "interest in Ibsen, but because of the remarkable personality of the speaker. Mrs.

ord is well known in Chicago and Boston as well as in Kansas City, which was at one time her home, for her delightful lectures in the fields of art and literature. She has a rare charm of manner in speaking and a profound knowledge of her subject. Lawrence people are fortunate in having this opportunity to hear her. This lecture is free to the public. The Elks had an interesting meeting last night.

Bills for the Christmas entertainment expenses were allowed. "AUNT" JANE M0SLY DEAD. Weil-Known and Respected Col ored woman Passes Away. Jane Mosly, colored, acred 70. wife of Andrew Mosly, died yes terday afternoon about 1 o'clock, at her home, 1114 Connecticut street.

Dath was due to heart trouble. unt" Jane, as she was wont to be called, was an industrious. respected old colored woman, for whom everyone in that neighborhood had a kind word. The funeral is tomorrow and interment in Oak Hill. Got any money? If not We Will trust you for household goods Mens suits, women's cloaks, and urs, clothing, furs, blankets.

watches, clocks, jewelry, etc. Small payment balance on easy nstallments. L. L. Kimz.

Massachusetts street. Billv Williamon's "Baby Pub- 6on" is the finest nickle cigar ever made in Lawrence; his other brands are equally good, too, There is much satisfaction in a smoke at Williamson's. Sweet cider, 20 cents per gallon, fwo gallons for 35 cents, Piiii.urs FRm Farm. 18 45. idar vinegar, 20c callon.

two tor o7)C, five for 80c. Phillips Fruit arm, tel. red 816 Bell. We guarantee our SI aifty 'azors. Smith's News Df.pot THE ELDRIDGE Livery Barn Speoiat attention givau to boardintr boriei.

New tig. Everything flnt-c1m. Hack call promptly attended. MOAK BROS. Propt.

TELEPHONE NO. 18. All kinds of FISH Smoked, Dried, canned, or any way you like it and any kihd you like. Some fine CHEESE That will help you out. If there's anything the market affords in the grocery line that you ought to have be tire that we can supply it.

IV.A.Guenther Both Phones 226 NEW Laundry. Steam Patronize the Model Steam Laundry. Everything first class. Short order work a soe cialty. Let us show you.

Bell phone 156. Home phone 14J 806 Vermont Street. FRANK W. BROWN. Haar.

It makes no difference if the Kindling or stove is all right if theCoalis not right. Our COAL Is right in Quality and Price B.W.Mcfarlane&Bro. Both Phones 433- 746 Ky. St I NATIONAL BANK A. MO- KOK, M.

AKS O. OROVENOS. KBEN BALDWIN MQ, MANLEf, W. K. MARCH A.

MARKS. ggK bolieve tbat our birutor fdCOgolzMl Mi ftmoux the m.tnt ecm-srvtlve buslnes men Ik Lawrrucv Tke gratifying coudluou or this b.ni Is largely dad to the aula eRCls otwaom takes parnoni. priae in me tuccess of the bank. WATK.INS Capital $100,000 Surplus $20,000 J. B.

WATIIS8, C. K. TOOK! a rrs.t. Csuir. I G.

A. Hill, W. k. H.m,i At. caiar.i DIRECTORS.

Jaoob Hodsb. A. C. Mitch ei. C.

A. Hill. w. e. Hasn 1.

B. Watkish j. c. Mooa. C.

H. Tuokzi. Bavlngi Department rt-saivl Tad7s and Frldayi. Eiehaugon all lh principal ottiti (lie world. PEOPLES STATE BANK.

CAPITAL ST0CX, W. BROMELSICK, Pre. T. i. SWEENEY, Vice-Pres.

E- J. HILKEY, O-hior. DIRECTORS. W. R.

Stubbi W. E. ypalJiug Geo. lane Luther N-Lewi. W.

Bromeliick T- i- Sweeney Jacob Uadiky E. J. Bilk TRANSACTS A GENERAL BANKING BUSINES PB.OFKSSIONAL J. II. MITCHELL, Proba't ATTORV AT LAW.

I'hont. 303. rt A. J. ANDERSON, HOMEOPATH 131 Calls promptly answered Office 717 Vermont St.

lav or C. J. SIMMONS, PHYSICIAN AND SL'RGLION. Dq3 a general practice Tcert oo'" Special atu-ntion pai'l to surgpry uer lor Rates: Vioita in the ritv i' AA: ruunirv 11.00 per mile. Office 731 Ma.tiachii-'ettn St.

Residence I'aone Tiione 1 J. R. BECHTEL, Graduate in OSTEOPATHY, MEDICINE AND Sl'RGERY. Office 833 Mas. St.

ReMer.ee. B-'Q I.o.tijia.. Telephone 8-15. FI. W.

HAVNE, OCULIST. OSce SIT Mtus. St. Hnur to c. b.

McClelland, VETERINARIAN. Office 8-'a 1-2 Vermont St. A. B. SELLARDS PHYSICIAN.

09ic rear of Woodward Smre; tele-phone So Reai.ience "ji' Maacninet is M. TeJephoue 1 1 8o EDYV. T. RILING, ATTORNEY AT LAW. Oflk-e 90t South Peo State Bank.

GEO. A. BANKS SON, ABSTRACTS OF TITLE. FIRE INSURANCE. Special attention given to Abstract nujineM Room a.

fraternal Aid Building. carlTphillips, PHYSICIAN AND SL'RCiEON. Counirv Calls promptlv amlgrcered. Office A. iiuiUtmg.

Phone 373 Res. 1046 Vermont St hone 137a W. T. SINCLAIE, Eeal Estate, Loan and. Insurance Agency.

Reliable Abstract of Title. Money alwayj, oa for mortgage 7 Go basaMuMlu treat. paoue 3W. Republicans Will Caucus Friday Night Topeka. Jan.

The committees of the house and senate of the Kansas legislature met late- Wednesday afternoon and definitely set the time for the beginning of the caucus to select the party nominee fur t'nited States senator as Friday night at o'clock. Sereral of the senatorial candidates were present at the meeting and there was considerable wrangling between them regarding the decision. State Senator Getty made an implied threat to refuse to abide by the decision of the rjuicila.