The Kansas Standard from La Cygne, Kansas • 1

it 2 VOLUME 1, Old Series, Vol. 0, No. G. LACTONE, ICAJVSA, IfKIl)AY; MAY 8, 1903. One Dollar Per Year.

NUMBER 16. THE KANSAS STANDARD. Store 73. -V Jf 4 We Buy Sl3l3iMfwEiL'lt'n Ed Blair and Family to Leave Einn County. Ed Blair, manager of the Cadmus Grange store, has decided to resign his position there next Saturday and accept one with a newly-organized company for the manufacture and sale of blu-ing, the company consisting of Chas.

Hutchinson, better known as "Hutch," who. so long, represented the Gregory. Grocery Company a brother of his and others, and its headquarters will be at Kansas City, with TJd in charge at a considerably ad vanced salary over what he has been receiving at Cadmus. Ed, Mrs! Blair and the children will-leave and Sell. Mercantile Co's.

store. Silver anfl Kmn Real Estate. ThisStore All good-Prices right. prfi i ps hnl: ri- Gome in now-It's pleasant. Have.a-look.

Have a talk. Have a cigar. Get it at Broadwell's. Plenty Drugs. Nice Jewelrv.

Office orer La Cjffiie Has jnst received CADMUS 1 GRANGE STORE Broadway and Walnut St. 5 I J' 'V Ethelbert This week we present to read ers of The Standard a picture of E. P. McCarty, whom very- body knows who lives in Eastern Kansas or Western Missouri. He is pictured wearing his ''Kansas Corn the Frisco System, for which road he is Immigration Agent at La Cygne.

The belt was invented and copy righted by McCarty for the purpose of advertising Linn county and his business, and is as origi- inal and unique as McCarty him self. His life-history is as fol lows Ethelbert P. McCarty was born April 16th, 1843, at Niles, Trumbull county, the birth place of William McKinley, who was his playmate and schoolmate until the age of 14 years. He remained at Niles urtil the winter of 1859-60, when be went to the Pennsylvania oil field and spent one year in drilling, prospecting and studying the surface indications of oil. He became a practical driller and assisted in drilling the fourth petroleum well, at Mecca, Ohio, ever put down in the United States.

When Abraham Lincoln called for volunteers 1861 to put J.f UL Ever brougnt to Linn xmnty, and can sell you a suit from $4 to 15 that will please you. Our Stock of 'JDry Goods Is complete and we carry the up-to-date stuff, A hne of Bat-terick'8 Patterns are kept in stock by us. Our trade this year exceeds that of any previous one, and by fair treatment of cus-tomers and selling goods at the lowest possible maegis we' expect to keep it booming. CADMUS GRANGE STORE SOLO BLAKBR fe OO Lumber uu ir xt r-T an other man, through his the rebellion E. P.

McCar-' PUBLISHED WEEKLY By C. C. DALLAS SON. Per Year Advance, $loq. Entered Jan.

26. 1903. at La Cygpe, Knnnas. second clm matter, under Act of Cougnma at March 3. I78.

A SIGNIFICANT LETTER The Clay Center Vitrified Brick Company Submits Proposi-f tion to Erect a Brick Plant at La Cygne, Thursday morning Prof. Geo. jb, liorow. wno nas been con ducting the correspondence with the Clay Center Vitrified Brick Co. for the commercial club, re ceived a letter trom the company referring to the shale sent them last week by, the club, stating that our shale had been prepared, jnolded and put into the kiln on Wednesday of this week.

Fol lowing this information was a proposition from the company erect a plant for the manufacture of vitrified brick here at La Cygne. It is plainly evident from this that the analysis of our shale by this company has convinced them without any further test that it as the genuine shale for making a first-class quality of vitrified "brick, and that the company desires to "get in on the ground floor" with acontractf put in a brick plant. As at present located the Clay Center company is compelled to pay high freight rates for all coal it uses, its supply being obtained from the Southeastern Kansas mines. In this respect La Cygne possesses a great advantage, as an abundance of good coal unquestionably underlies the shale beds themselves, a coal shaft with a 3-foot vein having been "operated a few years ago but a short distance from one of the points where the shale crops out. It is also more than probable that sufficient gas to supply fuel for burning brick can be obtained by drilling in the near locality.

With fuel in abundance at the doors of the kilns at a cost simply of. bringing it to the surface, the fire-test confirming the analysis of the shale, La Cygne will be in a position to "show" what she has and to contract for the location of an industry here that will be profitable to all concerned. a LETTER PROM W. A. GAGE ON THE ROAD QUESTION.

Fkipnd Dallas: To comply with your request will scratch a lew lines for you about roads I want to say first that I am for good roads, but I don believe that we will ever get them under the present method of working them. To prove that I am right the present method of working them that we have had for thirty years that I know of, and I don't know how much longer, it is given up by everybody that the roads were the worst this spring they ever were. We never will 't nave any roaasunxu we pay our road tax in money and have them cared for. In my opinion we are not able have anything but a dirt road, and it must have constant care. Now we have had three weeks of dry weather and the road is full of ruts and chuck holes, and today these are full of water ready to be worked into mud, dirt and water always make mud if they're mixed.

Now my idea of working the roads is to ditch and grade them and then keep them -dragged smooth so that the wa- i rr a i xer can get on anu a vemcie can get over them. Now two men and six or eight horses can dress down ten miles of road in a day with a drag made of two plank 3 inches thick and 12 inches wide coupled 4 feet apart and a plat-farm on the coupling so it can be weighted. The plank to be set up on edge and it should be 14 feet long. During the recent dry spell two men could have dressed down all the road in Lincoln township and today the water could have got off without the roads being spoiled. Now 'we can't blame the road ovesreers, as no man who has any business can afford to quit and work the roads lor $1.50 per day.

It we had one road overseer for the township it might remedysoineof the evil as, it would make a busi ness lor turn, but I think he ought to be paid more than $1-50 per dav, as no first-class man couia maKe a Dusmess ot it tnat money, Now I believe it is possible td have but one overseer. I believe that the law says that if fifty residents of the township petition the trustee, it is his duty to appoint an overseer for the township. This would be a good change and I dou't believe in always staying in one rut. Who will help? The rock-crusher will cost too much money, not only the cost of the machinery, but Vlso the cost' of running it." I am not in favor of it. Yours Resp't, W.

a. Gage. tvwas among the first to re-1 vertising, correspondence and ms spond, enlisting in Co. 19th connection with various pros-Ohio and served through- i pecting companies. For his en- No stale ones.

Paints all good Inside Paint Very fine. Come and see. Held High In the estimation of Practical Painters. Every gallon of The Sherwin-Wilualis Paint will cover 300 or more square feet of surface in average condition, two coats to the gallon. Every gallon is a full U.

S. standard measure. It is made to Paint Buildings with. It is the best and most durable House Paint made. BY and Grain.

Established 13. Linn County Bank. for Kansas City on Sunday, the 17th. by way of La Cygne. The principal cause bringing about the departure of Mr.

and Mrs. Blair from arises from a desire to give their children, Streeter and -Fay, better educational opportunities than the school at Cadmus now affords them. The loss of this excellent family the Cadmus community and Linn county will be sincerely and generally regretted. Ed and Mrs. Blair have -been a large part of the.spcial life of Cadmus and the community roundabout.

They will be especially missed in the Grange and the social' functions which have, their inspiration that organization. Ed will also be missed by the patrons of the Grange store, with which he has been so long connected and which under his management has -made so phenomenal a success. The. Standard joins their numerous friends, in wishing them the fullest possible measure of happiness and success in their new home. c.

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'All parts are interchangeable shoots J8.B. hot by compressed air with sufficient force to kill sprrow, rats, etc at a considerable distance. The ritle is safe in the hands oi a child. It weighs over two pounds. OUR PROPOSITION Any boy who will get TEN 'new -subscription to The Kansas City Weekly Journal at 25 cts.

each, making a total of 2.50; and will send us a list of the names, togethe with the money, we "will ship to his address, express prepaid, this handsome an- rule. Bend money by. postoffice order or draft and adyiie lis of the name of your express office. 1 Boys, here is a chance- to get the fun of your life. Rustle a little and get this gun, as this proposition only holds good until June Address all communications to the KANSAS CITY JOURNAL, Kansas City, Mo.

Send for' sample copies of ther Week ly for immense Leaves of The "-Taliput palm of Ceylon haa leaves which are sometimes 20 feet long and 18 feet wide. Fish at Feet. vThe statistician has been at work again. Ori the arrival of the United States Fish Commission steamship Albatross, which recently explored the ocean to a depth of 23.00G 'f eet, the man of figures has calculated that the pressure of water is so great at that depth that- a fish ten feet in length must support a weight equal to a large building. Rich Unlettered Woman.

Maria Schemmer, a.St. Louis woman, unable to read or write, died the other day, leaving an estate valued at I $200,000. Her principal heirs are William II. living near Racine. and Edward W.

Meyer of St. Louis. Miss Schemmer signed "her will with an but it -is duly attested and has been admitted to pro bate without question, Skilled In the South Sea islands tree-felling contests are of such importance that specially- made axes are. imported for the work from America. So skilled are these woodmen of the Bout'a seas in felling timber that a' dozen blows on the trunk of a' tree will show but the one gash, as though done by a single blow of mighty 'power.

State Railroads Unprofitable. Norway's government railways are not a success financially. Out of 11 roads three pay no dividend at all and for the remaining eight railroads th dividend for the last financial yea? ranged, from .7 to 2.7 per cent. The roads paying no dividend whatever are the Bergen-Vos, the' Stavacger-Eger-sund anl the Grumiseth-Aaurrdt railways, which also failed to pay any dividend for the previous year. 4 if- P.

McCarty. In November, 1871, he moved with his family to La Cygne and again engaged in blacksmithing, afterward in merchandising, and later in the real estate business, which latter he has followed ex clusively for the past 14 years. ie nas aiaea various nrms prospecting Linn county and va nous localities other states for oil, gas, coal, asphalt, both alone and in company with Guf- fey Gailey, the C. W. Rider Oil and Gas the Forward Reduction and others and is a practical driller and prospector.

There have been born to him and his eood wife during: their 41 years of happy wedded life, six cmidren, or wnom two are dead. The surviving- children all live in La Cygne, ali are married and doing for themselves. "The eldest, Jennie, is the wife of C. S. Finch, in the blacksmith and implement business Howard, who is a partner of his brotherinlaw Ernest, who actively assists his fathr in the real estate business; and-Frank, who is in.

the employ of the La Cygne Telephone Co. E. P. McCarty was born hustling, and is therefore a natural- born hustler." He has attracted more attention to La Cygne and Linn county in recent years than ergy and activity he is now re- eeivmg a justly-earned he having without doubt sold more 'Linn county real estate in the past 18 months than all other real estate men combined. Personally he is wholesouled, liberal, never "puts "on style," and is always willing to help a friend.

The citizens of La Cysrne owe a debt of gratitude to E- P. McCarty for what he, has done in keeping the town and county resources before the public. He knows the natural resources of Lincoln township better than velopment. He has never been a "quitter," and when others have been discouraged McCarty has always contended that development was sure to come. Whatever- of.

prosperity from these sources may come to us we hag always -worked for it and contended thaf; it would come. PLEASANT VALLEY Aliss Lena Wier is Boicourt. visiting at Beazell is able to be around on crutches. Delbert Wier moved to Boicourt Monday. Van Horn spent Sundav at Beazell's' Mrs Rhoda Hibbard visited at Mrs A Swisegood's Monday.

Miss Ivon Dallas and little brother Craig, spent Sunday with Miss Blanche Wier. A peculiar incident connected with the death of Wash Dixon, who died in Mount Carbon," 111., Wed. morning, was that his old dog, a faithful friend and comrade for. twelve years, went into the death chamber shortly after the body of his master had been placed in the coffin, and, after looking at It a few moments lay ddwn- beneath it. Albert Dixon, the son of the dead man, called the dog several times, but the animal paidc no attention.

Albert then placed his hand on it intending to remove him from the room, and was great! sur- prised to find that the dog was Soirit.i' v. I Capital 325,000 Surplus S25, OOO out tne war. until oiscnarged on wet. louo. He was married to Miss Nancy M.

Teachout on Aug. 31, 1862. While he was yet in the army his wife moved to Lake county, Indiana, with her parents, where she was joined by her husband immediately after his discharge from the army. On October 8, four days after his arrival in Indiana, he and his wife and child, and his wife's parents and family left for Kansas, making the long journey, by wagons, and located at Eureka, in Greenwood county, then on the Kansas frontier. There he went into the business of stockraising, i 1 The Linn.

County Bank has found profit through the liberal HI treatment of its patrons, and has learned that the luxury of doing good is returned with ten-fold interest. the finest line of apples on the bottom by the late frosts. It was suggested by a Missouri reader of our home papers that we correspondents give more news in regard to crops, roads, and not so much about visiting." for one, will 1 try to do better after this. Brooklyn. SCHOOL NOTES.

Veta Arbogast and Belva Mar quis have quit Mark Marsh visited the high-school Sibyl Plumb has been absent from school several days. The middlers have finished reading Macaulay's Essay on Milton. Maud Butchart has quit school and accepted the position of "hello girl." There were no tardy marks in any- but the first room last month. The Webster girls are taking excellent care of the bust ot Shakespeare. The middle class has organized with Je'nnie Carroll as president and Louise Broad well as secretary.

The library has received about sixty new books, which were purchased with the, proceeds of the contest. "Hazel Chick and Craig Dallas in selling the highest number of tickets to the Maud Smith Quartette's entertainment, and each was rewarded with a book. Obituary. 'Tha clipped from a Chandler, Oklahoma, paper, tells the sad story of another of our former residents who has been called home. The afflicted ones have the sympathy xof the entire com-munitiy1 Nettie Maude Gaines Tolle was born in La Cygne, Kansas, 14th, 1882.

She" was married December 24th, 1899 in La Cygne, to Mr.Ed Tolle, this union being blessed by one child. She resided in Pueblo, with her husband and child until last December, when, she came to Chandler, where she remained until the time ot her death, Thursday, April 30th. Dunne her late sickness she was erer. patient and considerate of the feelings of others, never complaining however bad she might feeL To know her was to love and those who knew her when she was among us will always remember the lessons of patience which we learned from her. She leaves to mourn her loss a father and mother, four sister, a brother, a husband and little son, besid3 many friends.

ry The funeral services were held in the Christian Church at 3 o'clock yesterday afternoon- She was laid to rest in the Wright cemetery, north of town. "A precious" one from us has gone, The voice beloved is stilled; A place is vacant in our home Which never can be filled. First to Win Distinction. Sir John Elley, who was Wellington's'' adviser; at Waterloo, was. the first British private to become a fall general and a fcnteht.

v. o)(-(o 0)0 63" HI Feed Wagneb, President. J. Payne, Vice President. P.

W. Pollman, Cashier. Edoab La vis, Asst. Cash 'r. but lost his entire herd duringjany other man in the county and the second year from Texas fe-, has aiwavs had faith in their de- Mrs PBover died at her home, 4 miles west of town, last Thursday.

She had been ill for several months. Her remains were in terred in Highland Cemetery on baturday afternoon. Henry Tucker has been making improvements about his property until he has about the nicest place in town. Lucky Bill arrived on time with his show, and we think he gave the best 25c show that has struck town in many a day, and he was straight and paid his bills. Combs came down from Kansas City Satnrday to exam ine tne condition of his fruit crop.

Me reports the apple crop all but the cherry crop one- third -to one-half killed by the frost. A South is laying, off from section work on -account of the mumps. Wm Hartford lost a cow Mon day that he had been offered $40 for. A BealsVteam backed off the elevator driveway Monday, but no material damasre was done. ucky for Beals.

Georere Goble went to Kansas City Tuesday with Augur. Frank Sutherland was town Tuesday afternoon on business. i xi jviossman received a car of flour the first of the week v. It was rumored here the first of the week that Ed Blair was going to quit the management of the Cadmus Grange store and go to Kansas City. Deckeimer, of Greeley, was in town Monday on business.

James Tyson was town on Monday. Goodrich was doing car penter work for A Beals the first of tne week.v BROOKLYN. The farmers are busy planting corn. Delmer Patterson- sold some at cows Monday. lied 8 young wolves last Tuesday.

Trotter and family visited Marve James Sunday. Roads are better than they have been for some time. f-. Clem Spence is plowing for his axner, oi spence xnis weeic Edgar and Mrs Will -JErwin visited at Walter Dyer's Sunday. Mr and Mrs Clearwater spent Sunday evening at Walters'.

Mrs Dale; '-who has been ill for some time, is slowly improving. Marion Longand Spring er are baling hay on the Caruth-ers farm. Springer came down from Kansas City Saturday, to spend the summer with his sonL. a. Springer.

Tracy and wife', of La Cygne, called on Walters and wife Sunday. The apple, peach and plum crop was not damaged Ridfe. hut-was all killed on the Ridge, but was killed except iL 'jr ver. ie became so mucn dis couraged by this misfortune that he quit the business and left Eureka in the spring of 1867, and went to Hartford, Lyon county, and went in the blacksmith business and later into merchandising. There he prospered until 1870, when a cyclone struck the town, tore his buildings to pieces and scattered them, his personal four winds." BRUSH HILL.

Several are planting corn in this locality. Mary Stainbro ok visited Edna Mendenhall last week. Lone Tindle purchased a horse from James Kuhn last week. Winter has come again. Old Jack Frost left his tracks several morninsrs last week.

Earl Dum came down from Kansas City Saturday night and will work for John Dum this summer. Ward Mendenhall gave a dance at ms nome last rriday mgnt. There was good music and-a splendid time was had by those presents Dave Bunch and family, Lone Tindle and family, John Dum and wife, Noland and wife, Mattie and Earl Dum visited at Lee Scott's Sunday, 7 4 Goo-goo. Putting Stick" In It. 1 Over the soda fountain in a Denver drug store is a' sign which con-yys a hint readily understood by thirsty people who like a stimulant In their Th sign contains tivese words jyst vinjc at tsuij.

ttuiT i nows. Reapers, Binders, Mo wers, Rakes and ffli a d-ri arc finch Mccarty, THE OLD -STONE SHOP 235-3? South 4th street. i.