The Osawatomie News from Osawatomie, Kansas • 4

THE OSAWATOMIE NEWS. SiilHilicr 3. 11)15. BUILDING FOR PIGEONS GET READY FOR SCHOOL Small Unused Structure Is Good Enough to Start With. Beginner Should Have Lofte In Readi ness Before Buying Hla Breeders-Cheap Fly House Outelde Is Also Necessary.

Before buying breeders, the begin' ner should bare his lofts In readiness, ESTAI3 XjISIXED 10G3 W. Jxalde.t 33. 2AA.YZTA.TIT), Farmers 2t Mechanics BANK Osawatomie, Kansas Your Business Appreciated Capital $25,000.00 Surplus Profits A New and Complete Line of School Supplies Tablets, Pencils, Inks of all kinds. We handle all the books used in the public schools, and will give you courteous treatment. School Opens September 6 A position facing south Is always best as then the Interior will be flooded with sunshine all hours of the day, and every corner will be penetrated with light, and so kept purified, and the birds will be In the best possible condition.

As a general thing a single story house Is best, with the floor one foot or more from the ground. The house should have a pitch roof with the higher side for the front Win dows should be made In front only, as all the available space at the back and sides will be needed for the nests. A. W. YOUNOBERG Drug Store 6th and Main A proportion which has almost come to be the standard among those who breed pigeons for squab raising Is nine feet In front with a drop of three feet to the back and about ten feet wide inside; the depth may be somewhat NEWSPAPER 112 YEARS (H.I).

Omih atomic Speak In' uv wnr. Totlier day when greater than the width. A succession of these lofts may be built as the busi I was strollin' down the alley just A I 1). S. Newton Ha Copy of The Maryland Journal and Haltliimre Ad-Tertlser Printed In 1773.

ness progresses, or they may be put up at the same time. The partitions between the lofts are of boards or of wire netting, as may be preferred. OUR STOCKHOLDERS W. L. Dunaway, B.

Maynard, J. S. Johnson, Walter Barnes, jf Andrew Miller, W. G. Bryson, J.

Nicely, Katie Kettler, T. H. Fitzpatrick, Mrs. John Post, Henry Parker, P. S.

Elliott, J. E. Snedeker, Chas. W. Cook, J.

T. Mullins, Nellie Burklund, Herm Churchill, America Piper, Garfield A. Cooper, Chas. Hieber Estate, jj Geo, W. Hill, Otto Burklund, J.

C. Hieber Estate. UNITED STATES POSTAL DEPOSITORY We pay 3 per cent interest on time and savings deposits All your deposits guaranteed In till hunk by the Depositors Guarantee Fund of the state of Knnsas, REAL ESTATE LOANS AT LOWEST RATES buck uv Stanley's Furniture store. I hoard a buzzln' noise in a old bnrn. Course I hioked to see what the D.

S. Newton In the possessor of one of the oldest newspaper In existence, "The Maryland Journal anil Baltimore published at T5j? buzz uns and about that time It t-top-icd. l'urty soon I snw two eyes peeking thorough a crack, then a trap door slid back and a head thrust itself out and law it was two boys, the creut Osawatotnle inventors. Without a word he motioned me to come In. When I got inside I saw what I believe Is the greatest invention uv the age.

It was himplement uv war. And the most wonderful part about it, it is absolutely harmless, would never kill a man in the world, et these two young men say they can whip a whole army by themselves. They told me that they were going to make a test that night, so of course I was at the appointed place ItKMIMSi: CKS By Jim M. Knno Cheap Fly House for Pigeons. on the contest oi Garrison fighting the county seat.

Gas was developed, unearthed, here in 1882. Coal oil was all the exOtte-mcnt along in 1S98 and thereabouts, but subsided on account ot short cables on the drills that would not go down but about 350 feet. There should be doors leading from one loft to the other with nests up About 1838 the United States gov the back and around the sides as far ernment treated with a number of as the doors permit. An aviary or fly of wire outside Is Baltimore. The copy is the first issue of the paper, and has a lengthy Introductory article, a part of which follows: "The paper will be published every Thursday (unless another day should prove more agreeable to the customers) and shall contain not only the public news, which I shall collect and compile with the greatest care, but on failure of anecdotes of that sort, I shall supply the room with such moral pieces, from the best writers, as will conduce most to Inculcate good principles and humane behavior, and now and then pieces of wit and humor, that tend both to amuse and instruct." The publication has a lengthy article contributed by Gen.

Geo. Washington, also numerous advertisements for runaway slaves, a copy of one of the advertisements being as follows: "Prince George's County, near Queen Ann, 1773. Ran away from the subscriber, some time in December 1772, Negro PRINCE, a tall slim fellow; has several hacks In his fore tribes of Indians, of the State of New York, among which were the Sac and Fox, Peoria, Piankashaw, Wea, Miami, Kankaskas and Paolas, in which at the old ball ground north uv the river. Promptly at nine, they were there with the machine. They commenced to unfold the ding-busted thing and what do you 'spose.

Why, that wuz a big arrow plane or somethin' like that and a big horse agreement the above mentioned tribes were to move from York state and take up land now being in Miami and adjacent counties, Kansas, then known an Kansas territory. Under the agreement the government agreed to feed and furnish those tribes ot Indians, allowing tho Ia-dians to hunt buffalo, deer and wild shoe lookin' thing most big as the side uv a barn, yet It wuz that light that I could lift it with one hand Hut I 'lowed that they would have a hard time whippln' a army with that thing. gamo, of which there was plenty hei that time, and to play its part of Some Pertinent Questions, Kdiior News: Since The News has been so kind as to invite discussions of a public na lure, through its colums, I desire to ask a few questions, In all kindness, but with sincerity. 1st. I would like to know why a more strenuous effort is not made to keep the weeds down in the city.

There are Borne places in Osawatomie where the weeds are so high on the public highways that you cannot see the other side of the street. I notice that the weeds are being cut in number of places in town, and in this particular place that I have reference to may be down before the paper is out, but if they are not they ought to be. 2nd. What has become of the Anti-Horse Thief Association? Several Osawatomie people have been losing their chickens lately, and only a few nights ago quite a flock disappeared 1 1 i the agreement, the government made head; he was taken up at Susquehanna Lower Ferry, but made his es a reserve of seven miles square, the to the vital of Osawatomie in the way of voting for Paola for the county seat, and. with the aid of the In-dlaiis, carried their point.

For tills Indianapolis county sent fued, Osawatomie would have been the county seat of Miami county. In 1850 Osawatomie was the headquarters of the Jayhawkers, why numbered at that time ninety members. Horace Greeley visited Osawatomie In 1859, and addressed the citizens from a two horse wagon, then standing just east of the Osage Valley House, where the postoffice now is. He said "the Democratic party is like the boy's jackknife. that had worn out three blades and four handles, but was the same, grand old party, to let tho Democrats tell Quantrell taught school two miles cast of the town in 1862.

In 1863 Dr. V. W. Updegraph was elected to the legislature and subsequently Speaker of the House of Representatives and it was through his efforts that the State Hospital was located in our city. This institution cares for about 1500 patients at this date.

In 1891 the city put in "modern" water works, voting $30,000 bonds to pay for the same. In 1874 the Missouri Southwestern and Fall River Railroad was started, and part of the grading was done, but that railroad project went up salt river it failed. Lord Garrison purchased the right of way and built the road through Osawatomie and subsequently sold it to J. Gould. In Mr.

Garrison our city found a friend who was an enemy to Paola, because the latter would not give him what he asked of that town, and railroad shops round house, bridge shops and the junction of the two western branches were located here predicated largely northeut corner cf which is within but a few rods of Mr. It. E. Matthews cape, and is often seen in the neighborhood. Whoever takes up said northeast corner of his farm, half negro and secures him in goal, so that the owner may get him again, way between Tnola and ji.ii';i this seven mile reserve was intended for the erection of store hor.ses shall have Ave pounds reward, or if brought home ten pounds reward, and reasonable charges paid by Richard and other buildings as a headquar necessary to the completion of the accommodations for the pigeons that are to be kept by the breeder.

The fly should be larger than the loft Itself. It should be the same height as the house and twice as long. That is, a house of which the boarded part Is 10 feet across in front should have the wire fly 20 feet long. A succession of four of these lofts would make a building 40 feet long and 12 feet wide. The nests for the pigeons are arranged along the back and side walls.

They should run from 12 Inches from the floor to within the same distance from the roof, and be a little more than three feet wide, so as to divide the back space of ten feet into three equal parts. Be careful not to overcrowd, as it requires skill to handle a large number of pigeons in one loft successfully. Each compartment should be fixed in such a way that one end can be darkened, and the nest should be placed at this side. It will be found best to use the earthen nest pans that can be bought from dealers In pigeon supplies, and these should be' supplied with material like shavings, pine needles, such as would be suitable for the birds to rest upon. When breeding for profit it is very necessary to curtail all unnecessary expense.

A building such as that described can be put up of plain match boards at the lowest cost possible; If more money is to be spent on the building itself, It may be papered and clapboarded, which might be better In sections where the winters are extremely cold and severe. The cost of good mated homers from a reliable dealer is two dollars per pair, and it does not pay to begin with poor stock. Economize In your building and general equipment if necessary, but get good birds, if you want to be sure of profitable results, and be sure that they are mated. B. Hill." Mr.

Newton has had this paper in his family a great many years, and uiu uiiu uidLK. auiiieLiuuic UUUIIL Lll values it highly. Rubber heels for sore and tired feet put on, while you wait at Lofv's. RAILROAJ) 1 31, RLE be done to stop these depredations." 3rd. Why is it that certain officials of the State Hospital are allowed to take their guns and hunt all day on Sunday.

This is against the law and also against the moral law. Some of the country people are getting mighty tired of this, and some day will make reports that may not be pleasant explaining for certain ones. Chronic Kicker. But they says, just you wait a spell. Now that air flien' machine when they got her all strung out, wuz almost two hundred yards wide.

And afore I hardly knowed what wuz goin' on, they wuz in the seat an raisin' in the air. Gollie! that thing wuz so big it skeered me, but they hollered back and says, "you wait a spell and we will be back." An' there they went sailin' off like a big buzzard and the big horse shoe liangin' down below. Well, I waited a long time and had just about de-dided that the thing was so big they couldn't turn it aroun' when I saw It comin' a way high In the air, but the horse shoe had turned to what looked like a monster cockle-burr. Just before they landed I heard somethin click and about a car load uv somethin' let loose and fell and what a smash and a bang you never heard, and when they landed they took me over to where they unloaded and dinged i there wusen't everything there. Corn planters, plows, mowers and one Shike Ferguson's iron wheel barrows.

Yet I couldn't see how they wuz goin' to whip a army with a lot wheel barrows and mow-in' machines. Then they called me a mullet head and some other names, and says: "can't you see what we are goin' to do?" That horse shoe is a 'lectric magnet or somethin' like that, and when Unkle Sam gets Into war we will ly over the enemle trenches all the riles and shovels and fryln' pans will jump right onto this magnet and we get all uv them, if wo EAST BOUND. 104 Arr. 5:00 a. m.

Dep. 5:05 a. 20 Arr. 6:30 a. m.

Dep. 6:35 a. 4 Arr. 4:55 p. m.

Dep. 5:05 p. 106 Arr. 4:40 p. m.

92 Local Freight Departs 7:00 a. SOUTH BOUM) 103 Arr. 12:20 a. m. Dep.

12:25 a.m 105 Dep. 11:55 a. 191 Local Freight Arrives 7:00 cm M. L. Dollar, of Paola, was in town Inst Saturday looking after business.

Abe White WEST BOUM) 3 Arr. 11:30 a. m. Dep. 11:50 a.

He's Your TAILOR VALUE OF MANURE SPREADER 19 Arr. 11:35 p. m. Dep. 11:40 p.

m. 93 Local Freight Arrives 7:15 a. ra. Why not be a good dresser and wear clothes made es pecially for you, that costs no more than the ordinary kind? ters of udministennt; tc the wants of said before-mentioned tribes. The Indians were moved in around Osawatomie all right, but Uncle Sam forgot to erect the buildings at f.rst contemplated.

This seven-mile reserve was surveyed and the Indians settled around it on their allotments, and no Indians were allowed upon the forgot to erect the buildings as at first lands. In 1854 the whole of these lands were surveyed into sections and so marked by setting up stones at each section corner. In the year 1854, Wm. Chestnut left Scotland, crossed the Atlantic and landed in New York City, came half way across the continent and settled In a log cabin, which If now standing would be on Chestnut avenue between 8th and 9th streets. This seven-mile reserve was the only government land that settlers could "squat" on at that time.

Many other whites came in that year and took up claims, among the many was the town company that laid claim to part of section eleven, township seventeen, range twenty-two, of which town company Mr. O. C. Brown was president. At a meeting of the town company, Mr.

Wm. Chestnut, originated the name of "Osawatomie" for the then embryo city by taking part of the names of the two rivers between which the town was located "Osage" and "Pottawatomie" by using the first three letters of Osage and dropping off the first four letters of Pottawatomie. In 1858, Indianapolis sprung up, 4 miles west of Osawatomie, on the mall route from Osawatomie to Cottonwood Falls; two stores and a hotel and a postoffice, Indianapolis was prospering with "Greasy Bend" backing her. This postofflce-store took trade from Oeawatomle and those at the head of the latter city bore down on the powers that were-then at Washington, D. and had the postoffice at Indianapolis discontinued, which act brought OBawato-mie's long-lost love back to her to trade maybe.

That fall (1858) the question of county seat came before the people and "Greasy which had been delightfully flirting and spooning with Osawatomie, threw reserve nor white's upon the Indian CLEANING and PRESSING PROMPT SFRV1CE CAREFUL WORK i III 617 Main Street JJM OSAWHTOMIE, KANSAS 1 1- The Best Is None too Good That Is the Reaso We Sell I Blue ain't got a load we will just fly over and pick up a little heavy artll lery, and when we git a load we wi) Big Advantage Is That It Can Be Used Throughout Growing Season-Necessary on Any Farm. One of the great advantages of the manure spreader over the old way of spreading manure by hand is that it can be used throughout the growing season. The spreader can be adjusted to give a light or a heavy application of manure. During the growing season, whenever there is a little time to spare from the regular field work, where it will be feeding crops instead of wasting away in the barnyard or in the pile. With the spreader, manure can be hauled out any time of the year.

For this reason alone, saying nothing of the time saved in unloading and the even manner in which the manure is distributed, the spreader is worth many times its cost It is just as necessary as a wagon on the farm where live stock Is kept said out over the ocean and turn the switch and drop it Into the wate; So if some other country wants to fight Unkle Sam they will save their-selves a powerful lot uv grief and i Ribbon Bread i With a Full Line of Pies and Fresh Daily. SANITARY disappointment by leavin' their guns and things to home. Now don't tell this to anybody cause I told r. West that I woulc' not tell the secret. DUSTITE Yours Respectfully, Honest John.

Deliveries made to all parts of For Sale or Trade! A fine home and 100 acres of land in one of the best counties in Kansas, The buildings are all first-class, natural stone, warm in winter and cool in summer. The residence is a large, handsome structure, suited for a large family. The land is rich and perfectly level. This place adjoins the city limits of a splendid county-seat town, where there are good schools and churches. This is a good suburban farm home, and will bear close inspection, The owner wants to locate in eastern Kansas, and would consider a trade for Osawatomie or Miami county property.

For more definite information call on or address THE NEWS, Osawatomie, Kansas A. 11. T. A. Meeting.

re meeting of the A. A. will ha held the second Friday toe city, Call and see us at our new location, No. 620 Main street. The Model Bakery Graff Co.

Call either phone. In September, which is the 10th Most Economical Fruits. Pieplant, currants and plums will grow themselves, if once started, on almost any farm, and yield abundantly. These are the most economical fruits grown and among the most wholesome and healthful. They are served on the best hotel, restaurant and dining car tables especially the first named and should be on every farm table at least once a day when other fruits cannot be had.

This is the time for the regular an nual election of officers, and all mem bers are requested to be present. The meeting will be held in Campbell'r eal estate office..