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NEW PASTOR IS INSTALLED. THE BILL TO OUST JUDGES, highest ever known. IOLA PORTLAND SOLD, The Neosho River and Tributary DIDN'T NEED THAT 5 MILLION FOSTOFFICE DEPARTMENT DOES NOT LIKE MURDOCH'S PLAN. THE Governor Hoch Presents Names of a Number of Appointees. REPRESENTATIVE DeARMOND WOULD GIVE PRESIDENTS GREAT POWER.

THE CEMENT PLANT PASSED TO NEW OWNERS THIS WEEK, The Rev. David Y. DonaidsonTakes Charge of South Prrpect Church. Streams Made New Record for Winter Floods. The Neosho river is back in its Topeka, Jan.

22. Governor lock has presented to the senate or confirmation the names of This ts One of the Largest Industries in the Kansas Gas Belt and Much Interest Attaches to its Sale. For the Public Welfare" the Missourian Would Give the Executive, With the Senate's Consent, Power to Remove From the Bench. banks much to the relief of the people who live in the bot the following appointees: The Rev. David Y.

Dona'dson, formerly pastor of the Christian church at Iola, Kansas, has been installed as pastor 'of the South Prospect Christian church, Present Methods of Weighing Mail Probably Will Continue, Although No Reason is Given for Refusal to Change, Washington, Jan 23. deductions which will be made in the appropriation for carrying the toms. The flood reached the high point Saturday night, and Members of the board of mangers of the Kansas state sold A deal that has been pending for some time was closed the iers' home, three year term be latter part of last week', whereby Twenty second street and Prospect avenue The Rev. J. J.

was the highest ever known for this season of the jTear. Deer creek, Rock creek Elm creek and all local tributary streams ginning July 1907, J. B. Dob-' yns. Three-year term beginning July 3, 1906, F.

A. Lyon. Morgan, whom he succeeds, is the control of the Iola Portland Cement Plant passed into new hands. The deal was closed at made a new high water mark for "United States mail will more than offset postal increase in the salaries of rural and city mail carriers and clerks. It is not the intention, however, of the i postoffice committee to recognize now pastor of the First Christian church at Fort Worth, Texas.

State oil inspector, two-year Davenport, Iowa. St. Louis will a mid winter flood. Washington, Jan. 21 The bill introduced in the House by Rep-resentative DeArmond to the judiciary committee giving the President power "by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, "to retire any judge of the United States whenever public welfare will be by such retirement is generally looked upon as an exceedingly radical measure Members of Congress say it term beginning April 1, 1907, L.

Rev. Mr. Donaldson deliver The sleet and rain storm last T. Hussey. week was also a record breaker.

The stock held by local people was practically all included in ed his first sermon at the South Prospect Christian church yes Chief grain inspector, term Tiie principle ui i- Jfjtative Murdock of Kansas con- In fact this starts out a record breaking season. this deal. terday K. C. Post beginning April 4, 1907, J.

W. Radford. Regents of the state universi RUSSELL A. ALGER IS DEAD SHOUTS HAS RESIGNED. ty, four year term beginning first Monday in February, 1907, gives the executive unusual pow erwhich does not seem to have ACCEPTED THE PRESIDENCY OF THE THE END CAME SUDDENLY TO THE SEN Scott, Hopkins, Horton; J.

Willis NEW YORK INTERURBAN LINES. ATOR IN WASHINGTON. Gleed, Topeka; W. Y. Morgan, been contemplated by the fram- Hutchinson.

'I ers of the constitution, but the A Heart Affection From Which He Had Suf Friction Betweed Mr, Shonts and the Canal fact that Mr. DeArmond was Regents of the state normal, The syndicate that purchased this stock fixed a price $25 per share for the common and $28 per share for the preferred stock and were to take all that was Offered at these prices, upon the condition that a majority of the common or yoking stock was offered Something like worth of stock was pnrchas It is not supposed that there will be any change in the local management. Tuesday afternoon J. term beginning March himself a judge in Missouri be fered Many Years Attacked Him Shortly After 8 O'clock Was 71 years Old. Committee of Congress Said to Not Be the Cause.

M. F. Amrine, Council Grove; A. Bushey, Pittsburg; II. W.

fore he came to Congress and the further fact that heis the ranking Democrat on the judiciary committee causes members to Theodore P. Shonts, chairman Grass, LaCrosse 1 of the isthmian canal commission Regents of the state 'agricul lias resigned. It was announced look more carefully into the bill. tural college, for the term begin-ning April 1, 1907, J. O.

Tullos, at the white house yesterday, and will take effect not later than Sedan; W. E. Backburn, Antho Wheeler, local secretary; O. wiierh wori.n IT If the President shall have power to retire a judge it is March 4th. ny; Edwin Taylor, Edwardsville.

Mr. Shonts was elected presi Members of the state board of asked why may he not become dent of the Tnterborough-Met- ropolitan company, which con three-year term beginning March 28, 1905, E. P. Mills, Olathe; A. B.

Scott, J. If the plan which he has exposed of excluding Sundays from the divisor in determining the average daily weight of the mail carried were acknowledged it would cut ana4tabnal 5 million dollars a year from the uinount the government is required to pay the railroads In a. communication to the postoffice commtttee in response to the resolution offered by Mr. Murdock the assistant Postmaster General. Mr.

Shallenberger, adm ts that the adoption of the weighing system, which Mr. Murdock advocats, would decrease the cost on 100 routes or ii reduction of more than 11 percent. Bl'T HE DOKSN'T The assistant Postmaster Gen- however, declines to accept the conclusions of Mr. Murdock, iwhich to the lay mind seem un-0, controvertible. The Murdock Vonmtion is that if the mailsare ftwl hed for ninety days and the uSfl'oarried on Sundays are included, the total weight should be divided by ninety to deter mine the average daily weight instead of excluding Sundays and dividing by seventy eight.

Many of the railroads special here to look after their interests in congressional legislation affecting trols the rapid transit and many surface lines in New York. Carlisle, Leon. Gerlock, chief chemist, and O. B. Fleming, auditor, left for St Louis.

While no information was given out it is supposed that they were called there in connection with the change in 'management The Iola Portland Cement company was one of the first and largest industres in the Kansas gas belt. Fom tlie three year term begin No announcement was made ning March E. Locke, Hoi ton; C. H. Lerrigo, Topeka; II.

M. Bentley, Sterling. about Mr. Shonts 's successor as chairman of the commission, but it was learned authoritatively For the three-year term begin practicably the dominator of the court's decisions? If the Presi dent may retire either district judge or a supreme court justice why may lie not at any time retire judges who displease Inn. or render decisions contrary to h's opinion and why may he not re tire a judge of the opposite political party and substitute one of his own party? "All such- speculations us these," said Judge DeArmond, "presuppose that the President of the United States will abuse or prostitute his powers.

They that headquarters will be removed from Washington to the Washington, Jan. 24 United States Senator Russell A. Alger of Michigan died suddenly at his home in this city at 8:45 o'clock this morning. There were practically no premonitory symptoms that the end was near. At 8:30 o'clock the senator had a pleasant chat with Mrs Alger in her room and then went down stairs A few minutes later the senator suffered a recurrence of the heart trouble from which he hud suffered for a long time, and death came quickly.

lie was 71 years old. The senator had not boon feeling well for several days. Tues daylight he had expected to at tend a dinner at the home of Congressman William Alden. senator-elect, but at the last moment word came rom him that ho would not be" ab'e to come. His physician had advised him against going out, that night because of his not 'feeling very well; General Alger had suffered for years from Chronic valvular of the The was in the.

chamber where he stayed throughout ning March 28, 1907, B. J. Alexander, awatha; J. B. Carver, Fort Scott; W.

R. Breeding, TORNADO IN OKLAHOMA. isthmus and that a h'gh salaried chairman to serve in that capaci Marysville. Attorney for the board of ty alone will not be named. Tins being admitted it follows that J.

Stevens, engineer in charge Many Hurt in Wreckage of Building Destroyed by Mid-Winter, Storm. health, three year term beginning March 28, 19C6, Charles D. WelclCCoffeyville. 7 of the construction of the canal, would not be made subordinate A severe tornado visited Black furthermore presuppose that the another official on tlm isthmus. KILL THE WORTHLESS FISH.

Senate will, sanction unrighteous 1 It is regarded as a certainty that well, pklahoma, Sunday night blowing houses and' barns from COndUCt the executive. As a M- Steven will nrimod as their foundations, totally demol Neosho River to be Stocked with matter ot tact, a judge may now; cixairman of tfe' commission, in; Vr ntm rtt Imam aAIaa williAiii" I 'I i i a. number of buildings TV1 Game.rish. 1 mail transportation. The fight nuiiuua connection with his post as chief and injuring several people, i It sumomnt cause wimjouc any anoinoDv for the principle ior.

whicli Mr waa.accompanied by an electrical Deputy game warden. G. O. disnlav and' rain storm which1 Murdock has not be discussed because of the fail longs. 'opponite.

ipary or AT UDQPlTil Thorntoict recifeved fnstr unions -I Vttm I I i nvyi nnn sweiieu creens, rivers ana wasu ma sins i piace is wameu oy ure to; secure am, adoption of his another. Al I that is ncces eu rauruuu onuges. most of the antirecession listen nlan bv lUe postoffice committee rs. Nancy Rutledge, Passes Away fjary is that Congress be bad The of Qeorge E. ing to the discussion the investigation lias developed' the From Shock of an Operation.

enough to impeach him, Benson on, North Mam street Brownsville. affair, About 4 o'clock he retired to tlie cloak fact, that In a do, uj Postmaster General, then Walter was overturned, pinnihgMr. and MUST HAVK FAITH IN "OFFICIAL Nancy Rtitledge, wife of under the building room, where he sat with, Colonel 0 Gresham, made an order 110NKSTV. Thomas died at the and injuring them severely. It' "A member of the House, for which followed the plan which MnvrW'U- insisting uiwii, The Ransdell, sergeant at-arms of the Senate, and Senator Warner Allen county hospital at an early1 was two hours before they could be George Riz and instance, may, be removed at any hour Monday morning.

Death kf M-- order follows: of Missouri, telling war stories time simply upon the motion of resulted from an operation per Louis Jordan were caught in the the weight of That hereafter mat ruins of a barn and severely in pertorm- another member. If the House were thoroughly corrupt we formed last Friday. Mr. and Mrs. Rutledge were irpxa.jtijv Tayissijw uu fish Jwar46iktoid' tlieJNebsho river of the worthless fish, such asgarr, carp, sliod, 'suckers and buffalo.

move is'niaa'pre palpatory to restocking the river vi th game i sh 5 1 1 As ho explosives are allowed in destroying the worthless fish it would look like quite an undertaking, but the work can be done quite rapidly and effectually with a net. 'And as a part of tlie condemned fish are used for food, tlie sale of these will in all probabilities pay the expense for doing the work. Mr. 'Thornton can get considerable help, should he want it, no doubt. This is a good move if the FOR FEWER PENSION AGENCIES 1 www i yiail is taken oit railroad routes Wiitf service seven days in a wt whole tnunher of days the niuil i when eek tlie iured.

The store building of shall be might expect that. In the ex- Mr Davis was demolished as 1 111' V. H'l' early settlers of Iola and were closely identified with the cities i nun i The House Appropriation Bill Cuts ecution or an oi our laws we are rPlimr ri'imo luiva in to presume that men in high of the Number to Nine 1 VI 1. JL (T Vl.i.lW well as seven; other small busi ness buildings.1 The storm raised the streams flee will be governed by good lWui and have resided here con motives, and in this particular tinually since. washing out 300 feet of Frisco instance it is 1o be presumed Mrs.

Rutledge is survived by track between Blackwell and that the President and Senate her husband, Thomas J. Rut Ponca City. Tlie railroad bridge will not abuse their powers, The at Bedock was swept away and removal or retirement of a judge ledge, three sons, and J. M. who are located in Neodesha and Will Rutledge, city water the Santa Fe track between without sufficient reason would Nardin and Deer Creek is out.

work is thoroughly done. be greeted by such an outcry of and light superintendent, and the people that even a President WANT ORDER CANCELLED. YOUNG HALL IS DEAD. inclined to abuse ins power Weilied. Hiitimi shall he lined as a divisor for obtaining the avcrrii.eda.ly weight.

JTST lUtl'ORF. HI', (JtUT. Mr. (Jrcshain retired from office within few days sifter his order and Frank Habtan, who succeeded him, restored the o'd plan of 'weighing the mails. In his communication to the post office committee Shallenberger says: It! has been contended by some that the Average should in ever)' esse be obtained by using as a divisor the actual number of days in the weighing period, It cannot be denied that this would produce an average.

daily weight for that period, blit the question is whether this would produce ihe average intended by the statute. Mr. Khellenberger concludes: I KiAve to submit, that the averuge daily weight as ascertained by the exist-i Ing practice of the department is the cor-' rect one contemplated by the statue. Mr. Cortelyou's brief state-, merit accompanying the Shellen would scarcely venture to do it.

And even should the President Address to President in Reference to Segregated Indian Lands. two daughters, Mrs. Ceo. Thompson and Mrs. Ayling, who live here.

Mrs. Rutledge was years old The funeral services were held at two o'clock Tuesday afternoon from the Methodist Episcopal church. No Confession in the Butler Kansas, Murder Case. commit such an action the public clamor would be more than apt to effect the Senate in such a Washington, Jan. 21.

-The TIou.se committee on appropriations reported a pension b'll today carrying an appropriation' of for 1908. The appropriation for was 200. In the bill appropriation is made for only nine of tlie eighteen pension agencies which now exist. The committee report does not specifically recommend which of the eighteen agencies shall be abolished, but is accompanied by a letter from Mr. Warner, commissioner of pensions, recommending discontinuing nine agencies, including the one in Des Moines, hi The President alone under the law has' 'author! ty to decide which pension agencies are to be discontinued.

President Cleveland issued 'an order for the discontinuance of ninei agencies, but the order was rescinded by President' McKin'. ley. way that, that body would not confirm the action of the Presi dent The bill provides that "the reasons tor retirements here under shall be stated in making Washington, Jan. 21. Colonel Owen, of Muskogee, today presented to.

President Roosevelt a memorial from the Oklaho ma constitutional convention asking for the cancellation of the forest reserve order issued by the interior department recently, and for legislation whicli iwcjuld enable towns in the segregated coal area to give tit'es to lots The' president said he would take the matter under consideration! 1 -L' Eldorado, Kas Jan 21. Robert Hall, the young man who was accused of having murdered Miss Glass Wednesday night in the lonely Whitewater sohoolhouse, died late last night without making a confession. For som ti me Hal I cou I not speak above a whisper. He tore tha bandage from his throat yesterday and refused to take nour ishment. He was in charge of Deputy Sheriff C.F.OIin.

nomina tions." pberjger report intimates 'that he 1 Ilk tlm low til tllp T). East Side Pharmacy Quitsk The East Side Pharmacy stock will be moved, to Sulphur Springs, Arkansas soon. Mr. G. A.

Hughes purchased the stock from F. Scoville some time ago and expected to continue the business here, but recently concluded that he could do better with the stock at Sulphur Springs loattment of Justice for iuterpre Dawson Guilty. 1 r-1 i ii on. 'ivir. iviuimw Hf this is done it will result The jury ini the Dawson murder trial brought in a verdict of muf- (Jjjhe adoption of the system he in the fourth degree.

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