The Alden Journal from Alden, Kansas • 3

42 THE WIDOWS AND ORPHANS? THANKSGIVING. THE FARMER IN WESTERN CANADA. rh9 Quality of No. 1 Hard Wheat THERE IN KANSAS" PEAC, PROSPERITY iluIj qma, Mfcl i7? Cannot Ba Beaten. The Canadian West ia the cast five or ten years has given a set back to the theory that large cities are the backbone of a country and a nation's best asset.

Here Wfi h.T.V a nnn-ntrv here no city exceeds 100.000. and where only one comes within easy istance of that figure accordinz to the census just taken and where no other city reaches a population exceeding The places with a population over 5,000 can counted upon the fingers of one hand, and yet tne prosperity that nrevails Is some thing unprecedented In the history ot all countries past or present. in reason for this marvelous prosperity is not hard to seek. The large majority of the 810,000 people who Inhabit Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta, have gone on to the farm, and have betaken themselves to tha task of not only feeding and clothing themselves, but of raising food for others less happily circumstanced. The crop of 1906, although not ab normal.

Is an eye-opener to many who previously had given little thought to the subject Ninety million bushels of wheat at 70 cents per bushel 76,000,000 bushel3 of oata at 30 cents per bushel $22,800,000: 17.000.- 000 bushels of barley at 40 cents per bushel makes a total of $92,600,000. This is altogether outside the root products; dairy produce, the returns from the cattle trade; tie beet sugar industry and the various other by-products of mixed farming. When such returns are obtainable from the soil It is not to.be wondered at that many are leaving the congested districts-of the eayst, to take upon themselves the life of the prairie farm and the labor of the housbandman. With the construction of additional railroads new avenues, for agricultural enterprise are opening up, and Improved opportunities are offered to the settler who understands prairie farm ing, and Is willing to do hi3 part In building up the new country. Thi3 is the theme that Mr.

J. J. Hill, the veteran railroad builder In the West, has laid before the people in a series of addresses which he has given at various points during the past few months, and, having been for so long identified with the development of the West, there are few men better qualified than he to express an opinion upon it. Take care of the country, says he, and the cities will take care of themselves. rTt- a i try i i me larmers oi me western states and the Canadian West, are more prosperous than ever before, and when it comes to measuring up.

re-suflts, the Canadian appears to have somewhat the better of it. His land is cheaper in fact, the government continues to give free homesteads to settlera, and the returns per acre are heavier when the crop is harvested. Farming land in the Western States run3 from $60. to $150 an acre and up, whereas equally good soil may he pur chased in Canada for $8 to $15 per acre, within easy reach of a shipping point, and much cf this is available for free homestead ing. The quality ot the Canadian No.

1 hard wheat cannot be beaten, and the returns to the acre are several bushels better than on this side of the line; the soil and climate of that country being peculiarly adapted to wheat growing. The fact i3 evidently appreciated by the large number of American farmers who have in the pa3t two oi three year.9 settled in the Canadian West The agents of the Canadian Government, whose address will be found elsewhere, advise U3 that foi the fiscal year 1904-5, tho records show that 43,543 Americans settled in Canada, and in 1905-6 the number reached 57,796. From all of which, it appears that at present, there Is a good thing in farming In Western Canada, and that the American farmer is not slow to avail himself of it. Wife Desertion Alarms. So many Cincinnati wives have been deserted by their husbands of late that the city council has taken steps toward putting a check on such runaways.

It has been found that mortgage loan sharks are contributing factors- in a giiat many cases. A man's ability to mortgage his furniture without the knowledge of his wife Is a strong temptation to husbands of weak will. An ordinance has been introduced making such mortgage of no avail unless they bear the signature of both husband and wire. Keep in Good Health. There are many thousands of peo pie all over the world who can attribute their good health to taking one of two Brandreth's Pills every night.

These pills cleanse the uomacli and bowels, stimulate the kidneys and liver and purify the blood. They are the same fine laxative tonic pills your grandparents and being purely vegetable they are adapted to children and old people, as well as those in the vigor of manhood and womanhood, Brandreth's Pills have been in use for over a century and are for sale everywhere, plain or sugar-coUed. King Edward's Confidant. Lord Knollys, King Edward's private secretary for the past 36 years, Is the only man from whom -his majesty has no secrets. Lord Knollys controls the king's enormous correspondence, aided by a corps of assistants.

By following the directions, which are plainly printed on each package of Defiance Starch, Men's Collars and Cuffs can he made just as stiff fii de finish. Try it, 1G oz. for 10c, sold by all good grocers. It's often difficult to get even wiuj people who owe you money. THE LAND OF Recommend Savings Bank Law.

In his bi ennial report the state bank commissioner, John Q. Royce, will recommend the enactment by the next legislature of a state savings bank law. At present saving3 banks Jn Kansas are operated under the general banking law, but it la the opinion of most banking men that a special law applying to savings banks should be passed. Dyer Declined Place. Frank R.

Dyer has declined the appointment as superintendent of the State school for the Blind at Kansas City, tendered him some time ago by Gov. Hoch and the appointment has been offered to Prof. 'W. B. Hall, superintendent of the city schools at Abilene.

Prof. Hall has accepted the appointment conditionally. He will go to Wyandotte if the school board at Ahilene will rplpase him. Needed Fund Is Raised. Eight months ago Mr.

Carnegie proposed to glTe $25,000 to the library fund of Baker university, at Baldwin, when friends of the college had subscribed a like amount President Murlin has announced thatv subscriptions had been secured aggregating $25,954. The building has cost $45,000. and he new endowment added to the old endowment makes a total of about Jl 00,000 that Baker has invested ia this building and its endowment. Prisoner Is Pardoned. A telegram was received at the United States penitentiary from the Secretary of War granting a pardon to Thomas Mulligan, a military prisoner.

Mulligan was brourht to Leavenworth September 25. 1905. to serve a two-year term. Mulligan was a soldier In the regular army twenty-five years and wa3 serving his' last enlistment before retirement when he pawned a revolver and pair of blankets while drunk one night. Wild Cat Attacks Section Hand.

One of the section men on the Mis1 Bourl Pacific road lad quite an exciting adventure near Arkansas City. He, with several fellow workmen, was employed in repairing the track when a wildcat attacked The man grabbed a track wrench and for. several minutes, with the wil- cat for a partner, executed a new dance. He finally struck the animal a crushing on the head, killing it instantly. State Auditors Report.

Selh G. Wells, state auditor, has completed the estimates which he will recommend to the legislature for the thirteen state Institutions. The state law requires that the auditor make his recommendations of expenditures for all Institutions and departments of the state in his biennial report, and according to the statement given out it will require about to maintain, pay for repairs, salaries, Incidental expenses and for new buildings in these institutions, which do not include the university and colleges under state control. Mr. Wells estimates the expenses of the state for the next three years at, This will, he thinks, be 'heeded to pay running expenses, make necessary repairs and improvements at state institutions, salaries and department expenses for 1907.

It will take $11,979.35 more than was appropriated by the last legislature to pay the expenses of 1907. The estimate for 1908 Is $3,245,097.12, and for 1909 $2,930,017.75. (The legislature will be asked to appropriate these amounts. About to Be Captured. Realizing that he was about to be captured in an unsuccessful attempt to rob the Bendena State Bank at Bendena, five miles west of Troy.

W. Harris, a farm hand, aged 30, placed a pistol behind his ear and pulled the trigger. He died three hours later. Two Negroes Convicted. Pet Dunn and Bud Gibbs, negroes, were convicted in the district court at Wichita of robbery iff the first de gree.

Together with another negro they waylaid and robbed William Sut ton, a Wichita merchant. Sutton was beaten almost to death with a bar of iron. The third negro, Leonard King, has not yet been tried. Veteran Commits Suicide. John Sjillivan, of Comanche county, 'threw himself from the second story window or jJoran noiei leaven-worth and died two hours later' from Mr, ,11 T-TfV woa mumliai.

of the Soldiers' Home and was removed there after hlsKfall, but died In the hospital elevator. Sullivan nerved 'n Troop Fifth New York cavalry, during-the civil" war; He leaves a wife and children in Fine snd Imprisonment. Jn the district court at Junction City J. W. Williams was sentenced to serve thirty days In the county jail and fined $100 and costs.

He wascon-victed of running a joint. Otis Dead, the Other May. Dis. At Leavenworth James a ne-wto was accidentally shot through the abdomen by a negro deputy sheriff named Richard Nichols. Sanders, another negro who was shot by Nichols at about the same time, is not expected to live.

in the as a for is in be at by p. or in i AND PLENTY It Was Justifiable Homicide. Wicoff Wiight, the street car conductor who killed Edward Hoehle at Wichita, was released by the coroner's jury. It was shown conclusively that Hoehle was pointing his revolver at Wright and had snapped it once Wright shot him. It was also shown that he had shot at a-other young man shortly before boarding Wright's car.

Application for a Pardon. Application has been made to Hoch for the release from the state penitentiary of George V. Dull, who was sentenced to a twenty-year term for the murder of Dr. G. W.

Rowland at Horndon, Rawlins county, in July, 1902. Dull says that he has no idea who shot Roland, but the jury convicted him on circumstantial evidence. Packing Plant Wants Boost. The Hutchinson Packing Company wishes to- enlarge its plant It wants the people of Hutchinson to help along the project. The company asks that the people of the town raise $25,000, in return for which the packing company agrees to spend $50,000 enlarging the plant, besides giving $5,000 to the street railway with which to extend the line to the packing house.

There is no threat of closing down Jf the money is not subscribed, but it is said that the company has bJi offered substantial Inducements to locate elsewhere. He a Pardon. Dr. John Kurman, alias Count Von Waldersee, alias ClltS Dee T. was so dissatisfied with his imprisonment in the H.gasjite penitentiary for the crime of grand larceny that he has returned if Gov.

Hoch a citizenship pardon. Yn Waldersee has boasfed that he is a member of a royal family in Europe and that he his not been serving in the state penitenti ary under his proper name. -In re turning his citizenship pardon he intimates that ho does not care wheth er he is a citizen of the United States and that he is on his road to British Columbia with "an empty purse and an empty stomach." Echoes From the Election. The state canvassing board have met and issued certificates of election to the Republican candidates for state offices. The law requires the board to meet and canvas the returns and issue certificates in all cases where the result has been decided.

The candidates for member of the legislature who successful given certififcites. In the, Ingalls- Wilcox district in Atchison where the vote was a tie, the case will be disposed of December 12th at an adjourned meeting of the bcSard. A re markable feature of the official re turns is that there were only 7,000 votes less cast for governor this year than two years ago. The Demo crats polled nearly 34,000 votes more, however, than they did -at the election of 1904. The Republican yote for governor this year was 152, 147 and two years ago it was 180,731 The Democratic vote lor governor increased this year from 116,991 cast for Judge Dale in 1904 to 150,024.

The Socialist vcte decleased. Many of the members of this party voted for Colonel Harris. The Socialist vote decreased. Many of the mem hers of this party voted for Colonel Harris. The Socialist vote for governor this year was 7,021 as compar ed to 12,101 two years ago.

There was a decrease of more than 2,000 in the number of votes polled by tho Will File New Cases. Carr Taylor, attorney for tha board of rail road commissioners, is working on new cases to be filed before the new board of commissioners. He will pre pare and file cases for the reduction of freight, rates on wheat, cattle and hardware. These cases have been before the board and have been dis missed because the board said they were properly prepared. 4 To Notify Citizens.

The city au thorities of Arkansas City are going to take steps to alarm the citizens in case of another robbery or shooting similar to the Breene case or the St Charles Hotel murder. As soon as the alarm is turned in to the police the engineer at the waterworks will be and he will blow the fire whistle. The whistle will not sound any box number, but will simply sound one long blast and this will be continued for a sufficient time to warn" the people. It is believed that in this way the citizens can get out and everyone will be expected keep his eyes open for suspicious characters. The plan looks like a good one.

Kansas Style of Helping Out. Thomas Edie, residing near Altooua; who has been unable to work for the past month, was given a sitrprise when eight wagons drove into a field of corn on his place and finished it. for him. Hutchinson Hotel Fails. Wm.

Kendall, a hotel keeper of liutchin son, has filed a petition in bankruptcy in the federal court. The only secured debt is that of the Hammond Typewriter Company, for a machine. The liabilities are listed at and the assets at $153.25. Child Burned to Vera Miles, the 5-year-old son of John Miles, of Garden City, died of burns received while assisting his brother starting up a furnace fire. The boys used a gallon can of kerosene, which hurst into flames, terribly burning the' little, fellow.

Flesh and skin fell from the entire front of the body. Cavaness to Get Postoffice. Congressman P. P. Campbell has announced that he has recommended appointment of Herbert Cavaness, editor of the Chanute.

Tribune, for postmaster at Chanute to succeed D. McClelland, whose second term expires next month. Mr. McClelland was not a candidate for reappointment. Tried His Own Son.

Something unique in court procedure occurred at Wichita when Probate Judge Enoch, judge of the juvenile court, issued formal warrant for the arrest of his own son to be brought in before him trial. The lad. like many others, mischievous and makes trouble in school and the judge thought a little judicial discipline supplemental to parental training might be helpful. 1 Wedding Follows Funeral. O.

W. Coulter, an old citizen of Salina, died aged C3 years. A peculiar iacident connection with his death is the fact that Thanksgiving day, was his wedding anniversary, and it was to celebrated by the marriage of his son, Roy Coulter, to a young woman Con.rdia. It was the father's request that the marriage take place notwithstanding his death. Who Said Bleeding Kansas? A summary of the yields, numbers and values of agricultural, horticultural and live stock products of Kansas for the of 190G (has been issued the state board of agriculture.

F. Coburn, secrstr.ry of the board, says that this has been an evenly balanced prosp rous year with, an immense wheat crop, a big corn yield, an abundance of other grains and forage, wit1' good prices all. The bulletin continues: Never, before have the soil products represented so much wealth, and the rewards of industry are revealed in the vear's values of farm products and live stock, amounting to $424,232,277, $15,582,453 in excess of their value the best preceding year. They are about 85 prr cent more than the of the same items of ten years ago. Lewis Bloomfield Captured.

Lewis Bloomfield, wanted for murder in Butler county, was captured by Sheriff Welfclt, of Cowley county, at Ponca City, O. and taken to the Winfield jail. Bloomfield shot and kflled Jess on the streets of Leon, September 28, claiming Sessor was too intimate with Bloomfield's wife. Bloomfield was under arrest at the time and. in charge of Constable Kiscr, whom In shot through the wrist, after killing Sessor.

He then made his escape to jhe timber and succeeded in eluding the sheriff and several posses with bloodhounds, al- though he was surrounded twice in large cornfields. He was supposed to be in hiding in the Flinthills for two weeks and several people claim they I saw and recognized him. He disap- peared again and was not heard of until he was arrested at Ponca City. Bloomfield was later taken to Eldorado and placed in jail to await trial for murder. It 'is thought he will plead guilty if an agreement can be made with the officials.

Wichita Wants B-alloon Races The Wichita Commercial Club has invited the Aero Club of America to start its contemplated big balloon race from there, giving as a reason that Wichita is surrounded- for many miles on all sides with undulating prairie lands. Game and Fish Car At rives. The Kansas game and fish car built by the Hicks Car Company of Chicago has arrived at. Pratt. The car has been named "Angler One" and It is something that the citizens of Kansas should be proud of.

In one end of the car Is the' game and fish department with tanks running along" the side that will hold from 20 to 30 thousand fish. The other end is divided into three departments kitchen, dining room and toilet. There are berths for three people and everything handy. The car is finished hi fine oak wi'h leather upholstered furniture, and there is rushing need-M but what Is there in its place. D.

W. Travis has worked hard to secure this car and it will fill 'the necessity for distributing fish and game over the state." Grain Elevator Collapsed. One section of the Shellabarger elevator at Salina collapsed, dumping 12,000 bushels of wheat into the street. Two workmen had just left the basement of the elevator before he crash and escaped burial under the spilled grain. Child Fatally Burned In Bnr.fir.

Ethel Pnrcel of Wichita, a 3-year-old girl, was so badly hurned in a bonfire that she died. In some places on her body and limbs the flesh was burned to the bone. GOAL LAND FRAUDS Startling Conditions Are Being Brought to Light at Salt Lake Heading. AH INSPECTOR'S STORY Department at Washington Suppressed Evidence United States Senator Wanted Fact Obtained Concealed. Salt Lake City, lov.

2,. Reports that the federal grand jury which has been sitting in this city andPvvhich has been investigating coal land frauds nas voted several indictments can not be confirmed. According to che report, the indictments will of the investigation being conducted here by Edward NE. Clark, interstate commerce commissioner. When Commissioner Clark resum ed his investigation Wednesday sen sational testimony was given oy Michael A.

Myendorff, a special agent of the government who began an in vestigation of the coal land frauds in Utah and who, before he had completed his investigations, was trans ferred to Los Angeles, and then to Portland, Ore. Mr. Myendorff presented an affidavitt in which he told of efforts made by influential men to induce him to cease his investigation of Jhe coal land frauds. He named Senators Warren and Clark of Wyoming, Commissioner Richards of the GeneTal land office, and George F. Pollock, chief of department In-trior department, Washington.

He alleged that in Denver Senator Warren told him he ought not to go after the Union Pacific and incur the enmity pf that company. He charged that the land department at Washington had suppressed evidence secured by him. In two charges which he filed against Robert Forrester, Geologist of the Utah Fuel company, a Gould corporation, he alleged no action was' taken. The witness further alleged that George Pollock, chief of department interior department, instructed him to destroy four affidavits which he had secured against the Union Pacific Coal company. Mr.

Myendorff's affidavit goes at length into the methods of the coal companies In securing coal lands by locating through dummies who transferred their rights to the corporations. In his references to Senators Warren and Clark the affidavit states that on one occasion when he met Senator Warren in Denver the Senator produced confidential letters which Myendorff had written to the land commissioner in Washington and read extracts from them. Myendorff alleged that it was represented to him that to stir up the Wyoming coal lands matter at that time would incur the enmity of the Union Pacific interests and prevent the re-election of Senator Clark. Myendorff alleged that he was removed from Denver in 1905 as a result of his activities, and that pressure was brought to secure his transfer elsewhere and the matter of the Wyoming lands was turned over to inspector O'Brien of Denver whom the affiant described as a confidential friend of Macex, chief clerk of the department at Washington, and also a personal friend of Senator Warren. Senator Clark, also, he alleged, wanted O'Brien detailed on this work.

Shot by Street Car Conductor. Wichita, Dec. 1. Edward Hohle was shot and killed here rfi(iurs-day night, by Frank Wright, a street car conductor. Hohle, who was a copyist for Dun's Merchantile Agency had been drinking absynthe and in a quarrel over the payment 'of a fare ho drew a gun which he snapped at the conductor, who then shot him through the head and wrist.

vVright gave himself up and is in the county jail. Died In the Harness. X-. rtrt a delicate operation at Cheltenham Tuesday night Dr. G.

B. Ferguson, ex-president of the British Medical association, dropped dead. FIND OF ANCIENT PAPYRI Egyptian Explorers Discoyer Fragments of Christian Literature. It Connlits of Boxe Ranging la Date form Second Century B.C. to Stxtk Century A.

D. Chicago, Nov. 30. A cable dispatch to the Tribune from London says: It is now possible to give further details' of the remarkable find of papyri as a result of the etforts of Doctors Crenfell and Hunt, of the Greco-Roman Branch of the Egypt Exploration Fund at Oxrhynchu3. The find consists of no fewer than 130 boxes of papyri ranging in date from the second century 3.

to the sixth century, A. D. They comprise all classes of literature, many fragments of lost or even unknown clas sical works and some most important fragments unknown to Christian literature. The most important find Is a vellum leaf containing 45 lines of gos pel which has a variation from the authorized version. The subject Is the visit of Jesus and His disciples to the Temple of Jerusalem and their meeting tLere'with the Pharisee who rebukes them with their failure to perform the necessary ceremonial of purification.

In the dialogue which follows which resembles in some re spects Matthew 25, the Phari see describes with considerable full ness and detail the formalities he has observed, where-upon Jesus deliverea an eloquent, crushing reply, contrasting outward with inward purity. "Other Christian fragments of con siderable value were found, including a vellum leaf of the fourth or fifth century of the lost Greek original of the Acts of St. Peter, which are known only is Latin, and a leaf of papyrus of an unknown version of the Acts of St. John, which differs In many respects from that of Xe'no- phone." It will take a long time to unroll, join, and examine this Important find, all of which has been removed to England, hut tha explorers are to be congratulated on their brilll-at harvest of literature. FATAL ST.

LOUIS FIRE. Ten Men Lose Their Liven by the Ilnrnlngr of the Salvation Army Hotel, St. Louis, Nov. 29. Ten men were burned to death and probably 35 were injured in a fire early Wednesday that practically destroyed the Lighthouse Hotel, conducted by the Sal vation Army, at the northwest corner of Ninth, and Market streets.

Over 500 men were asleep In the building when the fire was discov ered, the greater number being on the second and third floors. All be came panic stricken and before the firemen arrived and could stretch nets many had jumped from the up per windows ana were picked up crushed and unconscious oh the street below, The building was a three story structure and fully 500 men were sleeping in it when the fire broke out. At every window could be seen the forms of half naked men, calling to firemen in terror, and a few minutes lUer leaping from the burning build be crushed on the sidewalk be low. Life lines, fastened at windows provided means of escape for scores of the 500 lodgers. Engineer Dend tn II in Cab.

Iowa Dec. 1. Epgineer O'Brien Thursday was found dtid by the fireman in the cab of a west bound Rock Island passenger trai which w3 Vunning 50 miles an hour -at the time. 1) Brlen sku1 had been crushed supposedly by somg projec ing timber. A Territory J'ostolliee Hobln'il.

South MeAlester, I. T. Dee. r.o lcto tctilj Tiiuj oua) witJked Lilt: puai- office at Bache, Indian in the Choctaw nation, and escaped with several hundred dojlars In money and stamps..