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WESTERN NEWSPAPER UNION RECORD PAPER WICHITA KANSAS That kidnaped girl who returned of her own accord should claim the $5,000 reward. When will automobilists learn that a reckless means death so some one? Maybe up on Mars they regard the earth as such small potatoes that they never look this way. News that the fur crop has been a failure in the far west is not worrying the women of the east. The way of the smuggler, when he is found out, is fully as hard as that of the ordinary transgressor. Unfortunately the crop of peach basket hats has not been in the least spoiled by the frosts of criticism.

Oh, well, dandelions are such pretty things that it's a shame to get a backache digging 'em out of the lawn. Often a man will think very little of the hereafter until his time comes to die, and then he can think of nothing else. Existence of one "popular" song can forgiven for preventing a "big time" for the physician and the undertaker. Turkey knew she could not possibly get a worse sultan than Abdul Hamid, and the masses, therefore, welcomed a change. A New York jury valued a broker's teeth at $1,000 each.

With false ones costing only $20 a set some one can knock out all of ours. Now they say the meat packers are going, shoes. into the It would business be of just like manufactur- them to hog the whole thing. Astronomers are now basing their hopes the assumption that Mars is as well advanced in telescopes as it luma appears to be in canals. Great Britain has established a food Inspection bureau after the American plan.

It has still to learn the value of strict pure-food laws, however. A Norwegian inventor sends typewriting by wireless. In the past only the thrilling glances of the blonde typist could be sent in this manner. One difference between high and low society is that the domestic discords of the former end in in in in in in in the divorce court and of the latter in the police court. Anything that will tend to make ice cream healthy and harmless should be welcomed.

It may also be time to take recognition of the fact that you can't gauge the purity of soda water by the fizzing noise it makes. There seems to be an increasing tendency to restrict athletics at colleges and universities in favor of scholastic work. As if any interest would be taken in the higher education with record-breaking teams and championship trophies cut out of the curriculum. It was announced in the Belgain parliament that the government has no power to stop King Leopold from selling works of art, treasures, etc. The prospect, however, of getting rid of the old monarch by voluntarte retirement ought to strike as a good return on the investment.

It has been discovered that "smuggling trunks" with false bottoms are manufactured in Paris expressly for the American trade. One of these, belonging to a wealthy Boston woman, was seized by the customs officers in New York and found to conceal $3,000 worth of handsome gowns. This shows that the quickening of the national conscience, of which so much is being made, isn't quite swift enough as yet. None but the brave deserve the fair, and Cupid has always taken peculiar delight in mating the embryo naval and military heroes with fair brides. Hence, the recent order that midshipmen must not marry during six years of their course is a solar plexus for the little blind boy, while as for the president, who signed the bill, so many fondly beating hearts, parting, be denounced by scores of pouting rosy lips as "a mean old thing." Mr.

Wu, who is the Chinese minister at Washington, is also the accredited representative of his government to Peru. He is going to that country to present his credentials, and incidentally will open negotiations looking to the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and other South American countries. is indicative of China's new and policy. And Mr. Wu may be counted on as a potent factor in extending Chinese relations with temporary nations.

The British admiralty is planning what will be the greatest naval display in the history of the world. Three hundred and fifty ships, built every branch of naval service, have been ordered to assemble for a month of sham fighting. The scene of the demonstration has not been announced, but it is believed it will be off the coast of Scotland. Wherever these ships may assemble, maneuvering will constitute an exhibition of strength and application such as has efficiencerofe been witnessed on any sea. Receive with discretion the story that an accident has befallen the altarduke of Abruzzi.

no more break his mountain neck than he did his heart. Another reckless joy rider has been convicted of manslaughter, this time in Pennsylvania. Clemency in these cases can be exercised only at the risk of the general public. The evil and its dangers of joy riding are getting past toleration, and these convictions reflect the attitude of popular opinion on the subject. An English physician rises into the limelight to remark that cannibalism is the only logical dieting, after all.

This rather confirms the cynical theory that modern progressiveness is traveling in a circle it getting back to the most ancient is and primitive conclusions. Anrachists have been amusing themselves cutting telegraph and telephone wires near Paris, but that occupation, disreputable as it is, must be counted less objectionable than throwing bombs at good rulers. It Happened In Kansas A Brief Synopsis of the Week's Important Doings in the Sunflower State $300 For Each Inhabitant. to the figures from the office of the county assessor Onaga has surplus wealth to the amount of $300 for each man, woman and child within its limits. The assessor's report shows that in the city the moneys, credits and mortgages listed for taxation amount to the same report shows that the town had a population of 666 one March 1.

There are five other incorporated cities in the county and the highest per wealth of the items listed above than $100 and the lowest capita, $40 in any of the five. Figures from towns in other counties that have been examined show nothing to equal the figures from Onaga. They range about as do the other towns of Pottawatomie county. It is safe to assume that did not turn in any money, credits or mortgages for tax ation that are not the genuine stuff. Adopt Consolidation System.

little town of Morehead, nine miles north of Cherryvale, is smiling over the success attained in the matter of school consolidation. Last March, Rev. G. M. Durham, of Douglass, was secured to give his lecture on school consolidation.

There were three men in favor of the school, but Mr. Durham's lecture convinces thinking men, and when he concluded his lecture he was secured by the people to put one of the schoolg in for them. July 1 saw the victory. At an election on that day school board, consisting of Messry Morris, Gibson and Little, were elect ed by the new consolidated district An 8-acre tract of land was purchar ed as a site, and the board was ar thorized to erect a six-room moder brick school building. 18-YEAR-OLD BOY DROWNS.

Lewis Smith Was Swimming When Attacked With Cramps. -Lewis Smith, the 18- vear-old 800 of Alva Smith, city engineer and well known over the state as a geologist, was drowned in the Cottonwood river while in swimming with a party of boys. Young Smith was seized with cramps while in twenty feet of water near Flat Rocks, a favorite picnic ground, where many people picnicing. His companions tried to rescue him, but in vain. His body was recovered by Dr.

W. D. Hunt, who was picnicing near the spot. Dr. Hunt was lowered over a 20-foot bank with a strap being placed around his body and he had to be lowered three times before he sueceeded in recovering the bod: Fortune in Railroad Bonds.

-Reno county has fallen heir to a neat little fortune, coming in the way of Missouri Pacific stock, and has heretofore been congidered worthless. Word has been received from C. E. Foote saying concern would purchase all Missouri Pacific bonds at the rate of 30 cents on the dollar, and offered a premium of one cent to the county for turning over the bonds to them. This is the highest paid for the bonds.

This issue made, by the diftownships of county to ferent, Missouri Pacific company was $2,000 a mile. The county commissioners, who put through the election in 1886, as in almost every railroad issue, considered it a formal method of presenting so much money to the railroad company as an inducement to come here, and no thought was ever given of the bonds proving to be valuable. FOUR HURT IN AUTO WRECK. Salina People Hurled From Disabled Car, Overturned at 35 Miles An Hour. returning to Salina from a Fourth of July celebration twelve miles southwest, an automobile containing four Salina peonle was wrecked four miles from town.

The following persons were injured: A. W. Williams, veterinary surgeon, arm and three ribs broken, head badly injured and unconscious for twelve hours; may die. R. O.

Brown, real estate dealer, both arms sprained and hurt Internally. James Benson, druggist, collar bone broken, arm broken and badly bruised. W. H. Vandyke, driver, collarbone broken, arm broken and head badly bruised; serious.

machine was going at about thirty-five miles an hour when. the steering, skidded apparatus along for broke. forty feet and maturned over. First it struck a bank and then a clump of hedge trees. All four occupants were hurled in the air.

Farmer Dead From Extreme Heat first death as the result of the extreme heat was that of Charles H. Meyers, a prominent farresiding four miles west And a mer mile north of Fourth and Broadway. Mr. Meyers died after a very short lilness caused by overexertion in une extreme heat. The deceased Was.

perhaps of the most widely known residents song that part of the county, where he had resided for many years. He was about 50 years of age and leaves a wife and 4 grown children Riley County Institute Closes. Riley County Teachers' Institute closed with the county examinations Friday and Saturday. The enrollment of the session was 112, of which 100 took the examinations for certificates. The institute charge of superintendent J.

E. Edgerton, assisted by Prof. W. H. Andrews, K.

C. A. and Miss Jennie Broughton. Miss Flora Welsh conducted the model school, which was a new feature of the institute this year. WICHITA PIONEER DEAD.

Wallace McLean, Sixty Years Old, Struck by Train. Wallace McLean, sixty years one of the pioneer citizens of Wichita, was struck by a southbound Rock Island train and died from injuries received. they McLean was standing on the Douglas avenue crossing watching 2 freight train pull out and did not hear the incoming passenger train. He died on the operating table at St. Francis hospital.

KANSAS TOPICS Mistook Boy for Burglar. early by cannon cracker being thrown against his door, J. E. Boggs, a farmer, believing burglars were attacking his shot through his door. Albert Groh, an 8-year-old neighbor boy, was dengerously wounded.

Groh arrang. ed to awaken Boggs' son for an early celebration. Rocket's Explosion Fatal. -The premature explosion ct a rocket during the fireworks display in the City park at of Paola's biggest celebration, caused the only serious personal injury of the day. A discharge from the rocket struck Alden McCarthy, a boy about 13 years of age, in the region of the stomach, producing serious and probably fatal wound.

A playmate of Alden's, Albert Neylon, was near the McCarthy boy at the time and received a portion of the discharge, but his condition is not considered dans erous. Trailing Whisky Venders. Marshall, assist ant attorney general, arrived here and wil Pittsburg his headquar ters for next three or four days. make, While here he will check up the position of whisky cases in district court. He stated that he had orders from Governor Stubbs and Attorney General Jackson that while here to see that all open joints in the coal camps of Crawford county are closed.

Until he makes all investi gation, however, he states that he is not in a position to say just what action he will take. Honor Degree. was received in Lawrence that the University of Oregon at its commencement exercises last week had conferred the gree of LL. D. upon Chancellor Frank Strong of the University of Kansas.

Mr. Strong was president Oregon university before he came to Kansas. This makes the second doctor's degree that Chancellor Strong has re ceived this year, the first having been bestowed upon him by Baker univer sity at its semi-centennial celebration some weeks ago. CLUBS CLOSE LOCKERS. Could Not Withstand Temperance Wave Even in Leavenworth.

the clubs in Leavenworth shut off the sale of liquor. The members held a conference with the county attorney who informed them that legal proceedings would be started at once unless they quit. The clubs to announce a guspension of selling are the Elks, Eagles. Leavenworth Turnverein, the Antlers and the Lion. MANY MORE MINERS STRIKE.

Practically Every Miner In Pittsburg District Is Idle. additional mines, employing about 2.000 men, were closed when the miners struck. Practically every mine in the district is now idle. The statement was made at the miners' headquarters here that no general strike order calling out other southwest miners would be issued until after a conference between the southwestern coal operators and the executive board of the United Mine Workers of America, which will be held in Indianapolis within two weeks. In the meantime the Kansas miners now on a strike, being out without orders from the national miners' board, probably will be ordered by local officers to return to work.

Horse Thief Caught. work in notify. Ing agents all over Kansas caught a horse thief and a blue roan mare stolen from C. E. Irwin, a Peabody steel tank manufacturer.

The horse was recovered a at Burlingame, ninety miles east of here, together with buggy and harness, stolen at the same time. Hundreds of postals had been mailed and a telegram from one of Mr. Irwin's agents, to whom he had written, says the thief is in jail at Burlingame. BOX OF FIREWORKS EXPLODED. Resented Rough Handling at Hands of Expressman.

exploding box of fireworks at the Santa Fe station woke up half the town and aroused The box was being loaded on the exvisions of another to Quantrell raid. press car of the midnight passenger and the explosion began when it thumped against the floor of the car. The agent kicked it off the car and the rest of the celebration took place on the platform. Given Jail Sentence. Fort G.

Warren, managing editor of the Appeal to Reason. was fined $1,500 and sentenced to six months in the Bourbon county jail here by Judge Pollock of the federal court. Warren waS charged with sending matter through the mails contrary to the postal laws. He gave notice of appeal and his bond was placed at $2,500. Judge Pollock overruled the motion of counsel for the defense for a new trial and for an arrest of judgment.

Loss to Zinc Coupany. starting just before midnight burned down the Pottery engine room, ore room, clay crusher, one furnace shed of the Chanute Zinz company's smelter, two Katy box cars loaded with ore and a Frisco coal barge. The fire damage is covered by insurance, but the company will lose four weeks' time and the cost of cleaning up. It will rebuild at once. The fire started in the pottery.

Only the night watchman was on the ground. Club Members Questioned. test of the new state anti-liquor law was begun when County Attorney Scheneck summoned several members of the Topeka club, and questioned them behind closed doors as to the use of liquor in the club. This is regarded as a test case. Governor Stubbs is a member of the club.

but has written the officers declaring he will withdraw unless the locker system is abolished. It is understood the inquisition was instigated by Attorney General Jackson. The News of Oklahoma Man Disappears. has just been revealed that about four or five months ago Charles Adams, of the South Persimmon district, disappeared. He came to Woodward his team at one of the barns, and no one knows what has become of him.

Booze Venders Appeal Case. WHAT IS HAPPENING IN THE BIG, BUSY NEW STATE COTTON MARKET. New York. New York, July cotton mar ket opened firm at an advance of points with the active months selling points net higher during the first few minutes on rebuying by sold out longs, covering by the scalp ing shorts and fresh bull support Realizing continued very heavy, how ever, and subsequent fluctuation: were irregular, the market being about 609 cents net higher during the mid die of the morning, with business ac tive and the tone nervous. New Orleans.

New Orleans, 9 -Future closed steady. July, 12.29c; August 12.30c; September, 12.32c; October 12.19c; November, 12.18c; December, 12 12.21c; January, 12.22c; March, 12.29c Spots were quiet, with prices un changed; middling, 12 1-16c; sales were 425 bales on the spot and none to arrive. St. Louis. St.

Louis, July middling, 12c; sales, 50 bales; re ceipts, 829 bales: shipments, 765 bales; stock, 24,290 bales. New Paving for Chandler. a meeting of the city council contracts were let for fifty blocks of paving and sewer bonds to the amount of $25,000 were sold Pitrolithic paving will De used and this city is the first to give this new kind a trial in the state. It is rec ommended by a government engineer and is much usd in the west coast states. PRINT GAME LAWS FOR INDIANS Warden Askew Will Use Language of Choctaw and Cherikees.

To have game laws of the state printed in the Cherokee language will cost more than first estimated, as the only type available is copyrighted by the Home Missionary society of Philadelphia. A font 01 the type. which has been used for newspaper and job printing at Tahle quah, is housed and boxed as "na tional junk." The only other font of type known to be in the United States is owned by some missionaries and kept at one of their missions in the eastern part of the state. It is the intention of Game Warden Aekew to have the game laws printed Cherokee language at the ear. liest possible date.

The contract has already been let for publishing the laws in the Choctaw language. SPECIAL TERM FOR MABEN CASES West May Ask Juege's Removal Pending End of Case. second special term of the district court of Pottawatomie county was fixed bv Chief Justice Kane, of the supreme court, to begin July 26. At this time Attorney General West will probably ask an immediate order removing District Judge Maben from office until the grand jury indictments against him are disposed of. The special term of court was set to dispose of the Maben indictments and Judge Malcolm E.

preside. Judge Rosser held up an order at the first trial of Judge Maben, removing the indicted jurist from the bench until final hearing on the acThis allowed Judge Macusationsike the removal question to the supreme court and a decision by the court held that Maben was subject to removal. More Time For Lot Appeals. Judge Camp bell here granted a sixty days' extension of time in which to make answer in the Mott town lot civil suits brought by the United States government to recover for the Creek Indians town lots scheduled by "dummies" and out of which grew the criminal action against Governor Haskell and others. On May 8 last this court overruled demurrers of the defendants claiming the government bad no jurisdiction.

Cotton Brought $806,536. -Cotton is the most 1m- portant crop in Jackson county, according to the returns from that county received by the state board of agriculture. The county raised 89,928 acres of cotton, producing 21,876 bales, valued at 11,987 acres of wheat, producing 101,338 bushels, valued at 32,717 acres of corn, producing 921,110 bushels, valued at 20.090 acres of oats, producing 220,053 bushels, valued at 296. Will Tax "Near Beer." Ardmore. -The city commissioners at their regular meeting considered the advisability of levying an occupa tion tax on all "near beer" joints of $500 per annum.

An ordinance cOv. ering this was discussed and after being amended it is expected will be passed at the next meeting of the board. The ordinance provides that there shall be no screen in such places of buginess order that all sales made within may be plainly seen from the outside. Habeas Corpus After Eleven Yeare. having served eleven years in the penitentiary, where he was sent for life in 1898 from Kay county for murder, Edward Justice was granted a temporary writ of habeas corpus by the criminal court of appeals.

The writ is made returnable July 24. Justice a few days ago filed an application for release from the penitentiary on a writ of habeas corpus, on the ground that he was refused a change of venue at his trial eleven years ago. DRIVES OVER DAUGHTER. Farmer Drives Harvester Over Sleep ing Girl. Oklahoma -While driving his harvester through his fields, near Ural John Nichols, a well-to-do farmer, ran over his little daughter, killing her instantly.

The little girl had walked into the wheat and fallen asleep. Not until the father had driven twice around the field did he discover the child's mutilated body. STATE CAPITAL ITEMS Guthrie, Okla. Postponed Proceedings. The state board of prison control held a meeting here.

It was decided to dismiss all the McAlester condemnation proceedings and not attempt at present to get any of the land appraised. The extraordinary high valuation placed on the lands desired for the penitentiary seemed to the board to indicate an attempt to hold the state up Borrow Money for Blind. In spite of the failure of the appropriation for the state school for the blind at Fort Gibson, through the omission of the enactment clause from the enrolled copy of the bill, the school will continue its work next year. Arrangements have been made by the state board of public affairs and board of regents for the school to borrow the money necessary to run the school from an Oklahoma City bank on the personal notes of the members of the two boards. The next legislature will be asked to make good the amount of this loan.

Issued Requisition Papers. Governor Haskell has issued a requisition on Governor Donaghey of Arkansas for the return to Oklahoma of Dan Kennedy, wanted in Marshall county on a forgery charge. Auditor After Tax Money. State Auditor Trapp left for McAlester to place in the hands of the sheriff tax warrants against twenty coal corporations for nearly $60,000, due the state under the gross production law before it was amended at the last legislature. The legislature cut the tax to one-half of 1 per cent from 2 per cent.

The companies have refused to pay the old tax, and are paying the reduced tax under protest. Trapp expects the coal corporations to begin injunction proceedings. Will Inspect the Dairies. O. W.

Holmes, recently appointed state dairy inspector under the supervision of the board of agriculture, will in the near future begin a thorough and systematic inspection of the dairies and creameries of the state. The dairy commission was placed under the supervision of the state board of agriculture by the last legislature and the board is now organizing the new department for effective work. Make Shoes for Prisoners. Bert Chandler, of the state board of public affairs, stated that a shoe manufacturing department has been opened in the penitentiary at McAlester to make the footwear for the use of the prisoners in the institution. This relieves the board of public affairs from purchasing this commodity for the prisoners.

Liquar Dispensary Board. G. D. Conger of Oklahoma City, president of the Oklahoma Anti-saloon League, W. S.

Wiley of Muskogee and Rev. Stubblefield of Ada, members of the Anti-Saloon League, composed the committee commissioned by Governor Haskell that began an investigation of Accountant Charles Taylor on the state liquor dispensary. Rev. McDonald of Tulsa and Rev. Gross of Ardmore, originally named by Govare not serving on the comittee.

The hearings are being held in Governor Haskell's office and are open. Accountant Taylor, Attorney General West, Enforcement Attorney Caldwell, former Dispensary Superintendent R. E. Lozied and Superintendent S. W.

Stone of the dispensary, were in at tendance at the opening session Plans for Oklahoma Pen. Bert Chandler of Vinita, a member of the state board of public affairs, will leave for McAlester the first of the week to inspect building work already started at the penitentiary and determine the course which the board will pursue in the future. He will be accompanied by Eugene Gill, building inspector for the board, who will probably remain at McAlester as the representative of the board. It is expected that the wall now in course of construction wiil be pushed to completion. About $75,000 out of $400,000 appropriation has already been expended.

Plans for the penitentiary buildings are now being prepared. The architects at first wanted 5 per cent on the entire $400,000, but finally agreed to prepare the plans for 3 per cent of the $150,000 to be expended directly on the buildings. The state also agrees to pay for two draughtsmen, at not more than $60 per week, who are to be employed not more than two months. Headquarters at Guthrie. An order making Guthrie headquarters for the Third Batallion of the Oklahoma national guard, with Major C.

F. Barrett commanding, has been issued by Col. Roy Hoffman. Elected to Chair of English. Miss Lucy Haskell, daughter of Governor Haskell, has been elected to the chair of English at the Edmond normal.

Prof. Champion of Sulphur. has been elected to the vacancy left in the English department at the Alva prepartory school Advertised for Printing Bids. The board of affairs have advertised for bids for printing the insurance commissioner's report, bids to be opened July 16. New Gross Revenue Clerk, A.

D. Humbarger, well known Oklahoma newspaper man and manager of the Democratic Press Bureau last all, has ben appointed gross revenue clerk in State Auditor Trapp's of fice. Wants to Be First Class City. A petition from Fairview, asking a special election to make it a city of the first class, has ben filed with Governor Haskell. Election in Harmon.

Governor C. N. Haskell issued a proclamation calling an election in larmon county, the new county cut from Greer, for the purpose of locating the county seat. The election is be held September 1st. Altus is at present the temporary county seat of the new county.

THE PRIVILEGED CLASS. "But, Minna, you shouldn't flirt with all the men as your doing! Remember- not Two Colonization Schemes. Garden big colonization railroad which to be built northschemes are the, result of t1 the new east through Finney county which will mean the development of the old Garfield, county, country." commonly called colonization the companies have brought several thousand acres of fine bottom land adapted to the raising of alfalfa at $20 an acre and will cut it up Into small alfalfa farms to be sold at $35 an acre. Bankers of Lafayette, are interested in one of the schemes, HIKE WILL LAST NINE WEEKS. Th Batallion of Engineers WIll March for 700 Miles.

Third batallion of Engineers, will leave Fort Leavenworth on August 1 for a praclice march of about seven hundred miles through Missouri. The "hike" will consume nine weeks. Special worth in reconnaissance, will has be become done expert in map making. A military map from field sketches and photographs will be compiled after the journey. The itinerary includes Richmond.

Keytesville, Glasgow. Jefferson City, Sedalia, Hughesville, Lexington, Pleasant Hill and Paola. TEACHERS I HELP IN HARVEST. Lure of $2.50 a Day Depletes Kansas County Institutes. institutes in the wheat belt of Kansas are having difficulty holding their attendance just now.

All of the maie teachers can get $2.50 a day and board working in the harvest fields. and the women teachers can get $2.00 a day and board cooking for harvest hands. Most of the women teachers are good cooks and they can earn enough that way to pay their expenses O1 their summer vacation trips. School officials will likely change the dates for the teachers' institutes in the wheat belt after this, so that they can be held either before or after harvest. KAN.

CITY, KAN. TO TAKE ACTION One Dead and and Thirty Injured Make the Strongest Argument for an Ordinance Against An Insane Fourth. Kansas one person dead and thirty injured by the reckless handling of explosives in three days, Mayor Guyer announced that there would be no more insane Fourth of July celebrations in Kansas City, Kan. The mayor at once will cause an ordinance to be prepared prohibiting the sale of dangerous fireworks in that city- thing needed by the police to check the wreckless and senseless use of dangerous explosives -and he will insist on the ordinance being passed by the council. "Such an ordinance." the mayor said, "should be in effect now, and if we had it I'm sure it would have been enforced the last week.

The only reason we didn't have it this year is because many of the menchants had laid in fireworks that cost several thousand dollars. The ordinance I shall have prepared will be stringent in its provisions and with its enforcement there never will be a repetition of such doings as were recorded Sunday and Monday." Work Is Being Pushed. is at last In progress on the Union Traction company's trolley line between Independence and Cherryvaie, and is doing on as rapidly as it can be pushed. This road has been in contemplation for the past two years or more. It is understood the company also will lay a line on North Pennsylvania avenue in this city to connect with the terurban line.

Dean Waters to K. S. A. C. authorities here were officially notified by Regent Blackborne, president of the board, of the acceptance of Dean H.

J. Waters to the position of president of the state agricultural college to succeed E. R. Nichols. His salary is to be $6,000.

E. R. Nichols, who has been president since 1899, and whose resignation took place July 1st, has not given out his future plans, but says hia work will not be along educational lines. Lawrence Banks Going In. -Bank Commissioner Dolley says the report from Lawrence, to the effect that all the banks there have formed an agreement to keep out of both bank and guaranty schemes, is a mistake.

"The state bank which Governor Stubbs is interested in there was among the first to serve notice of its intention of going into the state guaranty fund," said Mr. Dolley. "It will be admitted just as soon as the ex aminers can reach it." Tipton Youth Drowns. Ranoldy, employed here with the White Dodge insurance agency, received a telephone message to the effect that his brother, Charles Arnoldy, 20 years old, was drowned at their home near Tipton, in Mitchell county. George left for his home at once.

The boy was bathing in a small pond near his home with several companions, but they were unable to rescue him. The body was recovered. Grist's Nephew Held. C. M.

Grist, a farmer near here, and nephew of C. B. Grist, whose body was found Tuesday morning, was held by a coroner's jury to answer for the crime of murdering his uncle. The evidence was purely circumstantial. It was said that some tobacco the elder Grist had at the time he was murdered was found later in his nephew's pockets.

The farm on which C. M. Grist lives was owned by the elder man, who lately regided in Wichita. Guthrie. Archibold Clark, convict ed of bootlegging by the county court of Oklahoma, and sentenced to serve forty days in jail and pay a fine of $400, and A.

J. Jones, convicted of the same offense in Oklahoma county, and sentenced to serve 60 days and pay of $500 fine, appealed their cases to the criminal court of appeals. Two Crops From Same Field. Fort On the farm of Ernest Roberts, near here, one potato field of fifty-five acres yielded fourteen car loads or about 1,400 bushels. Mr.

Roberts sold the entire crop for 50 cents per bushel. On the same ground, after the first crop was gathered, Mr. Roberts immediately put in new crop which will be gathered 'ate in the fall. Indications are now that the late crop will be equally as a8 the first. Nearly 300 cars of potatoes have SO far been shipped out of this community.

AFTER BIG OIL REFINERY. Would Have Daily Capacity of 2,500 Barrels--Options Secured. -Negotiations are under way for an oil refinery with a dally capacity of 2,500 barrels, to be located near the stock yards in this city. It is learned that the parties furnishing the money for this refinery insist upon securing options for the purchase of a large amount 0f oil taking definite action In the matter. They realize that oil can be secured now.

but are planning for the future supply of the refinery. It is said they desire to take over the holdings of the Creek Oil company of this city, both in the Glenn and Morris fields. Cutting Off Pensioners. Ardmore. The Standard Oil company has stopped paying pensions to number of its old employes.

P. H. Neilson. a resident of this place, was for more than twenty years a trusted employe of the Standard Oil company. A few years ago, presumably on account of his age, Neilson being about 60 years of age, the company notified him that his services would no longer be neded, but that as he had been of great value, he would be given a monthly allowance of $50.

Soon after the big Texas fine was paid the Standard notified Mr. Neilson that it was "getting it in the neck" on all sides and must trye to protect itself and would have to cut off his pension, which it did. CITY MAIL CARRIERS THERE. Blackwell Is Preparing Sidewalks Fit for Federal Shoes. Is a boom In sidewalk building in this city prepar atory to the establishment of free city mail delivery.

The extension of the sidewalks and the laying of cross walks by the city are the only things that have delayed the free delivery of city mail for some months past. Ordinance after ordinance has been passed requiring the building of walks in various parts of the city. With the new bond issue for the 1m- provement of crossings it will not be long until the remotest parts of the city are reached by excellent walks. Lightning's Curious Prank. -While three men were stacking wheat on a farm five miles northwest of this city, a bolt of light ning struck the stack, setting it on fire and knocked the men and a team of mules to the ground.

None were seriously injured and the men recovered in time to put out the fire. Sustained Plea of Self Defense. Charged with the killing of Bud Smith at Stidham on December 19. the trial of John Sexton came up for hearing in the district court here last week. The jury was out thirty minutes and sustained a plea of self defense and brought in a ver.

diet of not guilty. Sexton killed Smith in an altercation which arose between his borther, Bob Sexton, and Smith over the assessment of soine property. The slayer interceded behalf of his brother, who is a cripple, whereupon Smith produced a knife. At this juncture young Sexton struck Smith on the head with a blacksmith's hammer, frow. the effects of which he died the next day.

BOTH SIDES WILL WAIT. Final Action in Oklahoma Gas Pipe Line Case September 1. -The status of the gas pipe line case in the federal court will continue until September 1, Judge Campbell having granted Attorney West until that time to plead further for the state. It is said that the state will not tear up the pipe line. nor will the gas people build further till then.

Died of Heart Disease. Guthrie. Word has been received here of the death from heart disease of R. Hester of Apache, who recently assumed his duties as chief clerk of the state reformatory at Granite. Mr.

Hester had been very prominent In Democratic politics in the southwestern part of state. He ocratic state committeeman from Caddo county and had several posttions under the present state administration. Teachers Elect Officers. Kingfisher. The County Teachers' association has elected officers for the ensuing year.

Prof. Godfrey was unanImously re-elected president and Miss Besste Beaman secretary-treasurer. The executive committee was elected as follows: Prof. E. S.

McCabe, Kingfisher; Prof. Hartson of Dover, and Prof. Francis Gorton of Wandel. The constitution and by-laws were amended to read as follows: "Only actively engaged teachers can be officeholders." 5 Objection to Women Golfers. "Farmers don't mind renting their fields to golfers, but they are strongly opposed to women." "Why?" "Because woman golfers are always losing hairpins and hatpins and stickpins in the grass.

Follow the trail of a woman's foursome with a pushionful a woman's foursome with a pincushion pins at the end of the ninth hole." "But why does the farmer mind that?" "Because afterward when his sheep and cattle graze in those fields they swallow pins. Pins, I needn't tell you, are injurious to the health." Unexpected Prize. With a deftness acquired by long and patient practice the pickpocket extracted an old but well-filled wallet from the hip pocket of the unsuspecting old gentleman with the beaming countenance against whom he had carelessly brushed when leaving the street car, and on reaching a secluded place hen opened it. The contents had been wrapped with great care in numerous thicknesses of blank paper. Removing the wrappings one by one, he found in the center of the package a card with this inscription upon it: "Young man, Give Up Your Career of Crime! Nothing In The Marital Grasshopper.

What is a grasshopper? The latest definition comes from western Australia. Domestic servants are almost unprocurable there, and wives have to do nearly all their own household work. The consequence is that they are compelled to recuperate at the seaside in summer. In their absence the husbands have to prepare their own meals and do domestic duty generally. Husbands so engaged have come to be locally known as "grasshoppers." No doubt the word is the husband of the more familiar "grass widow." -London Chronicle.

Alcohol and Tuberculosis. The most prominent tuberculosis specialists in the country that alcohol will not cure consumption. Dr. S. A.

Knopf says: "Alcohol has never cured and never will cure tuberculosis. It will either prevent or retard recovery." Dr. Frank Billings of Chicago and Dr. Vincent Y. Bowditch, ex-presidents of the National Association for the Study and Prevention of Tuberculosis; Dr.

Lawrence F. Flick of Philadelphia and Dr. Edward L. Trudeau of Saranac Lake, the founder of the antituberculosis movement in this country, are all of the same opinion. The Earth and the Moon.

That the earth must shine on the moon even as the moon shines on the earth is obvious. To detect this light from the earth on the lunar surface and scientifically prove its existence another matter. It is interesting to find that a recent number of a French astronomical paper contains two photographs of parts of the moon illuminated by earth light. They were taken by M. Quenisset at the Juvisy observatory.

A Youthful Idea. "See, my son," said an enthusiastic parent, anxious to impress the beauties and resources of nature, "what beautiful green dresses of leaves the trees have now, when in winter they. are quite bare." "I guess," said the youngster, thoughtfully, "that when winter comes they pack these pretty green dresses in their trunks, don't they?" "A shouldn't stand in the midShould, His Medicine. dle of the street to talk pessimism," declared the Plunkville philosopher. "Why not?" "Fust he says life ain't worth living, and then jumps when he hears an automobile honk." Education.

Eve donned the fig leaves. "My graduation dress from the school of experience," she said. Herewith the program continued. The Spice of Life. Ashley -Do you have much variety in your boarding house? Seymour-Well, we have three different names for the meals.

To act with common sense, according to the moment, is the best wisdom I Walpole. AN OLD TIMER Has Had Experiences. A woman who has used Postum since it came upon the market knows from experience the wisdom ing Postum in place of coffee if one values health and a clear brain. She says: "At the time Postum was first put on the market I was suffering from nervous dyspepsia, and my physician had repeatedly told me not to usE tea or coffee. Finally I decided tc take his advice and try Postum.

got a package and had it carefully prepared, finding it delicious to the taste. So I continued use and very soon its beneficial effects convinced me of its value, for I got well of my nervousness and dyspepsia. "My husband had been drinking cof. fee all his life until it had affected his nerves terribly, and I persuaded him to shift to Postum. It was easy to get him to make the change for the Postum is so delicious.

It cer. tainly worked wonders for him. "We soon learned that Postum does not exhilarate nor depress and does not stimulate, but steadily and honestly strengthens the nerves and the stomach. "To make a long story short, our entire family continued to use Postum with satisfying results, as shown 1n our fine condition of health and we have noticed a rather unexpected improvement in brain and nerve power." Increased brain and nerve power always follow the use of Postum in place of coffee, sometimes in a very marked manner. "There's a Reason." Look in pkgs.

for the famous little book, "The Road to Wellville." Ever read the above letter? A new one appears from time to time. They are genuine, true, and full of human Interest..