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WEEK A WEEK Cents THE WINFIELD TRIBUNE. Six Cents VOLUME XXII. WINFIELD, COWLEY COUNTY, KANSAS, TUESDAY, APRIL 21, 1908. NUMBER 240. The Tribune Guarantees That It Has the Largest Daily Circulation of Any Paper Published in Winfield.

A New Departure The Tea and Coffee Department of Brady Bros. has become so popular and has grown to such an extent that we have concluded to branch out and make an effort to cover the entire city. To do this we have employed regular salaried solicitors who' WILL CALL ON YOU with an excellent proposition from this excellent department. Aside from the superior quality given in the goods themselves we will give away Fine Premiums Free to Every Patron Remember that your orders will be filled promptly and that absolute satisfaction is guaranteed with every item sold. Brady Bros.

Co. "Where Quality Counts" I THE SAFETY HATCH INCUBATOR is guaranteed by us. We will sell you one SAFETY HATCH Sixty Days The Free Trial Safety Hateh Incubator A favorite because it be depended on to hatch every hatel- 160 Egg Size able egg without constant care. The 1908 Safety Hatch is the 111 complete incubator ever invented. Be sure and and most scientifically befit get next to these machines before Price placing your orders elsewhere.

Sold Satisfaction or money back plan. by dealers or direct. Catalogues free. Clay Center Incubator Co. Clay Center, Kas $15.00 We Are Agents For the J.

I. Case Threshing Machine Dwyer Rose Hdw. CO. COR. EIGHTH AND MAIN.

HETHERINGTON BROS. Have a complete line of WALL PAPER We are the only practical men in the city carrying a full line. Call and look over our stock. Why Not an Auto Why don't you buy an Automobile? If you are interested in one we would like to demonstrate to you the good qualities of our various makes and machines. We handle the best line of Automobiles on the market.

Give us a call. We can show you something that you'll like. Prices are right. Winfield Automobile Co. Telephone 152 216.9th East.

St. When in Eat at THE JEWEL RESTAURANT MRS. IGEORGE Proprietress. OSTERHOUT, SHORT ORDERS AT ALL HOURS OPPOSITE BRADY BROS. PHONE 327.

Patronize Tribune Advertisers. Historioal Boolety MAYOR WALLACE TAKES CONTROL AND OUTLINES THE POLICY OF HIS ADMINISTRATION. NEW OFFICERS APPOINTED. COUNCILMEN BRADY AND GRAHAM RETIRE FROM OFFICE. Lively Contest Over Election of President of the Council -Hackney Presents a Communiention.

The city council met in regular session at the city hall last night, with Acting Mayor Brady, Clerk Guthrie, Attorney Webb an Councilmen Shane, Randall, Winfield, Platts, Manning and Wilhams present. The minutes of the last regular adjourned session of the council were read and approved. A bunch of miscellaneous bills were then allowed. The claim of L. P.

King for $11.20, expenses of a trip to Topeka in the interest of the city waterworks plant, was allowed after having been held up on several previous occasions. Councilmen Williams and Shane then made: a report concerning the sidewalks on the north side of Eleventh avenue. They reported that a general ordinance should be prepared, providing for cement sidewalks on the south side as well as on the north side of that avenue, but at the present time they believed that the matter should not be pushed as the walks are in fairly good condition. A sidewalk was ordered in on East Fourteenth avenue east of Broadway, in block 273 Haydn's addition, on the north side of the street. At this point Acting Mayor Brady stepped down and out, and turned the chair over to the new mayor, 0.

M. Wallace. The new councilmen, S. E. Compton, Benson Rupp, E.

E. Baker and W. H. Stoutimore together with W. D.

Winfield and I. W. Randall, who were re-elected, were then adminis. tered the oath of office by Clerk Guthrie. Mayor Wallace then read his address to the council in which he made the following recommendations: As representing your choice for the chief executive office of Winfield, it is but fitting that you may have an outline of my plan of duty, and how I shall expect to conduct the affairs while it is my privilege as mayor to do so.

I am keen to the sense of duty imposed on this high office, and, with your assistance in every single undertaking, I believe that our municipalities can be placed on a solid foundation, where each one of them will derive a fair margin of profit. It shall be my aim and endeavor at all times to do my whole duty regardless of criticisms, and with your hearty co-operation we shall do our best to make these plants in our charge a success, and prevent excessive taxation. I shall expect from each one of you your best service for the making of Winfield the very best city in the state; I shall expect from each employee his very best service to the city, and, in turn, I shall endeavor to do my whole duty. will be my aim to place in charge of the various departments, men who I think know, and will give, the desired information regarding any one thing, at any time called for that we may work along the idea to better conditions, and give the people an opportunity to know what is being done for the tax payers. Believing that each member of the council will co-operate with me in these matters, I beg leave to submit the following recommendations: I would recommend the consolidation of the office of city clerk and that of the commission.

I would further recommend that. the clerk's salary fixed by ordinance of the I would further recommend the employment of a stenographer selected by the mayor and approved by the council, and salary fixed by ordinance of the council to assist the clerk in the discharge of his duties. I further recommend that a committee from this council, together with the clerk, formulate a system of book keeping that will enable the clerk to make a complete trial balance the first of each I TELEGRAPH NEWS. Reserve Seats for The reserve seat board for the Sudolph Ganz piano recital at the Grand Opera House, Thursday evening, will be up at Somermier's drug store Thursday morning. Season ticket holders bear in mind the change of date from the twenty-fourth to the twenty-third.

month, and that a copy of that trial balance be furnished the mayor and the conneil; that we can be in a position to tell the people the condition of the city's finances at any time called on, believing that the tax payers, who hold stock in our municipalities, ought to know. I would further recommend that an invoice be taken of the stock of merchandise and equipment on hand, that the clerk furnish the mayor and council a financial statement twice a year, showing the earnings and expenditures and for what expended. I further recommend that a committee from this council meet with the commission and make a complete investigation of the conditions of our municipal plants, aud find out the true conditions of the supply of water and the probable cost of completing our water plant. Other recommendations will be made from time to time as conditions seem to require. Respectfully submittedCHAS.

M. WALLACE, Mayor. After considerable discussion of the above communicatien, Councilman Platts moved that a committee of two from the council be appointed to confer with the property owners along Loomis street, and after ascertaining their wishes in the matter of paving Loomis street, that a detailed resolution be prepared and presented to the council at its next meeting. Manning offered as an amendment that the city engineer be included also. The motion as amended prevailed.

The resignation of James Lorton as a member of the municipal commission was then accepted by the council to take effect on May 1st. The following nominations by the mayor were then made: Gentlemen of the Council of the City of Winfield: I hereby submit to you the following appointments for your confirmation: City Attorney, O. Fuller; City Clerk, Weorge Sloan; City. Marshal, James McLain; Assistant Marshal, Dick Kreuger; Street Commissioner, L. H.

Knight; City Weigh Master, B. W. Trout; City Physician, H. W. Marsh, M.

D. FIRE DEPARTMENT. Fire Chief, George A. Blakey; Fire Driver, J. E.

Eudaley; Fireman, first class, Oscar Connick. MUNICIPAL LIGHT AND WATER COMMISSION. Andrew Wilson to succeed J. C. Page, whose term expires; P.

H. Albright to succeed James Lorton, resigned. CHARLES M. WALLACE, Mayor. Councilman Platts moved the confirmation of the appointments.

The motion carried. The mayor then announced the following committee appointments: I hereby make the following committee appointments to serve until such time as is deemed advisable for revision: Finance--E. C. Manning, chairman; E. E.

Baker, I. W. Randall. Health--O. Williams, chairman; W.

H. Stoutimore, Benson Rupp. Parks G. A. Platts, chairman; E.

C. Manning, I. W. Randall, D. Winfield, S.

E. Compton. Streets and Alleys -D. D. Shane, chairman; W.

H. Stoutimore, O. Williams, E. C. Manning, G.

A. Platts. Fire, Light and Water-I. W. Randall, chrirman; W.

D. Winfield, S. E. Compton, E. C.

Manning, G. A. Platts. Sewer D. Winfield, chairman; Benson Rupp, E.

E. Baker, S. E. Compton, I. W.

Randall. CHARLES M. WALLACE, Mayor A prolonged contest for president of the council then took place. Five nominations were made and five ballots were taken. Mr.

Platts had four votes on all ballots after the first. Mr. Baker received five votes on the two last ballots. Six 18 necessary to nominate. At the close of the fifth ballot Councilman Manning moved that the election be deferred until the next meeting.

The motion prevailed. The following is an extract of a communication from W. P. Hackney which was read next: I have protested in vain, and now I am ready for action. I have been dam- HAPPENINGS OF FROM ALL OVER THE COUNTRY.

Some of the Events That Go to Make Up the Every Day Life of the Most Restless People on Earth. For Defending the Frontier. WASHINGTON, April 20th -The senate yesterday passed a bill pensioning the survivors of Texas vol. unteers who defended the frontier of Texas against Mexican marauders and Indian depredations from 1855 to 1860 inelusive. Chauncey Dewey TOPEKA, April 20th.

-Miss Elvira Millspaugh, daughter of Bishop Milispaugh, of the Episcopal church and Chauncey Dewey, of Chicago, were married at Grace cathedral last night. The ceremony was performed by the bride's father. The wed. ding was one of the largest ever held here. Her Easter Offering $17,000 NEW YORK, April gift of $17,000 for church extension parposes has just been received from Mrs.

Anna E. Prentice of Brooklyn, by the board of church extension of the general synod of Evangelical Church of the United States. It was given as an Easter offering by Mrs. Prentice, who is a member of the Calvary Lutheran church of Brooklyn. Put Body on Track.

MANHATTAN, April W. Hutto, principal of the Central high school of this city was slugged, robbed and his body placed on the Union Pacific tracks where he was run over by a train Sunday night. The man is still alive though one leg was cut off below the knee. He 18 unable to give a description of his assailants except to say that there were two of them. He had fifteen dollars in money and a gold watch and these were taken.

aged in the sum of $2,500 in this matter by reason of the wrongs did my property as aforesaid, which seems to be a continuing wrong, and I here and now demand payment of that amount, and that you abate the nuisance complained of at once, as warm weather is approaching and this bad condition will be accelerated by reason thereof. Now, yon pay some attention to this demand, or I will involve you in litigation most forcible in order to protect my rights and redress my wrongs in this matter. Everything has been done in order to curb and gutter and bring to grade and pave Loomis street between Niuth avenue and Eleventh avenue, save accepting and letting the contract therefor, and it ought to be paved with brick SO that the water wrongfully forced thereon by the action of your body would speedily pass away. The municipal commission recommended that the proposed 000 in bonds be issued as soon as possible and that a cover be put on the reservoir. Councilman Williams moved that the matter be laid over.

until the new commission assumes office. The motion prevailed. An ordinance fixing the bond of the city treasurer at $100,000, and providing that a new bond for the remainder of the present term be furnished was adopted by an unanimous vote of the council. A communication from residents on Andrews street was presented and read. The communication recited the dangerous condition of the street, made so by the sewer ditch, and asked for relief.

Mr. Shane was instructed to take charge of this matter. Shane moved that the sidewalk cantractors be paid for their intersection improvements by warrants drawn upon the street improvement fund, said warrants to bear six per cent interest and to be paid within one year from date of issue. A petition was presented asking that certain cement walks be put in on Loomis street. Mr.

Williams moved I that the city attorney prepare such an ordinance and present the same at the next meeting. The council then went into cutive session, after which it adjourned sine die. For making quickly and perfectly, delicious hot biscuits, hot breads, cake and pastry there is no substitute for DR ORPRICES CREAM. BAKING POWDER The active principle of which is derived from grapes, pure cream of tartar, the most wholesome of all fruit acids No alum -No lime phosphates Those caring for health must avoid alum powders. Alum is a sharp, poisonous, mineral acid Study the label.

Buy only where cream of tartar is named. "Colored Vinegar an Illegal Product. KANSAS CITY, April opening of what gives promise of heing a strong fight by the Standard oil company against the pure food law of Missouri was made yesterday when State Commissioner R. M. Washburn held that vinegar manufactured from glucose and placed on market is artifically colored to resemble the genuine cider vinegar and hence is illegal.

The decision was reached only after an exhaustive hearing in the offices of Dr. W. P. Cutler, city food inspector, at which both representatives of the state and the Standard oil company were present. Professor P.

S. Trowbridge, chemist in the Missouri state university to whom had been given samples of the vinegar manufactured froin glucose submitted his chemical tests and gave as his opinion that the vinegar had been artificially colored. The coloring matter taken from the vinegar was introduced. as evidence. It 19 a mixture of burnt sugar, which gives the vinegar its brownish color like that of the cider vinegar, while it is alleged that the pure vinegar manufactured from glucose is of a light straw color.

It was not stated that the coloring matter used in the vinegar is detrimental to health, but tis against the pure food laws of Missouri to use any artifical coloring of any kind without so labeling each bottle or jug in which it is contains ed. Red Spider Scares Police. PITTSBURG, April 20th. --41 will sic Death on you white devils. Sting them, Nupanglee!" Shrieking her threat when she was arraigned to-day, Lillie Ling, the wife of Harry, a Chinaman, forced open a box of charred, called and out of it flashed a gigantic red spider with hairy legs and a gibbering mouth.

The flaming, Oriental spider easily escaped the missles aimed at it, until it bit Policeman Joe Williamson, who succeeded in killing it. The creature came in a "suey" of opium six months ago, and, becoming attached to the strange pet, Ling called it or honorable ancestor." First Step Taken to Release Thaw. POUGHKEEPSIE, N. Y. April 20th.

-The first step toward the release of Harry K. Thaw from the Matte. wan asylum for the insane was taken to-day. James J. Graham of Newburg of Thaw's counsel, made application te Justice Norischer at White Plains for an order directing the superintendent of the asylum to permit Thaw to sign a formal application for a writ of habeas corpus.

The order was granted and when Thaw has made the application he probably will be brought before a justice for a hearing to determine whether or not he is sane. There is going to be another fine program at the Lyric tonight. Woman Reporter a Suicide. CHICAGO, April 20th. -Jessie Llewellyn Call, daughter of former Governor Llewellyn of Kansas, com.

mitted suicide in her room in a hotel to-night by taking poison. Despondency because of ill health is said to be the cause. Mrs. Call, whose former home was at Oskaloosa, Iowa for several years has been employed on the reportorial staff of Chicago newspapers. She left letters ad.

dressed to James. A. Devitt and to Lousia Llewelyn, a sister, both of Oskaloosa. Alabama for. Bryan.

BIRMINGHAM, April compliance with the primary plan that 200 or more qualified democratic voters may place the name of any democrat on the ticket for nominee for president of the United States to be voted for direct, John W. Tomlinson, president of the Bryan state democratic club to-day filed with the chairman of the state democratic committee, a petition signed by the governor and every state official and over 2,000 democrats tor the name of William J. Bryan to be placed on the ticket, the delegates to the national democratic convention, being instructed under the plan to vote as a unit for the man receiving the largest vote which gives Alabama's twenty-two to William J. Bryan. IF YOU KNEW The merits of the Texas Wonder you would never suffer from kidney, bladder or rheumatic trouble.

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HALL, No. 2926 Oliye St. Louis, Mo. THE WEATHER. Forecast: Wednesday.

Temperature: mum, 74. Precipitation Partly cloudy to and minimum, 56; maxi- one-half inch. ABOUT FARM LOANS. The State Bank, Winfield, can accommodate those who desire a long time loan on real estate farm security, at a low rate of interest. To all borrowers whose mortgage is maturing and a renewal is desired for all or part of same, a cordial invitation is extended to place the loan with this bank.

It is a convenient place to have a loan as payments can be made right here in Winfield. To those who have an opportunity for investment and lack a portion of the necessary amount to close the deal, The State Bank will be found a satisfactory place to arrange it. Your business is solicited..