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Wm UK- Lvrt AX TWENTY-EIGHTH YEAR. Yearly Subscription $1.00. W A-KEENEY, KANS.. FEB. 2, 1907- H. S. Givler, Pre?. Vi 1 ;.'.'f,." . igTV.'1-; i T -S , . - I HAVE THE CAR WELL. EQUIPPED FOR FINE PHOTOS AND USE NOTHING BUT THE Finest HAVING HAD MORE THAN Fifteen Years' Experience I CAN GUARANTEE YOU Fine Photos AT ALL PRICES AS I HAVE 25 Styles M TO CHOOSE FROM. BE FINISHED IN .FROM 4 TO 8 DAYS. ; Come in and see sam ples and get ac quainted. Yours anxious to please, X. D. ROLLOW. Tbe Independent came out fust week in bold type and says we acknowledged the printing steal, all of which Is a He of the blackest kind All we acknowledge was that tliero was a misunderstanding between the board of commissioners for the years 1993 and 1004 and myself. The board let the conntjr printing at 30 percent. We never agreed to do the print ing for that amount. Wo agreed to do the printing at legal rates and divide with the Independent. There is nothing in the com missioner's proceedings to show that we -agreed to do the work at any price. The commissioner's made the price but we never g' wi iuiuugu tun iji -tsuuouiuKs snow ed the work was given to ns at SO percent, of h-gal rates. As you say the Democrats hud said for a long time that we had stole from the coun ty. If we were guilty of theft.it was the commissioner's duty to sue us and make us pay it back, but they knew perfectly well that ther could not collect a cent from us unless we were so Inclined to pay. Mr. King spoke only a few words to us about the printing and we lu formed him that we would be satisfied if he would vote for the lowest bidder. Mr. Walsh was of the opinion that to entitle us to a bid "wo shou!d clear this matter up and it did not take five minutes to do it. We said to him just to shut up the mouths of a lal of hungry fel lows who own the Independent such as John W Pharos, J. M. Kinker, J. J. Keraus and. W.J. Williams, we will pay back into the county all money over 50 pr cent. The commissioners asrreed. "Now what more does the Peuiocriitic ring of Trego want? We do the printing tor nothing" and paint thacourt house besides. The hireling, who was imported here from Cay Center to edit the Independent, is a fine specimen of hu manity to cry 'stop thief" never heard of one of these fellows who was not a thief, dead beat or a hypocrite. Since this fellows importation here he has been besieged with old debts such as grocery bills, coal bills, notes, etc Wo were in Kansas City the first of the week and had occasion to visit The Great Western Type Foundry. We are acquainted there and as we were from Ws Keeney they made It their business to In quire who run the Independent.' We told them H. S. Baker and the first question asked was, "Does he own the paper?" We answered. "No" and with our answer, we -said that several Democrats owned it. but were ashamed to own It. The bookkeeper then asked us If we wanted to buy several totes, and showed us two notes for 288.40 ivi.n Kir TI S lit L tn ti&tol tn- ma terial received from this firm. Baker at this time was assistant cashier of a bank And , also edited a newspaper, and was a deaconjf a church and superintendent of a Sunday school. Tho type foundry thought an assistant cashier of a bank ought to be good for at least Xot so. he never paid them a cent and we could have bouaht the notes for a song and sung the song oV r- ! selves. This is only ons of the mnny "di'J i beat" sicls our coutemyor; j u-s Uca guilty of . Isn't ha a fiuo sytoi-ui'n to call us a thief. A man who won't pay his honest IThe Rollow Art Gar it is now located north of the post office WaKeeney, for a short time only. Material. YOUR PHOTO- WILL debts in good times like these is worsethan a thief and will bear watching all the time, and it will bo well for our merchants and other business institutions to go slow on him, if he'll beat one man he'll beat another. O. A. Cortright was on the sick list this week. , Mr. and Mrs. Klihu Net's Jjaby died Fri day morning. Found A pocketbook. Owner csin get same by eallinio at postoffice. Mrs. A. B. Jones left Thursday evening for an extended visit to Iowa. Miss Georgie Edna Moore was detained at home the first of the week by sicknes. Miss Julia Blair is able to be out after be ing confined at home for the past two week's by sickness. O. L. Hardman represented Wa-Keeney at the Lumberman's convention at Kansas City this week. Miss Mattie McMorris will leave this even ing for Topeka and Kansas City where she will spend a month. Mrs. Geo. I Verbeck met with an accident the first of the week. She slipped on the icy pavement und fell breaking the ligaments in her arm. The Independent said last week that Com missioner Lynn stood tied on the printing deal. Did you ever see Lynn when be didn't ''stand tied" when fou r " Democrats said "stand" and he stood just like a school boy. . J. F. Guuckel resigned his position of head clerk for the Trego Mercantile Co. Mr. G. has worked at the mercantile business for the past twenty-five years and is an all round good man where ever you put him in store. 'or a mild, easy action of tlie bow els, a single dose of Doan's Reculets is enough. Treatment cures habitual constipation. 25 cents a box. .Ask your druggist for them. A liquid cold relief with a laxative principle which drives out the cold through a copious action of the bow els, and a healing principle which lin gers in the throat and stops the cough that is Kennedy's Laxative Cough Syrup. Safe and sure in its aetion; pleasant to take; and conforms to .Na tional Pure Food and Drug Law. Contains no opiates. Sold by w. w. gibsoJ - AH ladies .trimmed " and street hats at one-half price at the Trego Mercantile. Wanted io head of cattle to win ter. J. T. W. Cioud" ! Commissioner's Proceedings. ! ABJOUUSED TKIIM j Wa Kemer. Kan., J.tii. 21. 1U07. j The board .f l":i'i- ("imiiiisiii ersif Trrgi i imiin. iv ,uia, mw I - day ill. line oili!i; tu i ii -mi-iv :lrk lor tlie purotxtt T itoiaiilziii the (board fur i lie rti-ii;iin vi-.irsis nquirr erl tty law. ;in! ira i-u-lii.s Mi'!t ntli-r business :is tnii:iit tr-;i-i ty U rnnsul erivl t. t his I i:nv There were prisi.-fitt (. V.Lytni, chairm.:::. J.uuc.3 V.'.;.'.-..'. ;.i,ri " W. ;h King, co:nu:isioiters. and H: itiuntr clerk Tlie bonrd wa called t order by G. V. Lynn, the ch irman. Tl: iKiard remained in s-s-.ii"it the 21st, 22' t and 23d. taking a let ess from day lotiiy and at var ms times. ' On request of W. . Oistm l lie room formerly MJi-iiiird by tliw Umt.ed .States Laud OlMiv wis emitted by the board for the usu ctf tiio (j. A. II. rr their nieetinys to iw held monthly. Oa tnolio.i by Coiiimissiiiii-r King the cotinly ji'livsician and healtli otli cer bins we:c cii -iderfd. N bids be ing on Hie exrepr, l)r: Krxnk Lindsay. Dr. Lindsay's bid or $30!UK) per year was accepted, said ir. Lindaav to fur nish niedifiii." iimi Siifyiiral dressings. The bo.jrd "tderetl that tlie county physician furnish a quarterly report to tl-.e county c'ei k ot the number of visits and prescriptions f;ir county pal ient.-. On motion the bids for county printing were next considered. ilids were on liie by the Western KiiiiNis VVorJd and "tlie Wa-Keeney Independent" The VVestern Kansas World offered to do all Mie print ing gratis" except lenal rates for tax list and final re demption notices, the county i-lerk to furnish all the copy oT t he proceed ings. The Va-lCt.-t-nev I ndep.'iident's bid was to do tue printing Tor 50 per cant or legal rates, the baif rate to apply to everything published for county except delinquent, tax list which Shall be at full legal rates. On motion by Commissioner Walsh that the county printing be let. to tbe VVestern Kansas World providing 11. S. Givler, the editor, will rertiud to Trego county the full amount of the overcharge for official printing done during the years 1903 and 1904. and according to his figures amounting to the sum of $375.09 and to which he agreed and thereupon said II. S. Giv ler drew his check payable io the county treasurer for tlie amount, of $375.09 and deli vered the same to the county clerk after which the printing was granted to the Western Kansas World as per bid above. On motion the county clerk . designated as purchasing agent, for the ensuing year for all the necessary l urnishiugs for the various ortices and rooms, and the court house and tirouncls were placed in hsi charge. On motion the county clerk was al lowed a salary of $25.00 per v?-ir for services as purchasing agent. On motion if. was decided that thft county deposits he equally divided between the Wa-Keeney State Bank. Treo County State Ttrink and Collyer State Hank. On motion the county clerk is or dered to purchase a record for the purpose of keeping a complete record of all the bridges constructed in the connty. The county clerk was also instructed to order" a new form of county warrants. The cut was select ed by the board, and the order was at once trlven for the above bv the couotv clerk. On motion the county clerk is in structed to have the door on the north side of the jail removed, and placed In the west side wall of the jail so that it will open through into the sheriff's office. On motion the contract for paint, ing the offices, hall and floors of the offices and hall on the lower floo.- of the court house was let to W. J. Williams for the sura of $373.00. The walls, ceilings and floors of the offices and hall to receive two coats of paint and all wood work (except chairs and tables) to receive two coats of hard oil. All paint and hard oil used to be of best quality. The roof of court, house and cupola roofs to be painted one coat of graphite paint. All paints and hard oils included. It is also ordered that the county clerk instruct W. J. Williams to re pair tbe roof of the court house and solder all places in need to prevent leaking. W. J. Williams to receive 40o per hour for actual-work required and -35c per pound for solder-used. All the above work" to be dooe by corcpetant mechanics in a thorough and work-man-like manner, w. X. Williams furnishing bond for same. During this session the following bonds were approved, county, town ship and others as follows: Rudolph Horak, cornor. Frank Lindsay, M. D., county phy sician and health officer. H. S. Givler, county printing. w. J. Williams, contract for paint ing. w. Mattingly, treasurer of Wa Keeney township. w. B. Cypher, assessor and trustee of Riverside township. F. A. HoweTt-reasurer of Ogallab township. John McXaughton, clerk of wa Keeney township. On motion the bounty on coyote scalps was changed as follows: The bounty on grown coyotes to remain the same as before 1.00 for each scalti. Kufc for young coyotes the bounty to be fifty cents (50c) for each scalp. On motion the board adjourned to meet in sneial session f-r the pur pose of taking up the road petition. At.tet; vv. N. Larrabke, sealJ County Clerfe ' SPECIVL SESSION'. , wa-Keeney. Kans., January 23d. 1907. i The Hard of County Oomniissiori ; ers met today in speciai session for j the purpose of taking up the road pe jlition of John Loflin j HOAD NOTICE. - To whom it may concern: In pursuance of an order made by th Board of Omnty Commissioners of the County of Trego, in the SMte of Kansas. In special session on the 23d dry of .lat.uarv A 1907. No tice; is hereby tfiven that the follow ing named householders of said coun ty, residing in the vicinity where it i proposed to l.ir our. and establish the road below mentioned, have pre sented to said board their certain pe tition. Namely. John Aschenbrener, D. J. Wilson, Frank Bongartz. Wil liam Dite, John Loflin, Leon waag, w. F. Cross. Samuel Glass. Joseph Lfcker, Jr.. Louis Locker, Joseph Locker and w. F. King. Praying i he laying out and establishment, of a public road in said county as follows: Cwmmening at the northwest, corner of section twenty-two (22) and run ning thence south on the necMon line lo the southwest corner of section thirty-four (34) nil in township thir teen (13) south, range twenty-one (21) west 6th P. M.. and there termin ating. The boaxd finds the petition to be a legal one, and that n good and sufficient bond ns required by law, has been filed with paid petition, ap points william Lutz, Samuel M. Glass and Axil Nelson as viewers. The above named heing duly ap pointed viewers, will meet at the northwest corner of section twenty two (22) township thirteen (13) south, range twentv-one (21) west, 6th P. M , on the 11th day of March A. D. 1907.. and proceed to view said road and to give all parties a hearing. witness mv hand and the seal of said county affixed at mv office in said county this 23d day of January A. D. 1907. Attesl: w. N. Lakrabbe, rsKAT, County Clerk. No further business appearing the board adjourned sin die. Attest: w. N. Larrabee, seal. Couhty Clerk. Kansas City Markets. Kansas City Stock Vards. January 29. 1907. All appreheusion regard iBg a short age of fed cattle was dissipated for the present by the appearance of 20,000 cattle on the market here to day. There was a small run yester day, and the market, was strong to 10 cents higher, but. prices are steady .to 15 cents lower today. The situation is pretty evenly oalanced, and quick ly shifts with the changing volums of the supply,- The fact that prices "have been welt sustained all this month, with receipts slightly larger than dur ing last January, in fact tiie heaviest cattle receipt on record for this mark et in any January, emphasizes the wide out le.t for beef, and the healthy state of the mnrket. At the same t hue, the limit of the ability of the market to stand up under pressure of liberal supplfe's has. been closely ap proached at &I1 times during the month, and continued heavy receipts will bring declines, particularly on half fat stuff. On the other hand, should February receipts be small, as lias been freely predicted, strength will quickly become the dominant feature of the market. Top steers are worth $6.00 to 86.40, but 'few of his class are included today, the rank and file of the steers selling today at $4.85 to $5.75. She stuff is weak to 10 lower today, cows sailing' at $2.75 to $4.25, heifers $3.00 to $4.75, bulls' duarter lower than a week ago, $2.75 to $4.25, veals also lower, at $3.25 to $7.25, according to age and flesh. Country demand has cleaned up the offerings heretofore at strong prices, but market on that class is' weaker today, stockers at $3.00 to $4.50, feed ers $3.75. to $4.80. Some choice 1080 lbs black feeders sold at $5.00 yester day. Today is the first day in a long time when the old fashioned hogv run of 20,000 head has been received here. The market has been rapidly advanc ing last few days, reaching $6.92 for tops yesterday, and such is the strength of the demand that the heavy run today has depressed prices only 5 cents, and the market is clos ing at the strongest point made dur ing the day. Top price today is $6.90, bulk of sales $6.75 lo $6.85, light hogs $6.60 to $6.80, pigs $5.72 to. $6.00. Re ports of $7.00 paid for hogs for March delivery are occasionally beard, and bull predictions are much in the ma jority. ' ," Receipts of sheep and lambs have been liberal this week; 10,000 bead yesterday, and 11,000 today, market steady on the best stock each day, other kinds, which makes up the ma jority of the offerings, weak to 10 low er each day. Lambs average up bet ter than sheep in quality. Numerous fed western lambs sold at $7.50 today, bulk of sales $7.30 to $7.50, wethers worth S5.25 to $5.60, ewes $4.75 to $5.15, yearlings $6.00 to $6.50. J. A. Rickart, L. S. Correspondent. Fresh pork at Baker's. - Kansas Invention. - The Topeka Capital tells of a new musical invention made by a former SaLifTa man. Professor Petrowitsch Bissing. now at Hays City. The in strument is called an orchestrina and Mr. Bissing has worked nij the inven tion nine tears. The orchestrina is a radical departure from other music al instruments, in that it plays violins and produces viol Ui music by the ac tion of a keyhoard. The instrument contains thirty-nine ordinary violins, ten violas and twelve "cellos, a total of sixty-one instruments, which are under control of a keybnarti. similar to that used on the piano. (The violins will be "bowed pv means of being brought into contact with the edges of'a revolving wheel by means of keyboard mechanism. Workmen are now constructing a full sized in strument which will contain all of the sixty-one viuiius and violas and which will be eased in ;t carved and polished body. Mr. Bissing is a native born Russian and his father followed the trade of pipe organ builder in that country before coming to the United States. If the instrument will do what is claimed for it 't is certainly a great thing, and will make it possi ble for every man to have an orchestra of his own if he has the price. Assessment Amendments. The Ilutclrinson News suggests the following amendments to the assess ment laws of the stater First Provide a penalty for the failure of the assessor tolistal! prop erty at actual value. .This also means that the constitutional exemption of $200 when due should be taken from the actual value. . Second Compel the assessor to ad minister a formal oath to property owners in which he shall swear that he has listed all his taxable property. Provide a penalty for failure to dp so. Third With all property listed at actual value and so reported to the county clerk, let that be divided by three for the" purpose of taxation. This makes a uniform division over the stater instead of the ridiculous differences now. It would obviate the necessity of charging a lot of maximum levies which are now on the statutes under the general under standing of -about one-third assess ment. Commenting on the lavvs as it pres ent enforced, tlie News remarks: The assessment and taxation laws of Kansas are apparently fair and square," but in execution they are as crooked as any ram's horn that was ever rammed. The law provides for the assessment of all property at its actual or true value in money. In practice, some property is assessed at oue-thlrd, some at every faction im aginable, and a lot is not assessed at all. Read the statutes and you will think that Kansas has a reasonable good law on the subject. Find out how it works and you will say it is a farce. - WEATHER KEPOBT. Maximum and minimum tempera tures according to the government thermometer at Wa-Keeney for tbe week ending January 31: Max. Min. Friday 28 12 Saturday ; 24 11 Sunday . 28 3 Monday 38 15 Tuesday 36 14 Wednesday - 16 1 Thursday 47 .. 5 Good fresh beef at Baker's. 1 OAKLEY MARBLE I WORKS. ' 4 Did you know that you could, get all kinds J$ V of marble and granite tombstones, copings, fenc- g ings and everything in the cemetery line right 8 close home? I have had seventeen years exper- 5 5 " . ' g ience in the marble and granite tombstone busi- g 5 ness in western Kansas and have installed a cutting g g plant at. Oakley. fj Drop me-a card when in need of anything in g this line and I will call and see you and guarantee g S to meet all competition where price and quality are o 8 considered. - - II I C. ,fl WILLOUGHBY, S OftKLEY KftNSftS 8 tf The Guide In Food Products That makes it easy for you to "make wise selections is - It appears oii a line of groceries from A to Z that are pure, delicious and wholesome. Their quality is away above any Pure Food Law require ments and prices . much lower than quality would indi- - cate. Buy them of your W grocer and SAVE THE COUPONS. Your choice of over Two Thou- v.' sand Premiums offered for the ) return of Coupons from LEE PURE FOOD PRODUCTS. Send Six Cnts in Stamps or Six Coupons for Catalog. & Use a little eodol aTter vour meals and it will be found to afford a prompt and efticient relief, kodol nearly approxi mutes the digestive juices. Jt digests what you eat. It is sold on a guaranteed relief plan. Sold here by' v. W. GIBSON ' - To Jeachers. How many 'pupils in your school will take the March examination for graduation from the common schools? Let me know- at once so I may make all necessary arrangements. Mrs. C. 1). Smith, County Superintendent. County Normal Institute. The County Teachers Normal In stitute will be held In June this year beginning June 3rd. This Institute will be a treat for the teachers both as to temperature and the kind of work done. The cpuntv superinten dent is using everv means lo give you the best available. Teacher's Association Program. Program of Trego County, Teach ers' association to be held Saturday, February 23, 1907, at 2:00 p. m. ' Music. Quotations Lincoln's Sayings. Lesson in Literature, Pages C53-282 Miss Rose A. Biehler. Paper, Subject selected by writer Miss Nannie Glenn. ' ' " Topic From Practical Teaching chapter VI Mrs. U. 1J. bmitti. Recitation Mrs. Sara Courts. Address. Tbe Wa-Keeney State bank sells drafts on foreign countries, also sells steamshib tickets to and from all foreign points. They receive reports of arrivals of passengers at New York, and can let you know wtten your friends can be expected here. See them when you want to go to Europe or send tor your friends from there. This Trade I Mark SJ '