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Topeka kans State Historical cci&at if-- auK TEW V Official County Paper Wa-KEENEY, KANS, MARCH 25, 1911 3 3rd Year Number 4 T7 T7 -A Concerning th Controversy Without consulting either Mr. Lar abee or Mr. Hutzel, the editor of the Reporter has decided to have a little to say regarding the controversy be tween them being carried on through the two local papers. When we took charge of this paper about one vear ago we announced that the editor would have an opinion on all subjects, but anyone having an adverse opin ion would not be barred from express ing it tlirough the columns of this paper." That statement holds good now, but the editor has an opinion in this case. We do not believe that a newspaper should be used for the pur pose of airing persorial grievances or for "getting back" at the other party. We publish an article this week for Mr. Hutzel, and Mr. Larabee can have space in the Reporter to answer it if he chooses to do so, but any further continuance of the contro versy is ill advised. If Mr. Hutzel has the facts and the law to sustain his charges, the proper way to settle the case is through the courts and not through a newspaper. An expert is now examining the books of the various county officers and if any thing is wrong it will be reported and if the county commissioners are ex ceeding their authority in appropri ating and spending money and the facts can be properly presented to the court, an injunction will stop any further waste. It is the quiet, hon est action that counts and not a lot of noise and wind. We believe the people of the county have a right to know what becomes of the county money and we believe Mr. Larabee tried to tell them in his first article, but we also believe that that article was not as explicit as it might have been and with Mr. Larabee's permis sion we will write such an article as we deem will answer the question of "What becomes of the county's mon ey and why are taxes increasing." Wa-Keeney Reporter, March 17, 1911. To J. W. Bingham, City Your missive full of "noise and -wind" received. It reminds me very much of the buzzer on a locomotive engine all sound and no sense. It shows you in your true light. I had taken you to be a fair, reasonable, consistent, intelligent man. In this I was mistaken, for not one of these attributes belong to you. I wish to call your attention to a fact or two concerning the contro versy to which you refer. In connec tion with this will say, that you and Mr. Larabee have dodged the truth - and misrepresented,- a3 it seems, for no purpose other than to evade the existing tacts, but from them you can not escape. In the Reporter for January 26th, 1911, appeared an article by W. If. Larabee, county clerk, addressed to the citizens and taxpayers. This ar ticle is misleading and does not state the facts as they actually exist; and, in an article signed: "A taxpayer, published in the Reporter March 2d, J911, called attention generally to the errors, discrepancies and misleading statements. If you will ask the county treasurer or his deputy if I am a taxpayer, he will tell you that I have paid taxes in Trego county for twenty-six years. And that article was entitled to a full, direct, decent answer. Instead came from Mr. Lar abee vile, scurrilous abuse with mis representations, imputations, innu-. endoes and insinuations and these, though false they be, are approved by you, Sir. ' Then on March 2d, 1911, appeared in the Reporter an article by me to Mr. Larabee calling his special attention to the little things overlooked by him; such as the taking of money not warranted or allowed by law, the unnecessary increase in FniMic Sale I will sell at public auction at my farm, 1 mile north of Bosna and 12 miles southwest of Wa-Keeney, on . . Tuesday, March 28th commencing at lo a. m., the following property:- 9 Head ol Horaea 1 span sorrel mares 9 and 10 years old, weight 1300 lbs., colts by their side; 1 team roan mares 7 and 8 years old, weight 1000 lbs., colts by their side; 1 pair black horses 6 and 7 years old, weight 100 lbs.; 1 team driving horses 5 and 6 years old, bay and spotted; 1 mare coming 3 years old. 4 Head of Cattle 1 cow 4 years old, fresh May 1st; 1 fresh cow; 2 calves, coming yearlings. 28 Head of Swine 2 sows, weight 300 lbs. each, with 18 pigs; 1 sow, to farrow J uly 1st, weight 300 lbs.; 7 shoats, weight 80 to 100 lbs. each. Farm Machinery 1 McCormick header, new; 2 header boxes; 2 wag ons, 1 new; 1 hay rack: 1 riding lister; 1 2-row lister: 1 cultivator, new; 1 12-disc Kentucky drill; 1 1-horse corn drill: 2 riding cultiva tors: 1 corn planter; 1 3-section harrow; 1 John Deere gang plow: 1 walking plow; 1 sod plow; 1 ltt-inch disc: 1 Buckeve mower; 1 Thomp son rake, self dump; 1 grindstone; 1 wooden tower wind mill: 3 sets heavy harness: 1 set driving harness. 300 bushels corn; 150 bushels barley; 75 bushels speltz: 150 bushels oats; 12 bushels millet seed; 15 bushels seed potatoes; 25 bushels seed corn; 10 tons alfalfa hay; 6 tons prairie hay; 10 loads cobs. Household Gooda 1 heater; 1 cook stove; 1 bureau; 1 press; 1 sewing machine; 2 tables; 2 beds with springs; 3 rocking chairs; 1 stand table; 6 kitchen chairs; 1 cupboard, 1 clock; dishes and jars and other arti cles. 'V - - - i Terms Sums of 810 and under, cash; on sums over $10, credit until September 1, 1911, purchaser to give note with approved security, bearing 8 per cent interest. 5 per cent discount for cash. N. B Ail grain at this sale will be cash, without discount. FREE LUNCH ML W. MASON, Auct. taxes, extravagance and other little matters that tend toward the wrongs and unjustified burden of the taxpay ers of Trego county. Of course, this makes little differ ence to you as I fail to find of record in the county treasurer's office where you ever paid as much as one cent taxes in Trego county. - And, Sir, I extend to you and Mr. Larabee a special invitation to show in either of my articles any thing Yin fair, any malice, any "getting back" any personal grievance, (in the sense in which you used the term,) in fact, any thing unreasonable, or any thing solicited on my part that should not be published for the benefit of the citizens and taxpayers of Trego county. In as much as Mr. Larabee com menced this series of articles, fair and consistent honesty, right and jus tice to one and all demand that any citizen or taxpayer should have an op portunity to answer any thing the gentleman might have to say. Will simply say that no one has ever charged or accused you of having an "opinion though you have tried to plead guilty more than once." I find that I am consuming too much newspaper space, so will simply say that your pretentions, bigotry and egotism concerning these matters and the controversy named are ex celled and surpassed only by your ig norance of the law, of the purpose of injunction, the object of an expert examination of the county records, and your ignorance of Mr. Larabee's authority. Excuse me, Mr. Bingham, but will just say that should all hunt ers in Trego county be out shooting bookkeepers, you would be perfectly safe any distance from an inch up; can be more explicit if you wish. If you can't wash Mr. Larabee's. dirty linen, cover it up if you can, but be fore you get "Permission from Mr. Larabee" to tell the public: "What becomes of the county's money and why are taxes increasing," it might be well for you to show and prove to the public that you will be fair; truth ful and honest in the matter, and, that you are competent and capable and in addition to these you should say to the public tlia$ the colums of the Reporter are open to any taxpay er other than S. M. Hutzel to point out your errors and false statements and that any citizen or taxpayer ex cept S. M. Hutzel has the privilege of tearing off your mask and showing you up in your true light and as you really and verily exist. Respectfully Submitted, S. M. Hutzel. Pickled pork at Baker's. Chas Weiman is enjoving a visit from his brother of Nebraska this week. Mrs. M. Hays, the Street. J. Bushman is visiting in guests of Mrs. C. W. F. David Glantz and Miss Anna Kerbs of Collyer were married at the office of the Probate Judge Tuesday after noon. Remember Schungapavi's enter tainment Saturday evening of this week. Entertaining and instructive, and one half of your money stays here for the benefit of the regular lecture course fund. Tickets on sale at the drug. Fifty and thirty-five cents. Buy early and secure good seats. SAM CONNELLY ) America's greatest medium priced high grade Automobile When BErrriR Touring Car complete $780 Kansas City Market Report . j Kansas City Stock Yards, March 21, 1911. Repeated declines lately on beef steers appears to have aroused a rebellion among feeders today and. the supply was cut down one third from recent Tuesdays. Rising tenw perature, together with other ad verse features, have made the big beef animals slow to move for two or three weeks, and the market yester day touched the low spot of the win ter on some kinds. Anything under 1200 lbs. weight is selling steady to day, steers above that weight dull, and sometimes a little lower, run here 8000 head. Stockers and feeders are 10 lower today, but they could stand further losses and still be bringing remunerative prices,- as com-. pared with beef steers. A small drove of steers brought $6.55 yester- day, top this week, which was only 10 cents under Chicago's top same day, where, they had twenty five thousand catttle on sale. Some steers sold at $6.30 here today, but $5.60 to $6.15 catches most of them. A year ago best steers were bringing around $3.25 and not many sales were under $6.25. Receipts at the market last March were about as heavy as they are this month. Big increase in hog and sheep receipts all around is the only explanation of the discrep ancy. Butcher grades are holding up pretty good, although bulls are some lower this week, and calves are off 25 cents todaj', following a big break since a week ago. Bulk of cows bring $4.00 to $5.25, heifers up to $6.00, bulls $4.00 $5.10, calves $4.50 to $750, stock steers $4.50 to $5.90 feeders $5.40 to $6.00. Hogs recovered some of the loss of yesterday this morning, run here 14, 000 head, market 10 higher. Guesses yesterday on the supply today never fell below twenty thousand head, and as the same idea of holding back struck the shippers to all the mar kets today, higher prices were logical. Traders are at sea when figuring on probable supplies ahead. The big run of heavy hogs yesterday indicated that feeders had been feeding for weight, and if that were a' general condition it should mean liberal runs right along. But today's slim run shows that there are so many hogs ready to come but that the country can hold them back when it wants to. Heavy weights sold at $6.60 to $6.67 1-2 here today, medium weights $6.65 to $6.77 1-2, light weights $6.70 to $6.77 1-2. Run of sheep dropped down today to 6O00 head, - following a sup ply of nearly 18,000 head yesterday. The market is holding about steady to-day, a little lower than close of last week, top lambs $6.25, clipped lambs $5.20, light yearlings $5.65, wethers $5, clipped wethers $4.40, wooled ewes $4.75. Colorado is ship ping out fast, but has enough to last three or four weeks yet. Native ter ritory is pretty well drained. Texas grass muttons will start in April. J. A. Rickart, Market Correspondent. For Sale Good heavy young team, single har ness, seed oats, seed barley. 48-tf J. T. .W. Cloud. Abstracts of title made promptly at reasonable rates. W. H. Swigyett. j Roadster complete $725 Autos Abe Made, The Ford Will Weather Report Maximum and minimum tempera ture according to the government thermometer at Wa-Keeney for the week ending Wednesday noon. Max. Mrs. Thursday ....69 29 Friday 54 39 Saturday .'.58 19 Sunday ... 74 32 Monday 81 39 Tuesday (. 78 ..52 Wednesday s 70 37 Nice spring weather but no rain in the lsfet week. Public Sale .The school board of district 9 will sell at public auction at 2 o'clock, Monday, April 3d: Frame school house ?x.24. 'j..: Good iron pump and well casing. A lot of school desks and seats. A good heating stove. Some out buildings. Terms On sums over $5 a credit of six months at 8 per cent;' under $5 cash. H. C. McCollum, Clerk of school board. M. W. Mason, Auctioneer. Guessed Why "My daughter made a big mistake," remarked old John Tellit; while wait ing for the mail to be distributed, "when she turned down the chance of marrying a country boy with a fair amount of worldly goods and eighty but along came the town dude and she promptly put out the bait to catch him. He is one of those real nice fellows the . kind that don't swear or chew or tell bad stories keeps his hands nice and white, shaves every day and presses his trousers twice a week, but he ate. The country chap used to take her to everytliing that came along and show her a good time" three nights out of the week but this fellow's idea of a good time is to sit in the parlor and read Shakespeare. He is so confound ed nice that he won't even hug her unless she tells him to. And in the meantime the fellow she jilted has gotten to be more of a swell than the town guy. He goes with the nicest girls in town, has an auto, and isn't a bit stingy with the gasoline. Yes', she missed it alright and she knows it now, but it's too late. Her oppor tunity got tired of knocking at the parlor door and is gone never to re turn." Jamestown Optimist. Here is a true story told by John McDonald of the Western School Journal: "The principal of a village school in Kansas one afternoon de tected a boy cutting the letters of his name in the desk in front of him. As the novels would put it, the prin cipal rushed to the spot, angrily put forth his hand intending to grasp the boy by the collar, when lo: and also behold! close by the newly formed letters were the initial of the prin cipal's own name written himself when he was a pupii in the same school. His grasp upon the boy's collar unloosened itself, and he re turned to his desk a sadder and wiser teacher. That principal is to day judge of an Important court in one of thex greatest .cities in the world. We often wonder whether or not in the administration of justice the judge ever thinks of the incident in the village school!" Build Them; The world's greatest engineers have prefaced in this car .a machine that embodies the BEST AUTO CONSTRUCTION. i - JohnW. Spena AGENT Wa-Keeney, Kansas Also Agent for THE OVERLAND and STAFFORD AUTOS Fowls of One Feather The men who do a town more harm than good may be classed as follows:' First, those who oppose improvement. Second, those who run it down to strangers. Third, those who distrust public-spirited men. Fourth, those who never advertise their business. Fifth, those who show no hospitality to anyone. Sixth, those who hate to see others make money. Seventh, those who oppose every movement that doesn't originate with them selves. Eight, those who put on long faces when a stranger speaks of locat ing in the town. Ninth, those who oppose every public enterprise which does not appear of personal benefit to themselves. Tenth, those who criti cise every man who tries to do some thing in a public way. Russell Springs xeaaer. Unfortunately, neariy all towns have a few samples of all the above classes. nd, with a few . regrettable exceptions, they constitute the oppo sition bunch on all public questions. Keady to avail themselves or every privilege, and to take advantage of every public improvement (if free), they knock on everything and are most venomous in abuse of those who have made improvement possible. Being most selfish themselves, and never doing anything for the public without full pay, they cannot con ceive how any honest man can do so and still remain honest. Measuring all corn by their own shrunken stan dards, the whole crop is defective. Ana finally, unless they are soon placed in control, the whole universe will certainly land in the place known as the demnition bowwows. For us, give us the booster bunch; progres sive, openhanded people; generous, hospitable and public-spirited men and women; people who are willing to do something for the community iu which they live; people who know their own faults and shortcomings and do not try to lay the blame on their neighbors, nor charge it up to the dogpelter. Dr. M. J. Brown, Specialist, of Salina, ; will be at the American House, , Tuesday, April 11th, El lis, April 12th, prepared to treat the medical and surgical diseases of the Eye?. Ear, Nose and Throat, and glasses scientifically fitted. This is the paper to advertise in it goes into 1400 homes. KLL Str amiss the well Eye Specialist and Optometrist will again be in Wa-Keeney, March 31 and April 1 Strauss has given enough satisfaction to prove his rep utation to his many patients in Western Kansas. When your eyes don't give you the best of satisfaction better see him. Don't put it off. This is the best time ' in your life to see him and save a lot of trouble. Will stay at the Trego House New Landlady Mrs. Clara R- Reynolds who recent ly traded land for the Hotel Pomeroy building has purchased the furniture and fixtures from Allen Elder and took possession Tuesday noon. Mrs. Reynolds comes here from Trego county. We welcome her to our city and trust she will enjoy a business partronage thatwill be entirely satis factory to her Hill City Republican. A Big Land Deal Our townsman Wm. Wells has sold his big Spring Creek Ranch ten miles northeast ' of Hill City to John Stewart of Effingham, Kans. for $51, 600. There were 1720 acres in the ranch and was finely improved. He received in payment for the ranch a 200 acre farm near Effingham valued at $25,000, and the balance in cash. This is probably the largest land deal ever pulled off in one body in the country. Having sold the ranch Mr. Wells will retire from farming alto gether and will have a big cleaning up sale on Monday March 27. He has a bunch of about 50 head of the finest mares ever gathered together in the country Hill City Republican. J J. Peacock returned Wednesday morning from Kansas City where he has been for the last two months. Moki Indian history, legends and traditions. Intensely interesting and entertaining. Hear Shungopavi Satur day evening. Official statement of the financial condition of the Wa-Keeney State bank at Wa-Keeney. state of Kansas, at the close of business on the 16 day of March. 1911. Resources - Loans and discounts $ 138.154 84 Loans on real estate 13,913 Overdrafts 435 77 Bank building 1.000 Expense account II 18 Other bonds and warrants 5.000 Cash items and clearing-house items 290 10 Cash and sight exchange, legal re serve 58.183 09 Total 214.777 96 Liabilities . i Capitol stock paid in ." $ 25.000 00 Surplus fund 35,000 00 Undivided profits ., 7,041 67 Interest - 433 11 Exchange - 19 26 Individual Deposits 184.908 38 1 Bank and bankers' dep.. 13.953 38 157.883 9 Certificates of deposit... V8.728 18 Total , 1 $314,777 96 State of Kansas. County of Trego, ss. I. Cliase T. Wilson, cashier of said bank, do solemnly swear that the above statement is true: that said oank iia. uv lia&4Kttev is -not indorser on any note or obligation other than shown on the above statement, to the best of my knowledge and belief. So help me God. Chase T. Wilson. Cashier. Subscribed and sworn to before me, this 20th day day of March,, 1911. Attest: Celia K. Cutler. Seall Notary Public. Commission expires on the 6th day of Novem ber, 1911. I. T. Purcell A. P. Hinshaw E. D. Neff Jv W. Marquand R. C. Wilson ' Directors. Official statement of the financial condition of the Collyer State bank at Collyer. state of Kansas, at close of business on the 16th day of March, 1911. Resources Loans and discounts 1 53,430 10 Overdrafts - 79 57 Real estate. Bank Building 1.000 00 Expense account - 78 13 Cash items and clearing-house items S5 76 Cash and sight exchange, legal reserve.- r ... 20.162 B0 Total $74,846 36 Liabilities Capital stock paid in 10.000 00 Surplus fund - 4.0O0 00 Undivided profits - 381 94 Interest 319 S3 Exchange 16 50 Individual deposits 54.384 50 Certificates of deposit 5.724 19 Rents on safety deposit boxes 20 00 - Total. - 74.846 36 State of Kansas, County of Trego, ss I. John J. Harrison, cashier of said bank, do solemnly swear that the above statement is true; that said bank has no liabilities, and is not indorser on any note or obligation, otner than shovn on the above statement, to the best of my knowledge and belief. So help me God. John J. Harrison Cashier. Subscribed and sworn to before me, this 22nd day of March. 1911. ' - Attest: Chas. E. Downie. Seal Kotery Public. Commission expires on the 2nd day of iSep- , tember 1913. James Walsh John J. Harrison Chas. R. Kirby "Directors. known