The Emporia Weekly Gazette from Emporia, Kansas • Page 6

rv i JB to go to Texas; finest climate, purest -water, soil, at the. mcMt prices. Excursion flrat and; third of each month. J. A McCoy.

to, -do home, Jiul -notk and liousecle'aninii Saturdays, by a competent woman. Call at No. 2 Walnut- 'Street and South 5 'hi general would prefer town, am thoroughly posted in all lines. Can give, beet of 'references. Address care- of ithe Gazette.

"WANTED TO Six pr'scv- en-room. modern- tfeuee, v7itK or-witG- but ttirnace heat, of Avenue. Phone C.U.. Martin." onxfarm by experienced man; have room and -board for myself aud wife. Address care of Gazette.

A white girl for gen- eral housework-; no or Ironing. Mrs. J. R. 5 1C Union WAls'TliD Ayo'ine'u demonstrators and to' dally.

Address K. care Gazette. room with' private faintly; give 'tlwtf references. Address Xj' -lawlng- and feed' (rinding. J.

W. Moore, South Neoaho, Phoua 641 Red. W.ANTED—A good white housework. Phone 62 or call at 513 Exchange. 'Mrs.

A. H. Gufler, buy young wwrk mare. W. H.

'Nicholas, No S. Phone on 111. white girl for housework at the Country Club. Mrs. Peebles, Phone 64.

inilk cows, also one young Sowerby's Dairy, North Merchant Street. man lo care for an elderly couple. Address Thomas Highwood, Olpe. by day or hour. Address 3014 Cottonwood.

Phone oSG Blue. WANTED TO modem residence in First Ward. Phone or C. 11. Martin.

to work on farm by two young men. Call at U18 Commercial. Spitticr. Dawson, 11.1 East. Fiftli Avenue.

-you -work of kind for College students, phone 1119 Blue. or IHteen heart ot eteers lo pasture. Ed Price. Phone 4 on 02.. to launder.

Satisfaction guaranteed. Phone 1192 Blue. at Farrcll'a Restaurant, opposite Santa Fo station. Large' clean cotton rags, 2 cents per pound. Gazette.

man to work on farm. Phone i9C Green. WANTED Family Phone 299 Red. washings. BALK best grown In beautiful bronze-leafed cauna.

grows four or five feet b'igri. Is a healthy, vigorous plant, and blooms abundantly. Flowers a bright scarlet. Bulbs 25 cents each, $2 a dozen. The Starr Mercantile Company, Clay Center, Kan.

FOR Kretsinger Addition, on North Exchange Street, sewer in and paid for; fine location, price $400. Will sell, "$50 down, balance $10 per month, or trade on small house and pay difference in cash. Fred Wesley, 602 Commercial Street. FOR fifty-foot corner building lot on. Lakcvlew Heights.

Splendid location; $200. Will'sell down, balance 55 monthly. Address Schotiler, 222 Exchange Street, Emporia, Kan. FOR SALE OR smaller 'house; 'modern 13-room house in First Ward on paved street, half block from street car line. Address care Gazette.

FOR of quality for letting, from my heavy' laying, prize-winning strain ot S. C. R. I. Reds.

Nine prizes frohi eleven birds entered. pens, E. L. Robinson. Phone 44S.

FOR fine black driving horse, weight about 1,200 pounds; four other horses, some lightweight, some heavier. C. M. McColm, Phone 6 on 13. FOR pheasant eggs for hatching.

Easy to raise as chickens. Setting of thirteen. $2.50. David PoUer, Admire, Kan. FOR ana one-half close to town.

Price reasonable. Inquire at 215 Kant Eighth. FOR good driving cart. Call at 101 East Sixth Avenue. FOR Wyapdotte eggs for forty yeafs of breeding.

-William Hammond, Route 7, Phone (i oh 42. FOR from high scoring R. Reds, and Si C. White Orpington, 10'1 Merchant. I'houe 24S or ISO.

FOR. fine build- Ing piece; nine blocks from center of town, close to car line; 215 ButEighth." FOR Orpington and single-cpmbRhoUe Island Red eggs foKhatching; No. it Merchant. Phone FOR work or driving marcx Inquire 331 phone 1083. FOR lots on Wast Fifth Avenue, cheap.

0. Millen. FOR nine-room brick residence, 80S) Mechanic. Mrs. Coke' FOR' (Hie- driving and saddle horse.

Norman Triplett, Phone 830. FOR rhubarb and asparagus plants; 225 Union. FOR buffet and dishes; 72S Call mornings. -FOR good springwagon at bavis's blacksmith shop. FOR RENT To bre'd man, thirty-'foiir acres, C-room UOUBC, six blocks from Katy station, will rent or sell.

Answer quickly Afro-American Investment Company, 911 McGee, Kansas City, Mo. FOR RENT Restaurant. The Elk Restaurant near the Santa Fe station. Furnished complete, din- ingroom, kitchen and eight bedrooms. 'Inquire 301 South Ncoshp.

FOR RENT Seven-room modern house, except heat, 'cement cellar, reasonable rent. Inquire at 19 West Sixth Avenue. FOR room for two women. Two blocks west of Normal; State Street. FOR unfurnished rooms for light housekeeping; 1323 Merchant.

FOR and tin furnished 428 Market. TO real estate. Q. W. Hurley.

FOR good houses. SUats Given'. FOR Modern rooms, 801 Exchange. furnished FOR. Strictly house.

1050. modern LOST AND containing money. Owner may have sairie by identifying and paying Jpr this ad. John Hoffcrl On Twclf.th 'Avenue Koad. For tho first" Vme 'this year, a drag has been working on the West Twelfth Avenue road near the Col- "legei The road has been in bad condition and tile drag will be' welcomed by many people in tho worth end of to nil.

Commissioner Corbett said it was a tough the dragging was almost useless. The roadbed is clay and gumbo. The drag will smooth it out one day but the ruts appear the next day. Mr. Corbett says there is only one way to put the.

road In shape, and thnt it) to build a pike to the College. If a thick base of crushed rock were laid, tho road soon -would become a passab'c highway. would be expensive, Mr. Cprbfltt says, and at present, the city cannot afford to construct such a ptke. For Knty The public utilities commission recently granted permission to the M.

1C. T. Railway Company to issue twenty-five Million dollars' worth of two-year, per cent gold notes, and 487,000 thirty-year mortgage bonds. Tim proceeds, according to the showing made before the commission, are to be used in improvements and betterments along the lines of the Katyi This indicates that the Katy expects lo keep lib promise to improve the road through the Neosho Valley. Mrs.

Ellen O'Donnell, who lives near Hartford, has received news that her niece, Mrs. Fitzgerald, was killed In the Omaha cyclone. Mrs. Fitzgerald's sister was also killed, her father's lee broken and her little niece injured internally. The relatives of Mrs.

Frank O'Connor Kscapeu, their home being a block from the path of the twister. Mr. and Mrs. H. Hnhn, of Hartford, have not heard from their relatives in Omaha.

1UCKUOXE QF II swiu.s ci soft. veriiai brcoit's c. froni' (lie SpuVlilHiKl, wu bid to llio miHili 'winii that frceifs, Vvis. think Vvo ai-o iloue wltli the Niioiv Hie slt-ct; and just when we're sure that old vrlit- ter'Hes tvs dead us tlte of (HMrilied iiien, the ''ariuutid to the itortJi'i'iesi'. 'Of' ''SwctWli, the winter Ygeta Hjjniu; (hat fussy old' that volvnnic baoklHinc, that ntilitaiit gels luisy AVo tire of cold wcatlicr; It wltli: ami 'son seen on the saj-, "It is' tluw our licht- ue take 1 our mid put, tJAm in when the and tlie Junipinj pncu- nwiuy, wu furiiiiili snap Jor tlMs iiKHlical men: ill! Us vvith; pills and -with remedies of winter Uiisj tJodgo.Mlt'd backbone, tlmt jinitwistwl boiie, Inine'.

is (nicy iigaiii. It's not safe tluit winter J.s over ill liqns setttnic. wad ep. shed hair, till bees arc; tho 1JOV AI the HOW. of (lie Si-outs liiv Tlie New School MHJ Vlckrjey iQcently j-ecehed a letter tj.oui Ross, state MI- periuteiittent, listing and explaining new laws passed by tho 1 recent ie'tjslature.

The one that will most so.rrow to Mrs. i teachers providing ViiaY the fec'od, oll'lccrs were elected." in tho five counties, FUuicy, Ford, holders are life' certifl- i Harrison Pnrkmnn, state firo tlial, went tia Uodse Clly Thursday intwlJiiK to btfgln' a.n investigation of tho the prairlo fires that swept over Ih'c Local Council liny ostcrn Suiulrty ifiid Mou- WMS per- day. Thoro were seven distinct fires tho pjtsvioiiis jmd Ujo ptijiiuUiu-p wak'c from our ili-opm. to backbone, of ter is imsy sguiii; that foolish old that Impudent heart brea ki ng backbone is busy ngitin. Mason.

Cnjij-rl'flitcil by- Adams Syndicate 9 KninpriH llelps the Xcody. '(fro'm Saturday's Daily) The committee soliciting aid for Hood sufferers has finished making the rounds and shows ag a result £710.23.. Tlie people liberal in contributions, especially the people in the stores, and Mayor Fus- cenden wishes to thuuk all those who so. liberally responded for their kindness, especially the committee, Will Wuyman, N. aud Charles Ryder, and'Rev.

M. Lee Spr.ey, wlvs- gave tlieir time to circulate the petitions. The school children responded generously to the call. Collections were taken in most ot the schools yesterday and turned in as a lump mini to the mayor. The contributions ran all the way from 23 cents to but the smallest Ehoxvp.d tlie good heart of the giver and Enippria IB proud of her getieroiiB citizens.

Mayor Fessenden called up Governor Hodges this morning in. order to flnd out where the money was to bb sent and the governor complimented tlie town on Its generosity. Tho money will to -R. Mulvane, of Topeka, who is treasurer of the R.ed Cross Society of Kansas, and will from there be sent to the flood sufferers. 1C anyone who desires to help has been overlooked by the committee, he can leave his contribution with tho mayor and it will bu forwarded next Tuesday.

Monday night P. Concauuon will give the entire proceeds of the Elite Theater to die cause, and those who do not feel able to help in any other way should attend the picture show. Mayor Fesseiulen will be In the box office, and says that he will return no change, so people who not wish to contribute more than a dime would better provide them selves with small change for the oo caeion. being renewable.ovory renew their present' cerUiicates "iintil they hav.o p.assed an, exajmnat'lon in the now added, to reqtm-omuuls ti first-grade Mrs. "vick- rcy had watching the course of school -legislation with interest, and broken the news to aspirants first-grade certillcatoa that ther requirements had boen increased', but it was not until she got Iio6s 8 that, she.

knew law appl.lqd,,al$.o certificates''previously issued. The certificate law as it now a certificate In the following subjects: Orthography, reading, grammar, composition, geography, arithmetic, United Kansas history, civil -government, physiology and principles and methods- of teaching and elementary science, including physical geography arid These hist two requirements are hew, but iho requirement 'of one year's high school-work lias been removed. For a tho applicant iiiiist pass the 'examination in lli'o sainc music and Bng- After May 4, high school work or its equivalent, also will be re- (jUi.ipd. first-gride applicant must pass nil the'-'subjects for the third anil second, and in addition, algebra, ancient and modern history, 'and elementary science, 'including physical geography, bptaby' and physics. Tlie four subjects were tiifi Freight Cijr Tliiuvcs.

Under a new law enacted by Congress, approved by the President, February 13, 1913, to break the seal of a railway car shipments of freight, express or baggage or to steal or attempt to steal a'ny- such shipments from a car, depot, depot platform, steamboat or wharf, is a serious offense, punishable by a fine not more than $f)000, or by imprisonment in the penitentiary not longer than ten years, or by both such line and Imprisonment. Persons who knowingly purchase stolen interstate shipment, or who transport such shipments from one state to another, shall be deemed equally guilty with the thief, and punished In the same manner. Cases of this character will be prosecuted in the federal courts. It is expected that the new law will materially aid the authorities in effectually breaking up the organized gangs of freight car thieves which 'operate in various parts of tho country. Herman Retschlag, one of.the Ern- poria delegates to the meeting of Woodmen at lola, Wednesday, was elected -adviser, for the state of Kansas.

The next meeting will be at Lawrence, in 1915. The delegates say the lola citizens gave them a hospitable reception. Carter and Homer Adams, who have been working on the High School building, have quit their work and gone to Joplin, Mo. Miss Ola Fuller, representing the College of Emporin, won fourth place at the stain prohibition contest in Ottawa Friday night. Miss Fuller's oration was "Industrial Prohibition." Aura C.

Nesmitb, of Kansas Wesleyan University, the contest. Jesse E- Elder, 'of Ottawa, received second plnce, and third went to Howard Finley, of Southwestern. Seven schools worn represented at Ottawa. R. Cofran was nominated as a candidate for mayor of Topeka.

to oppose Mayor Biilard at the election next Tuesday. Mr. Cofran is the father of Mrs. Clyde Luu. who, until a week ago, has lived in Emporia.

Mr. and Mrs. Lutz are moving to Des Moines, Iowa. IR recent legisla- causcti a mighty from the county mid iitadb for the extension of tlie work. Following arc tlH; W.

W. I'aikci-: IVesident, Hodgmnan. nni! Barton. Hundreds of miles ot Intul was (levaslatod by iho firc-s. feed and fonigo, stacks of hay, barns, Viral Cfii-l Itlckcr, See- rind, in some.

Instaiices, houses were A. consumed by Iho hut so far I Third I.I.' Sinllli, r.s can bo learned, no lives were Fourth I'. Jlyci-s; lust. sccrct.ii-.v, 'Kdivanl Kccs; (roas- There were at least seven differ- iircr, Chnrles Itydcr; Sf. li.

out prairio fires, all- with disastrous effect, as follows: This lost office Is QUO sUirteil in Klnney County. IXoy The following short interv.Iowr. show wiiat clti- zcua I'liink of shia Not many people Know of the Boy Scout movement, but all are. Interested. Will Wayman: -1 think the movement and If someone, will give it a little time If.

will be 11 gooil thing for the town." K. M. Hamer; "I am for (nifl mpvcmont. fur it tomla to make manly men out or ihe. IJDJ-S.

i hnva no boys, lint I luirc some girls and I am to be cnrot'ul of the- scosta that como rirouiid'iny housf." Frank McCain: "Say. that a good movement, tanri that I will be at the meottns Friday iiight." Thomson: "Bov -1 ovi ji iiv i sweeping ncrous tho eastern end of Ulink a ljno hlnB llaV(J snltalilc per- that county son could ba.Jtecnreri for the County. The coin-'" named' iiiid I'iix- ton, Dr. Hnrvcy, Itev. II.

J. JMco, Tinniiuriiitiii mid Dr. 1'. Picrson. A 0 cons til 111 Ion Mnd liy-laws WPI-I- uduiiK-d.

modeled afu-'r rliosp outlined organization Icalllcljt sent 'by Uie nn- and into Hodgcman golljg to RCt i( ris away 0, Alvord: "I'm for tho movd- Another started in Gray County, north.of. Ingiiils, and swept through the country north of Clmarron, easl int.o Ford County. other tircK. each aliojit. il.y.o.

miles in length, burned i through tlio northwestern Ford'County, north of DotlRO City, i roacu.ing as far. as iho Sawlog couutry. Two moro broke out in southern iinrt of Ford County. the The council will (to of i-epivscntft- tlvo clUWJns of the tottpn. and it is that many men tvlll A goulll Qf Grcttl rjen(li bolow lho tiilto jnwretncnt.

rlveri cxUw south of Ellin- Anolhnr. swept through tho conn- Owt Reports of somo of the fires being c-aused by ijjr.enn'larlcs and olliers Matthew cnglnqer, baa Ueing. caused by tho carelessness of made an estimate of. the cost per different people arc coming Into tho siiuare yard of oiling fire marshal')) office, anrl he Is going and has compared it with the (o see what was the real cause ago cost of nsphaltic" concrete. His pf the II res and tho aclual damage figures show that a street can done.

treated with oil nt a cost ot Tuls first case which the contribution, of A turo, and have howl to go up teachers. Alter. May, IQH, a two- year, high school requirement ia added. New school laws passed by the legislature follow: A law authorizing directors of union or graded' schools to oiling and paving, an adiii- bonds. A law providing for the preparation and distribution of uniform courses of study, lor tho common per square yard less than It.

could bo paved. Tlie total number of square yards oiled on South Avenue, according to aclual measurements investigate all flren where then made by Mr. Krpwni Is Gfn.S. Thu cause' to believe, that an Incendiary oiling job was something to ilo with" starting (Irst marshal hus Investigated under (ho law passed by tho loghtliituro. crunting tho stsite Urn marshal, and giving him ileflnlte work to do.

TliR lire marshal Is lo lotul oust $1205.09,. of tho which makes iipproxi- it, and all Jire.s which tho cause thoro wns iullnm- JJcnlli ill' CharU-N W. Thornton. Charles Thornton, who died- Wcidnnsday 22 cents per square yard. In-j Is unknown or whuro chiding excavating it ml fill.

The in haudli average cost of asnliullic concrele. mable mnlorlals. The lire marshal IB according to M.r. Brown's figures, is. to make careful Inveslisationa and I -IS per square yard, including prosecute where and ol excavation and fill.

If curbing and work out. plans which would l.o.mi to hls to klll uul thoro nutter wero added it would cost, In Prevent similar (ires under thn youU nn(1 vly man nl.in*. tt nmt men't. It will miiko hoys botter and help ilic next L. 11.

Bniley. "The reason 1 am for this movement is bacauso it is' the bcttermpiit of the boys." Fred Calr.d: that will help am fflr the hoys and that" will get thorn interested helping- each otlior." Carl "1 think it will lie a good thing." Fred Mowers: "Although I know Ilttlo about this movement, I a boy and ho is for It. So am I. "It certainly is a Good thing. 1 have a boy end hu.

Is in it already." Onoi'gn Dordenklreher: "I don't know much about this movement hut nm anxious to hnvo It tried out. I want my hoy iu it will giva both timo and money." Henry Carr: "It Is all right." Charles Dabbs: "1 think it a groat thins. Fred Corbctl; "The boy in town 1 ncuilB to giil In tho, country aiul the boy in coiuiti-y needs to get into town. They should not pass without spcakiiiK on tho wny, but ulionUl jriH I havii two scouts 1 want lo set. sUirtcd in this' movement." bis home in Maillson, in Morgan County, Ohio.

H). IS: 1 He moved wHbv schools by llioi Stato Board of Urtu- cRtion, assisted -by four others appointed for that'purpose. A law providing for tho state publication of text-books. A law providing that after this year the final examinations for ihu county schools shall be given by an examining bourdCof- throe This-'year tlie hittm'lnalions am being given by cadi, teacher to Jior own pupils, ami tlie papers will Lu sent to Jlrs. VickfcyTor grading.

A law authorizing tlm, muinton- nncc oC night schools by a. disl.rict or. city of education as a part of tho public A law authorizing'-'boards of education in cities of'th'c first aud snc- ond classes to oimn -school buildings for public purposes, such as Improvement associations, agricnlturr. al societies. A law authorizing the establishment, of township high, schools in townships not'having an incorporated city of ovor 300 population.

law providing slate aid for weak districts by an appropriation of $40,000 for 10H, and tho same amount for linn. A law providing for the creation of school districts'within an Indian reservation. turn Turning Time llnckward. An unsuccessful attempt to time backward in its flight, was made recently by an man. Tho man bough I.

an alarm clock of an Emporia jewiilry store. 1 and the next morning lie appeared al the store and announced thai, something was wrong with thu clock, as he could not wind. A clerk took tlio clock anil it wound without the least difficulty. The man seized the clock, thrust it under his arm and Btrodc out ot tlm store. Tho next day ho returned with'the samo and the clerk wound the clock again.

Tin; third day ho entered the Btoro highly peeved, and banged the clock down on tlm counter so hard it nearly went through the glasn. "Here, take your pit! Tie sliouted, "I wouldn't havo it for a present. It never would wind and now the winder Is busted off." Tlir; trouble lay In On: fact (hat the man was left-handed and wound thu clock backward and the key had wound oft. Faculty Wives' rlajr. A two-act comedy, entitled "Tho Modern Crusade." will be given by a number of tho Normal faculty wives in Albert Taylor Hull.

April 11, The play, which is given an a benefit for V. C. is the second one given for this purpose. The play last year Kuccessful from every standpoint. As a curtain raiser to tho play, K.

li. Matthew, of the Normal, wilt deliver an amusing monologue. Those who have- parts in tho play are Mesdames W. H. Singular, F.

L. Black, L. C. Wooster, Mary E. Calkins, F.

Alleu, F. II. C. Agrelius, G. W.

Tidd, SaUer. D. M. Eckdall and H. H.

Catherine Strouse. Lawrence Goldman, who Is attending the High School, has returned from St. Joseph, where ho has boon visiting his parents, street. figures were computed by Mr. Brown, at tho rainiest, ot Coni- misuloner Corbull, before ho leaves office, is anxious that tlie- people who Day the I axes should have the full lieuulU of lho rusuUs of tho oiling experiment.

Ho believes that oil on dirt roads, properly put on, a cheap and Batlsrac- tory substitute for paving. The fac.t that tho oil was put on South Avenuu so Into In tho 11,12 and under causud many ptfoplu to predict that no oil would bo left on Ihu ground by Epi-ine and that tin; tost would ho a failure. Uul. South Avonue has come throMgh Ihu winter In good shape, and people who havo driven over the roud declnru it is good. Tho tost shows, Mr.

Cornell claims, lhal oil may bo applied EUC- ccsstully on Kansas gumbo. Tlicro uro two wnys of applying oil to si roots, Mr. Corbel siiyfl. One IR by pcnulralion the other IB by plowing Iho Klrorl six indicm deep and mixing tho oil through tho dirt, (hen lining a. road roller to compact tlm dirt uoliil.

This method malcua Ihu Elreut nnarly In an asphalt street, it Is mild. The oil test on South Avenui! was mnilt! by the penetration method. It in cheaper thiiii the mixing prosras, but thn mixing method IR bettor. Before tho oil South Avenue was WUB put graded lo on, the established grade. Thla mado It.

ready for paving with littlo extra preparation 'whcnevid' tlin property owners wanted it, hail thu oil teut, been a failure. I'ar- W. I'nrkcr. Thu funeral of Mrs. ,1.

W. Jccr, who died WcdnufiOny at Clly, was held Friday nt at tho homo of her daughter, Mrs. M. McCown, and was conducted by the .1. 11.

"ico. of tho Flm CoiiRrcgatloual Miss Jfayc Ulchiirds sang "Still Thco," and "Hock of Tho pall-hearers were Major W. li. Mapes, J. M.

KDON, Richard UiinKt-. .1. F. Kenney, C. W.

Squires and W. A. Given. Interment was made In Maplewood Cemetery. Alary June Norton was born in New York State In She WUH ranrriod to John Wesley Parker, ai Grand Ledge.

in 1S58. Tlw.y oamtr to Emporia iu uncl livod here ufltl! recent yosrfi. While in Emporia nho a member of t.bo Woman's Kcllcf Corps. Rho is survived by her and two daughters George II. i Mays, of and Mrs.

J. McCown. of lainporia. In ihu divorce cane of Charnell Reynolds VK. Irene Reynolds, tried bet'oro tin; district judge, thu coiirl granted divorce on tho grounds of neglect of duly and extreme cruelty, on the part of tin; defendant.

Mrs. did not appear against her Topeka Capiinl: Mif" Ava Hani- castle. of Kmporia. crami; to attorn! the Tivoli dunce Monday night an.l is lln; guest of Mr. and Mrs.

Robert 1'irrcp. She will ra.iir.] I'ojiPka a week. and. K. Teak arc the parents of a daughter, born Wednesday night.

clrnumsfnncoH or conditions. Tho chief work of thu dispartmont really is to investigate fires and then mako rulos and HCO Unit lliuy arc cnfnrrprl hiin- ilroiis of the llrtis that occur iu the- stale each year bucauso of ncss In handling inilamnmblc ma- tcrialu or In sloring goodo. iiK Unlrr hood. At. tin; of ai.

hu iu Quo Hitudvod Forly-acvontiv Illinois Volunteer, Infantry, and Htirvud throughout (he Civil War. Ilo ruturiiiid tu I'cklu in ISG7, and Iu August of thai, yjar liu mar- ir.icd to Mln3 houlsu at Havana, 111. SUVI.MI children worn horn to Mr. und Mrs. Thornton, six of whom, witli tholr niuthur, aiirvivo'.

KUward McKliiHe.y Oreuu WUH tried before in thu iliatrlct court. Wednesday afternoon case of Tlm chlldron arc A. Cable, of agiiliiHt S. H.jlSui'ykti: A. Thornton, a.

HurrlH' nuirchinil uf Mrs. Kd rrilchnrd, hnwruncn, William anil Harry Thornton, of Madison. All Bd Mc.KIiiHey'B uncle, Buy. who lived in MsuilHiHi, had wdd llllllri ttro ud tllL rc most of Ilin pei-uoiml properly (hero ami told his friends thai he Intended to move In Kmporia and live with lire several Mr. Thornton waa stricken with Marcli anil illd not ral- relatives here.

IJuforc ho had fro lta otructB A.U children, opportunity to movo. ho WUB taken wore wl11 lllnl llurl lusL uklc and was brought to HI. Murj-B: mom Dor ot the Hospital. Ho was In the hospllal I Church, of the Masonic for Homo I lino and (hen wan lakoti to Oru lni! A 0. H.

anil tho tho home, of 11 friend, nour Kmporia. whuro two xveultn later he. died. The boity talecn to Maili-; 1 00 son for interment, and the. 1'robalo Courl of Creenwood County appolnl- od 8.

I), adminlBtnitor of 11 1 ostalc. About tho dame time 13d- wnrd McKlnoey WUB appointed ail- iiilniHlralor by tlie Lyon Court. Thi! iieplicw of tluj dead man, Ed McKinsey, asks lhal restraining injunction be brought against Green prohibiting him from transact I UK nny business for tho UK- Grand Army of tin; Republic. Tho Friday was held Friday aftnr- conduclorl by thu i Uov. Mr.

IlboilOH, of tlie Madison Chiirc.li, and tlio Masoim Tho wan the No. Ccmc- tury, null of Maillfon. Thfi ThornloiiK lo Madison in 1370, and arc ii.niong ihu town's moist re- Rpectcd mid bunt-known Cullopr; OIHirntUiii. One hundred llfty I'olli'i 1 HtuiienlB and facully mrmtinrti onjoynd an Into and that ho, iho nephew, be I VV( (lll R1 ay onor oC nolo iidmlnlKlralor on sey wns not. that Ihu elder roHldunt of (ireen- wood County when bo of Lyon County.

Tlm judge uranlrdj Ihe ruHtr.iinlup order griinting tml n'ncltv WUH of Daniel C. Lock wood, who won 1 Htatu Ortilorlcal ConU'Ki for Kinpo- rlii. The dinner wan held In tlm room nt the Mil-Way anil i the I'Dom was crowded to its ca- Lyon County at ilcu Mi. the timit of Ills DenUi of David Nickel, onu of (hu oldest InhabllanlH of Keacling, died at his homo, Tuesday night. about I 1 o'clock.

Mr. Nickel has been in declining health for thu past, year, but hiut box-n confined lo hiw bed for thiin n. When he wns called for breakfaxt lant. Thursday morning, he did not rcKpond. nd was round paralyxeil and speechless.

Since then hu bud been abb. 1 lo bu! little, iiuiirlshmont and gradually grew weaker. WUH linsl. yuarii old. Tlm funeral was held Friday at in churgi- of Rev.

Uudd, ot the Metb- oilist t'hurch. Two tlixughtcrs, Mrs. E. 1'altersoii, of Reading, and Mrs. William llolliiiay, of Itnldwin, aud two BOIIH, A.

C. and .1. A. Nickel, of Reading, mirvlvo (boir fatiiwr, ami Wayne Grungor was toniilnmstor. After the dinner, he called upon (ho muiwis of honor for short tulktt.

Tho following roiipond'Hl: Ilraclt- en, president ColN-gc Oratorical As- Kocliitiou; MiBH Cnrollni: Medili'rs, of (he Normal; Chark-B Walker, secretary-treasurer of the Sta'e Oratorical Daniel C. Uork- wuod. wlnttor stuto contest, ivtul Morris 1'ant on Flora Musical I lego and Mr.i by and Frank Webb and Uagby The room prettily decorated with red and v.hlji 1 pennants anil Btreann'i-x. spirit, of tvlebratioa prcvniloil and several times Hie students gave clicors for Lockwood. A lioj Rev.

Hhirley IVlcrs. of Husliong, hart thu boys ot that town ami adjacent into Ian athletic uiul social or ikL'tlu 111 HurvMti uiL'ii ami were with him at his death. There Thl VK un! icoul nrn also twplvu grandchildren, four great-grandchildren, ami ono grunt- Mrs. Nickel been dead for several years. bus wore Friday in of Mro, Vickrey.

county W. C. Olslrict judge, connectiiiK them with the office of Kd clerk of the court. Both the.ie of- ficCH uso the telephone, in Rt-es's of- llco, and when Mrs. Vickroy anil Mr.

hut tin- org.uiUatiuii is not regular Hoy Mr. I'etors is tritiniiiK along attiltftic liiii's anil is pUiiiniug them at thn county Mvhtii.il fcilion is to l-e force for good aruoiis thc-in. Tlio News Mrs. Mr Harris have had telephone mils jt Omaha. has been nocoasr.ry for Mr.

RPPK to toriuido. M.in IC.IVR hiB office to call them. lnat future ft pressure of do tho work. 'h-ir UroSiisi, ot iin-il the huQio was slurui. on- butxou I rot IU ly tlu 1 iiutl chiujiiOys woro eil uii uruvr.ul Judge W.

Harris. or trict court has refused the ilin- to ijraiit Itnrt Thompson a divorce from Adeline Thompson. wen- s-ays thai her loy. of Far Acres. tnik- of Nebr was within.