The St. Paul Journal from St. Paul, Kansas • 1

$9 Mi rr i i i ii 0 VOLUME XLVIII. ST. PAUL NEOSHO COUNTY, KANSAS JULY 20, 1916. NUMBER 48. f.

HE 1 ERIE SENTINEL: FOUND CAR AT CHEROKEE. FORTY YEARS AGO. THREE DROWNED AT CHANUTE. EAST MISSION. Mr.

and Mrs. Chas. Shull and Mr Items from the Journal. July 19, Miss Irma Cox Miss Marv Stin. Duite a nrnnhpr nf thU vHrinifv and Mrs.

J. A. Carson motored to St ,4. THE MARKET. fr 1876: metz.

and Earl Shirck wert drrwnA1 suffering rr sn'mmpr rnmnlaint Paul yesterday. By Britton Otto, Ray Smith and Wil liam Henderson were at St. Paul yes Bro. Donnell was away to the in. the Neosho river near Chanute Misses Marie Richard and Margaret Osage agency last week.

Sunday. The girls were wading in Thomas and Master Harry Richard Dyer Smith, our picture man, has the stream when they stepped into a Sunday afternoon with Nellie and been compelled by ill health to take deep hole. Earl Schirck went to I Alice and Mary McOlarnan spent terday attending the ball game. J. A.

RICKART, Mr. and Mrs. Tom Scott and Mrs a vacation Sunday afternoon with Nellie and Walter Berry motored to St. Paul yes tneir rescue and was also drowned. These young people were part of an outing party who went to spend the Market Correspondent.

terday to attend the ball game. McCune (Kas.) Herald: Friday night of last week, robbers tried to get in their work in McCune but were somewhat unsuccessful in their attempts. They were, however, successful in breaking into the Colborn garage and taking a new Ford car, and getting as far as Cherokee with it. The loss was discovered Saturday morning and the A. H.

T. A. was called out, and searching parties sent in motor cars in every direction from McCune, and the telephone was put into use. From the Roy Morgan home, south of Monmouth, a telephone call came stating that a small car had been Charley Covell now has a position on the Joplin Daily News. Judge H.

W. Talcott passed Sunday last as the guest of C. F. Among those from St. Paul who at day along the river.

The parents of tended Erie's Chautauqua last night Miss Cox and of Earl Schirck were were: Misses Cora nd Madaline Mil along and saw the drowning. Mr. ler, Susie Bonifas, Mary Joyce, Pear Mrs, Sullivan Monday Schirck was a short distance away Lake, Marie Itiney, Gene Thielen Mr. for Pueblo, to join her husband leading two smaller children in the Ollie Fager. Charley Knost, of Grove Springs, came Sunday for a visit with Sebastian Wagner and family.

Quite a number from this vicinity attended the ball game in St. Paul Sunday afternoon. Miss Mary Fager helped Mrs. John Crager cook for threshers Monday. Charley Knost and Miss Margaret Thomas spent Monday evening with Paul and Lucy Sevart.

H. E. Sevart and family, Albert Se and Mrs. M. J.

Kelly, Bud Miller and Fred Koenig. and make their home there. R. B. Griffin is "on the wing" purchasing and shipping grain from various points along the K.

T. R. R. Kansas City Stock Yards, July 17. 1916.

The cattle market gained 10 to 25 cents last week after touching the low spot late Tuesday and Wednesday. This encoiu raged loading for today to some extent, altho the break first days of the week was hard to accept. Receipts today are 19,000 head and the market uneven, steady to 15 lower. A good shower about noon put some firmness into the situation. Beef Steers.

Vic Brelsford, Chris Williams and Chat Ewing, of St. Paul, returned seen to stop near the house. The car was going east on the county lin3. home last night from a few days vis it at Kansas City. Herman Smith, Sol McNulty and S.

water when the accident occurred. When he had taken the little ones to safety it was then too late to help the others. Miss Steinmetz was a daughter of John Steinmetz who aspired to be the democrat nominee for sheriff two years ago, and visited here a number of times. On one rip he was accompanied by his daughter who spent the day with young friends here. The river (bridge soutjh cf town L.

Kuder followed this trail and found vart and wife and son Louis, spent the car in the road just south of Sunday evening at Locust Grove. across tho Neosho has been condemn od as unsafe for heavy traffic. The Clagg threshing machine cros Cherokee, where it had been deserted, James Beachner and Ed Klein call and had not been hurt in any way ed on J. E. Sevart Sunday afternoon sed the bridge recently and caused The gasoline was low, and there was blight damage 4o 4 he north side.

About fifteen young East enjoyed a fine hay-rack ride Sun numerous tracks around the car, in Autos, wagons with loads of grain dicating that somebody had been try day evening. are crossing daily. The bridge Is ing to start the car. Sam Denison, the present, county treasurer, was down Sunday from the quiet shades of Erie. D.

S. Miller, now an honest and hard-working granger in Crawford county, was here Saturday. Rev. P. M.

Ponziglione left Thursday for the Osage Agency and various western towrns in this state. J. A. Hutchings left Thursday to join the throng at the great centennial. We learn from Father Ponziglione that much sickness prevails among the Osages and that many deaths are occuring among the tribe.

The river is again ford able which is a great boon to the farmers on the west side who desire to sell their A TOUCHING RELIC. Mrs. George Pierce and children considered perfectly safe for this kind The car was brought back to Mc spent Tuesday with H. E. Sevart's.

of traffic. Cune, and the other searchers were Harry Richard hauled hogs from Charles F. Collins, of near Stark, called in. near Kimball Monday afternoon. arose Tuesday morning and going in An attempt was made to break in C.

Ensch, of this city, is in receipt of some of the articles found on the person of bis brother, John Ensch, when he met his death in the British army, some months ago. Mrs. Leopold George and daughter. to the loft of his barn set Arc to the to the N. M.

Smith Son clothing Miss Agnes, of St. Paul, spent Tues hay. Ihe barn and contents were store, but in this the thieves were No strictly prime cattle were here, conditions not looking promising last week. Pretty good Missouri corn and grass steers sold at $9.25 to $10. Kansas shipped freely and good wintered steers sold at $8.25 to $9, second and third grade steers $7 to $8.

weights up to 1,150 lb in these classes. Oklahoma and Kansas grazed Texas steers brought up this spring sold down to $6.25. In the quarantine division only 37 cars arrived, and sales were 10 lower. Average quality was not very good, best North fed steers here at 25, tho better ones would sell up to medium steers around $7.75 Oklahoma grass steers $5.75 to $7. 25.

Butcher grade sold only a shade lower, top yearlings mixed at $9.75, straight heifers $9X0. from Nebraska, top heavy cows $7.75, grass cows $6. to $0.50, some good White Face grass cows at $7, veal day with Mrs. Mike Balfay and chil completely destroyed. unsuccessful.

A large hole was cut dren Mrs. Collins came out of the house A rain would be greatly appreciated thru the back door, and the bar across the door on the inside had been pried to look lor her husband and found now. off, and to have gained an entrance grain here. Freddie, youngest child of Wm. V.

Kensinger of this place, died Satur would have been an easy matter, but the thieves were scared away. UNUSUAL. Marshal Tridle reports that he pas day. Among them was a pocket knife, pocket book, but the most touching one of them all in Otto's opinion, is a newspaper clipping relating to the war, which was spattered with blood. Evidently Mr.

Ensch carried this clipping in his inside coat pocket and as the blood flowed the wound in his chest, it dropped on the paper, which will be fostered by Mr. Ensch as a touching and emblematic relic of his brother's loyalty to the cause he was fighting for. sed the front of the store at two Sam Vernum, the industrious and Everett Bausman purchased a Ford o'clock Saturday morning and heard reliable express and drayman, has had auto in McCune last week. his dray thoroly overhauled and Miss Grace Allen 'was taken to the a noise, and stopped to listen, and thought it was rats working somewhere. Afterwards he was across the Mt.

Carmel hospital in Pittsburg Sat urday. The west bridge will be finished calves to $11, bulls $5.75 to $7-25. street and could hear a noise which tomorrow. The ice cream supper at Valley the burn atlame. Her screams brought the neighbors to the scene.

Mr. Collins, aroused from his stupor by ihe commotion, crawled out of the ioit to a shed in which he was resoled by friends. ihere were about 400 bushels of wheat and over uu bushels -cf oats in the barn besides the hay. All was burned. A set of 1 arness was saved.

Collins had just finished his threshing. Part of the loss is covered by insurance. Collins was brought to Erie this morning and at a hearing was adjudged instne. Application for admittance to the state hospital has been made. The U.

S. civil service commission Stockevs and Feeders. Prices closed last week at the low N. Tucker is putting up an awning in front of his store. point of the summer, altho there were signs of a better trade this week.

All The wheat crop in this county wrill sounded different, and which he thinks now was when the bar was pried off. He then went over to the Smith store, struck a match and held it up to see if he cculd see inside of K. OF C. TO GUARDS- AID THE MEN. average about 18 bushels to the acre.

the yard traders are back in tho Marston shipped two car loads of City was well attended Tuesday night. There will be church at Valley City Saturday night, Sunday and Sunday night, July 22 and 23. Ray Allen returned home Monday after spending a few days In Pittsburg. Everette Bauisman was a McCune visitor Tuesday. harness, after their summer absence.

florr made of new wheat to St. Louis the store. The noise stopped, and he yesterday eard no more. From all appearances the thieves and bidding today was more spirited, sales steady to weak. A good rain here at noon helped the situation, is it came easily, and gave hopes that Who is selling liquor in this city New Haven, July 17.

From the supreme office of the Knights of Columbus here today announcement was made that members who are on tho border with the national guard bv the dram without a license? We did not have in mind stealing a motor car, so much as to steal goods from the store and get away in the car. LIBERTY, the dry spell was broken elsewhere. Common to fair stock steers sell at $6" to good ones $7 to $7.50 are to be supplied with camp comforts, if they need them, tl ru a $25000 fund appropriated by the supreme officers Quite a little shower Tuesdry after- PREVENTATIVES. best ones $7.50 to $7.75, feeders $7.25 to $8. Hogs.

Receipts were 9,000 market steady and directors. Wr. J. Moriarty, of St. noon.

Marys, will go out as special Mcst everybody in this neighbor-agent to look after distribution of the nood has their threshing done, comforts. Little Grace Evans has been very sick the past week but is improving to 5 lower, top $9.85, bulk $9.55, to $9.90, lights up to $9.70. The market has given notice that an examination will be held at Parsons, on August 12, of applicants for appointment as postmaster at Kimball. Men 21 years of age and women 18 years of age can take the examination. They must reside within the territory of the Kimball office.

The salary of the office for the last fiscal year was $321. Application forms and full information concerning the requirements will be furnished by J. E. Haymaker, the present postmaster at Kimball, or from the IT. S.

Civil Service Commission, Washington. D. C. A nice fshowetr fell near Hertha slowly. opened with threats of a 10 cent de hear considerable complaint about it.

(The city had several open saloons then.) Messrs Stoddard and Foley recently took a trip to Joplin. They say it is a lively place. Mr. Foley intends to engage in business there. F.

M. McCaslin, postmaster at Jacksonville in this county, has just returned from a trip to Illinois. Sunday night several house robberies were committed here in town, made easy by doors and windows being left open. A Hays Wheeler club was organized in Zehner's hall Thursday evening with the following officers: President, J. H.

Hill; vice-president, W. H. Henderson; treasurer. W. H.

Williams; secretary, C. A. Cox; executive committee, B. W. Lemert, Ed Crawford, Monday afternoon, and a fairly good Miss Blanche Bennett spent Satur- Manhattan, July 18.

"rPe-ventive instead of curative medicine, will be the medicine of the future," Dr. Otis W. Caldwell, head of the department of science of the school of education in the University of Chicago, told an audience of summer school instructors and students at the college auditorium. "There was a time, in the eld district schools, when having the 'itch' was a part of going to school in the winter time. A student who would appear at this college with that disease would be in disgrace.

There will rain fell just eost of St. Paul Tuesday day nigh with hter cousin, Nellie; afternoon The rain Tuesday laid Sheffer. the dust here in town but that is Mrs- Mary Holtkamp and son, Phil- about all. MP. from Missour.

are visiting her daughter, Mrs. Anna Geifer and fam- Ralph Worm and his father-in-law, 51V- Mr. Manlove, of C.il Junction, Tom Shepard and two little sons are here visiting with A. Worm and and Fletcher Havely, fr the Big Is- PARSONS SUN: cline, but good orders materialized and most of the sales were less than 5 cents lower. Receipts are not burdensome anywhere and there are no indications of a heavy supply soon, altho distant points are contributing hogs regularly.

For these reasons, al tho prices have declined slightly during the past week, faith in future strength in the market remains. Sheep and Lambs. After a week of strength, lambs broke badly today, sales 25 to 40 lower. Two shipments cf Idaho Iambs brought $10.30, which is the top in Omaha today. Natives brought $10.25 today, Idaho yearlings $7.85 and $7.90, family.

land, spent Sunday with A. B. Evans. Mr. and Mrs.

Leonard Nesbit spent come a time when it will be consider J. W. Bugbee, F. F. Beymer, L.

The room occupied by the post- the first of tne week near Thayer- ed as much of a disgrace to have typhoid fever. People will learn that Miss Lena Buffe left this morning for a short v.sit in St. Paul. Louis Stewart, Frank Kane and Gregory Hayden spent yesterday at the Shamrock Club house on the Neosho river at St. Paul.

office is being papered painted, etc. AlT- aaa AlTS- ron Huuon spent me middle or tne week down Mrs. E. it is much better -j invest in prevent Mrs. Jacob Frevele went to Parsons A Irwin's threshing their wheat that ive measures than in curative medicine.

I'll warrant that the best phy Tuesday evening for a few days visit theT have in Mrs. Irwin's place. Word was received here yesterday that Phil Troutman hed been killed, but no details wrere given. The remains will be brought here this afternoon via Trent. He was a member of sicians in your town are the leaders in with her niece, Mrs.

PaoU Williams. ur- arnn was caned to see little FEDS DEFEATED ST. PAUL. the work of preventing, as well as Texas wethers and yearlings late last curing disease." week $7.70. There is an extraordin Mrs.

Nora Lynch, of South Mound, Hay lorreyson Friday evening. Mr. Hutton spent Saturday night with his son Fon. Sunday morning he went to Parsons visiting until the A. O.

U. W. here and several of spent Sunday here with her sister. the members as well as other old ary demand for breeding stock, some three to six year old black face native breeders, 105 lb average selling up NATIONAL GOOD ROyDS BILL. Mrs.

Owens. Tuesday. friends will meet the funeral party Earl Shellhorn spent Sunday with 1 to $8.75 last Friday. Good western During the next five years 150 mil at Trent. The ladies of the M.

E. church will home folks. lion dollars will be expended on roads give an ice cream social Wednesday breeders bring around $7.50 and feeding lambs up to $8.75. Mr. and Mrs.

Chart -y Clark and selected by highway authorities of evening, July 26, in the park. Most cities find it easy enough to children spent Sunday in Erie visiting the forty-eight states of the Union and clean up when an emergency arises Mr. Clark's mother. MOTHER PRAXEDES RE-ELECTED. The Neosho river is now at low- approved by the Federal Department of Agriculture.

Half of this money 7' that proves the need for it, but few- stage. are able to keep as clean as they The democrats here are unanimous is to come from the federal govern menL in their support of Lon Gregg as a should without the goad of an emer gency. The dry weather has at least given The House and Senate bills were! candidate for sheriff. This is the Frontenac version of the Sunday baseball game here: Frontenac, July 17. The Frontenac Federals journeyed to St.

Paul yesterday and defeated the team there by an overwhelming score. The Federals made six runs in the first inning off Rowland, a former Muskogee Western Association twirler. He pitched a fair game but his support was pcor. He cve wv.y later in the game to Smith, who was eked for some more runs. Callahan caught for St Paul.

Simion started the game for the Federals and only thirteen men faced him in the first four innings double plays helped him. He pitch-five innings and then DeGaspari went in. Blazor caught for the Feds. The following was the lineup for the Feds: McCall, cf; Kihhiff, 3b; Blazor, Kevins, lb; Brown, 2b; McGinley, If; Cairns, rf; Heinlein, ss; Simion and DcGasperi, p. the farmers an opportunity to take merged in the conference and the final bill has been signed by President Wil care of their wheat crop in good Several farmers some miles south B.

F. Cavanaugh was in Erie Mon shape. east of St. Paul have formed an ice son. The provisions of the Senate bill day.

club. They get a wagon load of ice from Parsons every week and divide Some fine strings of fish are being W. W. Graves was in Galesburg brought up from the river these days. it up lamong the members.

They were in the main adopted This directs quite positively the manner of expending the money. It requires the maintenance of roads constructed. If this maintenance is neglected, further The Sisters of Lo-etto here have been notified that Mother Praxedes has been re-elected as mother general of the order. The election was held a few days ago at Loretto, Ky. This is good news to the people of St.

Paul for many of them know Mother Praxedes personally and hold her in the highest esteem. Another feature of the election that pleases St. Paul people was the election of Sister Genevieve (Wheat) to the position of procuretor. Sister Genevieve is a daughter of Mrs. A.

M. Wheat, now of Chanute, but formerly of this city, and spent her girlhood days here. Monday. have a city comfort at a small cost. Some of the growing corn is so Ed George was McCune Tuesday.

badly scorched that even frequent funds will not be advanced by the showers would not cause it to make federal government Of the 75 mil Mrs. Lero went to Stark Tuesday Mr. Farmer, if you want your grain insured just telephone Graves. He will have the policy take effect that very day, and it will be ready for you much of a yield. lion coming from the federal govern ment during the next five years, Kan J.

C. Ewing spent the first of the The price paid for new wheat is when you come to town. week in Kansas City. betteiv this year than ever before. Dollar wheat in July is something entirely new in Kansas.

For Sale Millinery stock and fix- A report comes from Ft. Worth, tuees. Splendid opportunity for young Frank Barnes was in GIrard Sunday. Texas, that Jo Hentzen has a severe sas will draw 2,231,250. This amount of money with an equal amount from the state, makes almost five million dollars for road building in Kansas during the period.

Every effort possible should be made to have these funds used in such manner as to bring permanent benefits to the state. The Frontenac baseball team appears to have an original method, of winning games. The boys take along a liberal supply of "summer drinks," the kind for which tLe mining camps are famous, and are liberal in treating the members of the opposing team a while before the game. lady, Complete line of staple goods. Three weeks of help by experienced Roy Johnston and wife were here attack of typhoid fever.

Roy Huffman, an old Mission boy. from South Mound yesterday. milliner given during coming season. Trying to keep cool, is the popular is in command of the Oklahoma National Guards on the Mexican border. Pastures are getting, to be "poor S.

A. Schoenhofer. pastime these days. 4 picking." Ed George has on exhibition a 1917 Maxwell car. John Roycroft is here from Cali Perhaps you wont believe it, but you Good butter is a scarce article these fornia visiting homefolks.

He says will feel better thesd hot days if days. The fire loss in Neosho county loom you drink hot water than if you drink times are better than usual In California. He is- doing well out there ed up big during June, amounting to ice water. Apply at A heifer calf for sale. and likes the country.

$4,425. About one-fourth of this loss this office. At the meeting of the city council last night? a committee cf business men presented a petition asking that the city equip a well with a motor driven pump to supply water for sprinkling purposes. The petition was granted and a committee of three and Sork, were appointed to equip such pumping plant. was in Mission township.

The Modern Woodmen have sent $2,000 to the children of Ed Long in Canada. Mr. Long held a policy in the SL Paul camp for seventeen years, during which time he had paid $266.20 into the benefit fund of the order. The delay in the payment was caused by the necessity of sending the "proof of death" papers to Canada to be filled. ouL i A large number of people witness- Cantain Koenie1.

who hroueht the The Idell Sunday school picnic will German submarine merchantman to The Eagle Roller Mills at Chetopa. iedi the tractor demonstration on Briggs Jennings' farm Saturday, conducted by Dowd Bros. This is the be held August 24, Wright grove. I witn a miiif0n dollar cargo were, destroyed" by fire a few days ago of dvestuffs is a second cousin of the first demonstration Dowd Bros, ever Graves George sold a Maxwell Many farmers are noming mep? Koenie brothers of this city. conducted that failed to bring copious car to George H'zey near Galesburg; Monday.

rains. Chas. Noltse, of Wright county, the number of grain insurance policies Graves is writing these days. Mrs. Mary Clark- and Miss Emily Dixon, went to Parsons yesterday.

More showers yesterday in spots. We hope for more today. is here visiting his sister, Mrs. S. R.

Bradshaw has purchased a new The young fellows about town have Wagner. Mrs. S. A. Scott will leave Sunday for Monte Ne, Ark.

She will be accompanied by Mrs. E. Ridgley, of Mulberry. They go to attend a meat-ing conducted by "Coin" Harvey-on the Chautauqua plan, but having for ts cbippt "humanity up-lift," or character bcilding. Swat the flies, boil the drinking car.

great sport these evenings forming water and avoid typhoid swimminar -nartips. Tha-e pr tr th "Old Curiosity Shop" ox relics of by- Mrs. Devine "went to Parsons rf- fn fc; and take a s'm mns "ore davs a future of the Born, July 18 to Mr. and Mrs. Cur pVory evening.

A farm f.n rent. Dr. 5fcNamara. Old Settlers Reunion this year. tis a daughter..