The Coffeyville Weekly Journal from Coffeyville, Kansas • Page 5

FRIDAY, ArniL CD, 1910.. F.I I DAY, APRIL 3, 1310 COFFEYVILLE WEEKLY JOURNAL, COFFEYVILLE, KANSAS. SPENT PLEASANT EVENING Over Montgomery and Adjacent Counties Tl MS II capped "until the day following the strike, and Thursday night the nearby farmer families were so disturbed by its continuous thundering that but little slum ter was possible. The Center township gas district is a surprise to all the people. J.

W. Hurd of Independence claims to have been born in the same house and in all probability the same room in Florida, Ho, in which the late Mark' Twain first saw the light of day. The graduating class of the Fre-donia high school has voted to have Rev. D. S.

Honsaker jpreach the baccalaureate sermon on-Sunday -night, May 8, at the M. E. church. -D. H.

Siggins of the Union Traction Oats. Maj 61c; July, Lead. Steady, $4.25. Spelter. Lower, $5.10.

Cattle. Receipts, native beef steers. cows and heifers, $3.35 stockers and feeders, $4 6.25; calves, $4 8.75. Hogs. Receipts, pigs and lights, $7.50 9.40; packers butch-ers best heavj-, $9.2509.50.

regular university chapel exercises. Friday evening he and Prof. Macey will be guests of honor at the junior promenade. There will be luncheons and dinners, at which opportunity will be given for the faculty and others to meet the distinguished guests. Both Ambassador Bryce and Prof.

Macey are authorities on international law and both have written standard works. Ambassador Bryce's "The American Commonwealth" discloses that statesman's intimate knowledge of the institutions of the United States. In his own country Mr. Bryce stands almost equally high as a statesman and as an author. At the age of 24 he wrote the history of the "Holy Roman Empire," which has ever since that time been regarded as classic.

As secretary for Ireland, he became known as champion of that country, and his parliamentary career was marked by distinguished services to his He was a powerful friend of the American victims of Turkey and an advocate of peace during the Boer war. One of his interesting achievements was the ascent of Mt. Arat, in itself a difficult feat, and in his case rendered doubly so by the superstitious nature of the natives in County Old Settlers association will held its second annual meeting on Judge Case's lawn in Oswego on Tuesday, May 17, 1910, from 2 to 5 o'clock p. m. All persons who have been residents of Labette county for forty years are considered members of the association.

It is expected that each member will give an account of his first year's experience in the county." Benjamin Milligan, a veteran of the civil war, Is dead at Independence, aged 84 years. He was born in Ohio and for the past three years had made his home with a daughter, Mrs. Robert Bunyar, at Independence. Interment was made at Kansas City, Mo. The new Grace M.

E. church at Independence was dedicated Thursday evening by Rev. C. S. rsusbaum or Parsons, formerly superintendent of the Independence district.

District Superintendent Freed of Coffeyville was also present to see that the church started all right. Rev, is the pastor. Alcock pendence directory will soon be in the hands of the printer. Mrs. Ed Juleson, a former resident of Cherryvale, died this week at her home at Ottawa.

Mr. Juleson is a Santa Fw engineer with a run on the Burlington branch. He formerly had attracted his attention in the direc-the Coffeyville branch run. tion of the smelter. Upon turning G.

D. Gwartney died last -week at around again he saw the engine al-Mound Valley and the remains were most upon him. Mr. Murphy involun- interred there. He was a resident of Lamar, Col.

north brick plant at Mound Valley has. -ordered oil burners, pumps and other necessary machinery for burning oil. The building of a 700-) barrel reservoir for holding fuel oil is now in progress. The Cherryvale high school alumni will hold its annual banquet Monday, May 24. W.

E. Ringle. formerly a member of the county high school faculty, now i teaching the Cherryvale high the Rlican, school, is spoken of as a candidate for "1 olJt natonal candidates. One was Thomas the Republican nomination for repre- Hagstaff who is after the Kansas sentative from the eastern district of ffice and tQe other (Who is aftef the Republican referee in bankUionJn Massachusetts. Mr.

Snow has ruptcy, has set aside the sale of the been spendin-g a short time Kansas property of the Schwartz Glass com- visiting friends in Independence and pany of Peru at auction last week, Topeka, ad was on his way east. xne property was Dm in Dy u. u. car-1 roll of Springfield, 111., at $1,150, his bid being the only offer made. The appraisers had said the plant was worth $3,250.

It will be offered for Inde- W. 31. Hansford to F. Davidson, 8tt.e!4 34-31-14; $3,200. Winnie Feil to G.

A Coverdale, sw34 3 35-17; $3,200. G. A. Coverdale to Winnie Feil, part lot 1 1-35-16; $600. R.

A. Long to C. H. Gilkey, part block 6, Whitman's Independence; $200. G.

A. Coverdale to City of Coffeyville, part lot 1 1-35-16; $1. E. M. Jones to J.

B. Brewster, lots 13 and 14, block 78, Coffeyville; $700. R. T. Baker to A.

J. Hunton, lots 4, 5 and 6, block 37, Elk City; $1,200. W. A. Schmidt to A.

W. Finley, nw nw XA 6 and neli ne1 1 and w4 ne 1-32-13; $3,000. A. W. Finley to W.

A. Schmidt, part nwi 12-33-15; $525. W. E. Mull to J.

A. Roth, lot 2. block 28, Caney; $750. II. Wallenstein tc Bert Shores, lot 30, block 2, Queen City First, Coffeyville; $325.

Morton Strain to Maggie J. Perry, lot 12, block 2, Scurr Savage's Second Coffeyville; $800. Mary Andrews to Philip Altendorf, part out lot 31, part ne4 31-32-16; $1,825. W. H.

Barnes to N. A. Smart, lots 5 and 6, McFarland's Cherryvale; $1,000. W. E.

Wilkins to F. M. Benefiel, lot 6, block 16, Coffeyville; $1,500. Etta Griffiths to Eiisha Nichols, lot 5, block 7, Benett Park, Coffeyville; $2,150. N.

H. Marell to E. M. Pierson, lot 13, block 3, City Park, Coffeyville; $700. E.

A. Upham to H. L. Schneider, lot 15, block 1, Baldwin's Coffeyville; $800. E.

A. Upham to W. A. Lou, lot 8, block 2, lot 25, block 1, Queen City First, Coffeyville; $500. W.

A. Lou to E. A. Upham, lot 10, block 7, Patton's First, $1,100. T.

T. Blakely to Fred N. Graham, lot 17, block 7, Caney Heights, Caney; $1,000. A. P.

McBride to J. P. McBride, lots 7 8 and 9, block 2, McBride's North Side, $1. F. M.

Stewart to L. S. VanOrman, lot 1, block 3, Boswell's Coffeyville; $1,500. J. W.

Bridges to J. H. Keith, lot block 46, Coffeyville; $1,875. J. E.

Powell to C. M. Ball, lot 9, block 47, Coffeyville; $3,500. M. Byrum to Mamie Walker, lot 7, block 3, Commercial Club Second Coffeyville; $1,500.

C. C. Hoffman to T. N. McElvain, lot 7, block 10, Commercial Club $1,300.

J. E. S. Boothby to C. T.

Patterson, lot 10, block 8, Fairlawn Coffeyville; $135. C. W. Til ton to C. R.

Lewis, lots 12 and 16, block 17, lot 12, block 18, Bloom's Second Independence; $500. A. T. Towles to J. L.

Graves, part ne4 $1,200. B. to L. M. Moore, part lot 3 30-33-17; $400.

A. H. Thixten to W. F. Moritzky, lot 3, block 3, Whelan's Fourth Cherryvale; $1,500.

STATE ORATORICAL CONTEST. Six County High Schools to Met at independence. Independence Reporter: The State Oratorical contest will be held in this city Friday evening. May 6, in the Montgomery County High school, and great preparations are already under way for the entertainment of the contingent of high school pupils who will come here to boost their candidates. The counties of Sumner, Clay, Thomas, Atchison, Rawlins and Montgomery will be represented in the contest.

No prizes are gives, the honor of winning first, second or third place being regarded as sufficient trophy. There are twenty-two high schools in the state and each high school belongs to a district in which there is a preliminary contest held a few weeks preceding the big meet. The representative of the Montgomery County High school will be Elmer Harding of Dearing, who made such an excellent record in the Wellington contest sometime ago. VERY SICK WITH MEASLES. Marie, the five-year-old daughter of Mr.

and Mrs. L. D. Jones, is very sick with the measles at the family home, 609 West Sixth street. Her parents were up with her a greater part of Tuesday night.

CIVIL SUIT. The case of Weeks vs. Riley was tried in the city court Wednesday morning. The suit was for non-payment -of rent. The defendant was ordered to give possession of the property within three days and to ay the costs of the action.

HAVE LEASED THE ASHLAND Mrs. Poland of Oklahoma City and Mrs. Carpenter of Coffeyville have leased the Ashland hotel on South Elm street from the Monarch Realty Co: Miss Ada Morris has returned from a business visit to Bartlesville. block 2, Crestview Second add pendence; sale again May 7. The company failed Copan.

iffeYiefarks-'ago, with liabilities at Neode-timated at upwards of $17,000. The sna is being enlarged to increase the company manufactured lamp chim- capacity from 3.000 to 5,000 barrels of CLOSING SESSION OF THE K. AND L. OF S. CONVENTION.

Speeches by Deputies, Drill by Local Tea nv. Music by Scovi lie's Orchestra and Banquet. The annual of the Knights and Ladies of Security for the Third congressional district was held in the Odd Fellows' hall in this city Wednesday. Thirty-two councils are members of the district organization, and they were represented by twenty-nine delegates. In addition there were several visitors.

The convention organized at 10 o'clock by electing M. G. Brady of Pittsburg for chairman and Alice Barnthouse of Winfield for secretary. On behalf of Mayor Coverdale, who was unable to be present, the address of welcome was delivered by F. M.

Benefiel. Mr. Benefiel is right at home when it comes to making a speech and his remarks were appro priate to the occasion. The response was made by M. G.

Brady of Pittsburg, the chairman of the convention, who with good grace accepted the "keys of city" proffered by Mr. Benefiel. The morning session was devoted to business of a routine nature, the most imporatant part being the election of delegates and alternates to the national convention, which will be held at Springfield, 111., June 14. The delegates chosen are John Parmen of Arkansas City, J. M.

Birt of Parsons, M. G. Brady of Pittsburg and George Mc-Cullough of Englevale. The alternates are Mrs. R.

V. Perry of Coffeyville, Mrs. Etta Starr of Neodesha, Frank Cox of Chanute and Mrs. Inman of Chanute. After finishing the business of the afternoon session the delegates and other visitors were taken in charge by the members of Elliott council No.

166 of Coffeyville and given a street car ride over the city. All the principal points of interest were shown the visitors, and it is safe to say that they will carry away a good impression of the "city. Following is a list of the delegates present: John Parmen, Arkansas City; H. E. Bowen.

Cherryvale; Sherman Kelly, Elk City; W. H. Foster, Caney; Myra Baker, Oswego; Warren Pippin, Mulberry; "Julia Duree, Edna; J. C. Scovey, Mound Valley; Mrs.

E. L. Ball, McCune; Lizzie Bullington, Dex-ter; 'Cl G. "dnffin, Fredonia; P. S.

Martin, Weir City; Mattie Beal, Galena; G. M. McCullough, Englevale; Mrs. C. M.

Bender, Cherokee; Alice Barnthouse, Winfield; Mrs. R. V. Perry, Coffeyville; Mrs. Lula Barnard, Independence; Joseph Sparalt, Kimball; E.

C. Hearst, Altoona; R. W. Sells, Baxter Springs; Frank Cox, Chanute; G. Brady, Pittsburg; J.

M. Birt, Parsons; W- P. Dutton, Erie; Mrs. Etta Starr, Neodesha; James Master-son, Scammon Mary E. Mayes, Co-liunbus; Halie Bird, Empire City.

The Odd Fellows hall was comfortably filled yesterday evening for the closing session of the Third district convention of the Knights and Ladies of Security. There was no business session after supper, but the lodge room was thrown open and members of the order and numerous friends attended and spent a pleasant social evening. Scoville's orchestra was present and furnished music throughout- the evening. Deputy Barnard of Independence made the first address of the eveningr and Deputy Wydick, formerly of this city but now working in Oklahoma," also made an address. The latter spoke of the history and plan of the order.

The drill by the local team was the feature of the evening. It was cap tained by John Knight and was composed of six boys and six girls in uni forms. They -presented a neat and pleasing appearance and went through the drill in fine shape, show ing that they had been practicing dili- About 9 o'clock it was announced that the banquet was ready and about seventy-five people, mostly visiting delegates and members, sat down to the first table and enjoyed the good things that had been prepared by the ladies of the Coffeyville lodge. Rev. EL C.

Whittaker, pastor of the Christian church of this city, was one of the speakers at the banquet. BRYCE AND MACEY AT K. U. Lawrence Is Entertaining Two Distinguished Visitors Today. By the Associated Lawrence, April 28 Hon.

James Bryce, British ambassador to the United States, and Prof. Jesse Macey of Grinnell college, Iowa, will be the guests here today and tomor row of the faculty of the University of; Kansas. Public men and students from neighboring colleges are also here for the occasion. Bryce will speak this evening in the Robinson gymnasium and tomorrow morning he will speak at the KANSAS CITY. Cash Wheat.

Unchanged; No. 2 hard, 1.051.10, No. 2 red, $1.061.10. Cash Corn. Unchanged to 4c higher; No.

2 mixed, 62Hc; No. 2 white, 63c. Cash Oats. Unchanged; No. 2 white, 4246c; No.

2 mixed, 40 42c. Cash Rye. 7072c. Cash Hay. Unchanged to fifty cents lower; choice timothy, $14 14.50; choice prairie, $11 11.25.

Wheat. Receipts, 16 cars. Close Wheat. May, July, 97c; Sept 96ic. Close Corn.

May, July, 60c; 59 -c. Cattle. Receipts, steady; native steers, cows and heifers. stackers and feeders, $4.60 6.70; bulls, calves, $5 S.75. Hogs.

Receipts, 6,000 5c higher; heavy, packers and butchers, light, -pigs, $8 8.G0. Butter. Creamery, extras, 2Sc; firsts, 26c; 9 seconds, 24c; packing stock, 19c. Eggs. Current eceipts, new cases, miscellaneous cases, Southerns storage packed, $5.90.

CHICAGO. Wheat. May, July, 9999c. Corn. May, 57C; July, 6Hc; 62 62c.

Oats. May, 41443c; July, 3SHc Pork. May, July, 21.30. Lard. May, July, Sept, $11.95.

Cattle. Receipts, 6,000 beeves, $5.70 6.40; stockers, cows and heifers, calves, $6.758.25. Hogs. Receipts, top, bulk sales, $9.459.55. ST.

LOUIS. Wheat. May, July, Corn. May, 60c; July, 62c. KANSAS SCHOOL CENSUS NEARLY HALF OF CHILDREN IN RURAL DISTRICTS.

The Total School Population of the State is 510,215 Increased Last Year. Almost half of the total population of the puDlic schools in Kansas is in the rural schools, according to fig ures compiled by State Superintendent E. T. Fairchild. The total school population of the state is 510,215.

There are this many people In the state of school age. Of this number 244,652, or forty-eight er cent are in the country schools. The total population for the schools increased by 2,388 during the last year. The graded schools of two or more teachers in the towns and third class cities show a total population of 113,029. The second class cities have a school population or 53,931, and the first class cities have a total school population of 6,603.

While the school "population in the rural districts is greater than In any other division, the greatest percent age of enrollment Is In the graded schools. Eighty-nine per cent or 100,853 of the total school population the graded schools Is enrolled. while in the rural schools only 185,891 or tewnty-six per cent of the total school population Is enrolled. In the second class cities it Is 41,172. The sixty high schools In the state have a total enrollment of 3.6S6.

The best average dally attendance is shown In the schools In cities of the second class with a percentage of seventy-eight of the enrollment at tending school regularly. The percent age applies also to cities of the first class. In the first class cities the average daily attendance Is 32,160, and in the second class cities It Is 51,783. The dally average attendance In the graded schools was 74,081, and the average daily attendance In the rural schools was 128,812.. The same figures show that there has been a decrease in the population.

enrollment and attendance in the rural schools. There Is a proportion neys. Jerre Baker, one of the old residents of Caney, died this week. Bright's disease being the direct cause of his death. The remains were Co.

recently spent a part of two days in going over the nmnnspd lino tn Caney. He has two routes in mind but is undecided which he will finally choose. Work on the line to Ca ney will not be commenced until the city system in Tnd havc been finshed James Muphy. eate-keener nt th Edgar Zinc works at Cherryvale, had a narrow escape from death Saturday evening about 5:20 o'clock, when the Frisco switch engine knocked him off the track at the crossing east of the freight office. -Mr.

Murphy had start- ed across the track when something tarily threw out his hand and was thrown outward from the track, an act which probably saved his life. No injorK resulted other than an ugly bruise on the left bin. The oiI refinery at Erie last week received an order for two cars of re fined oil from Hamburg, Germany. Mrs. Anna M.

Price of Coffeyville has been, granted a divorce from her Albert Price, whom it is al- fd away with Mrs. C. W. Kent Miss "Lute" E. Porter, daughter of Senator and Mrs.

S. M. Porter of Caney, was married last Saturday at her parents', home at Caney to Bollinger, cashier of the State bank of crude oil daily. This willmake the daily capacity, using the continuous process, from 16,000 to 18,000 barrels of crude oil daily, maikng an average daily output of refined products of Liberty and was raised in Montgomery county. She left a husband and three-, children.

Interment was x. made in Spring Hill cemetery. REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS. W. Crenshaw to T.

T. Blakely, lot 17, block 7, Caney Heights, Caney; $150. L. Craig to C. H.

Craig, part lot e. J. Wingate to S. O. Hypes, lot 4, block 5, Heckman's Coffeyville; $1,500.

J. J. Wells to S. O. Hypes, lot 12, S6 Coffeyville 650.

R. Bird to B. Kirchhoff, lots 12 and 13 31-32-17; $4,500. S. Etter to S.

H. Connor, se434-31-15; $5,000. W. C. Courtright to J.

E. Courtright, part swU ne4 34-32-15; $2,000. H. O. Cavert to Chas Teal, lot 5, block 14, Bloom's Independence; $200.

A. H. McLaughlin to B. T. Richard-ron lot 12.

McLaughlin's add, nd-pendence; $250. M. E. Fairchild to J. B.

Deer, lots 14 and 142, Aganippe Park, Independence; $600. 1 M. Lacy to J. E. Davis, part neti 25-32-15; $125.

C. L. Bloom to Philip Purdum, los 13 and 14, block 3, Bloom's Independence; $180. G. E.

Foster to II. E. Halsey, fot 17, Edgwood Je dependence; Sec Davidson to Wm. Drexler, nd ne 1-32-13; ys5UU James Tannehill to D. A.

Tipton, nw'4 and lots 3 and 4 4-31-17; $5,600. W. E. Miller to A. H.

Sutton part ne4 26-32-15; $600. J. E. Bolard to W. E.

Gwatkin, part cot 27; Ind.i-eidence GALVESTON. Cotton. Stead-, 14 c. LOCAL QUOTATIONS. Wells Bros.

Comme.cial Co. quoted the following prices for country produce for today: Eggs Butter 2230o Turkeys 1717c Hens 14 15c Broilers, 1U to 2 lbs 2020a Roosters 6c 6 Springs 1414c Geeso 6c6c Ducks 99c Pigeons, dozen 5060c Potatoes, per bushel 60c Onions, per bushel $1.25 Cabbage, per cwt $3.00 I Apples, per bushel I Sweet Potatoes $1.00 KeiaM Prices. Quotations fui wished by the Square Deal Feed Store: Flour $3.20, Shorts, per cwt $1.35 Bran, per cwt $1.25 Bran, and Shorts, mixed $1.25 Corn Chops $1.35 Oil Meal, per cwt $2.25 Oyster shell, per cwt $1.25 Hickory Creek Grit, per cwt $1.00 Alfalfa $1.35 Corn Meal, per cwt $1.85 Corn 70c New Oats, bushel 55c Digester Tankage, cwt $2.25 Grain. Following are the quotations on grain furnished by the Rea-Patterson Grain company: Wheat, No. 2 red.

bu $1.00 White corn, new 52c Mixed corn, Oats, per bushel 35c Hay, per ton Live Stcck. Quotation's furnished by Coverdale Armstrong, dealers la live stock: Heavy Steers $6.00 Stock calves $4.00 Fat heifers $5.00 Fat Cows $4.50 Light Hogs Heavy Hogs ate increase in the attendance at the city and gtaded schools. Instead of taking it as an indication that there has been a loss in rural population in Kansas, those who have compiled the figures look upon it as an indication that the people living In rural districts are sending their children to the better schools in the towns and cities. (First published in The Coffeyville Weekly Journal April 29, 1910.) PUBLICATION SUMMONS. In the district court of Montgomery county, Kansas.

Emma A. Upham, plaintin, vs. The A. T. S.

Fe Railway company a corporation, or its unknown successors, trustees and assigns, and James J. Chatham, his unknown heirs, executors, administrators, devicees, trustees and assigns, and L. C. Tal-bott, his unknown heirs, executors, administrators, devicees, trustees and assigns, defendants. To the Above Named "Defendants: You, and each of you, are hereby notified that you ave been sued In the district court of Montgomery county, Kansas, and must answer the petition filed by the plaintiff in the above entitled cause on or before the 10th day of June, A.

D. 1910, or the petition of plaintiff will be taken as true and a decree will be rendered determining all adverse titles, estates or claims of you, and each of you, the above named defendants, in and to lots nine (9), ten (10) and eleven (11), block eighty-four (84), city of Coffeyville, Montgomery county, Kansas; and adjudging and decreeing that you, and each of you, the above named defendants, have no estate. Interest, title, lien or claim, whatsoever, in or to said above described property, and adjudging plaintiff to be the legal owner In fee simple of said property free and clear from any Interest or claim of you, and each of you, and clearing plaintiff's title thereto from any claim, estate, interest, title or lien of you, or each of you, and quieting plaintiff's title to said real estate; And decreeing that you. and each of you, the above named defendants, are forever enjoined and debarred from asserting an claim, right, title, lien or interest, whatsoever, in or to said property adverse to the plaintiff herein and for the costs of this action, and for' such other, further and proper relief as to the court may seem just and equitable. EMMA A.

UPHAM. By Rossiter Gander, Attorneys for plaintiff. Attest: CLYDE KNOCK, Clerk of District Court. By Rex Taggart, Deputy. interred at Caney.

He had no rela- from 50 to 75 cars. The Neodesha re-tiyes (. there, but-a sister came the day finery nearly equal the capacity before' he of the SSugar" Creek refinery at Kansas The Baker Bros, glass plant at City. Caney has shut down for the summer. Mrs.

g. F. Smith died Tuesday Before reopening the plant the man- morning, death being attributed in a agement'will expend $10,000 in repairs measure to smallpox. She was a and installin gan electric fan ventilat- daughter of Mrs. C.

H. Crawford of his party. Prof. Macey bears the distinction of having written a work on ''The Eng lish Constitution," which is highly re garded both in England and in this country. Mr.

Bryce and Prof. Macey will De the guests of honor at the monthly dinner of the Knife and Fork club at Kansas City. on Saturday even ing, April 30, when he will deliver addresses. STR0SIQUIST NEW SCP'T Herington Man Has Been Engaged to Succeed E. L.

Rossiter. Carl E. Siromquist of Herington has been eniploj'ed as superintendent of the Electric light plant to succeed E. L. Rossiter, who has resigned.

Ha will be here to take charge of the plant June 1. Mr. Stromquist was here the first of the week, looked over the municipal plant and agreed on terms with the city commissioners. Commissioner Abstoh says that Mr. Stromquist is highly recommended to him and that he looked over the plant and told of its needs in a manner that showed he understands his business thoroughly.

Mr. Abstou is greatly pleased that he was able to secure Mr. Stromquist. The new superintendent is "at present superintendent of light and water at Herington. Previously he held a similar position at Lindsborg.

It was desired that he take charge here by the 15th of May anyway, but he did not want to come until the 15th of June. A compromise was made and he will come June 1. Mr. Rossiter will go to Deadwood, S. to install an electric light and power plant.

He expects to sell his property here and take up a permanent residence at Deadwood. TO INSTITUTE LODGE. L. D. Jones, state manager, went to Harper Wednesday to institute a new lodge of Homesteaders there.

Deputy Ed Drawhorn also went to Fort Scott Wednesday to work in the interest of the order. WENT TO HUMBOLDT. Mrs. C. E.

Glasscock and son Ken-net of Humboldt, who have been visit-g relatives in this city, returned to their home in Humboldt Wednesday morning. They were accompanied by Mrs. B. F. Bacon and children.

BISHOP HERE SUNDAY. Bishop Frank R. Millspaugh pf To-peka will arrive in Coffeyville Saturday morning. Sunday morning he will confirm a class in the Episcopal church. Further announcement will be made later.

SENATOR LAMB HERE. G. H. Lamb, the well known Yates Center attorney and ex-state senator, was in the city a few hours Thursday morning, visiting his son, Judge A. R.

Lamb, and calling upon acquaintances. He was enroute home from a business trip to Guthrie, Oklahoma. SUNDAY AT YATES CENTER Judge and Mrs. A. R.

Lamb and their guest, Harry Emerson of Los Angeles, California, expect to spend Sunday with the former's parents. Senator and Mrs. G. H. Lamb at Yates Center.

They will go Saturday morning. Mr. Emerson is an old boyhood chum of Judge Lamb. F. A.

NEILSON IMPROVING HOME F. A. Neilson Is making some im-irovement on his property at Seventh and Elm streets. A handsome porch has been added to the -west side of the house and the property is being painted and otherwise improved. 1 SEASON IS EARLY.

Rev. H. Vr Spear reports that he picked the first quart of strawberries of his own raising Wednesday, the 27th. He has raised berries for many years, but this is the earliest picking by about two weeks. says that the berries have not been inured very much by the frosts.

ing system. An early fire will be started next fall. The ministers of Caney have petitioned the city council to close the moving picture shows on Sunday. The petition has been laid over to the next meeting. The Odd Fellows of Fredonia are erecting a new building.

The commissioners of Montgomery county have purchased a new flag for use. at the court house. It. is a beauty, I costing $10 and being 14 feet long and 9 feet wide. Five young -men in the neighbor-.

hood, oIMorehead are said to be hiding "out 'because of charges made against them by a 16-year-old girl. The affair created considerable excitement and there was talk of mob violence for a time. The county-commissioners of Montgomery county have accepted the report of. ex-Sheriff Chas. Paxson of -the and charged.

John Doe has a rival. The county attorney of Wilson county felt that John was overworked and found Mri Thirsty, who belongs to the same club and has attended as many sociables as the aforenamed gent. The survey, for the "Porter road" has been completed from Caney to 5 Vinita, which comprises the first lap. The national conference of the Daughters of, the American Revolu tion closed at Washington Saturday with the election of reeents for the various states. Mrs.

George T. Guern- sey. of Independence was honor! ed by being chosen one of the two regents from Kansas. The Kansas Natural Gas company brought in a gas well on the former Long farm, i miles southeast of Fredonia, on Thursday, the 14th, that Is the monster gas well of the west i half of Wilson county, says the Fre- Conner to v. A.

facnmiat. donia Citizen, it tested a volume 6-32-13 and neU ne4 1 and vVz above twenty-one million cubic feet ne4 1-32-13; $100. dally. The noise of its H. A.

Loy to Robt. Speirs. see-though coming from a six-inch hole, tion 23 and neM 36-32-15; $10,000. deafening in Its immediate -vicin- F. Lant to C.

Wood roof, Ity, and most pronounced for a dis- ne4 34-31-17; tance of two. miles. The well was not J. H. Logan to Jos.

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