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1910 no. WAGSTAFF CLOSES Funeral services were conducted there at 3 o'clock Friday afternoon by Rev. E. C. Whitaker, pastor of the First Christian church, and the re- mains were laid to rest in Elmwood cemetery.

Many friends attended the PAY CHEROKEES HERE AUGUST 13 HEW HOME WILL SOON BE REM CHILD KILLEO BY FALL IIITfl WELL been appointed to solicit subscriptions and from now on the work is to be rushed. The finance committee is composed of L. D. Fuller, John Elias. Thomas Henrs', J.

H. Dawson and Rev. Moore. The promoters of the hospital proposition announce that they are meeting with considerable encouragement from the public and are confident that enough money can be raised by subscription to build the new shipments originating in Coffeyville and delivered in Omaha. The rate from Chanute remains at 22 cents a hundred pounds, the same as the present rate from Coffeyville.

After August 1 the Coffeyville refineries will have an advantage over the Chanute refineries on shipments to Omaha of 5 cents a hundred pounds. This is 20 cents a barrel on barreled oil and 15 cents a barrel on tank car shipments. Omaha is an important distributing center for refined oil. The local refiners, however, expect that the interstate commerce commission will" make them the same rate. They have an application on file.

last sad rites. LOW BABY DEAD. Noah, he S-months-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Ed Low, died at 6 o'clock Friday evening of cholrea infantum.

Death occurred at the home of Mrs. Mattie Alter, a relative, 603 West Third street, and the funeral services were conducted there Saturday afternoon at 3 o'clock by Rev. H. V. Spear, p.fstor of the M.

P. church. Burial was made in Fairview cemetery. A GOOD ROADS MOVEMENT THOROUGHFARES LEADING INTO CITY TO BE IMPROVED. Petitions Being Circulated Among Business Firms Asking for Contributions.

A movement for good roads leading to and from the city of Coffeyville has been started, and from the amount of interest being shown there is reason to believe that the effort will prove successful. Several of' the the city from some of the very best territory in the county are badly in need of repair and should be macadamized by all means. The good reads movement is being successfully agi ,1 lt It would hardly be fair to expect the owner, of the abutting property to defray the entire expense, as the WORK ON THE COUNTRY CLUB HOUSE PROGRESSING. MANY NEW GOLF PLAYERS The Famous Gam; is Becoming Popular in Coffeyville Notes of Players. The new home of the Country Club which is being erected on a picturesque site near the club's golf links is nearing completion, and it is expected that the building will be ready for occupancy within about two weeks.

It is being built on the bungalow plan and will be a very commodious little structure when finished. Architect Clare Henderson, w'bo drew the plans, was particular to provide every possible comfort for the club members and their guests. As soon as the ned home is opened a house warming is to be held. It would seem that golf is to be largelv featured by the club, although splendid tennis grounds are being laid out. In fact nothing is being overlooked that will in any way add to the 'pleasure and comfort of all the club members.

Country Club Notes. A good story is oing the rounds on Judge J. H. Keith. The judge is quite tLl' tablished a new record the local links he was in the first division ana was proud of it.

Thursdav night Judge Keith left for Excelsior Springs, ostensibly to place himself under the care of a doctor, but his friends are telling a different story. The golf links there have just opened under the direction of a professional player and the judge's friends insist that he became wise to this fact and that his real purpose of visiting the springs is to get himself in condition for a j.ry at the new local record. New- 'lavers "are now freouently sem on tbe links, and the workout of so Tie of them is very promising. M. Pall is one of the real hard workers these days.

And at that "It is keeping him busy to stay in the same class with his son. Will. Old players are watching the work of Dr. Martin, who has apneared on the local links but twice. In his try-outs he showed considerable class.

Frank Wettack. one of the new beginners, takes to the work as natural as a duck to water. Now that Frank has entered politics he is equipping himself for a favorable introduction to President Taft. Quite a sprinkling of women are to be noticed on the links of late. And some of them are playing mighty good golf.

too. Jim O'Dell has already established the reputatin of being the longest driver on the links. It is predicted that when. he gets better control or the ball he will be playing the course in "bogey." Sol H. Cohn belongs to the aged class, but it took 14-year-old Will Ball to put him in tbe also ran division.

However. Sol showing improvement and his friends still have hopes. The local players are proud of the club's quartet of "side-wheelers." St. Clair, Goodwin, Long and Roberts. There are three Coffevville golfers whose aggregate weight is 660 pounds and thev have been dubbed the heavy we'ght trio.

They have a standing challenge to meet any three men of equal pounds for money, marbles or Sweetheart flour. roads are used by the public in gen- scalp wide open. Dr. Barker of Dear-eral. Automobile and vehicle owners ing was summoned at once.

He had of all kinds use them in driving into just taken the last stitch closing the the country and the farmers use them wound, when the child breathed its to come into town, and when they last. 1 visit the city it means business for The child was about three years old. our merchants. Its parents had lived on place for With a view of securing financial three or four years. There are a num help from the city, Oscar Jenson ber of other children.

started out with a petition among the business firms Monday morning and RETURNED TO CHICAGO, within a few hours had secured $200 Mrs. Ira Barton and daughter rein pledges for the cause of good roads, turned to tbeir home in Chicago after He states that every business man a visit with Mr. Barton, who is man-consulted approved of the movement aer of the clothing department of and gladly contributed to the expense tr Brothers Commercial Co. of the work. They were favorably impressed with Coffeyville and may return in the fall II HERE THE GUBERNATORIAL CANDIDATE MAKES SPEAKING DATE.

ON MONDAY NIGHT, AUGUST 1 Ex-Senator Lamb Will Also Make an Address Campbell at Independence Tomorrow Night. Tcm Wagstaff win close his long and strenuous campaign for the Republican nomination 'for governor in Coffeyville, his old home town. The announcement has been made that he will speak here on Monday night. August 1, the night before the primary election, and that he will be accompanied by ex-Senator G. H.

Lamb of Yates Center. The place of the speaking and the hour will be announced later. Nearly everyone in Coffeyville knows Tom Wagstaff, so there is no use commenting on his speaking ability. Ex-Senator Lamb is one of the best public speakers in Kansas and his political political addresses this year have made a hit everywhere. He is the father of Judge A.

R. Lamb of this city. Besides the address cf Congressman Campbell at Independence tomorrow night, a talk will be made by Rev. C. B.

Littleton cf Elk one of the candidates for the Republican nomination for representative from the western district of the county. Many local Republicans expect to attend this meeting, as it will be the only one held by Congressman Campbell in this county before the primary election. Before the primary campaign ends, ex-Governor Bailey will make a couple of addresses in this county. The first address will be at Caney on Saturday afternoon, July 30, and the second at Independence in the evening. Both speeches will be the interest of the candidacies of Wagstaff and Campbell.

EXPLAINS PRIMARY ELECTION. Jackson Tells How Voters May Be Challenged. Ten thousand copies of" circulars on the enforcement of the primary election law will be issled within a few-days by the department of the attorney general, and here is what the circular will say and about challenging a party voter a question that has received a great deal of discussion the last week or more: "Where a person offering to vote is challenged on the ground that he is not a member of the party announced by him, that person, unless the challenge is witdrawn, must subscribe to an affidavit in the form set forth in the primary law, and when he has done so he is entitled to vote at the election. It is the duty of the election board to number his ballot as required under the general law where the voter takes the oath, so that the identity of the ballot of the person so challenged may be preserved. The judges of the election have no right to question him concerning his ground of challenge.

The sole requirement of the act is that he take this affidavit before he votes, and that the identity of his ballot be preserved for any future prosecution of the person on the charge of perjury for taking this affidavit falsely, or on any question that may arise on a contest of the results of the primary election. It is an offense for the board of election to refuse to permit a voter to. vote after taking the oath prescribed by section 12 of the primary act, or to permit such voter to vote if challenged on the ground that he is not a member of the party announced by him with out his taking said affidavit, or to neglect to mark his ballot for the purpose of preserving the identity thereof as described above. "The county clerk of each county is directed to furnish a liberal supply of affidavits in each precinct of his county for the use of the voter in case he is challenged on the ground that he is not a member or affiliated with the party whose ticket he seeks to vcte." DEATH OF TWO CHILDREN Aggravated Stomach Trouble Claims a Couple of Infants. James Kenneth Lovett, infant son of Mr.

and Mrs. Earl Lovett, died Friday morning at the family home, 413 West Third street, of an aggravated case of stomach complaint. The little fellow had been sick but a short time. Mr. Lovett, father of the child, is chief clerk to Superintendent P.

A. Buck of the Missouri Pacific. Eugene Stark, the S-months-old son of E. E. Stark, a driver for the Kansas Wholesale Grocery company, died Friday morning at the family home, 916 Delaware street, of stomach complaint.

The remains will te taken to Moundville, Mo, for burial. FOR THE HOSPITAL i Activity Renewed in Interest of Proposed Colored Institution. Active work has been renewed In the Interest of the proposed People's hospital ta be erected in this city by the colored' churches and societies of Coffeyville. Several committees have CAMPA1G MISS HANCOCK'S MOTHER DEAD Pasred Away Suddenly After Return From Kansas City. Mrs.

cock, mother of Miss Anne Hancock, who taught in the Coffey- verj- suddenly at the home in Tulsa Monday morning at 9:13. Han-1 cock had been in Kansas City for the past six weeks takingtreatment for some ailment and had returned home Saturday evening after being dismissed from the hospital as cured. Her death coming so soon after the family had every hope of her recovery is a shock to everyone. The body will be taken to Seymour, for burial. SCHOOL DISTRICT VALUATION.

SPECIAL COMMISSION SENDS ANNOUNCEMENT. BEGIN PROMPTLY AT 8 A. M. Applying Should Bring Circular Letter, Giving Their Number on Miller Roll. A definite announcement of the date when Guion Miller, the special commissioner, will be in Coffeyville for the payment of the Eastern Chero-kees, has at last been made.

Mr. Miller has sent notice that he will be here on Saturday, August 13. Ma in Coffeyville and vicinity in these payments and there has been considerable anxiety to know when the commissioner would be In Coffeyville. Mr. Miller's announcement (follows: Guion Miller special commissioner of the court of claims, will be at the following places on the dates named below for the purpose of distributing warrants to the Eastern Cherokees in settlement of the judgment of the court claims in their favor: Fort Gibson, Wednesday, Juiv 27.

Sallisaw. Thursday and Fri-dav. July 23 and 29. Stilwell. Saturday.

July 30. Westville, Monde Mjrust 1. Grove, Wednesday and Thursday, August 3 and 4. Afton, Friday, August 5. Pryor Creek, Saturday, August 6.

Vinita. Monday and Tuesday, (August 8 and 0. Chelsea, Wednesday, August 10. Claremore, Thursday, Aug. 11 -Nowata, Friday.

August 12. Coffeyville. Kansas, Saturday, August 13. Bartlesville, Monday, Aug. 15 Collinsville.

Tuesday, Aug. 16 Tulsa. Wednesday. Aug. 17.

Porum, Friday. August 19. Muskogee, Saturday and Monday, August 23 and 22. At these joints the persons living in the immediate vicinity will be waited on first; and those coming from a distance will only be paid in the event there is ample time to do so on the dates named. Numbers issued at Tahlequah will not le accepted at other, points.

All persons applying should bring with them the circular letter of June 10, 1909, giving their number of the Miller roll. If this letter has been lost they should bring the postal card giving their application number. Payment will begin promptly at a. at all points named. GUIOX MILLER, Special Commissioner of the Court of Claims.

COMES BACK TO COFFEYVILLE H. H. Kahn Returns from Wichita to Engage in Realty Business. H. II.

Kaon, who ifor a number of years was engaged in the real estate business in this city, but who a few months ago went to Wichita to live, has returned to Coffeyville and has arranged to re-engage in the realty business. His family came back with him and will occupy their former home at 6 East First street. "I have not yet definitely determined upon an office." said Mr. Kabn Saturday. "I have two places under consideration and will settle on one or the other in the next few days." MP.

Kahn proposes to handle both insurance and realty. MRS. SARAH LINES IS DEAD Old Settler Passed Away At Home Near Jefferson. Another of the aged pioneers passed away Friday noon when Mrs. Sarah Lines answered the summons from on high.

Mrs. Lines has lived fcr many years on the farm near Spring Hill and was known by all the old settlers in this county. She has been a widow many years and was 81 years of age at the time of her death. The immediate cause of her death was heart disease and complications due to old age. Mrs.

Lines leaves two sons, both men of families and residents of. the county. These sons are W. M. who recently bought the Sealy Brown farm east of the city and J.

E. who lived oc the old home place with the mother. She was a devoted mother and true friend and her death leaves a vacant place in the home that can not be filled. VOII'T APPLY TO CHAHUTE OIL Coffeyville Refineries Will Have Advantage of 5 Cents in Rate. Chanute Tribune: Chanute oil refiners have ascertained that the rate of 17 cents from Coffeyville to Omaha will not be made effective here.

The rate will become effective the 1st of next month. It -was established by order of ths interstate commerce commission. The Missouri Pacific system, when asked if it would make" a similar rate on business furnished it from Chanute, replied that it intended to obey the order "literally." This means that i the 17-cent rate will apply only to DEATH OF FERN ELEE DEARING FRIDAY. NEAR THE SKULL WAS FRACTURED Rope Broke as Little Girl Was Being Brought to Top Head Struck on Casing. Fern Elee, the little daughter of and Mrs.

Lew Elee. living on the Charles Hicks farm, about one-half. mile east of Bearing, met a tragic and rather unusual death shortly after "i o'clock Friday evening. The little girl fell into a "well and sustained injuries from which she died within a few minutes. The well is dug down to a depth, of 30 feet, and from there on is drilled.

The casing from the drilled portion extends to the top of the well and a bucket i3 used to draw the water up. The well is covered with loose planks, but there is no water in the dug portion. Friday evening. Mrs. Elee went to the well to get the little girl a drink.

Wrhile at the one of the family dogs playfully brushed again little Fern, knocking her into the well. Mrs. Elee at once called for help, and a neighbor boy descended into the well and tied a rope around the child. Just as the child reached the top, the rope broke, letting it fall back into the well. Its head struck on the casing.

fracturing the skull and laying the 10 resiue in mis ciiy. RETURNED FROM Mr. and Mrs. A. A.

Bessey are home fiom a ten days trip of a combined business, and pleasure nature. While gone. Mr. Hessev visited a number or mark-a' ot-t REV. SHULER HERE.

Rev. J. A. Shuler, pastor of the M. E.

church at Tyro, was In Coffeyville Saturday morning on business. He is progressing nicely with his work at Tyro. ORGANIZER HUFF IN CITY. A. B.

Huff, state organizer for the Knights and Ladies of Honor, is sepnding a few days in the city In the interest of the local lodge of the order SERVICES SUSPENDED. The regular weekly services at the Railroad Y. M. C. A.

have been suspended during the Chautauqua. No services will be held tomorrow, Sun- dry. Secretary Geer stated today GEORGE BELL RESIGNS JOB fiiwr rnnner.tian a Aitittant Man. Mr- Bell nas a large number of friends in this city who will regret to hear of his determination to quit the employ of the company. He will go from here to his old home at Jennings, La, and after a visit there will go to Southern Texas and engage in business.

BRINGS BR'OEHOME WITH Dillard Clark Visits and Becomes a Benedict. Dillard H. Clark, proprietor of the Stevens Electric company on West Eighth street, has returned from his recent trip East, and to the surprise of his many friends he brought a bride home with him. He was married to Miss Mary E. Cannon, daughter of Mr.

and Mrs. George B. Cannon of London, The marriage was solemnized at the family home on July IB. Mrs. Clark's father Is a cousin of Uncle Joe Cannon, the much talked, of speaker of the house of representatives in Washington.

Mr. and Mrs. Clark will go to house keeping just as soon as they can find a suitable residence. ACCEPTS A POSITION. Miss Clara Teter has accepted a temporary position as stenographer with the Coffeyville Mercantile com pany during the vacation of come of the regular She is from Osa- watomie and a recent graduate of the Coffeyville Business college.

VISITORS FROM OSWEGO. Miss Mary Belt and Mi3 Elizabeth Dunaway arrived from Friday to visit the former's brother, R. F. and C. S.

Belt, before returning to their homes in MRS. FRED LANE ENDED LIFE IN FIT OF DESPONDENCY. AT SOUTH COFFEl VILLE Relatives in Nebraska Were Notified and Will Probably Care for the Body. In a fit of despondency, Mrs. Katie Lane, wife of Fred Lane, a cab driver for the Old Line company, swallowed a quantity of carbolic acid at her home in South Coffeyville at 10 o'clock Thursday night.

She died in great agony a few minutfcs later. Mrs. Lane was 37 years eld. She formerly lived with her husband in this city, but recently they moved to south town. Her mother, Mrs.

J. W. West, lives on a farm near Wymore, Neb. She was notified cf her daughter's death by the Coffeyville Furniture company, this company having charge of the body. Funeral services over the remains of Mrs.

Fred Lane were conducted a. the undertaking rooms of the Coffeyville Furniture company Monday afternoon at 3 o'clock by Rev. E. Whittaker, pastor of the Christian church, and the interment was marie in Fairview cemetery. Mrs.

Lane committed suicide in South Coffey ville last Thursday night by drinking carbolic acid. SUES MO. PAG. FOR 515,155 David Carns Brings Action for Death of His Wife. David A.

Cams, of Sycamore has filed suit in district court against the Missouri Pacific railway company for $15,155, as a result of the death of his wife, who was killed by one of the company's work trains last May. Mrs. Carns was crossing the tracks in a buggy about 7:30 on the morning of May 10, when she was struck by the engine of the train. A freight train was passing over the switch track as Mrs. Carns approached in the buggy, and after it had passed, she started to cross and was on the main line when a work train, which is said to have been going at a rate of fifty miles an hour, came down the track, and as Mrs.

Carns was deaf, to a great extent, the pilot of the engine struck her buggy before she was aware that the train was near, and dashed it to pieces against the depot. Mrs. Carns was caught on the pilot of the engine and carried for 100 feet before the engine was stopped. She was almost instantly killed. According to the allegations in the petition, the track at the spot where Mrs.

Cams was killed, is surrounded by hedges and high weeds, making it almost impossible to see a train when approaching. On the day that she was killed, the switch tracks were filled with box cars, and a high wind was blowing. It is further alleged that after the train had struck Mrs. Cnrns it could have been stopped long before it was. The petition further states that the spot where Mrs.

Cams met her death is in plain view from the engine cab, for a considerable distance, and for a sufficient to enable the engineer to stop a train before it reached the spot. The case will be tried in the October term of court. FINE PEACHES FROM ALLIN'S. zP. N.

Allin presented The Journal with a basket of fine peaches which were grown on his farm, west of the city. They have a delicious flavor and are verv tempting to the most fastidious. We wish to thank Mr. Allin for the gift. ONLY FOUR APPLICANTS.

W. P. Royer, local civil service clerk, has received word from the de-. partment headquarters that only four applicants have filed for the clerk-carrier examination which will be held here August 3. A number of application blanks have been given out, and Mr.

Royer desires that those intending to take the examination hand in their applications at once. AUTO SOLO. Marshal Fulton of, the ity court, Friday morning sold Albert Tanner's automobile at public auction to John Hawthorne (for $270. The sale was made to satisfy a judgment of about $240 obtained bv Grover Fitzpatrick, Tanner's brother-in-law, la the city court. Tbe auto i3 a Model 1907 model and well, worth the money Mr.

Hawthorne paid for It. mW ORANK CARBOLIC ACID "DICK" ANDERSON INJURED FORMER COFFEYVILLE CITIZEN MEETS WITH ACCIDENT. He Was After Tank of Water Near Lenapah When His Wagon Overturned. Richard Anderson, a former well known resident of Coffeyville, but who for sometime past has been conducting a hotel and livery stable at Lenapah, met with an accident Friday afternoon which will probably cause his death. He was still alive at noon Saturday, bup the attending physician stated that his chances for recovery were slim.

Anderson, accompanied by a small boy, drove from his hotel to" the river near Lenapah for the purpose of getting a tank of water. After filling the tank, the team was started out of the stream. One of the horses balked, allowing the wagon to slip backward, causing it to overturn. Anderson fell and was caught between the tank and the ground. The boy that was with him succeeded in removing the tank off of Mr.

AnderEon's-body, but it was fully four hours before medical aid reached him. His body was badly crushed and it is believed that he suffered internal injuries. Mr. Anderson lived in this city for manv years. He was a member of the furniture firm of dinger and Anderson and later was employed for a long time by A.

P. Boswell, then in the hardware business. He has a and five children, three of the latter being married. NEW HAY BEING BROUGHT Hi This Year's Crop Not So Very Large but of Fine Quality. Considerable new hay is being brought to Coffeyville by the farmers of this immediate section of the country.

It is of fine quality, but it is said that the crop will not be very large this year. A large amount of the acreage used last year for hay was put into oats this year, hence a shortage in the former crop. The new hay is selling for from $6 to $7 a ton and is finding a ready market at these prices. The Kemper Grain company is handling a goodly amount of the new crop. HE KILLEDAH ARMADILLO W.

A. Geyer Thought a Hen House Burglar Was a 'Possum. W. A. Geyer, who lives at 509 East Eighth street, heard a disturbance in his hen house Friday night about 11 o'clock and went out to investigate.

He found what appeared to be a 'possum feasting upon an old hen in one corner of the house and began a bombardment with brick bats. He finally killed the 'possum only to find that it was an armadillo, a little animal with a scaley body. The little animal had broken into the hen house, gobbled onto a fowl and had torn off one wing when discovered by Mr. Geyer. Owing to its armor-like covering, it was with difficulty that Mr.

Geyer killed the marauder. He brought the little animal up town Saturday morning, and ascertained that it had escaped from the show on the lots at the corner of Tenth and Maple streets. The armadillo is a native of South America and by some is known as the grave digger, from the alleged fact that it sometimes burrows into graves. They are a timid and generally inoffensive, and subsist mostly upon insects. When alarmed, they roll themselves up into a ball, leaving nothing exppsed but the plates or scaly cor-erings of their backs.

BANNER OATS CROP. John Wishall of Cherokee Township Gets 69 Bushels to Acre. The largest number of bushels of oats per acre yet reported was threshed this week on the farm of John Wishall by Elmer Mahan, which averaged nearly 69 bushels to the acre. Mr. Wishall has thirty acres and made, in round numbers, 2,074 bushels, and it weighed 35 pounds to the bushel, which in actual weight amounts to nearly 200 bushels more.

HAS NARROW Edna Sun: Little Miss Nema RIdgeway came very near being seriously injured by a cow which Len Carlton was driving through town Tuesday morning. Nema was in the public highway south of the railroad track and the cow started after her at full speed. In her flight from the cow the little miss fell down, and this was what probably saved her," as the beast could not stop in its road rush and passed without doing any serious harm. One 1 arm was pretty badly scratched, but this will soon heal and the narrow escape will be forgotten. Superintendent W.

M. Sinclair, which was recently instituted here, clerk of the board of education, h3s Mr. Huff's headquarters are at Pitts-just received from the county clerk burg, Kan. the valuation of this school district as returned by the assessors this spring. The valuation is $12,270,870, a gain of nearly $200,000 over last year.

BIG WESTERN TRIP. Dr. and Mrs. Clark Starry and child will leave Wednesday night for a that services would be resumed at the month's trip to the Pacific coast. Enjclcse of the assembly at Forest park, route they will go through Denver and Salt Lake City to San Francisco, and from there by water to Portland mcst time with Mrs.

Starry's folks at Tlirv HCT IIV HCDC Vancouver. They will spend the Awrid. ure. ueiurning. tney wi.i ageP for Telephone Company, take the northern route via St.

Paul, Minn. George F. Bell, for some time past assistant manager for the Missouri REV. RANDALL GOES WEST. and Kansas Bell Telephone company Rev.

A. F. Randall of the Episcopal in this city, has tendered his resigna-church at Independence left Coffey- tion, to take effect August 1. His suc-ville Tuesday morning-for Salt Lake cessor has.net as yet been decided City, where he will snend several upon. inn I IllCI Dl lilLnC HUUIULII I Candidates for Railroad Commissioner Were Here Same Day.

It isn't often that Coffeyville has the opportunity to entertain three state candidates at the same time, all running for the same office and on the same ticket. That's what happened Thursday, but the joke of the thing is that neither candidate knew the other was in town and no one here was expecting them. The three men to meet on each others trail were G. W. Kanavel, who hopes to succeed himself as railroad commissioner; J.

T. WTiite of Ada and B. Ward of Belleville, both seeking Mr. Kanavel's place. "Did you know that Mr.

White was in town?" Commissioner Kanavel was "Is he? Well. I didn't know it, but I guess the town is big enough for both of us." "Yes, he; is here, and also Mr. Ward." i "You don't say so? Well, we are not camping on each others' trails and as far as I know the fact that we all happened here at the same time is a mere coincidenL WAS IN INDEPENDENCE. Judge Stephen J. Osborn made a trip- to tbe county seat town Friday morning on legal matters.

there he put his ear to the ground, and he says he Jieard strange political rumblings. The judge refused to state just what the sounds indicated. GRAVES FUNERAL HELD. i The body of Mrs. Orley Graves, who died at Corpus Texas, the first of the week, arrived on the Katy early Friday morning; accompanied by the husband, and was taken to the family home on East Eleventh street.

weeks. He was accompanied by his I mother as far as Kansas City, where they will separate, and she will go to her home in Wisconsin and he will go on his journey west. GOES ON HIS VACATION. W. L.

McLaughlin, manager of the lumber department of the Brown Supply company, left Tuesday morning for Kansas City to spend part of his vacation. After visiting there for several days he will go to Winfleld, and visit with hi3 folks, who reside in that city. During his absence his place will be filled by Floyd Baxter of Pittsburg, Kan. MRS. BAKER HOME.

Mrs. Maudene Baker of West Fourth street has returned home from a month's visit and outing with relatives at Duncan, Okla. She will be principal of the Whittier school the coming year. WILL INSTALL OFFICERS. The Pythian Sisters, the recently organized auxiliary to the Knights of Pythias lodge, will have a called meeting Wednesday night for the.

installation of newly elected officers. VISITED MRS. MURPHY. Mesdames. J.

H. Butler and John Mesdames. J. H. Butler and Johnj Givens and their guests, Mrs.

Mary -t Kinney of Hot Springs and Mrs. Kate in Coffeyville the guests of th former's daughter, Mrs. W. Murphy. They made the trip on the lnterurban..