Scott County Kicker from Benton, Missouri • Page 4

COTT OOUtfTY KICKER. vbsertpttes. per year, txMtbs, 90c. 8 months. 85c.

4 I I 2)i, 1 sMj-i SOCIALIST LOCALS. Local Mna meets the flint Wednesday and third Saturday of each month In Red Men's hall, North Illmo. L. R. Parker, Sec.

Local Commerce meets every Saturday afternoon nt city Hull. Commerce. H. G. Anderson.

Sec. Local Oak Grove meets 2d and 4th Saturdays In each month. N. G. Hopper, Secretary.

Other secretaries should send In their time of meeting IS THIS MISSOURI LAWT To the Grand Jury "Officer to Secure Best Rates. In procuring the publication of any law, proclamation, adtert lament or notice, as in the next pre-cceding section mentioned. THE PUBLIC OFFICER SHALL ACCEPT OF THE MOST ADV A VTA-GEOUS RATES THAT CVN UK OBTAINED, not exceeding the rates limited In the next piecced-ccedlng section." Here is something to investigate something red hot and fresh SOCIALISTS IX THE SADDLE Milwaukee, April 10. The Socialists municipal regime was launched this morning, when the Democratic administration of David S. Hose stepped out anil the cohorts of Socialism, led by Kmil Seidel.

took charge. Of the aldermen, witli tlin W-. hold-overs who took their seats in the Council chamber, twenoy-one are Socialists, and fourteen are divided between the Republicans and Democrats. Alderman Melius was elected president of the Council. The Council elected the Rev.

Carl Thompson city clerk. The Council then voted to send a committee of three, one from each party, to the Mayor's oflice to notify him the Council was ready to hear his in- augural message. I Amid the cheers of hundieds of1 Socialists crowded it) tht luill 1 Mayor Seidel walked to the council chamber, asceuded the platform which was heavily banked with flowers, and began his message to his followers. Consecration to a task of making Milwaukee a safe place for its men. women and children was the keynote of the inaugural address of Mayor Seidel, He took up in con-sideable detail the plan of the party for the uext two years, but throughout ran the thread ot the duty to the people of the city.

Care for tne laboring classes, a reorganization of municipal finances, a municipal survey, to make possible the establishment ot a ouud economic system, placing of an expert in charge of public works cleauer street cars and shorter hours for its employees, regulation of saloons, and abolishment of sin ecures such as water registrar, sn-l perintendent of bridges, a new isolation hospital and a municipal electric light plant, are the phases of the message. CIRCUIT COURT DOINGS. In its slow, monotonous way the' Skinning Machine has been grind-' ing. The army of poor devils in jail have nothing, and they who! have are learning to walk around I the Machine. Hence the lawyer may find slim picking.

I'p to' the I time of going to pres- the follow- ing happened: Charles Koelzur ami Win, Wil- liums discharged from parole. 1 Alvie Daily discharged from pa-! role on grand larceny charge and permitted to go until next term on burglary charge. I Thurl Spradling, Clyde I'orter and Ed Abernathy, paroled, repor- ttd and permitted to go until next term. The various cases against Wul-1 ter Kendall, of Sikeston, selling li-1 onor to minors, dismissed. I Cases against F.

Dnnnenmuel-ler and George Metz failing to take oath aud file bond not to adulterate liquor, pleas of guilty and stay of execution on payment ot costs. The several who was lined for this offense the governor remitted the fines. lint the cost well, officials are not. "serving the people" for their health. The part that is remitted would go to the people to their public treasury, (treat is justice! Dud and Henry Beggs.

of Illmo, buying and receiving stolen property, tried by jury. The trial began Tuesday and on Wednesday the in. ry returned a verdict of guilty and i fixed their punishment at two years i in the pen each. Motion fox' new1 trial will be made. 1 The eases acninst Rpn.

RucW 1 burglary; Cecil Bowsen, obtaining money under false pretenses; Press Elkins, gambling; W. T. Bentley, feloneous assault and Frank Black, feloneous assault, were continued. Frank Welter, forgery, plea of guilty, two years, paroled. Ed.

Ivy Racel, assault, fined Elmer Stockdale, carrying pistol, fined $100. Stay of execution during good behavior. Gurley Stevens, same. Divorces were granted to Alma Carmichael and Annie Story, and 23 other divorce cases adorn the docket. But Socialism would destroy the home, they say.

mi SOCIALIST DOINGS. Local secretaries should not neglect to collect the April insnll-ment of the money subscribed for organiser and forward same to me. Alex. B. Thompson, coun-ty secretary.

Blodgett, Mo. THE CLAUD HAY GASfi. When the Kicker learned Mf the trouble at Morehouse in which Claud Hay killed Dr. Hart, I felt sure that Mr. Hay would not act without good cause.

While the stories circulated all seem to indicate no justification on the part of Hay, yet the Kicker has gathered enough to believe that Mr. Hay will be acquitted nt his preliminary hearing Saturday. While my information is not direct, yet I consider it reliable, and comes from three political friends of Dr. Hart. Some two years ago Dr.

Hart met Mr. Hay and broke his jaw with a pair of knucks, or thought to have been knucks. After the recent election Dr. Hart announced that he would again whip Hay. And sent the word to Hay.

Hay was in the habit of going to the depot to gather news for his paper, but for three days did not lenye the house, but sent his wife. Dr. Hart was seen at the depot several times during this period and remarked that he was looking for Hay. A darymau told him he had better let Hay alone. After the third day Hay ventured out.

As he was passing a grocery store, Dr. Hart, who was inside, saw him, rushed out and called to him to stop. Hay turned and fired four shots. HERE AND YONDER. It is reported here that Baily Wilkerson, whose auto killed Steve Rodgers.

settled with the relatives for $1 This does not prevent the grand jury from investigating whether or not Mr. Wilkersou was guilty of criminal carelessness It is the public that needs protection. A few indictmeuts ngainst reckless driving might help some. The farmers automobile is the thresher engine He has to stop when meeting anyone and help lend the team by. But he is only a work ox.

It seems cruel to mention it, but the late Tom Hortou, of Blodgett, had a share of stock in the Court House Organ that cost him At public sale it brought $4. 5(1. No water iu that stock. But it does seem that our best people could hold up the market value better than that. The Kicker is having a "time," with some of its subscribers on former rural route No.

1, Commerce. All papers not otherwise ordered are addressed to Illmo. Route 1, Commerce, has been discontinued, and I don't know where to address (Jus Hilleman. Henry Roth, and so on, unless at Illmo. Swank, a former resident of Price Landing, died at hi-home at Charleston Sunday.

and Mrs. Arthur Chrismon, of Benton attended the funeral at CharlcMon Monday. M. Dennett, of Morley. closed a deal this week by which he takes charge of the Benton blnck-Miilth hop.

Mr. Bennett a lilnekinirli of many years experience. and Mrs. Adolph Rnlun. or Kewanee came up Saturday on a i-lt and returned I.

-V. Hood, od Mnrmaduke. a former newspaper man of Men-ton, was here this week. Editor Finch. of the Illmo Republican, was a caller at the Kicker office Tuedao.

FROM KW There wa.s a petition circulated here Sunday asking for an election to bond the county for a new court house at Benton, but people did not seem anxious to Mgn it. Some believe it onl, a trick of politician to get people off the real question ami got them to quurling oer minor matters. If we arc to have a special election, why not vote to abolish the office of highway That is of greater importance to farmers than court house. Mut. tnalie the court limine nvmin Is running short of funds and needs another ballot job.

You can lead a mule to water, but you can't make him drink. And very likely there'll be something doing next fall. Lawrence Reichert and Anton Hahn, of the Shovelers Union, organized a stiike while working for John Stike. Lawrence stuck for lower wages and Anton struck the air. The next day Mr.

Stike separated the two putting Anton to work in the basement and Lawrenz in the ditch and the call for soldier to crush the strike cancelled. Will Bryant, family and mother, of Charleston, visited the family Joe Compas last week, and Coinpas accompanied them home. The farmers' union had a call meeting here Monday night with a good attendance. Louis Kilhafner has old his farm to Frank Schmidt for ifcl.OOO. It is said Louis will to Oklnbn.

ma. We don't like to hear that. Anton Hahn is the census taker for our community. Leo (ilastetter, who went to South Dakota to be treated for cancer, returned Saturday and thinks he is cured. Mrs.

Simon Heisserar, of Oran, accompanied her grand-daughter, little Welton Stike, home Monday, and took dinner with her daughter Mrs. John Stike. Since the auto craze sot In people are afraid to go out on the road especially women with a horse and buggy. John Boncn says he will take a trip around tho world. He will probably got a map and walk around It.

Phillip Harness has lumber on the ground for a dwelling In the the Itetchert block. Martin Senferth, of St. Louis, was here Sunday. Subsrlbe for the only Kicker the paper that tells it straight. FROM KELSO On account of rain UlntteU sale was postponed until the 26th.

a son was born to Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Heuring. Anton Strabler died at his home near Kelso last week.

Otto Dannenmueller has bought a typewriter. Frank Compas was out among the farmers selling binders. A petition is being circulated to build a new church at Edna. The party at Ignatz mirger's Sunday night was well attended. FROM ILLMO.

J. W. Jacob is in New Orleans this week attending the convention of the Biotherhood of Railway Clerks. Mrs J. McColgan is visiting her husband in Maiden, who is on a passenger run out of that place.

What is the cause of all this excitement in llltnof Why we have live new boards in the sidewalk south of J. P. Lightner's. After an extended visit to Car-bondale, Mrs. H.

A. Moore is home again. A. (J. Miller, the Socialist lawyer of Benton, was here last week aud had notice served that the recent city election held here would be contested.

Mr. aud Mrs. Win, Irvin were at Benton Tuesday. FROM HEAD DISTRICT. Chan.

McPltorson, of our school. Is acting ns principal of ldiuo during the absence of Prof. McGoe. Mr. McPherson has just closed a successful term of school here.

There were many visitors on the last day. Mr. McPherson and Martin Uelsninn will attend the Cape Normal this summer. FROM MACEDONIA Ancell Greer and the Misses Fre-Koch and Hannah Bles were nt Illmo Sunday. Sunday was confirmation day at the Lutheran church, and Alma Eifert.

Hattie Bretzell. Fred and Emil Springer, and Robt. Schiwitz were among the confirmed. Sunday school every Sunday in the forenoon. Come.

L. L. Smith's school closed Friday with several visitors present. The rain set our farmers back in planting corn. Yancy Sanders spent Saturday night with his uncle John at Commerce.

Fredoline Scherer of Sehererville was here Saturday and Aug. Weber was here Monday. FROM ELLIS DISTRICT. Ellis school closed Friday with a well prepared program. Sunday school will begin at Ellis school house next Sunday.

Everybody come. Maggie Adams, who has been attending school nt Benton, is home. The wind blew the roof off Albert Adams' barn and the hail did great damage to melons and corn. FROM CAMPBELL DISTRICT. Mr.

nn dMrs. H. Humphrey, of Cross Plains, visited the family of Ambrose Monds Sunday; Mr. and Mrs. Andy Cobblev isited the family of J.

Harvey iMoore, and Mr. and Mrs. Chan. House spent the day at Christian Kanzler's The Misses Emma Walker and Idoln and Lorena Monds pent one day last week with Mrs. Cnab.

Trinkler. Charles Trinkler and Martin Blattel were at Oran Saturday. The childre of John Vick and C. Kanzler have the menscls. Slla Mutter and family moved down here from Benton.

We hadrpilte a hail btorm and rain Friday night. FROM HICKORY GROVE. L. L. Knuckles had a line cow killed by the railroad, Monday, at Leedy's switch.

Mack Morrow had a cow badly hurt at the same time. The hull fixed the gardens. Rye that had headed out was damaged. Silas Fiuley and Mack Morrow were at Blodgett Monday. Mr.

and Mrs. T. L. Strayhorn, of Wards Switch visited the family of Luther Knuckles Sunday, FROM OAK GROVE. Wm.

Mullins. Ed. Brewer. R. .1.

Burnett and Fred Watkins, of Diehlstadt, were here Sunday. All directors aro requested to be present nt the meeting at the school hou.so April 28. Charley Corbett moved his father-in-law to Cairo. He will llocate at Metropolis. They are fishing over on busy Ridge during this wet weather.

Mrs. T. Schneider has ir0 little chicks. A LAY QUESTION. "Would you like the floors In I asked the architect.

The new householder looked dubious. "Would you like the floors In Mosaic "I don't know much about that," ho finally said. "I ain't got any prejudice against Moses us man, and maybe he knew a lot about the law. As regard laying floors, though. I kinder think I'd rather have them un-secterlnn.

Harper's Weekly. WOULD FOOL PAPA. "If you refuse me," wild the young man, "I shall blow out my brains." "I'd hate to have you do that," replied tho girl, thoughtfully, "and yet it would be a good joke on pa. He says you haven't any, you know." Philadelphia Public Ledger. FOUND OUT.

i "Would you like to henr a secret involving Mrs. Nextdoor in a dreadful ncnndal?" "Yes, oh, yes! Toll It to mo!" "I don't know any such secret. You have certainly got a mean disposition." Houston Post. FROM VANDU8EB. John McDavid, of St.

Louis, was down to see friends Sunday. Fred Edmiston is visiting in Evansville, III. Many of onr Socialists went to Crowder Tuesday night to hear Stanley Clark, They report a large crowd and a good speech. Dr. Moulder, of Crowder, ws here Tuesday.

L. V. Woodward was at Pnxeco this week. At our town election on April 5, two Socialist and two What-is-its were elected, and a Socialist aud a What-is-it tied. Tuesday another election was held aud Albert Fant, the Socialist was elected.

Six Pupils of our school took the county examination Friday. Miss Grace Bonehart is recovering from measels. Mesdames Bennett and Carlisle, of Crowder visited Mrs. M. A.

Cooksey Monday. Mrs J. R. Joyce entertained friends at dinner Sunday The Misses Mae and Johnnie Mc-Cutcben, of Crowder, and a cousin from Tennessee, were the guests of Mrs. W.

B. Lacy Monday Mr. and Mrs. T. J.

Ladd and son. Tom, ot Taft, were up on a visit. They have bought a home there and like it Mrs. D. A.

Potter accompanied Mrs. l. K. Stirs to her home at Chaffee. Miss Maud Vnuduser.

of Morehouse, was here Sunday Subscribe for the only Kicker. FROM MULLINS ISLAND. Mrs. Theo. Campbell of Oran, visited here and on Bngg Ridge a few days last week.

Fred Williams and family were over from Bugg Ridge Saturday visiting the family of P. R. Wil liams, and John Evans visited near Oran Sunday. R. N.

Fields and W. A. Beggs were nt Benton Monday, and A. A. Evans was there Tuesday.

John Cook and family and Mrs. Robt. Capps of Hooe district, were the guests of W. A. Beggs Sunday.

Mrs. R. N. Fields celebrated her birthday Sunday by serving dinner to relatives and friends. Mrs.

Linson Dabbs visited her parents at Parma Sunday, returning Tuesday. Wm, Dickerson says he will soon have potatoes large enough to eat. John Fields of Columbus, Ky. was here Sunday. Little Lora Evans has chills.

Subscribe for the only Kicker. FROM BUGG RIDGE. Wm. Hollick has completed a new barn and Dick Emerson has begun one. Mrs.

S. P. Marshall visited at Blodgett Monday. Rev. Harris will continue the meeting here all week.

After several days absence because of sickness, Verna Lile is again at school. Ward Perdue was up from Crowder Monday. Our school will close April 2S. Subscribe for the only Kicker, the paper that tells It straight. FROM STUMP TOWN.

The barn of Andy Tohill was by lightning Friday evening and slightly damaged. Three sheep were killed. Mr. an dMrs. Peter Urhahn took their little son to Chaffee to see the choo-choo cars.

Wm. Evans has a red mule and is farming right now. He was at Benton and Vanduser sign painting last week. Jeff Painter ha started to dig a cistern. Sam Lewlss who has been sick, is up again.

A son wn shorn to Mr. and Mrs. Henry Modglln. Aron Culbertson is working for Sam LewU; FROM RANDLES. Joe Slosser, of New Hamburg, has moved here.

He says ho Is tired of farming in the hills. August Schlegpl, of Kelso was here lost week. George Hensley, our teacher, visited home folknat Jackson Saturday, returning Sunday. The Misses Rosa and Edith Halter of Benton visited home folks Hast week. Antone Helsserer and Albprt McKsmer, of Kelso, were here lust week.

Nick Brucker, of Perkins, was here Sunday. Frankle Felden hn returned to Rock vie FROM BELL CITY. Mrs. Macke went to Deering to visit her daughter who is reported very nick. T.

B. Atwood left Wednesday to visit friends in Indiana. The wlfo of Cha. Medlln died east of this placo Monday and was burled at the cemetary near here Tuesday of last week. Bell City Is soon to have a lumber yard.

A stock company has been formed and construction of necessary buildings will soon begin. This is something that Is needed here very much aud will uo doubt help In building up our lllttle town. The I.X. L. Handle Co.

of Dexter come up Tuesday and took up three can of hickory from the boys. Mr. Teachout bought the stave cutting machinery belonging to L. W. Heagy, near here, and shipped It to Dexter, Mr.

Teachout will take tho machinery near Poplar Bluff, where he will put In a stave factory. A. K. Lucke, of Mexico, is here looking after his farm, A. L.

Blffle bad business at Perkins this week. A. U. Goodman made a business trip to White Water this week. A.

Q. Miller. ATTORNEY-AT- LAW and Notary Public. Office iu Kicker Building, Benton. FROM SALCEDO.

Salcedo's 2nd ball team played Rootwad Sunday and Rootwad got licked. Saleedo and Cross Roads will play uext Sunday. There is considerable1 water on the land here and it is about to get Dan Mcbride's garden. Robt. Thomas sold a horse last week for $150.

Our school will close Friday. Carpenters are erecting a new-hay shed for John Chadd. Our ball team has rented two acres from Doss Thompson for a ball ground. J. has lumber on the ground to enlarge his warehouse.

FROM SLAWUT. Allle Sexton and family have returned from Smlthlnnd, where they had been called be-cauHc of the sickness of his brother. Rolelgh Sexton of Sikeston was a visitor at Henry Hoelt's Friday. Farmers feel blue over being set back by the rain and cold miup. Miss Rose Hall has returned from her vlwlt to Charleston.

A daughter wan born to Mr. and Mrs Damhlll Saturday. FROM MOUNT ZION. Alfred Cradsack, from near Charleston, has moved umong us. There will be preaching Saturday night and Sunday.

Hall did considerable damage to gardens here. Miss Maggie Mertz is visiting nt Sikeston. Aunt Lou Preston has 80 little chicks. FROM BUCKEYE. The young folk of Buckeye attended church at Boardmuu chapel Sunday night.

Sam Potts is very sick with mumps, und Tom Burget has measles. Luther Potts, who has been sick with pneumonia, is better. Ethel Vanover was at Sikeston visiting Saturday. Henry Rauuey was at Blodgett Sundny. FUBLIC SALE.

On Saturday, April 23, 1010, at my farm adjoining Kelso on the west, I will sell three mules, one mare, six head of cattle, two cows with calves, a sow with pigs, and thre young sows, a binder, two mowers, a wheat drill, corn drill, corn shelter, cider mill, wheat fan, section harrow, a 3-horse plow, 2-horsc plow, corn plow, two cultivators, two wagons, a buggy, some household and kitchen furniture and many other articles. Terms $5.00 and under, cash; over S3 a credit of 6 months will be given, purchaser giving 6 per cent note with approved security. No interest charged if promply pnld at maturity. No property to be removed until terms are complied with. JOHN BLATTEL.

Public Snle Owing to rain my sale advertized for April 10 was postponed to Tuesday, April 20. When I will sell at my place, 1 1-2 miles east of Kelso, 2 mules, a horse, cow, calf, a sow, shoots, binder, mower, huyrake, wheat drill, corn drill, disc cultivator, Acme hnrrow. section harrow, A A harrow, three 2-horse plown, 2 corn plows, two 1 -horse cultivators, wagon, buggy about 5 loads of clover hay, about 200 bushels of corn, a set of blacksmith tools, household and kitchen furniture, aud many other articles. Terms; S5.00 and under, cnh; over a credit of 0 mouths will be given, purchaser giving 0 per cent note with approved security. No interest charged if promptly paid at maturity.

Nothing to be removed until the terms of sale have been compiled with. Jacob Blattel. BUSINESS LOCALS. For Sale Two fresh milk cows. Joe Strack, Sehererville.

Taken up A red inewl.v cow, white npot in forehead and several white upoUon body. Found calf April 15. Apply to Chas. Blattel, Commerce, Rfd. 2.

Strayed A small gray mure, 12 years old. Left my place at Cross Plains about three weeks ago. A liberal reward for information. J. H.

Shelton, Benton, KM. 1. For sale. A good brood mare Has raised a colt each year for the past three years, and will drop a foal within a few days from Egyptian Boy. Will sell for cash or good note.

J. C. Sanders, Oran, Mo. For Sale. My farm, about one and a half miles East of Bleda, on the Bleda and New Hamburg road, containing 00 acres 80 in cultivation and the rest in (timber Good house, stable, out buildings and plenty of water.

Charles Berger, Oran, Mo. R. 1 2l-2t this week. If you have farm or town property for sale, place It with me. 22 D.

H. Harper, Oran, Mo. For Sale. One Poland-China boar pig (eligible to register. Pedigree furnished.

Also oue full blood Jersey heifer 16 months old. W. V. Miller, Chaffee, Mo. For Sale.

Good white shucked corn at 65 cents a bushel, at my farm near New Hamburg. 20- it Louis Pfefferkorn. For Bale. Improved and unimproved farms near Oran, Chaffee, New Hamburg, Blodgett, and Dlehlstadt at prices ranging from 920 to $45 per acre. Also business) and residence property In Oran, Vanduser, Commerce and Dlehlstadt.

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Adopted at Chicago, In 1003. As measures calculated to strengthlng the working class In its fight for the realization of this ultimate aim and to increase Its power of reslstancce against capitalist oppression, we advocate and pledge ourselves, and our elected officers, to the following program 1. The immediate government relief for the unemployed workers by building schools, by reforesting cut-over and waste lands, by reclamation of arid tracts, and the building of canals, and by extending all other useful public works. All persons cm-ployed on such works shall be employed directly by the government under an eight-hour workday and at the prevailing rate of union wages. The government shall also loan money to the states and municipalities without interest for the purpose of carrying on publio works.

It shall contribute to the funds of labor organizations for the pur-nose of assisting their unemployed members, and shall take such other measures within its power as will lessen the widespread misery of the workers caused by the misrule ot the capitalist class. 2. The collective ownership of railroads, telegraphs, telephones, steamboat lines and all other means of social transportation and communication, and all land 8. The collective ownership of all industries which are organized on a national scale, and in which competition has virtually ceased to exist. 4.

The extentlon of the public domain to Include mining, quar ries, oil wells, forests and water power. 5. The scientific reforestation of timber lands, and the reclamation of swamp lands. The land so reforested or reclaimed to be permanently retained as a part of the public domain. 6.

Tho absolute freedom of the press, speech and assemblage. INDUSTRIAL DEMANDS. 7. The Improvement of the Industrial condition of the workers by shortening the workday In keeping with' the Increased productiveness of machinery. By securing to every worker a rest period of not less than a day and a half each week.

By securing a more effective Inspection of workshops and factories. By forbidding the employment of children under 16 years of age By forbidding the Interstate transportation of the products of child labor, of convict labor, and of all uninspected factories. By abolilsblng official charity and substitute la Its place compulsory Insurance against unem- filoymeent, Illness, accident, and death. POLITICAL DEMANDS. 8.

The extentlon of inheritance taxes, graduated in propo-tion to the amount of the bequests and to the nearness of kin. A graduated income tax. Unrestricted and equal suffrage for men and womea, and we pledge ourselvves to engage la an active campaign la that direction. The Initiative and referendum propotional representation, and the right of recall. The abolutlon of the Senate.

The abolition of the nower usurped by the supreme court of the United States to pass upon the constitutionality of the leg islation enacted oy congress. National laws to be renealed or abrogated only by act of Congress or by a referendum of the-whole people. That the constitution be made amendable by majority vote. The enactment of futher measures of general education and the conservation of health- The bureau of education to be made a department. The creation of a department of public health.

The seporatlon of the nresent bcreau of labor from the department of commerce and labor, and the establishment of a de partment of labor. That all judges be elected by the people for short terms and that the power to Issue injunctions hall be curbed by Immediate legislation. The free administration of Justice. Such measures of relief as we may be able to force from capitalism are but a prcpcratlon of the workers to seise the whole power of government, in order that they nsay thereby lay hold the whole system of industry and ton-- oine to their rightful Inheritance. J.

H. Branam Son IJKAI.l'.RS IN LUMBER and everything needed in building line can be found in our stock at Vanduser, Mo. HECTOR, NO. 1630. Is a black Jack with white points, six years old, 15 1-2 hands high, standard measure, and was-sired by Warren, Jr.

Ills dam was Big May. Tho German Conch Horse. 0NT BBsBFSSr SBBbT iiuAur, io. sum, Is a dark bay stallion. 16 1-2 uuuua uibu, cigui and weighs 1,450 pounds.

Sired bv 837i he b-v No. 1274; he by Enno, No. Dam, Wartburg, No. lo.ooo, she KfS.0, U03' by win stand during tho season of 1010 at mv bai ono mllr. wn- tno Oaithor place.

TBRMS-Elther animal, to ln sura llvlnv eta IUV miSS or, nmre tradcd' 8ld or from tho county. Can Sny occur.04 bo hoffi mjuiJUBTT COACWHORSE CO. "tf S. W. DAVIS, Keeper..