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EVENING KANSAN-REPUBLICAN. CAN. Evening Kansan, 1887, consolidated 1899 NEWTON, KANSAS, MONDAY, MARCH 19, 1906. VOL. XIX.

NO. 71. The Daily Re3 blican, Founded 1886. The Jing of Sleigh Bells Was Heard Here Yesterday For the First Time This Season GRAND ARMY MEETING MRS. MORCAN AND COL.

CORNING MADE SPEECHES. Large Attendance, Made Up Of Members of the G. A. R. and the W.

R. C. A very interesting joint session of Judson Kilpatrick post No. 36 and of the Woman's Relief Corps auxilary was held at the post hall Saturday evening. The guests of the evening were Mrs.

W. A. Morgan, of Cottonwood Falls, past state president of the Woman's Relief Corps, and Cyrus Corning of Topeka. The attendance was large and the hall well filled. Welcoming addresses were delivered by Mrs.

C. L. Hand on behalf of the Woman's Relief Corps and Judge Patton on behalf of Judson Kilpatrick post. The address of Mrs. Morgan on Ireland, she having recently returned from her second trip to Europe, was very interesting indeed.

Her description of the Grand army badge which was painted on a private residence in Italy belonging to an Italian who had and her report to a visit to the widow served during the war of the rebellion of this deceased soldier was interestingly thrilling and an instance of devotion to our flag by a foreigner which was very instructive. Mrs. Morgan is a lady of fine presence, with a very pleasing and impressive delivery. Her husband, W. A.

Morgan was for many years editor of the Chase County Lead er and was born in Ireland. He is an old soldier with a gallant record. Mrs. Morgan will always be a welcome guest in Grand Army circles in Newton. The address of Cyrus Corning, was along lines of education, mapped out by Department Commander Coney.

He spoke for over an hour in a very impressive and forcible manner. He urg. ed half fare on railroads for old soldiers, a state pension, and made the statement that notwithstanding Kansas was a great soldier state yet the states of Wisconsin, Iowa and others were far in advance of us. along legislative lines in behalf of the old soldier. He stated there were about 000 old soldiers in Kansas, but only about 13,000 of.

them belonged to the Grand Army. He urged that all old soldiers should join the Grand Army and use their efforts in bringing about legislation which would be to the interest of the old goldier. He alsO stated that during the administration of Department Commander P. H. Coney, the Grand Army membership had been increased over 3000.

Mr. Corning is the owner and editor of a soldier's paper published at Topeka which is the only soldiers' paper published in the state. It is named the Reveille. It is published semi-monthat $1 per year. SOCIETY- Mr.

and Mrs. E. S. McLain entertain ed twenty ladies and gentlemen at dinner in their handsome home Saturday evening. Could the good St.

Patrick have appeared on the scene, he would have been pleased and surprised at this beautiful celebration of his birthday. The house was decorated with flags, ribbons, flowers and plants, the color scheme being green. The fla gof Ireland, the shamrock and even tiny green snakes suggested Ireland and her patron saint. The motto "Welcome to Blarney Castle" in the library and the Blarney Stone in the parlor had the traditional effect on the tongues of the guests, for most flattering compliments were heard on every side. The long table was beautiful in snowy linen, crystal and silver, with green decorations, ev en the carnations being green.

The place cards, also were green. Each card had a tiny pipe and a shamrock tied in the corner with green ribbon, and was marked with an trish name, such as "Sir "Sir Moike," "Sir Patrick," "Lady Bridget," etc. The menu was most unique, and a succession of surprises kept the guests in a delightful state of expectancy. Potatoes and turnips were much in evidence. There were potato boxes of bon bons, potato sherbet cups and large turnip cups for salad.

Irish stew was a delicious course. At intervals on the table were placed small Irish stove pipe hats which were found to contain candies in the form of the shamrock. With all these Irish delicacies was served a substantial dinner. After dinner an hour was spent at the fascinating game of Five Hundred. Merry good nights were exchanged and the guests went home to dream of an annual din ner on St.

Patrick's day with Mr. and Mrs. McLain as hosts. Mr. and Mrs.

Frank Ollinger were pleasantly surprised last Friday night by a number of friends and neighbors the occasion being the 20th wedding an niversary of this estimable couple. The evening was spent playing games, varied with light refreshments, and the guests departed after an enjoyable evening hoping Mr. and Mrs. Ollinger would be permitted to celebrate many more happy anniversaries. COUNTY INSTITUTE w.

C. T. U. TO HAVE MEETING MARCH 21. Several Prominent Officers of the W.

C. T. U. Will Be Here to Have a Part in the Institute. The Harvey county W.

C. T. U. will have their annual institute in Newton Wednesday, March 21. The general public is invited to the convention, which will he held in the Methodist church.

A special invitation is extended to the club women of the city to attend the sessions. The music that will be rendered during the convention will be under the direction of Mrs. Gaston Boyd. The following will be the program for the day: Wednesday Morning. at 10.

Consecration service. Prayer for perfect harmony and for the Father's blessing, that this may be a year of forward movement. Led by Mrs. Ola Watson, district president. Organization.

Appointment of secretary and comwittees. Paper, "What' Should be Accomplished by this Institute?" Mrs. L. B. Smith.

Music. Noontide prayer. Mrs. L. B.

Smith. Afternoon at 1:30 O'clock. Prayer and praise service, Mrs. El- mer Shafer, leader. Music, Mrs.

Boyd. Model reports, local, county, district and state. Parliamentary and handbook drill. Mrs. L.

B. Smith. "Some of the Needs of the Hour." from district president's standpoint, Mrs. Ola Watson. "What is to be Gained by Conferences with Influential Bodies?" Mrs.

L. B. Smith. "Medical Temperance," Mrs. J.

T. Axtell. Scientific Temperance. What is it? Why Should it be Taught in the Public Schools. Music.

Question Box. Evening at 7:30 O'clock. Address by Mrs. L. B.

Smith, Ottawa. Collection. Benediction. Senator's High Ideas. Senator W.

A. Clark of Montana would have made an artist if he had not had the luck to be a millionaire. "I am fond of art and artists," said the senator last night at the reception at the Corcoran Art Gallery on the occasion of showing the fifty-six pictures of his collection, which is a most interesting one. It has cost the owner more than $700.000. "I sometimes wish," he continued, "that I had studied art." "What would have been your line, Senator?" he was asked.

"Oh, I should have chosen great subjects. I would never have painted sheep or cattle or peasants. I should have chosen to paint lions. York Sun. Weather Report.

Minimum 9. 1 o'clock 21. GOOD STORY SPOILED MESSAGES INTERCEPTED WERE NOT WIRELESS, AFTR ALL. Postal Telegraph Company Was Using the Phantoplex, and the Alternating Current Affected Grounded Telephone Wires. Alwyn J.

Doyle, manager of the Post al Telegraph company's office at Hutchinson, was in Newton. yesterday and while here spoiled what was a mighty good story. Readers of the Kansan-Republican saw in Saturday's issue the story of the interception of some wireless messages by the wires of the Missouri and Kansas Telephone company at Hutchinson. The article was read with curious interest and there was considerable discussion of the story in the homes of Newton that evening. Manager Doyle now comes along and spoils the story in this fashion.

It seems the supposed wireless messages, parts of which could be made out over the telephone wires, were caused by a device known as the phantoplex, in use by the Postal company between Wichita and Kansas City. This is a new apparatus invented by the general electrical engineer of the Postal comnany and rapidly coming into use on their lines all over their system. By the use of this device, two distinct electrical currents, battery and alternating, can be operated on the same wire, thereby doubling its city. An alternating current affects all grounded, telephone circuits in its neighborhood, causing a buzzing sound broken up into dots and dashes, which if carefully watched will reveal on 1 occasional word to a telegraph operator. The telephone people evidently mistook these signals for wireless messages.

AS A BUSINESS PROPOSITION. Farmer Thought Johnny Might Make Improvements. Jackson, a farmer of Kennebec county, is industrious and kind One summer he hired a boy named Johnny, 12 years old, who, for his board and a little money besides, helped in light work about the farm. Johnny aspired to own a horse, and, by extra work and self-denial, managed to save a few dollars, with which he bought an aged and emaciated animal. Levi patched up an old wagon for him, and, with the help of donations from the neighbors, something in the way of a harness was obtained.

Occasional breaks in the weak parts of the latter caused Johnny to call upon Mr. Jackson to replace the same from his small stock of harness. One day he wanted to "borrow" a trace, which Jackson kindly supplied. Leaving Johnny in the barn to rig up as best he might, the farmer returned to the kitchen, and as he stood looking out of the window in deep thought, his wife inquired: "Levi, what are you thinking so seriously about?" "Oh," drawled Levi, "I was jest thinking as how Johnny had better sell his horse and buy a harness." China No Longer "Bunkoed." The day has passed when unscrupulous agents can sell the Chinese government defective rifles and cannon of one caliber and ammunition of another. caliber for them; when worn-out machinery can be unloaded upon the Chinese as the latest and best, and when dwarf locomotives discarded by the New York Elevated railroad can be used to equip a trunk line.

This is all finished. The China of today has no more use for such things than has the United States. The European or American with a bunko game on a big scale might as well stay at home. His chance of working it will be fully as good there as it is in China; perhaps a little better. But to the young westerner who knows how to do something useful and is willing to do it, to the business concern which has something valuable to offer upon reasonable terms, this wonderful country beckons and will Suffered Fracture of Arm.

Rev. G. Orlowsky, of the German Evangelical church, while going from his home acros the church Saturday evening, missed his footing and fell breaking his right arm. A physicial was summoned and reduced the fracture as quickly as possible but the injury is very painful and it will be some time before he will be able to use his arm. FAILED TO IMPRESS STUDENTS.

Good Doctor Soared Too High in His Eioquence. In the days when Homer T. Fuller was at the head of the faculty of the Worcester (Mass.) Polytechnic Institute the students were required to attend chapel exercises every morning at 10 o'clock. The good doctor was wont to supplement the usual scripture reading and prayer with such advice and reminiscence as might be of value to the lively young men under his care. One morning it was noted that his aspect was particularly grave.

and be gazed impressively upon his somewhat awe-struck audience thie proverbial pin was heard to drop. "Gentlemen," he said. with his char acteristic nasal voice. which added to his words a greater solemnity, "I attended, yesterday, the funeral of the late John B. Gough, and I wish you might all have been there, that you might be filled with the desire to win the respect of the nation as did this great and good man.

Why, gentlemen, the tributes I heard offered were more touching than any I ever heard at the funeral of any living man." Pandemonium followed. but it 18 very doubtful if the good doctor nows to this day why. WANTED CHANGE IN HUSBANDS Possibly Reason Why Divorce Courts Are Busy. Mr. Macfarland gleaned 'from some conversation of two colored women which he overheard in the street cars the other day some new light on the divorce question.

"I heah you left your bustand: that "Yes?" "Why you leave bin; did be beat you?" "No." "Was he mean to you?" "No." "Then why did vou leave bim?" I jess nachally les. my. taste for him." Not long ago a colored woman here explained to a Lousekeeping member of congress that although she was married, she did not know the where abouts of her husband, proceeding to contrast the sedate ways of the rural region from which she had come with the rush and turmoil of this great city, ccncluding: "You see its mighty bard to keep a husband in this Transcript. It Was His Name. "Hello Well.

what do you want? Haven't you ever talked over a telephone before?" The hotel clerk was in the telephone booth, says the Louisville Courier-Journal. "Hello bave you found out who you better." "What's that name again?" Hominy what? Well, who-" "Spell it again." Hominy E. Frogeye. Well, what do you think of that. Are you sure that's correct?" "All right, I'll see if I can find him." "What do you think that fellow wants? He asked me if a man named 1.

Hominy E. Frogeye is stopping dere." "That's my name," meekly remarked a young man who stood at the desk. After the owner of the exceptional name had concluded his conversation, the clerk recovered sufficiently to ring for a glass of water. Senator Finds Work Hard. Senator Knox of Pennsylvania, it conversation with a friend the othe: day, laughingly observed that if he had any idea as to the amount o' work he would have to perform he never would have taken the job as 8 member of the United States senate "There seems to be absolutely no en to it," he said.

"My secretary tells that I answer on an average 125 letter a day." The correspondence of a sen ator, although the dreariest drudgery is not so laborious as the hard wor of committees which he is called upon to perform, nor does it consume a much of his time as the endless rov tine of social engagements. Our new switch board is in operation and we are ready to put in telephones. Parties desiring telephones will please call at the office and make contract for service. Respectfully, THE NEWTON TELEPHONE CO. JAMES PETERS BURIED CATHOLIC CHURCH SENE OF THE FUNERAL.

All the Family Were 'Here for the Serv ices Yesterday Afternoon -Many Floral Offerings. The body of James Peters was brought to Newton Saturday afternoon, accompanied by his wife, his mother, his brother Eugene and his sister, Mrs. Bridget Graybill. The funeral services were held in the aCtholic church yesterday afternoon at two o'clock and there was a very large atendance of the friends of the family Rev. Father O'Farrell came over from Hutchinson to conduct the funeral.

The pall bearers, chosen from among the Newton friends and associates of the dead man were Frank Couway, Thomas Sheridan, M. Connell, Jim Quilty, Frank Breen and oJe Weigand. The floral offerings were numerous and beautiful, coming from organizations with which the deceased had been identified as well as from individuals. All the immediate family to which the deceased belonged were here for th funral including the P. Peters, and the following brothers and sisters; Jack, Fort Worth; Tom, from Dallas; Mrs.

P. Stradley of Kansas City; Will, Eugene, Harry, Rhode, Mary and Mrs. Bridget Graybill, all of Newton. Tom Peters of Wichita, an uncle was also here. James Peters was thirty-eight years of age at the time of his death.

He lived in Newton until 1891, working as a switchman in the local yards and later having a run as engineer. He moved from here to Purcell where he was yardmaster for two years after which he held the same position at Oklahoma city for two years. More recently he has been running as conductor on the Midland Valley out of Oklahoma City. He was thoroughly familiar with railroading, his entire life having been devoted to that kind of work. He was very popular with his associates and his friends are legion among the rail road men on the line from Newton to Fort Worth.

EW TON Poultry. Subject to change. Furnished by Fred Harvey. Hens and pullets 7c. Old roosters 10c each Young cocks 5c.

Turkey 12c. Cull turkeys not wanted at any price Eggs 10c. Grain Market. Furnished by the Eagle Milling Co. Wheat 60 lbs 65 cents.

Wheat 59 lbs 64 cents. Wheat 58 lbs 63 cents. Wheat 57 lbs 62 cents. Wheat 56 lbs 61 cents. 5 cents oer test.

Daughter of Otto Koerner Dead. Myrtle Koerner, the fourteen year old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Otto Koerner living seven miles southeast of Newton, died yesterday. She had been an invalid all her life and the cause of her death was general debility.

The funeral was neld this afternoon, Rev. J. Y. Ewart officiating, and burial was made in the Newton cemetery. How Are These Prices? Early Ohio potatoes, Kaw Valley 75c Northern 95c, onion sets 9c quart, 70c peck, beans 20c quart, peas 15c quart, sweet corn 12c quart.

Other seed accordingly, Hess's feed store No. 116 Main, Phone 345. Lamp Explosion Victim Dies. Lawton, March P. Jemison, who was frightfully burned by a gasoline lamp explosion in the county jail Tuesday died today from the effects of his injuries.

Notice. What has become of the old fashioned woman who described having lost her temper by saying, "1 just rar'd around?".