Brown County World from Hiawatha, Kansas • Page 13

22, 1910 OFFICIAL NEWS. Marriage Licenses. Judge Ham gave the following sons his permission to marry: Wilford C. Bayless, 20, and Lulu I. Parker, 17, both of Horton.

Joshua F. Rees, over 21, Sabetha, and Edith Cashman, over 21, of Fairview. Morris N. Allen, 27, of Salem, and Effie C. Walker, 23, of Sabetha.

Arrested and Fined. Dyche Adams was before the police judge Wednesday morning, on charge of intoxication and fined $10 and costs, for which he gave bond to pay in 20 days. The hole in Dyche's head had hardly healed up, or his eye gone out of mourning from the results of his last spree. Must be a disease with him. Arrested and Bound Over.

Roy Baker was arrested Tuesday and taken before Squire Wilson charged with bastardy. His case was continued until April 22, and in default of bond he went to jail. It is alleged that the prosecuting witness is a relative of Mother Olden and she now possesses two proofs of bastardy. the latest one two months old. Assessors.

The deputy assessors are putting in good time now every day all over the county, taking account of the wealth of the people. Wm. Robertson, the assessor of Mission, has done Willis. He lists about $20,000 worth of personal property each day and largest day he has had was listing $89,450 of personal property on 29 lists. The Stark-Branscome Case.

When the Branscome-Stark case was called in Justice Wilson's court Monday it was discovered that a new program of procedure had been adopted. The Starks having left the state, the state was bereft of prosecuting witness; so the county attorney asked the court to bind Branscome over to the district court which was done and the case is now up to Judge Stuart. The Girl Has Gone. March 1, one Charles Calhoun was before Squire Wilson charged with criminal assault upon one Cora Cook. He was bound over in the sum of $750 to appear at district court.

T. D. Smith claims that the crime was committed in Nemaha county and the case lacked jurisdiction here. 'He went to Seneca Monday to attend new proceedings to be instituted there. However the girl is alleged to have skipped.

Census Enumerators. Following is a list of census enumerators for Brown county. Help them all you can: Doris E. Chase, Hamlin township; Wm. M.

Smith, Hiawatha city; Samuel E. Brown and Ethel W. Sewell, Hiawatha township; Webber W. Weeks and Pearl E. McCoin, Horton city; Harry Neptune, Irving township; John J.

Davis and Frank A. Nyfler, Mission township; J. Alvaro Smith, Morrill; Mary R. Hughes, Powhattan; Rollie B. Terrill, RobinRon; Bertha E.

Okeson, Walnut; Daniel O. Anderson, Washington. Probate Court. In the probate court Thursday Mrs. Kittie- Johnson was appointed administratrix, with will annexed, of the estate of G.

Y. Johnson, deceased. Charles Pautz made annual settlement in the estate of A. Pautz, deceased. Judge Ham has given his consent to the marriage of W.

D. Noble, age 26, and Etta B. Starbird, age 26, both of Fairview. Wilford C. Bayless, 20, and Lulu I.

Parker, 17, both of Horton. Joshua F. Rees, over 21, Sabetha, and Edith Cashman, over 21, of Fairview. Morris N. Allen, 27, THE BROWN COUNTY WORLD THE MAN WITH THE DRAG.

Oh! here's to the Man with a Drag and a team! And here's to the genius who thot of the scheme! To the man with the DRAG all honor is due And glory to him who invented it, too. "Good roads," pleads the trav'ler, "Good roads," his cry. "Good roads," jeers the farmer, "'in the sweet bye But while they are sitting and sighing "alas," And awaiting a road-bill, legislature to pass. A man up and doing has thought of a way To fill in the ruts and to level the clay; No waiting for any slow process of law He gives us a method direct as saw. He says: "Get some planks, Sir, and hitch to your team And drive right ahead! Why you'll think it a dream The way those old roads will straighten out flatAnd wonder why man n'er before tho't of that." He asks for no patent, no money wants he, For good of mankind he is giving it free.

Just try it (if prone to discredit the plan)You'll find it a wonderful blessing to man. But meanwhile the laggards they laugh in distrust And sitting on barrels the thing is discussed. "By Gosh!" they protest, "why, this fool of a man He thinks he can josh us- but not much he can! Why who ever heerd of a-pavin' with planks A-swingin' from hosses! Guess not thanks!" But the live one today is trying the DRAG And soon of his roadway he justly can brag. To the Man with the Drag all honor is due! And glory to him who invented it, too! So here's to the man who discovered the way! And here's to the farmer who works it- TODAY of Salem, and Effle C. Walker, 23, of Sabetha.

Frank Hathaway, 38, and Lulu Bryant, 23, both of Robinson. Hiawatha Man Found Guilty In Oklahoma. It is alleged that Roy Swartz, a Hiawatha traveling man, whose home is in Hiawatha, being a son of John Swartz, has had to pay the penalty for the folly of criminally associating with an Oklahoma young woman. Any man who is guilty with a woman der legal age, in that state as in this, may be sent to the penitentiary. On complaint and prosecution Swartz was found guilty and sentenced to the penitentiary for five years.

He will try to get a new trial or appeal to supreme court, Our people greatly regret the misfortune which is keenly felt by his parents and his wife, than whom there is no better woman. The girl may have been of good or bad character, but any man who has to do with any woman under age becomes the victim of the law. The only safe relation for any man to have. with any woman is an honest one. Mr.

Swartz has arranged for bond and fled an appeal to criminal supreme court. The statement that he was found guilty is correct, but his attorneys will not admit the length of sentence and decline to make any statement. Mr. Swartz, the father, denies that Roy has been sentenced. He showed a telegram from him Saturday, saying he was all right and says it is probable that he will come home for a visit.

The Hobart Daily Republican of March 26, says, "Swartz must serve time. Jury out four hours. Verdict of guilty returned against first of three men charged by Bertha Lempe, a 16-year-old girl. The minimum penalty is five years and maximum life in the penitentiary. Two other men, Alexander Witter and J.

S. Wright are charged by the same girl and are to be tried for same of- 13 COURT HOUSE. COURT HOUSE. fense. Swartz applied for new trial.

The Republican of April 7, says Judge Tolbert overruled motion for new trial and passed sentence on Swartz at five years in the penitentiary. The paper says John Swartz has made bond for his son and an appeal taken to the criminal court of appeals. I Got Their Fun. Out northeast of Hiawatha a halt dozen of farmer boys concluded they could have a little fun out of a game of tick-tack played upon neighbor T. H.

Korthanke, so they suspended a sack of old iron to the door knob, attached a long wire which they at a safe distance away gave an occasional yank. It turned out that Mr. Korthanke as far as he WAS concerned possibly did not consider the annoyance fun, for he came to town and complained to Justice Wilson, and that resulted in the fun costing each of the six $5.60. Don't do 1: again, boys, or your names will be printed. New Cases In District Court.

Charles C. Martin and wife have sued Theodore and Eliza J. Kline for $800 damages on breach of contract. It seems that the plaintiffs traded their Iowa street property consisting of 2 1-5 acres to the defendants for 160 acres in Benton county, and made written contract of the trade. They then gave up their lease on a farm here and made other arrangements to move to Arkansas.

But the defendants have gone back on the contract and refuse and fail to make good. So it being too late to secure another farm for this season the plaintiff brings suit for damages. Another suit is that of Minnie M. Martindale vS. W.

J. Martindale. Minnie asks the court for a divorce and that her husband be barred from ever Inheriting by or through her, because of gross neglect to support her and for habitual drunkenness. Things about the court house are beginning to assume a summer shape. The trees have donned a fine foliage, the grass is fresh and green and the birds and squirrels skip gaily about.

Counter Allen has the seats placed, the flower beds in shape for the plants, when they are ready, and is trimming up the shrubs; especially the altheas which are half dead from the severity of the winter. The court house officials are at their posts of duty carrying on the county business, under the most approved systems, and therefore Brown county's headquarters is all right. Sheriff Herman is rapidly enlarging his list of boarders, which had run down to a whisper, and will have a fine lot for district court, and he and Under Sheriff Robert occasionally make a spurt to the country to serve papers. In the probate office, Judge Ham has just appointed A. B.

Crockett administrator of the estate of Regino Rodriges, the Horton murdered Mexican, who left some personal property, and has no relatives in this country. The Judge still dispenses marriage licenses and occasionally lays aside all levity and assumes a solemn shape for a ceremony performance. In the registers office George H. Newlon quietly "does deeds." The spring rush being over he now takes it easy and can be induced to say something. When asked why he did not run for the third term he said, "Simply because I am opposed to the principle, and further, the legislature had no excuse for fixing the tenure of office of treasurer and sheriff and leave the other county offices out.

They ail should have fixed terms and all be examined regularly, as the treasurer's office is. Treasurer Jacob Schilling, having abundant leisure just now, sat down Thursday and sent out little notes to a large number of his friends, inviting them to come in and see him, and suggested that he would be glad to write them receipts for delinquent taxes of three years ago, and for which, the commissioners have ordered the land sold. In the district clerk's office A. L. Gilbert is just completing the bar docket for the May term, which shows 78 cases at issue and 22 cases filled, but not at issue, for this term, which opens Monday, May 2.

For the quarter ending, April 1, the fees of this office paid the clerks full salary and $43 over to go on this quarter, and the county was not called upon to make up any deficienecy. In the county clerks office Miss Campbell, the clerk, and Miss Bassett, her deputy, have been busy disposing of a job lot of work that always follows a regular session of the commissioners. As soon as that is out of the way they will hop onto that big work 'of indexing the session proceedings from away back. In the superin' tendents office Miss Kiner is now organizing the school grading work. The teachers who will do the grading for county diplomas are Misses Annie Shepherd, Alma McAtee, Ida Wilson, Mary Chandler, Theresa Bockenstette, Mrs.

A. L. Sprague, A. J. Hunt, Miss Adeline Pteiffer, Miss June Carothers, Mrs.

Laura Lyman and Miss Christina Gakle. After this grading report is made an executive board composed of Miss Jessie WilCOX, A. L. Sprague, F. W.

Kreitzer and County Superintendent Miss Kiner will pass upon and declare who shall receive diplomas for school year of 1910. County Attorney Crockett has been quite active in the past week or two first in attendance at commissioners court and since, with a number of criminal matters and cases. He is in good health now. Col. Marion is punctual at his desk when not on duty in the field and is ever ready for any kind of a job in his line..