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om, tho north 125 feet off of the full COUNTY NEWS. marriage Tuesday by Rev. W. H. Scrlvner, at the home of the bride near Glrard.

The bride is a popular young lady, the daugnter of Mr. and Mrs. Schifferdocker, of northeast of Girard. The grocm is a steady and respected young man of oirard. He was a member of the Twentieth Kansas, much aftontion.especiaily In the northwestern part of tho county.

The appraisers will view the road on May 7th. Will Have to Serve. As soon as a mandate Is returned from the supreme' court of the state, Ben Bugg, a Girard boy, who is under sentence to the state penitentiray for five years for burglary and grand larceny, will be taken to the penitentiary by the sheriff where he will have to suffer tho penalty for the crime with which he is charged. As stated in the Headlight, Monday, the supreme court has sustained the finding Miss Chulria Pearson and Mr. D.

J. Johnson, both of Yale, were married on Mnrch 2fi, at Yale, by Justice Goo. 0. Calhoun. C.

L. Day has opened up In the mercantile business at Arcadia. It has not been learned whether Day keeps his store open nights. Miss Belle Daubbach, of Stone City, nnd Thos. R.

Coffey, of near Cherokee, were married at Cherokee Saturday night by Justice C. L. Norton. Tom Hallicy, of Weir City, Is figuring on buying the Kloeb saloon business In Girard, He is a brother of Tim Hallicy, formerly city marshal of Weir J. O.

Green, a son of Mrs. George Green, of Lincoln township, who has been working in a railroad shop aH Omaha, met with a serious accident last week, A heavy casting was dropped on his legs, breaking one of the limbs and badly Injuring him. Pat, I.avey. who was a guard in the penitentiary for Beveral years, has been making a tour of the small towns of the county lecturing on his experiences. At Walnut the other night whilo Pat was making his spenl, and showing views of the pen, a man broke down In the audience and cried.

It is said that the views made him home sick. Joe Rohror. of Lincoln township, has been paying the highest wage scale In the county for farm hnnds. He paid $9 a day last week. The hnnd he hired only worked one day, how Probate Judge Jones united a Fleming couple in marriage The groom was Richard Morgan and the bride was Stella Benhart.

Another plat has been filed to the town of Frontenac. Simon Kotzman has filed a BUh-dlvision of two lots In the Highland Place addition to Frontenac. The 7th was chattel mortgage day in the register of deed's office. Thirty-two chattel mortgages were filed on mat day. The Western Coal Mining Co.

filed seventeen of thorn, I. Harris, of Pittsburg, filed ten, and five others were filed by various parties. Robert Arnold has resigned as constable of Haker township, and the commissioners Inst week appointed ackson rah am a you man of Chicopee, as constable In his place. Graham has been acting constable for some time. Arnold resigned on account City.

A. Reed, of Walnut, has purchased property In Chanute, and has moved to the oil town. He was a resident of Walnut township for a number of years. Charles Montee, a son of County Treasurer F. M.

Montee, will graduate this spring from a medical school in St. Louis. He is president of his class. i Edward Fitzgerald, one of the early settlers of Walnut township, died on the 6th at his old homestead near Wal nut. He was 76 years of age and a native of Canada.

F. B. Schulz has leased the cream ery at Walnut to Wm. Berry, of Joplin. who was formerly connected with It, and Mr.

Schulz has moved back to his farm near Walnut. Rev. P. B. Kncpp.

who has been pastor of the Methodist church at Walnut, for several years, has heen transferred to Colony, and has moved his family there. MeCune is growing. Two new preachers have been added to the town's population and one of the farmers is talking of starting up a poultry ard there. Suggestive. The other day Dall Andrew, the Glr ard horse man, shipped a span of horse to Kansas City, and sold them for $600.

It was the highest price that trirard horses have ever brought. Miss Nellie Wasem and Mr. George Taylor, a popular young couple of Crawford township, were married on the 8th at the home of the bride near Girard, by Rev. B. F.

Thomas, of Girard. Miss Bertha Metzer, of Girard, and Mr. Henry Ratcliffe. of Nelson, were married on March 17, at Girard, by Rev. W.

A. Denton. The belated report of the marriage was not made until ruesday. Out of 223 votes cast at the recent election In Arcadia 84 or over one- third were cast by the women of the town. And yet somebody said that the women didn't take any Interest in voting nohow.

J.C.Clark was elected mayor of Walnut at the rdcent election and J. K. Brant, police Judge. The councilinen elected were W. M.

Holeman, E. B. Carlos. Wm. Archer, -P.

P. Orr and R. B. Stafford. J.

R. Cornelius has sold his lumber yard and business at Farlington to J. Q. Boll of Girard. He has also traded his fine farm in Sherman township near Farlington for a big ranch in Lrreenwood county.

The ladies. of MeCune have organiz ed a Physical Culture club. Fortu nately, however, for the town the re cent election went wet, and if any of tho men aro driven to drink they will not have to go lo Glrard. A man named Damnier was badly stung by bees at Walnut the other day while monkeying with their hives and what he said at the time was probably true to his name. The doctors say that ho will recover.

Justin Jacquinot, John Marnell and Walter Marnell, three prominent Grant township cattlemen, shipped car each of fat stock to Kansas City last week. They received from $4.50 Vi.85 a hundred for the stock. to Tom Slattery, who lives on the Rowan farm in Grant township, was robbed of about $30, a gold watch, and other property one night last week by a burglar. Tho Anti-Horse Thief as- sociatlon is on the trail of the burglar, Dr. Guy Mllllngton, a Glrard boy, who i iiiui iiruig mem, tue fell and dislocated his arm at the shouleir a couple of days ago.

He had to get a ne'ghboring doctor to set his arm. What a good chance to get even. ttnae Mermnn rf Girnrd nnd Mr. Oscar Schwarz, of Milwaukee, were united in marriage at GIr- ard, on the 8th, by Rev. W.

A. Don-ton. The bride Is a step-daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas, of northeast of Girard.

ever, at that price. Rohrer hired him and paid him $9 in advance on his wages. That night the hand skipped and he has heard nothing of him since. Mrs. Carrie Nation, of Medicine i-odge, Kansas, is billed for a couple of speeches In Glrard next week.

Mrs. Nation at one time was a well known character of Kansas but lately a good many have forgotten whom she was. The joints of Girard, at least, don't seem to be the least uneasy over the proposed visit of Carrie to the county seat. James It. Booth, one of the early business men of Girard, died recently at Saginaw, Mich.

Mr. Booth located in Girard in 1878, and engaged in the banking business. Ho remained in business In G'rard until 1882 and was actively identified with tho county seat until that year, when be moved to Saginaw, which has since been his home. A. E.

Frazior, of Girard. has brought suit In ti district court of Bourbon county against Mary Darlington for $1,200 damages for the unlawful holding of property and for rents accruing from the same property since 1900. Tho property Is a farm In Bourbon county near Fort Scott. Mr. Frazler Is represented by Arthur Fuller and Ryan Phillips, of Glrard.

Monday night the Democrats of Girard held an informal celebration. The occasion was the installing of the first Democratic mayor in the history of the county seat. W. H. Ryan, the new mayor, took his seat, but has not made any appointments as yet.

The council is almost solidly Republican and it is probable that his appointments will not be very strictly partisan, in order to avoid a clash with the council. The other night Thos. Hubbard, of Kimball, Neosho county, was driving through the country near Walnut, when a storm came up. He put his team up In the burn at Rev. J.

M. Johnson's place and took shelter In Mr. Johnson's barn. During the storm 1'ghtning struck the barn and instantly killed both of Hubbard's horses. Rev.

Johnson's horses were not injured. The wind Btorm knocked one end of the ham out, but no further damage was done. Rev. Mackenzie, the Methodist minister at Arcadia, jumped Into tho Burial Asoclation doing business at that place tho other day, and got Into hot water the first pop out of the box. He found out that a good many of his congregation while they were Interested in what was going to become oi them in tho future estate, yet they also had come Interested In the disposition to be made of their clay on this mundane sphere, and they sided in with the undertaker.

Ex-County Surveyor Percy Daniels, has moved to Englevale from his farm near Drywood and has taken charge of the platting of the town of Englevale and the sale of town lots there. Englevale Is experiencing a metamorphosis from a country village to a busy coal camp and H. H. Karns, wh oowns most of the property around the town. Is having it laid out In lots and placing them on sale.

The town Is rapidly growing as the coal shaft which was opened thero Is developed. Some of the stockmen of tho northern nart of the county, and abetted by the merchants of Girard i have taken hold of the mat ter of a county fair association and it Is pro- posed to reorganize the old I county At one time the county fair was a great thing anil attracted much attention from over the county. Girard Is trying to get It on Its feet again. If this does not succeed the stockmen, who recently organized an assoc'ation of their own. I will got up a stock exhibition for this fall.

A Democratic mayor wsb elected at Hepler, election day. There were two tickets in the field, a Demoratlc and a Citizens'. Fred Stevens was the vlded between me iwo iiiaeis. Democrats elected Guy Mllllngton, but the Citizens' ticket captured the rest DIED. In Crawford township, April 5, John Peterson, aged 61 years.

In Olrarcl, April 3, of paralysis, William Nixon, aged 84 years. In Baker township, April 4. of appendicitis, Harry Boxwell, aged 15 years. In No. 7 camp, Baker township.

April 7. Mngglo, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Thos. Barker.

In Pittsburg, April Ethel, infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. L. W. Watson.

In Pittsburg, April 7. Lucy, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Anderson, aged 7 years.

In Walnut, April 7, of cancer of the stomach, Edward Fitzgerald, aged 76 years. In Frontenac, April 6, Dominie, Infant son of Mr. and Mrs. Dominic Cas-tellian. In Pittsburg, April 9, Erich, son of Rev.

and Mrs. Henry Hansen, aged 2 years. In Mulberry, April 3, Infant child of Mr. anil Mrs. Rlatrn, aged six months.

In Washington township, of typhoid fever, MIsb Ella Vandemullen, aged 25 years. In Midway, April 3, of heart trouble, Joe Harmon. In Kansas CUy, April, Miss Emma Schnackenborg, formerly of Baker township. MARRIED. In MeCune, April 6, by Rev.

M. D. Smith, Mr. P. H.

Speer, of OHage township, and Mrs. Belle Williams, of MeCune. In Cherokee, April 2, by JuRtlce 0. L. Norton, Mr.

(Jus Schamp and Miss Ollio Hardison, both of Cherokee. In Glrard, March 31, by Probate Judge Jones, Mr. H. M. Hemphill, of Pittsburg, and Mrs.

Annie E. Winkle, of Joplin, Mo. In Glrard, March 31, by Rev. P. F.

Thomas, Mr. K. L. Walker, of Mulberry, and Mrs. Hattio Parker, of Ft.

Scott. In Glrard, April by Probate Judge Jones, Mr. John Fransciconl and Miss Anna Martin, both of Midway. In Yale, April 5, by Rev. Whitehead, Mr.

Caloin Mitchell, of Pittsburg, and Miss Edna Arnold, of Yale. In Glrard. April 8, by Rev. F. Thomas, Mr.

George K. Taylor and Miss Nellie WasBor. both of Girard. In Cherokee, April 6, by Justice C. L.

Norton, Mr. Harry Wilson and Miss Mable Smith, both of Cherokee In Yale, March 15, by Rev. John Me, Phall, Mr. Dan Anderson and Miss Anna Motan, both of Yale. In Pittsburg.

April 7. by Rev. Ocrrltt Snyder, Mr. William O'Neall and Miss Artie E. McCall.

both of Pittsburg. In Pittsburg, April 7, by Rev. J. II. Gibson, Mr.

Samuel B. Chandler and Miss Ortt Boyd, both of Pittsburg. BORN. in Medina, April 8, to Mr. and Mrs Sheridan Barcus, a son.

In MeCune. April 7, to Mr. and Mrs. TJvesay, a Ron. In Chicopee, April 5, to Mr.

and Mtb. Theodore Anselno. a son. In Pittsburg, April to Mr. and Mrs.

Wm. Berry, of nurui Smelter avenue, a son. In Pittsburg, April 4, to Mr. and Mrs. S.

J. Lnforge, of west. Fifth, a daughter. lir Pittsburg, April 5, to Mr. and Mrs.

A. HobBon, of west Washington a son. In Pittsburg, April 5, to Mr. and Mrs. ().

Pendleton, a daughter. In Pittsburg. April 4, to Mr. and Mrs. Herman Roper, of west 20th, a daughter.

In Pittsburg, March 28. to Mr. and Mrs. E. B.

Smith, of 13th and Elm, a daughter. In Glrard, March 28, to Mr. and Mrs. M. E.

Ross, a daughter. In Pittsburg, Mnrch 30, to Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Atkins, of north Locust, a daughter.

In Grant township, April 4, lo Mr. and Mrs. W. Petty, a daughter. In Glrard, April (i, to Mr, and Mrs.

Ed Walsh, a daughter. In Glrard. April to Mr. and Mrs. Owen Stafford, a son.

Real Estate Transfers, Since our last report tuo register of deeds has placed the following real copied from the abstract books of Snt- lortnwaiio wneeier. aii nro warrantee dueds unless otherwise designated: I.eroy Stockton and wife to Joseph F. Davenport, the of the no VI of hoc 32, town 27, range 25, conta'ning 80 acres, $2,050. William II. Ozbun and wife to W.

C. Hays and II. M. Hays, lots 11 and 12, block 2. addition to East Pittsburg, 12,075.

Martha A. Anthony to George Peter son, the nw Vi of sec 21, town i8. range 24, containing 160 acres, $3,000 Smith Miller to Hattio M. Hooper lot 202. block 8, McCorniick's nddll'on to Pittsburg, $500.

John Neely and wife to Earl 15 Stlnson, lot 61, Sorond Santa Fo aildi tlon to Pittsburg, $300. Sarah J. Thotn to Pauline Ennls, lot 1, block 22, Glrard, Mary A. Defebaugh to W. C.

Miller, the V4 of bw of Bee 2, town 21), range 25, containing 80 acres, $4,200. George McVeigh and Jane McVeigh to W. L. Miller, the se Vi of sw Vi of soc 12, town 29, range 25, conta'ning 40 acres, $3,000. Julia A.

E. Taylor, Mary A. Defebaugh, Nancy K. Baikdull and him band, Joseph I. Taylor and wife, Wm.

N. Taylor and wife, Emma Taylor. Charles Taylor, and James A. Taylor to W. L.

Miller, tho nw Vt and of no Vi. all In sec 2, town 29, range 25, containing 200 acres, width of lot fi, Cabodl's subdivision of the sw Vi of nw Vi of sec 2, town 31, range 24, $40. D. B. Gregory and wife to Charles A.

Martin, the Vi of se Vi of sec 13, town 28, range 21, containing 80 acres $2,000. R. H. McKay and wife and Frank McKay and wife to Ess McClarlnon lot 7, block 23, East Pittsburg Land company's first addition to Pittsburg, $60. David Belt and wife to Dwlght Wild-er, lots 7 and 8, block 21, Glrard, $750.

F. M. Mangrum and wife to Jamea W. Rodgcrs, the Vi of se 14 of sec 2 town 3t, range 25, containing 80 acres, $2,700. Charles E.

Cummlngs to J. W. Michel and H. Eleanore Michel, 1 and 92-100th acres of land in the se Vi of sw Vi of sec 14, town 28, range 21, Carrlo S. Miller and husband to Nlel Pierce, lot 101, Playter's addition to Pittsburg, $150.

John Nlcolena and wife to John Bia- ma, lot 1, block 13, FlrBt addition to Frontenac, $275. Sarah A. Stevens to V. K. Stevens, 1o(r 12, 14, 16, 18 and 20, block 2, Miller's addtt on to Walnut, $500.

Aaron A. Bumgarner and wifo til Wpilinm P. Drummond, lot 203, block 8, McCorniick's addition to Pittsburg, $550. David Arnott. and wife to James Pat- mor, the Interest to Vk of no Vi of sec 17, town 30, range 25, except railroad right of way, $2,000.

Bridget V. Flan'gan to James Can naghan, lot 7, and 16 feet off east side of lot 8, block 1, Playter's Third ad dltion to Pittsburg, $800. George W. Hopkins and wife to The Trustees of Opolis Lodge No. 189, I.

O. O. the undivided Interest in tract commencing 57 feet oast of the nw corner of lot 8, block 18, and running thence south 6fi feet, east 22 feet, north 66 feet, and west 22 feet to place of beginning, Opolis, $100. Lydla C. Griffith and husband to B.

Gibson, tho east 50 feet of lot 17, Joplin addition to Pittsburg, $1,000. G. W. Ludlow to Lydla C. Griffith, the east 50 feet of lot 17, Joplin ad dltion to Pittsburg, $750.

R. II. McKay and wifo and Frank McKay and wifo to Mina Havey, lot 19, block 18, East Pittsburg Land company's first addition to Pittsburg, $50. William N. McConn and wife to William T.

Hito, lots 7, 8, 9, and 10, block 10, Walnut, $300. John Patterson and wife to W. Winter, commencing at a point 18 and 424-lOOOth rods of se corner of i. 14 of nw Vi of see 18, town 31, range 24. thence north 6.4 rods, west 50 rods, south 6.4 rods, and east 50 rods to place of beginning and also beginning 11 1-3 roils north of sw corner of said no Vi of nw Vi of sec 18, town 31, range 24, tlicnce north 338 feet, east 30 rods, Bouth 338 feet, and west 30 rods to place of beginning, $700.

Andrew Howat and wife, Alexander Howat and James Howat to Mary Howat, quitclaim, lot 427 and the V4 of lot 471, block 31, Pittsburg, $1 William Lanyon and wife to A. II. Schlanger, lot 287, block 28, Pittsburg. $25,000. Dickey McAndrew to William F.

Walker, lots 5 and 6, block 1, Streck- er addition to Arcadia, $250. Susan Nation to Thos. G. Evans, lot 71, Park Placo Improvement company's second addition to Pittsburg, $1,250. Lombard University to Pat Drew, lots 3 and 4, Pittsburg and Gulf addition to Pittsburg, $230.

William F. Tanner and wifo to Emma Chozeni, the Vi of Vi of no Vi 10, town 28, ratigc 22, containing 40 acres, $1,250. Same to Stephen Chozom, tho Vi of Vi no Vi of sec 10, town 28 rango 22, containing 40 acres, $1,250. Moses Blxler tnd wife to W. C.

McMillan lota 13 and 14, block 23, Girard, Tile Travelers Insurance Co, to Bam Samo description, $650. H. H. Kams and wife to C. R.

Tin-dor, lots 1 and 2, block 13, Englo-valo, $80. M'ehelo Borlollnn and wifo to Louis Data, commencing at a point 330 feet north and 150 feet west of the se corner of so Vi of sw Vi of sec 35, town 30, range 24, thence norm 180 foet, west 75 feet, south 180 feet, and east 75 feet to placo of beginning, $315. Tho Weur Coal Co. to Toney Mezet to, beginning at a point 502 feet norih and 30 feet east of sw corner of seo 6, town 31, rango 25, thence north along east line of county road 85 feet, north 90 degrees, east 397.1. feet, thence in a Bouthwesternly direction 95.3 feet and west.

354 feet to place of beginning, $140. John R. Llndburg and wifo to J. O. Lee and Martha C.

Iahi, lot 23, Michigan avenue, Lelgbton'B First addition to Pittsburg, $600. H. II. Kama and wife to F. P.

Dan iels, quitclaim, the Vi of ne Vi of sec 24, town 28, range 24, less lots 2, 3, and 4, Daniel Engle's First addition to Englevale, $156. William Simon and wife to Fred erlck Percy Daniels, same description B. II. Mitchell, to Hulda Kama, lot 18, block 8, Englevale, $700. H.

C. Willard, administrator of the estate of Frank W. Lanyon, doe'd, to Western Coal and Mining tho undivided interest In the so Vi of bcc 17, the nw Vi and Vi of ne Vi of sec 18, and the Vi of the nw Vi of sec 19, all In town 29, rango 25, $11,640. H. C.

Willard and wife to same, quitclaim, same description, $4,000. The National Bank of Pittsburg to same, the undivided Vi interest In same description, $12,000, COURT HOUSE GOSSIP. Mrs. John Volts and Mrs. A.

T. Hnv-ely, wife and daughter of County Clerk Veils, are spending tho week in Fou-tana, Kansas, i and served In the Pittsburg company of that regiment in the Philippines. The young couple have many friends in the county who extend congratulations. Mr. Michel recently located at LaHarpe where he has engaged in the butcher business.

The young couple left Glrard Tuesday evening for LaHarpe to make their future home. There is something touching In tho following suggestive account of tho removal from MeCune of one of tho professional men of that town. Per haps the most touching feature is the-manner in which the professional man touched" his business acquaintances. The MeCune local paper says: "It Is with deep regret that we allude to the sudden disappearance of one of our professional men who left the city very suddenly Wednesday night of last week. We do not protend to say whether he was guilty of the offense laid to his charge, but his departure will be taken by many as proof of his guilt.

We have looked upon our town as exceptionally orderly, (all but the joints) and we are sorry that anything should occur to leave a stain on its fair name." Although Bruce is almost, wiped tho map since tho closing of the smelters there, and the removal of nearly al! the population, yet the few who arc-loft arc hanging on to their town organization and at the recent election they put two tickets in the field, just as if there was a flourishing town there, ind elected a set of town officers. A Citizens' ticket and an Independent ticket wore put In the field. C. F. Morris run for mayor on tho Citizens' and P.

R. Winegard on the Independent. There were about fi.y votes cpst at the election. Morris received 30 votes and Winegard 17. The other officers elected were W.

E. Evans, police Judge; and C. E. Hoover, D. Lang, J.

Boone, A. Smith, and J. Read, MONMOUTH NEWS. A profusion of spring lisplr.yed Easter. millinery was Harry Jacobs returned from Ten- ncssee Saturday.

Mrs. Jacobs, of Joplin, visited at the Parker home week. T. W. Morgan made a business visit to tiie county capital Friday.

Miss Leah Collins began her duties as music teacher Wednesday. Jacob work in Guth was doing veterinary this vicinity last week. Charlie Miller, of Cliiorokce, was smiling on friends hero Sunday. Jos. Keyes, the deputy assessor, was interviewing our citizens lust wool'i Jno.

Turkington shipped two car loads of hogs from hero Thursday. According to the old saw, we may expect rain on the next seven Sundays. Mrs. A. McNuity and daughter, Miss Bertha, of Cherokee, spout Easter with John Peters and wife.

Geo. Cren and family have moved to the Henze farm, and aro now at home to their friends. Master Dana Evans is entertaining the mumps, but ho doesn't consider them a plcanant visitor. Mrs. Turkington visited her son.

W. E. Turkington. and family, or Cherokee, a few dnys last week. Tho building for tho creamery plant is In eourro of erection.

J. G. Foltz and Walter Hudson are the carpenters. Rev. Porter preached an Interesting sermon at.

Ihe Christian church Sunday, hla subject being "Tho Resurrection." W. P. Buxton, who had the misfortune to fall and break bis leg Thursday, at last advices was Improving, wo are glad to report. During the electric storm Thursday evening lightning struck and completely shattered three telephone poles near the residence of J. G.

Hartmau. Wholesale Local Market. Loral dealers aro paying the following prices this week. Tho prices quoted aro wholesale) unless stated differently: Produce. Butter, 18 to 2oc for good country butter.

Poultry, hens, 9c per lb; roosters S3. 00 per dozen; spring chirk- I en 137s nor dozen: duck fin T- 1. 1 Grain. nig iu lhl. Corn 35 to 40c.

unts 33o. Bran Offered at retail 95c ewt. Shorts Offered at retail at cwt. Chop Offered at retail $1 cwt. Hay Prairio $6.70 to $7.60 a ton bailed; $5.50 to $0.00 a tori ooso.

Live Stock. Hogs Market lower. Bent fat slid young running from 200 to 250 lbs. bring $6.75 tu $6.85. No.

2 hogs running from 150 to 200 lbs. $2.40 to Hogs, sows or burrows, running from 300 lbs. and over 6 to fi'c per lb. Cattle--Market a llttlo stronger. $2.75 to $4.25.

Sheep Market low. 3 to 4MsC per lb. Plenty of hogs are brought to maf- ket. of the district court, which had found him guilty of the offense.and had decided that young Bugg should Berve the sentence which Judge Simons had given him. Bugg has heen working in Girard since tho case was carried to the Bitpreme court, having been ad- mitteiT to hall.

The -Bugg case has been one of the hardest fought crimi nal cases that has ever been on the docket in this court? Young Bugg's father raised every cent he could by selling his farm and spent it In defending his son of the crime he was charged with, that of breaking Into Al Turney's store house in Osage township, and stealing some lard. The case was fought in the district court by John Campbell, who was at that time county attorney. The young man was defended by two of the ablest lawyers in the county, Ben Galtskill and Arthur Fuller of G-'rard. but Mr. Campbell put up such a strong case hat the jury found the young man piilty and he was sentenced to five years In the penitentiary.

The case was then appealed to the supreme court. J. M. Waydo, of this city, at present county attorney, prepared tbo brief and went to Topeka in February and there argued the case before the supreme court. Fuller and Gaits-kiil made arguments for their client but County Attorney Wayde, although taking up the case without any previous acquaintance with it, succeeded In sustaining the lower court's decls- on and the young man will now have to serve tho five year's sentence which had been Imposed upon him.

The case has attracted a great deal of attention in tho county, especially In Osage township, where the Bugg family had lived for years. Mr. Turney, the far mer who was the complaining witness is an old and prominent cit'zen of that part of the county. Jealousy Did It. Wm.

Carrol was fined $5 and costs in the police court at Girard, Saturday, for calling Dave Trout names. This wasn't a very serious offense, and probably is not in itself, worthy of mention. But there is a momentous story hack of th's insignificant police court item. About a year ago Carrol Trout were "sparking" the same girl. Carrol lived in Girard.

Trout lived tho country, southeast of Girard, the Dutch Crossing settlement. The girl also lived in the country. Trout had a little the advantage on this account as he was nearer the girl. but somehow or other he didn't seem to be fortunate In his love affairs and ue girl finally accepted Carrol, and they were married. This seemed to break Trout all up in business.

But ho didn't seem to fare any worse than Carrol for he alleged that David occasionally smiled upon Mrs. Carrol, and tried to get to visit with her. this caused trouble and the green eyed monster of jealousy began to got in its work with William. Whether or not David really was to blame or not, didn't develop In the trial of the case, but William thought ho was getting' to be too anxious to foster his ac quaintance with his wife and Satur- lay afternoon when the two happened to meet in Girard on the street, thero was trouble to spare in a few moments. As a result Trout had Carrot arrested on a charge of disturbing his peace, claiming that ho had called him names that were not nice.

It cost William the best part of a ten dollar bill. After he paid up ho began to think the matter over and he decided to have Trout arrested on tho same charge. The case was set for Monday but Carrol failed to show up Monday afternoon, and Police Judge Morgan assessed tho costs against him, and dismissed the case. Marriage Licenses Issued. Marriage licenses have heen Issued since our last report by Probate Judge Jones as follows: Edwin M.

Michael, Girard, 25. Carolena Schlffendecker, Girard, 23. Thos. R. Coffey, Cherokee, 21.

Belle Daubach, Stone City, IS. Charles Litchfield, 2T. Mary Kumpeteh, Pittsburg, 21. D. J.

Johnson, Yale, 31. Chulria Pearson, Yale, 30. George E. Taylor, Glrard, 23. Nellie Wasem, Glrard, 24.

Henry Ratoliffo, Nelson, 22. Bertha Motzor, Glrard, 19. J. M. Rowland, Galnsvlllo, 27.

Mary E. Rowland, Montgomery City, 26. Richard Morgan, Fleming, 35. S'ela Beuhart, Fleming, 19. Oscar Sohwarz.

Milwaukee, 21 Rose Merman, Girard, 20. R. B. Speer, MeCune, 57, Mrs. B.

Williams, MeCune, 40. A Bad Debt. Probate Judge Jones has been "holding the sack" since February 21, by reason of a lost wedding foe. The couple had the knot tied and then the groom all at once found that he was "shy." The judge was "up against It." The groom promised to send the balance due to the judge but as it is more than month sl-o and the Judge has received no decided that, the fellow has come to the conclusion that getting married was not worth any more than he paid. COUNTY HAPPENINGS.

Miss Zula West, of Osage township, was recently thrown frn a buggy and badly Injured. W. H. Thomas was struck by a freight englre one1 dav last week nt Walnut and nearly killed. remittance, he of moving away.

E. A. Roberts, of Mulberry, has resigned as a member of the county high school board and the county commissioners last week appointed Alfred Allen, a prominent farmer of Washington township to the place. Mr. Roberts resigned on account of hfs expecting to move away from the county before long.

Probate Judge Jones officiated at a rather unusual marriage ceremony last Thursday. The parties wore both of the same name, and had been for merly married. For some reason or other they had been divorced and they now desired to remarry. The groom waa J. M.

Rowlands of Tex as. The bride w-as Mrs. Mary E. Row land, of Montgomery City, Mo. W.

Cross, who is charged w.in forging orders on several merchants of Pittsburg. Is still awaiting trial in jal. He has expectations and thinks that relatives In Missouri will help out of his scrape. At last accounts these relatives have not showed up, and Cross is beginning to think that ven his family has gone back on him. A Road Dispute.

At tho meeting of the county com missioners last week another chapter In the long standing Koester-Smith road dispute In Walnut township popped up when John H. Koester, of Wai-nut township, presented a pet.tion signed by himself and seventeen other residents of Walnut township, ask- ng the commissioners to, vacate a certain mile of road in that township, midway between Brazilton and Walnut. And thereon hangs a tale. John H. Koestor and S.

D. Smith are neighbors. Mr, Smith owns a quarter section farm northwest of Brazilton in Walnut township. Mr. Koester owns a quarter section north of Smith's on Santa Fe railroad, which passes through his place.

There is no road along the section line west of the two farms, running north and south. Smith wants a road run along that line, as It will be a great convenience to him. The road however, would pass through the Koester farm In such a manner that it would cut the farm in two. and as the railroad already cuts tiie farm, it would leave the Koester property pretty had shape, by being cut to pieces. Consequently Mr, Koester op posed tho opening of the road.

Smith go. out however, and secured a large number of names on his petition for tho road and presented the same to tho county commissioners some time Koester got out a remonstrance and secured a large number of signers to that. About every man old enough to vote In Walnut township was roped in one or the other of the petitions and it is. sa'd that a good many who do not live in the township also signed. When the matter came before tho board, it was the last meeting of the old board of commissioners.

John Landers, tho retiring commissioner, was from t-e district where the contention was. Landers voted In favor of oiening tlm road as did Commissioner Brazil. Commissioner Braden voted against It. The proposition to open tho road carried, however. The Santa Fo railroad took a hand in the affair, claiming that the opening of the road would necessitate them maintaining a crossing at that place which would cost them damages.

They asked for several hundred dollars damage and the commissioners allowed them $-10. Mr. Koester also claimed $500 damages, but nono were allowed him. Since then however, a new commissioner has taken his seat from the north district, Mr. Kay, who Is himself a resident of Walnut township.

Mr. Koester probably believes that Mr. Kay will vote against the road If the proposition is brought before the commissioners again, and he has brought it before the commissioners for reconsideration by bringing In petition asking that tho road which had already been established now bo vacated. As work has not yet commenced on tho road, this could be douo without any damage having been done. Tho commissioners appointed a board of appraisers consisting of John Frederick and Wm.

Archer of Walnut township, and Owen McMahan. of Grant township. When the matter comes to a vote It is expected that Koester will win this second round of the tight. asks only that tho solith mlio of tho road, which passes through his place, be vacated. This would avoid the cutting in two of his farm.

It would also do away with the necessity of building a bridge across a creek on that section and this will, it Is believed carry a good deal of weight with the commissioners, as it would cost the county a good deal to build this extra bridge. In the meantime Mr. Koester has carried an appeal of the former decision of the county commissioners to tho district court and in case this new move fails he will attempt to stop the matter in tue higher court or at least get damages for the damage he claims the road will do to his farm. He is supported In th's lattor move by the Santa Fe railroad, which is interested in secur ing the stopping of the building of tho road. Koester and the railroad tnnpnny are represented by Arthur Fuller of Glrard, and Smith, by Ryan Phillips.

The case has attracted George Ryan, a son of W. Ryan, nominee on the Democratic ticket and of Girard, will enter the law office of, M. V. Markham on the Citizens Ste-Bailie Waggoner, the prominent Dem- vens received 55 votes and Markham ocratic leader of Atchiuson, the first of 47. JameB Cochran was elected ndiiiioilniiiri wnrn HI- 0f the counollmen.

F. M. Irwin, Bert Wheat wheat is running about 'orr, J. Thornhoff, were elected. J.

M. test. Millers pay 58 or better, accord- 1 Tl.nn.Wn lil Juno. Young Ryan served as steno- grapher of Waggoner's committee in the recent legislature. The new rural routes have been es tabllshed out of Walnut and the peo nf na-f nl tha nnnntrv will yiL lm.

hereafter have better mall service Mary F. Creager and Newton A. Doub have been appointed as carriers, and J. R. S.

Dear.ner and Myrtle Doub as substitutes. Mrs. B. Williams and R. B.

Bpeer, an elderly couplo of Osage township. pft" MeCune, were married on tne hasiin. oy uev. m. u.

nmiiu, oi uurry-j irWlll UI1U miuuiuvih, Ullizens i'itei lieu lur mg mm L-uuif cllnian. For the sake of the hard working rural mail carriers In this corner of the county who have hard sledding to get pan cakes for breakfast, it will probably be of interest to note that alj carr er on one ot tne routes out Arcadia gathered In one day last week two pounds of butter, three pounds of lard, a chicken sandwich, a crock of sour kraut, a cherry pie, and a fat chicken. And yet he stated that It was only an ordinary day's collection. The rural carr'crs say that the most generous people In the county live In tho rural routes In Lincoln township. It would be a good territory for ti panhandlers to graft.

Miss Caroline Schlffendecker and Mr. Edwin M. Michel were united In, vale. The brute Is 411 years or ago, and the groom 67, and the marriage was not the first matrimonial venture of either of them. The first woman mail carrier In the county has boen appointed for one of the Walnut routes.

She is Mtb. Mary Creager. On one of the Arcadia routes a woman has boen acting as a substitute carried but Mrs. Creager wlfl have tho distinction of being the first regular woman carrier in the county. Mary Braouchle to Charles D.

Peek, tho se Vi of 21, town 29, range containing 11" acres, Anton Vorzind and wife to Gan Bel- CM.