The Pittsburg Daily Headlight from Pittsburg, Kansas • Page 4

PITTSBURG DAILY HEADLIGHT, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 4, 1907. GREAT CLEARING SALE ON LADIES SUITS, CLOAKS AND SKIRTS Israel Bros Handsome pieces FREE of Glass and Chinaware FREE given away free. Ask for Coupons with every purchase. See the THE STORE OF LITTLE PRICES. play in our north window.

Beginning Thursday we will inaugurate the greatest cut and slash Clearing Sale in Ladies Ready-to-Wear goods ever conducted in Pittsburg. Every Cloak, Suit and Skirt will be sold regardless of cost of value. $40 price. and $35 Suits, Clearing Sale $24.75 price $6.50 Cloaks, Clearing Sale $3.95 ing Sale price. price $27.50 and $25 Suits and Cloaks, Clear- $18.35 $5.00 Cloaks, Clearing Sale $3,29 $20 Sale and price $18 Suits and Cloaks, Clearing $13.95 Sale Ladies price Silk Skirts worth $12.50, Clearing $7.48 $15 price Suits and Cloaks, Clearing Sale $10.95 Sale Children price.

Bear Skin Coats, Clearing $2.19 $13.50 Clearing and Sale $12.50 Suits and Cloaks, $8.95 Ladies flounce, black worth $2 Satteen and $1.50, Petticoats, Clearing with price. 95c $10 Price Suits and Cloaks, Clearing Sale $6.95 price Ladies wrappers, worth $1.25, Clearing sale 79c price Sale $8.50 and $7.50 Cloaks, Clearing Sale $5.95 Ladies Silk Petticoats, worth $5, Clearing $3.45 50c, Clearing Sale price. .24 Infants Dresses made of Flanellette, worth Thisisa Bonifide Clearing Sale And a Great Money Saving Event. Every Lady Should Avail Herself of This Opportunity COMING IN FAST ONE THOUSAND MORE TAX RECEIPTS THIS YEAR. This Many More Issued Than Have Ever Been Issued Before To This Time, (Special to Headlight.) Columbus, Dec.

is estimated that 1000 more tax receipts have been issued this year, up to this time of year, than has been issued in many previous years. Both the county clerk and treasurer have been kept busy ever since November 1 when it became possible for the tax payers of the county loose of their money for this purpose. In the treasurer's office, there are but. two men who have attended to all this work, County Treasurer John Ryan and his deputy, Oren Gordon. One day the money taken in by these two men amounted to $3,424.04, all of which came in in small quantities.

During last month, $37,985.34 was paid in, which means that on no day was there less than $1,500 and other days running considerable more. There are about nine thousand tax payers in the county and up to date about one sixth of them have paid. the year time the the sum books amount taken audit- in up were ed about a month ago $270,291.00 had been paid in and the actual tax was figured at $283,000.00, which shows that all but about $13,000 had been paid in up to that time, and since then, a large amount of the sum has been paid, which is not included in the sum given above, showing the tax paid up to now, since John Ryan has been filling the position aas county treasurer. A new system has been introduced by the new official and now each evening the books are checked up, according to the system employed in banks and the books have never failed to balance to the penny, which is required of the office. REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.

Deeds Recorded to Cherokee County Real Estate. Columbus, Dee. following is a list of the real estate transfers recorded here the last week: Frances D. Scranton to the Weir City Brick part of SW of 34-31-24. $750.

0. I. Bennett to J. M. Bennett, e.

of s. of 25-32-25, 40 acres, $1000. Thomas N. McCluer to J. R.

Stainet.c, nw of se. of 22-34-23, 40 acres, $800. Mike Prisnik to Anten lots 1 and 2 In bik 1 in Patterson's 2nd add to Mineral, $500. James Chidester to Clark S. Duncan, part of 7-32-24, at Scammon, $500.

M. J. Callahan to Henry Daniux lot 18 In bik 1 in Callahans add to Roseland, $533. S. A.

Goodrick to Henry T. Walker part of of 8. of n. w. of 26-34-23, 2 acres $60.

W. E. Morgan to John W. Edgman, part of lot 1 in blk 4 in 2nd add to Columbus $700. Wilhelm Niggemann to Bert CorneJius, lots 21 and 22 in bik 4 in Turek, $525.

Edmond Baker to Leon Weir, lots 17 and 18 in blk 2, Bakers 3rd add to Weir. Earl Dewey to Edgar Dewey, lot 1 in bik 7 in Patterson's 2nd add to Mineral $100. NEWS AT OPOLIS. A family reunion occurred at the home of S. A.

McClure, dinner being served last Sunday in honor of T. Y. McClure and wife of Eldorado, Iowa. Those present Were E. James and family, Lorin McClure and family Ross McClure and wife.

After dinner Mr. Plummer and wife, neighbor, put in an appearance with a freezer full of ice cream, was greatly enjoyed by all' present." Mr. Dyer and wife, with their father and mother Iowa, took dinner at S. A. McClure's, east of town.

S. S. McClure and wife were the guests of Mr. Plummer and wife last Tuesday. A fine dinner was served.

Opolis Rebekah lodge No. 502 will give an entertainment at the opera house on Saturday night, Dec. 7th. A good program has been arranged of a choice selection of readings, dialogues, recitations, music and singing, also short comedy selections. Admission 10c.

Children 5c. The tertainment will be under the auspices of the lodge and is for lodge benefit. Dr. John McClane preached to a large congregation at the M. E.

church. Rev. W. Dowson took eleven in on probation at Southwest last Sundav morning. Revival meetings are now In progress at Opolis M.

E. church under the directio nof Rev. W. Dowson. Mrs.

Laura J. McCool was buried at Blackjack cemetery Nov. 28. Funeral services were conducted by Rev. W.

Dowson. Rev. W. Dowson will preach at Langdon next Sunday morning at 10 o'clock and at Opolis at night on account of the protracted meetings. Mr.

and Mrs. Kingsley of Pittsburg, were visiting Saturday Sunday with their parents. Mr. and Mrs. C.

I. Baker, east of town, Mr. and Mrs. W. W.

McCulley, who live near Georgia City, are visiting their daughter near Carona, Cal. Guy Woolley had the misfortune last week to loose a fine horse which killed itself in the barn. L. H. Vantassel brought to the Opolis market one day last week 25 pounds of nice Blue Ribbon moulded butter.

Our postmaster is now buying hogs He has a large lot with pens and plenty of good water. Nobe says he sure will have a large hoggery over the state line Missouri side. J. W. Baker of Cherokee county, has bought the Riggs property in Opolis, lonsideration five hundred dollars.

He will move to town in 2 short time just as soon as Mr. Riggs vacates. R. E. Willis, of Opolis, has a position in Pittsburg and he moved his household goods last' Monday, He will live on South Broadway.

Mrs. Fisher was at Pittsburg last week visiting her son, Luther, on North Broadway, The Opolis emigration seems to ba on the outward move at this writing. There are ten empty dwelling houses in the small town. We need a justice of the peace in Opolis. Why not the county give us one.

Coal oil 6 cents per gallon on the two gallon limit at McKinnis Brotherg' grocery house in East Opolis. Other goods going cheap. As now ordered by the state railroad commissioners in relation to the night opening of depots. Opolis wil escape the order as it is only a flag station for night trains. It is reported that Opolis is liable to get the Minden wholesale and cold storage houses if Barton county votes for the local option law.

Let them come, as we muchly need something that will make business. One of the boy scholars at the west side school house got brave, thinking he could run the whole thing. The teachers had to call for the directors, who called him down. Mr. and Mrs.

John Farris went to Fort Scott last week to visit for a while with their son, Thos. Farris. Thanksgiving dinners and visitors Opolis: M. P. Parent and wife, of Pittsburg, at W.

L. Skippers. Harry Weatherell and wife of Pittsburg, at Fred Bell's. The Henry McKinnis family at Geo. Haden's.

Herman Pat- terson and wife with Thos. Embree at Mrs. Susan Weaver's, Dr. Henshot and wife at J. W.

Mitchell's, The M. B. A. lodge members attended the funeral of Mrs. Bent MeCool she being a member.

Jim Wilson has shipped all his effects via the Frisco to Oklahoma, His car load left last Monday. Born Last Monday, 25th ult. at the home of Clyde Schooley in Opolis, boy baby. Usual weight. Robt.

Ratts and wife of Pittsburg. Sundayed at Mr. Rogers north of town. Earl Johnson and wife of Pittsburg, were in Opolis last Sunday visiting his brothers. By request of the Opolis rural free The BIRTHS AND DEATHS Record of The Deaths and Births Reported To-day.

BORN. GAGER-In Pittsburg, Dec. 2, to Mr. and Mrs. Owen Gager, 501 North Grand avenue, aL daughter.

DIED. Pittsburg Dec. 2, of general debility, Thomas W. Cogswell, aged 69 years. Chicopee Dec.

3, by be. ing shot to death, Antonio Fasulo about 25 years. BONE CREEK. The oyster supper and party at E. L.

Bogg's Thursday night was well attended. All present report a most enjoyable time. Quite a number of the Bone Creex boys and girls visited on the Murphy hill Sunday. Mr. and Mrs, Wesley and family of Neck City, visited with friends and relatives in this vicinity the past week.

Sunday school at Garfield is pro- a gressing nicely with a large attendance. M. A. Boggs visited in Englevale Saturday night and Sunday. Sandy Torbet and Chas.

Boggs attended lodge at Englevale Saturday night. For Kansas winters is the lined.) We are showing an the requisites desired in a coat coat, and an absolute rain coat. $15 EMRICH'S First Premium Flour has no superiors and few equals, and is sold from 10c to 20c per sack cheaper than other flours of equal merit. WE SAVE YOU THE JOBBER'S PROFIT Try a Sack of PEACOCK SOFT WHEAT MIXED FEED It will please the cows. GET OUR PRICES on all kinds of FEED for STOCK and POULTRY.

We are agents for PRAT'S LEE'S and INTERNATIONAL STOCK and POULTRY FOODS P. J. Akins Phones 212 114 E. 5th St. J.

S. ROGERS Is Ready To Show You Pictures and Many Pretty Things for Xmas Stop In and SEE NO ONE CAN PASS US 210 N. B'd'wy delivery route No. 1 carrier, that the patrons along the route keep on hand supply of stamped envelopes to avoid the penny evil. Remember the weather is now getting colder.

Dr. Arthur Ratts of Mulberry, Sundayed in Opolis the 1st ult. New time carn on Frisco passenger trains: Pass through Opolis north at 11:10 p. 12:28 D. 6.29 p.

South 6:16 m. 3:21 p. m. 7:05 p.m. Thomas Featherstone 3 to Bakers R.

add Long- to staff, part of lot in Roseland, $50. David Mackie to Ed Martin lot 16 bik 1 in 2nd to Roseland coal right reserved, $90. Florence Schmidt to William H. Symes, part of n. e.

of 31-32-24, acre $25. Joseph 1 Thanington to Florent Godard. 1 acre in of of 15-32- 23, $70. Amos Greenwood to Richard Curray, lots 103, 104 and 105 in J. H.

C. Gross 1st add to Weir, $375. Antoine to Henry Depereux, part of n. w. of of of 10-32-23.

$50. John Muller to Tom Lidell, lot 12 and part of 11, in blk, 2 in Callahan's and to Roseland, $325. Jas. Hope to Henry Hines, part of ne of nw of 28-31-24, $250. Joanna Mott to Levi Bowles, part of SW of of 7-34-25, $800.

William H. Barrett to Lucy Jones, lots 9 and 10, in blk 4 in Gross 2nd add to Weir, $200. F. M. Driskel to M.

E. Allen lots 5 and 6, in bik 2 in add to Columbus, $1500. Merribee Jane Dill to Joseph L. Dill lot 2 in of 17-35-23. 35-23.

Lizzie E. Mabry to Mark S. Mabry, of of of of of 31-32-25. Mark S. Mabry to Lizzie E.

Mabry, of of 31-32-25. Archibald T. Lea to George M. Fisher. lots 11 in blic 10 in 1st add to Columbus.

Jennie Jarrett to George Jackson. 19 feet of lot 14 in blk 3 of Vogels add of Weir, $25. J. W. Whippen to W.

F. Ervin. of of of 2-35-24, 20 acres. Add $55. Joplin and Pittsburg Ry to Theresa Markawtz, a strip of land in in nw of 10-32-23.

Milton W. Ashmore to the Joplin and Pittsburg, a strip of land in of nw 23-31-25. 3.97 acres, $160. J. N.

McDonald to James B. Davis lot 57 in bik 3 in Bakerton addition to Weir, $100. in LOST HIS CLIENT. An Elopement Has Lost Columbus Attorney His Client. Columbus, Dee.

appears to be a case of genuine love has taken from Attorney Ira Heaton one of his most faithful clients, since Andrew Andre eloped with Anna Mae, of Mineral. Andre's case, in which he asked for the custody of a small girl, was to have come up in the net term of court here and Haton says he would have experienced no trouble in recovering the baby for the father. It has been but a short time since Ira Heaton as attorney for Mary Andre and secured a divorce for her which gave her the custody of the child and later seeing that Heaton was able to win the case for his wife and secure thee hild from him, the father of the child also employed Heaton to get the child back for him. met Ann Mae, a girl ten yetars his But love for his baby to fled when he junior, with whom he eloped a few days ago and since their disappearance during the still hours of the night Attorney Heaton has not heard from his client and he fears the child will have to remain in the hands of it's mother. YIELD IN LIGHT.

Cherokee County Corn Crop Goes 15 Bushels to Acre. Cherokee county have started to gather corn, but according to reports here today from some of the representative agriculturists of the district the yield per acre this season will prove greatly inferior to that of preceding years. The estimate per acre by farmers who have started to gather corn is fixed at about :5 bushels, but some say the yield may exceed this estimate by several bushels and in some cases fall far below The farmers say that the crop in this country large this year, compared with that of a great many other communities. In former years the average corn yield in the county has run as high as 35 bushels and there are farms in the county, on which 50 bushels can be produced to the acre." MATHEWSON. Wm.

Morrow spent Thanksgiving at Walter Harry's in Pittsburg. Lee Johnston and Grandma Berry of Parsons, have been visiting at Jim Rices'. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Hevel, Mr.

anI Mrs. Grover Harrington, Elijah and Meda Morrow ate Thanksgiving supper at Wm. Hevel's. W. D.

Jones and wife spent Thanksgiving in McCune at the home of Mrs. O. Sweet, Doll Pyland returned Monday from her visit in Oklahoma. Mrs. Loren Snyder was very sick for a few days this week, but is better now.

Addie Pence made a trip to the flour mill near Waco this week. taking wheat and exchanging it for flour. E. Pence has been helping Shannon Roberts husk corn. Another car of props has been loaded for the mines.

These cars hold from 3500 to 4200 props. Mr. Hawk has been hauling corn to J. B. Poland's.

Correct Clothes for Men MADE IN NEW YORK Alfred Benjamin a MAKERS Clyde Frazier, who teaches schoel near Neck City, visited home folks Saturday. Mrs. Florence Redman is convalescent after a continued illness. Oates and Ed Briley left Friday morning for Oklahoma. John Ozbun was shopping in Opolis Saturday.

J. A. Redman has on display a' line Christmas goods. Mrs. S.

McClure is on the sick list. Miss Goldine Denton made a business trip to Pittsburg Friday. Born- To Mr. and Mrs. Frank Redd Nov.

29, girl. M. H. Wilson, son Alfred and Earl Michie attended the Southeastern Teachers' Association at Coffeyville Thursday and Friday, where Earl and Alfred were among the representatives of Cherokee county high school. Mrs.

Roy McCool and Mrs. Mary came down from Pittsburg Wednesday evening to attend the funeral of their aunt, Mrs. Bent Cool. Thursday. Mac Bell, af Pittsburg, spent Thanksgiving in Opolis with his mother.

The entertainment at the hall Wednesday evening was quite success. Plenty of noise and pumpkin pie. The little daughter of Frank Butler is on the sick list. Go to Redman's for your Christmas glassware. They have a full line.

John Curby of Medoc, was in Opolis Wednesday taking pictures of the Opolis schools. Charley Rodgers of Pittsburg, Practical OVERCOAT CRAVENNETTE immense line this and is proper as a We invite your to $30 OF spent Sunday with his parents north of Opolis. E. Johnson and wife and F. Wildman and family attended the funeral of Mrs.

McCool Thursday. Truman Sheldon, who has been visiting his father-in-law the past three weeks, returned to his home in Oklahoma Friday. His wife will remain in Opolis till after the holidays. Mr. and Mrs.

W. H. Ozbun of Pittsburg. were visiting in Opolis Sunday. John Cooper of Parsons, visited his parents in Opolis Sunday.

The talk of Opolis at present is "The Minden Breweries moving to Opolis." We hardly think this will he of any benefit as Jasper county will hold an election on local option in the near future and if it does, not carry in this county it will be one of the few in the state that have not. Opolis is not asleep. Ora Wildman spent Thanksgiving with home folks. Don't forget the revival meetings at the M. E.

church every night this week at 7:30. Arthur Ratts of Mulberry, spent Sunday with Jas. Denton and family. A very impressive. sermon was preached Sunday night at the M.

E. church by the presiding elder, Rev. McClain. LIGHTNING CREEK. Oren Lowell returned home from Girard Sunday.

Dan Neher was visiting his brother at Independence last week. Mr. and Mrs. Freed were trading in 1 Girarl last Monday. Mr.

and Mrs. Sterling returned to Pittsburg Sunday after several weeks visit with their daughter and family, Mrs. Clugston. Bess Ulery returned to Cherokee Sunday, where she attends high school. Web Morrow has been hauling hay from the Caldwell farm.

(lined and unseason. It has all spring coat, fall inspection. COURSE.