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tmlElWa id WALNUT ITE2CS. GEORGIA OWES ITS RAILROADS TO Hi. Paine's Celery mpornd Was a Bev- Mrs. Henry Groth died at half past six o'clock Saturday morning and the remains were interred at Sheffield cemetery Sunday afternoon. The deceased was about 39 years of age.

The sorrowing husband is left to care for six children, the youngest being but a week eld He has the sincere sympathy of all who know him. Mr. Groth's brother and Bister, John Groth and Mri. Maggie Haushild, of Rice county, Groth's brother, Albert Coleman, of Cottonwood Fall, and.Claus Gittir, of Pittsburg, attended the funeral. of the club were: Miss Minnie Klock, Pittsburg; Mrs.

Laura Payne, Galena; Mrs. Brady Ferris, Mrs. Anna Campbell and Mrs. D. O.

Munson, Cherokee. Frank and Walter Lucas and their wives, accompanied by the orphan children of the late A. L. Scott, came down yesterday from Emporia, where they have been so long at the bed side of their mother, Mrs. Kate Scott, who died last week.

The Scotts had an elegant home in Emporia, but the sons-in-law, having their business here, concluded to settle up affairs there and the younger children will live with tiieir sisters here. WEIR CITY ITEMS. fr. Ma fmi elatio" to Machen is one of the makers of the new South. He has changed the map of Central Georgia.

Flourishing towns have sprung up along the railroad lines he has developed. Hon. Clark Howell, in an editorial in the Atlanta Constitution, said of him: "To the people of Georgia, Machen is known principally by the roads he has built in the south. He has brought all Georgia within hand-reach ef Atlanta. He is a public bene factor." While at work on the Covington Macon railroad, Machen's health failed.

After much useless expendi ture of time and money he was induced by a friend who had been cured of nervous prostration to try Paine 's clery compound That the remedy was a revelation to him no one can doubt who reads Machen's letter: 69 Wall Street, New York Gentlemen: I spent many thousands of dollars, including eight months abroad, for nervous prostra tion, and then found Paine's celery enmpouud the remedy I ought to have taken at first. Doctors periodically tinkered at and patched me up so that my nerves would ho together for a short while, seemingly just long enough for my bank account to get a respite. However, your medicine has sidetracked the doctors. My nerves don't seem to require any rest, and I am in such good spirits these days it doesn't matter much whether I have any bank account or not. I have determined on Paine's celery compound as my family remedy from now on E.

C. MACHEN KMVETON ITEMS. Geo. Coding, of Waco, was in our city Sunday last. G.

T. Kniveton took atrip to the city of Pittsburg, last Monday. Mrs. J. E.

Frazier is on the sick list and has been fyr the past two weeks. Mrs. Snider, living north of the city, has been on the sick list for the past week. Mrs. Burr has been guite sick for the past three weeks, but is some better at present.

Jshn Owsley, who has been sici for JSffe They Were Delighted to See Each Other lint FoolUhly Brought I Old Tlmea. A big, well dressed, ample-waisted, middle-aged man was strolling down Twelft street the other afternoon, when another man, of about the same description, approached him from the other direction. The first-mentioned man glanced casually at the other as they neared each other, says the Washington Star. Then he looked again, while an expression of surprise and wonderment stole over his face. When they were just about to pass each other he gazed searchingly at the other man's face, and then he broke out with: "Well, if that scar under your left eye ain't on the face of 'Tubby' Kick-etts.

I'll eat my hat, that's all!" The other man came tS a sudden halt, and gazed wonderingly at the face of the man who had addressed him. Then an expression of recognition swept his features. "Ami." he exclaimed. "if that changed voice of yours isn't the voice of -Hutch' Williams, I'll be dog- goned Tubby!" 'Hutch. And the two boyhood friends were sawing at each other's arms as they were pump handles.

"Well, durn my hide," said the one who had been recognized as "Hutch." when thev had repaired to a damp emporium to renew their youths over a high one or so. "I haven't seen you since lemme see I think it was somewhere about the latter sixties. ITow long you betn in Washington, anyhow? I've been here for 20 years and more." "Oh, I'm just cn here visiting my daughter during the holidays," replied "Tubby." "Yes. sir; I think it was about '67 that I last clapped an eye on you, So you knew me by this little scar under my left eye, hey? Pretty good memory you've got for an old man. lint how about my knowing you, and you've got no scars, either? I'd know you four miles off in a fog.

Say. d'ye 'member how I got this scar?" "Well, you can just bet your life I remember how you got it," replied "Butch," offhand. were all swimming in the crick together, and you dove and struck a snag remember it just as well as if it were yesterday you were in big luck you didn't lose the eve." "That's right," said "Weil, who the dickens "ud have thought I'd ever stack up against you here? Got any family?" "Hush. man. T've got married children-.

How about you?" replied "Hutch." "Why. I've been an old sinner of a granddad for years past," said "Tubby," poking the other in the ribs, and then they had another and several more. "Well, well," said "Hutch," after they had been exchanging reminiscences and having another for half an hour or so, "it's sure good for sore eves to nave a look at you ugam. Tubby. 'Member that last scrap we had time we were out getting wal nuts? 1 certainly did bruise you up a whole heap that time; eh, "Who, me?" said "Tubby," his face growing serious.

1 don remember it that way at all, "Butch." Jly recollection is that I put it all over you that time. Don't you 'member that you went home blubberin' with a blood nose, and "Xo, I don't remember anything of the sort," interrupted "Hutch." You're way off on that. I distinctly lemember that I lambasted you until on yelled that you'd had enough, and" "Say," said "Tubby." getting up from the table. "I don't like to have oi say that when you know that it's not so. You know darned well that the only time you ever whipped me was that time, down to the hollow, when you had your whole gang- along with yon, and "Ho, listen to the man!" exclaimed 'Hutch." sarcastically, also rising from the table.

"Well, if you don't beat- the dickens! Why, there never was a time when couldn't wallop you until you didn't know north from south or winter from summer, and "Could, hey?" put in "Tubby," is-Iblv angry. "Say, you always did pile it on pretty thick in your statements, but if vou think I'm goincr to let you stand there and drivel that way. like a man in his second childhood, you're off your b.n.-'p, and "Who's driveling? Who's in his second childhood?" wraihfully inquired "Hutch," shaking his finger under "Tubby 's nose. "If it wasn't that I always knew you were slightly off your balance. I'd have a word or two to say to you that'd "Say it.

"that's all!" "Oh, run along home to your backwoods. You make me ache." And then the pair of boyhood friends stood and jawed at each other for 20 minutes, and finaly hacked out of different doors. Even sentiment cannot triumph over a man's recollection of his thrashings at the hands of another bov. IIotv Coreans Praj-. A returned sojourner in Corea tells that he asked a native priest: "Tell me whv you people kneel down before a stone, or piece of wood, or any inanimate object, and pray to it? Why not pray to as Christians do?" "I will explain." said the devout idolater.

arts their eyes and look thing as thev up with pray. piece but to the inai: 1 sent Corea re or pru. ou to i.e. i ct lot rt li i ein- they Cod X. Y.sua.

rem the Advance and Eagle. Jehn Caiablin, of Hepler, was ic the city Thursday. Miss Laura Doub visited at Fort Scott this week. Miss Bessie Loomia, who is sick with pneumonia, is some better. Judge W.

L. Simons was in the city Friday morning. He was on his way to Girard. Luther O'Neal, of Bronaon, visited his sister, Mrs. James P.

Jones, over Sunday. Rev. J. W. Sapp and wife "are attending conference at Eureka Springs this week.

D. A. Fowler and wife, of Savon-burg, attended the funeral of their son-in-law, John Hedges, Tuesday. Frank Leiomis and wife, of Stark, visited at the home of his mother, Mrs. Cynthia Loomis, the first of the week.

A son was born to Mr. and Mrs. Joe Page, of Pittsburg, on March 19th, 1901. Mrs. Page is at the home of her parents, Mr.

and Mrs. Irwin, at this place. Mrs. Effie Herriman, of Girard, vis ited Sunday and Monday with her fath er, C. Tucker, and also her aunt and uncle, Mr.

and Mr9. A. H. Tucker, of this place. The four months old child ef Mr and Mrs.

F. J. Miller, residing five miles east of here, died of pneumonia fever Tuesday evening, March 19, after an illness of only two days. Died Uncle Billy Williams died at the home of Mrs. Cynthia Loomis, on Sunday, March 17, 1901.

His age is not known, but he was probably eighty five or ninety years of age. He was born in slavery time. The Pittsburg creamery company is putting in a skimming station at Brszilton. The building is being erected in the south west part of town and will be conducted by Mr. Newton, on of the company's men.

Mrs. Walter Horsley started for Pueblo, Colorado, Tuesday, where she will make her future home. She was accompanied from Erie by Mr. and Mrs. D.

C. Kenyon, who were visiting the latter's sister, Mrs. S. A. Cumming's.

At a meeting held at Odd Fellows' hall Wednesday evening a Citizens' ticket was nominated. For mayor, Leon Locke; police judge, J. B. Shepherd: councilmen. W.

M. Holeman, VT. E. Gregory, Wm, Archer, V. K.

Stevens and Guy Carlton. At a meeting held on Thursday evening a people's ticket was nominated. The following are the candidates: For mayor, Theo Jacobs; police judge, J. H. Doub; councilmen, I.

E. Clarit, J. T. Jones, R. V.

Fulmer, W. M. Hole- man and Wm. Archer. They are all good men, and if elected, will do their duty.

Lee Clark died at his home near Luther, Oklahoma, and was buried on March 15th. He was one ef the old pioneer settlers of this section the country, and was well known here. He homesteaded the farm now owned by J. T. B.

Peak. Twa or three years ago he sold his personal effects and moved to Oklahoma with bis family. Miss Viola Beck, fifteen year old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. A.

P. Beck, died at her home in Iola Sunday morning, March 10. She will be re membered by the people here as Mr. Beck and family resided in our city about three years ago. She was a pleasant and friendly young lady and bad many friends.

She leaves a father, mother, one Bister and one brother to mourn her death. John Thos. Hodges, died at his home in Walnut, Kansas, Monday, March 18th 1901, aged 51 years, 5 months and 27 days. Ha was born near Atlanta, Illinois, September 2ist, 1849. In 1867 he moved with his parents to Linn county, Kansas, and in the fall of the same year they moved to St.

Paul. May Sth, 1S7J he was married to Miss Laura B. Fowler. Six children were born to them. Florence, George, Anna, Lucy, Guy and Leon.

Guy and Leon died years ago. In 1S92 they moved to Pittsburg, and about six months later moved to Walnut. The high requiem mass was celebrated at St. Patrick's church in this city Wednesday morning, March 20, in commemoration of the month's anniversary of the funeral of the late Father Reilly. Rev.

B. J. McKernan was appointed to arrange tor tne month's mind of Father Reilly, it being a month since the funeral was preached which took place at the church February 20th. He appointed Rev. Father Chapius master of ceremonies, Father Verdan as celebrant, Father Coolen a 3 deacon, Father Donahoe as sub deacon, assisted by Fathers McKernan, Sulivan, Degnan, Banifas, and Kealey, with Fathers Hull and Freve at the organ.

Father Kealey, of Parsons, presented the funeral sermon taking as his text the "Priesthood," He delivered a splendid address and his eulogy on Father Reilly was grand. HcCUNE ITEMS. Transcript and Lemccrat. A little son of Mr. Booker was buried yesterday.

Mr. Deyo was in Kansas City last week on business. Oliver Vanausdeln went to Pittsburg Tuesday morning. A Watson left for Kansas City Sunday, on a business mission. Miss Maggie Clery visited relatives and friends in Parsons this week.

A. O. Mattox and A. J. Watson have returned from Kansas City.

Miss Lizzie Gregg returned from Springfield, Monday evening, Mrs. W.E. Gregg went to Parsons Monday evening to attend tne Eastern Star Lodge. Mrs Dollie Justice and daughter were the guests of friends in Cherokee last Sunday. Mrs.

Mahr and daughter, Coral, visited with friends in Parsons since last Saturday. Mart White and family were over from Pittsburg Sunday, the guests of V. White and wife. Miss May Walters went to Jasper county, Missouri, last Saturday where she will visit for some time. A little child of Jack Booker's died last Tuesday, and was buried Wed nesday, in McCune cemetery.

Francis Gregg and wife, of Chand ler, Oklahoma, visited with Wm. Dunnic and family Saturday. Capt. Russel and brother both united with Osage Post, G. A.

of this city last Monday afternoon. Mr Franks returned Tuesday morning from an extended trip through Missouri and Indian Territory. Died At Cherokee, Tuesday evening, March 19th at 6:30, Lawler, aged 77 years The remains were interred in McCune cemetery. Mr. Lawler was an old resident of this vicinity and the father of Mr.

B. Lawler who resides north of this city. The be reaved ones have the sympathy of the entire community, in their sadness. VHKKOSKE ITEMS. From the SenteneL Chas.

Clugston was over from Pitts burg, Sunday. Arthur and Curtis Brown drove to Pittsburg, Sunday. Miss Ruth Haines, of Ft. Scott, is visiting Miss Lucile Shafer. Miss Laura Shafer is entertaining Miss Bessie Haines, of Fort Scott.

Miss Effie Payne returned Monday morning from a few days visit at McCune. Mr. and Mrs. A. A.

Cooper, of Pittsburg, were the guests of Mrs, W. J. Brown, Sunday. Mrs. Elizabeth Chadsey was a Kansas City visitor the first of the week.

She returned home on Tuesday. Jacob Atkinson, who has been sick nearly all winter, is getting some better, we are told. He has had a hard time ef it. Gertrude Heaton came up from Columbus last Friday and spent the balance of the week with her sister, Mrs. Harry Price.

Thos Horman and family, so-in-law of W. R. Baker, has located in our city. They came from Wright county, Missouri. Shannon Clugston has finished his course at Spalding's Commercial Col lege of Kansas City, and returned to his home here, Saturday.

Irnf. W. S. Pate and G. W.

Pye addressed the mass temperance meeting at the Methodist church on Sunday night. There was a crowded house Louis Barney, a recent graduate of a Kansas City Medical College, has been secured as an assistant at the Roy Bertholf Pharmacy. His home is at Weir F. Chadsey and E. A.

Brundage attended the meetings of the Shriners at Independence, Kansas, last week. They had a hot old time. One of the mottoes of the order is to not go to bed with a cent in the treasury; the receipts for degrees that night was $1,700 and it took them till late to spend it. Mrs. A.

C. Graves entertained the members of the Woman's Literature Club and a few intimate friends on Thursday afternoon of last week. Those present besides the members From the Journal. Tom Mackie was a Pittsburg visitor Saturday. Mrs.

Cavanaugh Pittsburg. spent Saturday in Mrs. Tom Mackie was a Pittsburg yisitor yesterday. Ed. Baker transacted business in Pittsburg Monday.

Miss tJirdie Bennnett visited in Pittsburg yesterday. Mrs. D. Lochead and daughter Mary spent Sunday in Pittsburg. John Robertson transacted business in Pittsburg Tuesday.

W. S. Anderson made a business trip to Pittsburg Tuesday. Charley Gross and family visited relatives in Ft. Scott this week.

Claud Hess spent Saturday and Sunday at his home in Nelson. David Dunn attended St. Patrick's ball in Pittsburg Thursday night. Mrs. Ed.

Long and Mrs. Burt Thom as, visited in Pittsburg Wednesday. Mrs. Harris Crain, of Mulberry, is visiting friends in Weir this week. Miss Lillian Grant visited with J.

I. Huber and wife in Girard Saturday. Robert Wehmeyer, of Blairstown, is visiting his sister, Mrs. Geo. Wisley.

Henry Robertson, of Carl Junction, spent Sunday with his brother John and family. M. Schoenbrun was looking after the interests of the Famous in Pitts burg Tuesday. B. F.

Jackman and wife spent Sun day with their daughter, Mrs. Merri- am, of Cherokee. Mrs. M. G.

Reed and her daughter, Mrs. R. C. Libby, were shopping in Pittsburg Monday. D.

J. Locg, and wife, and Miss Katie Long, of Pittsburg, speot Sun day with Ed. Long and family. Died, March 15, Doyie, the infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs, M.

A. Black, of this The funeral gervices were conducted Saturday afternoon at the home of the parents, by Rev. R. M. Wimmell.

The interment took place at Bird's cemetery. Phoebe Ann Bair, wife of John Bair, was born in Polk county, Jan. 29, 1874. and died in Weir City Mar. LS, 1901.

The funeral service was conducted by Rev. R. M. Wim-mel at the home. The body was buried in the cemetery al Council Corners on Wednesday.

Harrison Clemens, late this city, now of Nelson, and Miss Neva B. Brewer, of Pittsburg, were married at high noon Wednesday at the home of the bride, Rev. J. H. Gibson officiating.

They spent Thursday visiting his mother and other relatives in this eity. kelson will be their future home for which poit-t they will leave this evening. Chanute Plucks an loia Man. The Chanute Tribune last night con tained a column article abeut how an Iola man was robbed of 8100 in that town. F.

Omachna is the name given and the Tribune says he is a German-Pole who has worked at the Lanyon smelters here for three years, saved $100 and started with it to visit old friends in Pittsburg and Galena. He stopped in Chanute to get a lunch and his train pulled out. Not minding this he went to the Delmenieo hotel and negotiated for a room but did not take one. He tossed a five dollar gold piece on the cigar case and bought a cizar and news of such wealth natural ly excited the greed of the Eharks of Chanute and the "gang" laid for him. This was at 5 o'clock and no more was seen ef him until about 8 o'clock when a man brought him back to the hotel where he secured a room by pawning a gold watch.

In the meantime he had been touched for the $100 roll, but just how could not be learned. New Counterfeit Note. Chief Wilkie of the secret service has announced the appearance of a new counterfeit $5 national bank note on the National Iron bank of Morris- town, N. J. It is a deceptive counter feit, printed on twa pieces of paper, between which silk fiber has been distributed.

The face of the note, ap- parentlv printed from an engraved plate, is defective in detail. The word "cashier," abbreviated in the genuine to "cash'er, appears in the counterfeit as "cash." Ex. As the pioneer of a new system oJ railroad onilding in the south, Machen knows what it is to live under intense nervous strain. His joy at finding in Paine's celery compound a reliable means of restoring his nervous energy is shown in every line of bis letter to the propnetors of this great remedy When thousands of men and women in every walk of life, from the humblest to the most famous and honored, voluntarily to out of their way to tll others the great good Paine's celery compound nas clone them; when the ablest physicians and the best informed pharmacists not only prescribe and reconmendjbntthe.nselves use and find health in Paine's elery compound, the present -great demand for the spring remedy is not to be wondered at. Paine's celerv compound is the one spring remedy known today tha never fails to benefit.

It cures di-eases due to nervous weakness or a bad state of te blood The most wide-awake, in teligjnt part of f-very community in this country a-e amon? the most enthusiastic vouchers and endorsers. The agreement of opinion among th best, informed, most observant clas" of people, in the well to-do homes of our largest cities, as well as in the most frugai town communities, places Paine's celery compound far in advance of any spring remedy. It is, in fact, the only spring remedy ever heard of in the homes of practicing physicians. ARCADIA NEWS. From the Times.

Mrs. S. A. Smith went' to Kansas Gi'y yesterday. Sam Buchanan is with the Pee Gee paint gang this week.

H. Gabe' mane a business trip to Fort Scott Monday. John Lee went to Fort Scott on Grover Cleveland's birthday. Walter Gunn came down from Fort Scott Saturday morning and returned Monday morning Jactc May field has resigned his pesi- John Rylett will occupy the residence here. Frank McLaughlin and family have moved from Coalvale to Arcadia and now occupy Henry Schmale's residence.

Miss Nora Hoopingarner, of Cha-nute, whose grandfather was a brother to J. P. Hoopingarner, is visitingrela-tives in this vicinity. Mrs. Wm.

Daly, of Farlington, is visiting Frazier. Miss Ivy Daly accompanied her mother to Arcadia Sunday but returned home the next day. Mrs. Ed. Trogdon, of Oskaloosa, died of consumption at 12:30 a.

Saturday afternoon. The deceased was about 25 years of age and leaves a husband and two children to mourn their loss. Mrs. Rusilla Bond, the respected mother of Mrs. Dora Ramey, died at Fort Scott Sunday and the remains were interred at Old Arcadia Tuesday.

The deceased was some 63 years cf age and fcr many, many years a resident of Lincoln township. the past two months, is not improving tion on the Pee Gee painting gang and any at present. I will do contract painting in this vicin- Charlie Roberts is quite sck with ''J-the pneumonia fever. Dr. Lyngar is Horace Thornburg intends to move attending to him.

I his family to Vernon, this week. Mr. end Mrs. Jackson, of Minden, spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs.

Brown, of our city. Frazier is putticg up quite a large building west of his store which makes quite an improvement to our city. Perry Rowe past through our city Monday last with sotre fine young cattle he was taking them to his farm. There is talk of erecting a church In our city We do not know just where it will be located, as several lots are in view for it. Frank Hinman arrived in our city Monday last and will stay with Albert Doss this summer.

Mr. Hinman served in the war with Spain and was in Cuba during the fight there. We are glad to see him back once more. Brown, our carriage maker, has enlarged his shop acU gave it a general overhauling. His business has increased so that he was compelled to build so as to enabie him to have more room for work and carry a larger stock of material for wagons, carriages, etc.

It also helps the looks of our city..