The Butler Weekly Times Newspaper, February 22, 1900, Page 5

_ SPORTS AMONG THE AFRICANS Many of the Games Played by the Na- tives and Boers Are Taken from the English. Long years ago it was noted that wherever Englishmen went they took their national pastimes with them; and on a recent “off day” at Mafeking, when the Boers had for a few hours ceased bombarding, a cricket match was or- ganized by the beleaguered garrison. There are other parts of the dark von- tinent, says the Birmingham Post, in which civilization is accompanied and stimulated by athletics, and an in- teresting testimony is to hand upon that head from St. Andrew’s college, Kiungani, which owes existence to the universities’ mission to central Africa. Of all the games played there by the boys, some of whom are freed slaves, football has the first piace in popularity, though a few boys have shown a desire to learn a little more about cricket, and the smaller ones . have a partiality for rounders. They had last season four “first-class” matches of football, two of which they , won and two they lost. In the first her majesty’s ship Fox scored four goals to their one; in the second, the same ship scored one goal to their nil; in the third, against a combined team of Eu- ropeans from town, they scored four goals to nil, and in the fourth, against her majesty’s ship Philomel, they scored five goals to nil. They wouid like very much to have thin jerseys, with a badge of the college, to present to boys who win their “colors” by play- ing in three “first-class” matches, and it will be no wonder if English friends provide these, as well as the footballs, which are wanted for 20 villages in Nyasa, and the tennis balls for boys at Magila. ‘ IDLE SOLDIERS. 43 Only « Small Portion of an Army Ever a Into Aetion in a Battle. Modern war is such a complex busi- =ness, and so many things besides fight- ing have to be done, that a very large part of an army never fires a shot. Even of the soldiers actually opposed to the enemy, only a portion come ‘F into conflict in any battle. For instance, Gen. Buller must have had some 24,000 men at the battle of the Tugela river, yet we are told that enly 10,000 troops went into action. The explanation of this apparently curious fact is that armies don’t fight now in dense masses like long ago. The terrible hail of bullets from mag- azine rifles and maxims, as well as destructive power of shells with “high explosives,” would ate an army in dense forma- Hence the fighting troops have to scatter themselves over a line 15, 20 and even 30 miles long. Of course, the chances of battle bring it about that, while the fight- ing becomes very hot and fierce in certain spots, the troops in other parts of the line don’t come into con- Mir tact with the enemy at all. This is why certain battalions lose an appall- ing number of men, while others come off with a few casualties. In the great battle of Koeniggratz — the biggest battle of this century—it is said that 92,000 Prussians and 80,000 Austrians sl did not fire a single shot. Gis EVE’S APPLE TREE. Mace still Grown in Ceylon and Its Fruit Is v Deadly Poilson—A Moham- medan Belief. - The botanical curiosities of the-is- land of Ceylon are replete with varied interests. One of them is “the for bidden fruit,” or “Eve's apple tree.” Its native name is Diwi Kaduru, Ka- é duru signifying “forbidden” and 7 Diwi “tigers,” says an exchange. hich The flower of this extraordinary production is said to emit a fine scent. ‘The color of the fruit, which hangs a: from the branches in a very peculiar and striking manner, is very beautiful, being orange on the outside, and a deep crimson within. The fruit it- self presents the appearance of hav- » ing had a piece bitten out of it. This circumstance, together with the fact of its beiny; a deadly poison, led tne Mohammedans on their first discov- or ery of Ceylon, which they assigned as the site of paradise, to represent it was the forbidden fruit of the Garden of Eden, for although the finest and . most tempting in appearance of any, it had been impressed, such was their ». idea, with the mark of Eve’s having ’ bitten it, to warn men from meddling with a substance possessing such nox- p ious properties. LF ) ib 'B iT Rat Year tn Japan. S By a strange coincidence this is “mouse” or “rat” year, according to the orienta! zodiac, and rats, asa cause 4 of the spread of the bubonic plague in "wr Japan, are at the same time being fio killed by the hundreds. A good price has been “set on their heads.” ‘The 4» Plague is raging chiefly in Osaka, where yy «it got a good startin the factories; but ; Tokio, Yokohama and other places are adopting striet precautionary meas- ures. New Federal W a. Cuba’s actual population, according to the preliminary enumeration made under federal authority, is 1,572,845; et that of Porto Rico 957.679. Many of re, these people—most of them in Porto Rico—are practically wards of the United States, and must receive aid from federal sources until the difficult ) Problems of insular administration shall have been worked out in their be- half. A Boer Horse Remedy. The Boers and other residents of South Africa ward off horse sickness ‘by rubbing a little tar or eucalyptus oi! \in the nostrils of the horse when ‘e is gut on the veldt. OR. STRONG is SCARED. He Tells the House Committee That moniam Is Increasing at an Alarm- tug Rate in This Country ore Washington, Feb. The suppres- further ¥ by the house commit- sion of pol sidered Tuesc gamy v con- | | | I the Mormons wei only one-fifteenth tee on judiciary, Dr. Josiah Strong, | president of the League of Social S | ice, and Rev. William R. Campbeli, a} missionary of long service in Utah,! speaking in advo of federal leg-} islation. Dr. Strong stated that white | | the number of the Presbyter Methodists and Congregationalists. yet in a stated period they had in-| creased more than all three combined. | Dr. Strong also said that if the gov-| ernment did not act it was not i likely that Josepi: Simith’s propt that every state west of the Mi sippi river would be brought under Mormon influence would be fulfilled. ENVELOPE OPENED S WERE Ex-Consul Macrum Parnianes Proof That His Mast Was Censored by the Hritan O teers New York, Feb. 20--The Journal prints the following under a Washing- ton date: ( les KE. ‘rum, late consul at Pretoria, furnishes 4 bis charge that the United States of- ficial mail was opened b ythe British Mr. Macrum has several en- velopes, each bearing the British sticker applied to the envelope after it \ had been opened by the censor. He has one envelope which contained mail matter from Consul General Stowe at Cape Town. It is the regulation blue censor. of the consular service. It bears upon its face the legend “United upon its face the negend “United States Consular Service” and a stamp “Mail Suspended.” Peaceful Boycotts Upheld. Kansas City, Mo., Feb. 20. Slover, of the circuit court, that labor unions had the legal right to put in force a peaceful boycott against employers of non-union labor and had a legal right to try by peace- ful and fair persuasive means duce customers of a boycotted person that person or firm employers of union Judge decided to in- or firm to quit and patronize workmen. ‘The Charch Was Too Small. Kinsley, Kan., Feb. 20.--William Carroll, Twentieth Kansas, who was killed in action in Luzon, was buried in the soldiers’ lot in the cemetery here. Carroll was a Catholic, but as the Catholic church building at Kins- ley was small the bishop gave permis- sion for services to be held in the Congregational church. TELEGRAPHIC BREVITIES. There are 276 post offices in Cuba, 19 of which are in charge of Ameri- cans. The total receipts of the patent of- fice for 1899 were $1,325,457, a profit of $113,673 to the government. Fire at Decatur, Ala., destroyed six brick buildings in one of the main business blocks. Loss, $100,000. John Collins, a wealthy New York broker, has caused the arrest of his son for the alleged theft of $30,000. About 3,400 delegates are attend- ing the annual meeting of the Na- tional Buttermakers’ convention at Lincoln, Neb. Secretary Martin, of the Kansas Historical society, will try to get up a history of every county and munic- ipality in the state. Congressman Lacey, of Iowa, wants to amend the civil service law to limit the appointment of government em- ployes to five years. A Washington dispatch said the house and senate conferees would have no trouble in reaching an agreement on the financial bill. At Detroit, Mich., Tom Sharkey knocked out Jim Jeffords, of Cali- fornia, in the second round of what was to be a ten-round bout. Dr. C. Gross, who committed sui- cide at Bebra, Morgan county, Mo., was known throughout the county as a breeder and tamer of quails. In &t. Joseph, Mo., the ministers of all Protestant churches and the sa- loon-kee will hold joint ference to discuss Sunday closing. By a decision of the Mlinois preme court on the 20th the bonds- men of the late State Treasurer Ram- say must pay a shortage of $487,000. Some of the democratic members of congress are insisting that ex-Consul Macrum would make a good vice pres- idential candidate to run with Bryan. Hutchinson Knight, living 12 miles ers a con- from Paris, HL, was killed by his brother, Newton. The brothers were unmarried and lived with their mother. President and Mrs. McKinley were guests at a dance given in Washington by Miss Wilson, the daughter of the secretary of agriculture, to which a large company was invited. Chairman Jones, of the democratic national committee, says the next platform of his party will contain a declaration for the election of United | States senators by direct vote. If Senator Fairbanks has his way about the matter the immigration laws of this country and those which prohibit the importation of contract laborers will be extended to the is- land of Porto Rico. It is generally understood that the state department is willing to have the | Hay-Pauncefote treaty delayed for some time. Indeed, it is claimed at the capitol that the treaty will not be icted upon at this session. The St. Louis Single-Tax league in- tens to make a test of the state's rig: to collect a personal property tax. It is the single-taxers’ idea that such a tax is unconstitutional, under the l of rights of the Missouri con- stirution. ; was i Drayton, > OBVEGTION NN Illinois Congressman Blocked the Atcempt to Secure an Agreement on the Canal Bill. NO OPPOSITION BY THE DEMOCRATS. Mr. liepburn Wanted to Have « Date Se for \deration of the Measure. Bu Mitts Efforta Were [neffectual- Senatoc Kenney, of Delaware, Speaks Again-¢ Ketention of the Philippines. Refore the Washington, Feb. debate on the Puerto Rican tariff bill resumed the e bill to thorize the construction of bridge across the Red River of the th, at 20, send a Nor . D., was passed. Mr. Hepburn (la.) attempted to se- cure an agreement to take up the Nicaraguan canal bill. He asked unanimous consent that it be taben up two weeks from to- Mr. R ardson asked if there was anything in the bill which recognized the ex- istence of the Clayton-Dulwer treaty “There is not.” replied Mr. Hepburn. he bill provides for absolute owner- ship.” Mr. Cannon (Il.), chairman of the appropriation committee, said he was not prepared to agree at this time to the conside ion of the bill. “There is no objection on this side,” observed Mr. Richardson. Mr. Hepburn offered to make the date a week from to-day, but Mr. Cannon still dissented. The house then went into committee of the whole and Mr. Newlands (Nev.). @ member of the ways and means com- mittee, took the floor in opposition to the Puerto I n bill. Representative Richardson, — of ‘Tennessee, introduced in the house a resolution aimed at the paper trust on the lines of his resolution against the trust. It prohibits the transportation of wood pulp and print- ing paper suitable for the printing of , periodicals or books after six months until the interstate com- merce commission is satisfied that such articles have not yielded to the sugar newspapers manufacturers thereof a profit of more than four per cent. A resolution was adopted by the senate authorizing the printing of a special edition of 5,000 copies of the year book of the department of agri- culture for distribution at the Paris expositon. At the conclusion — of morning business Mr. Kenney (Del.) w recognized to deliver a speech on the Philippine question. He took strong ground against the retention of the Philippines and argued that the Filipinos should be given their inde- pendence, under the protection of the United States. BUILT BY BRIGHAM YOUNG. Western Union Has Jast Purchased All the Telegeapn Lines Owned by the Mormon Church. Chicago, Feb. 20.—The Western Union Telegraph company has com- pleted the purchase of all the tele- graph lines of the Deseret Telegarph company, which has heretofore be- longed to and been operated by the Mormon church. These lines extended throughout Utah an dto all the Mor- mon settlements in the states of Idaho and Nevada, and their construction by Brigham Young was in advance of the building of roads, and for many years they were the principal means of immediate communication for the Mormon church and its busi- ness connections. TO TRY A GUERILLA. Military Commission Will Meet at Calam- ba to Outline a Policy for Treat- ment of Filipino Kebels. Manila, Feb. 20.—A military com- ion meets at Calamaba Wednes- day to try a Filipino member of the guerilla band which attacked a squad of Americans February 2, killing acor- poral. The charges are murder and assault with intent to kill. The case is important as foreshadowing the policy of treating guerillas as bandits. It is supposed that one reason which has hitherto deterred the American authorities from adopting this policy is that the insurgents have more than 50 American prisoners and may retal- iate, although a few of them were captured while fighting. Steamer with Cargo of Wheat for the British in Seath Africa Sunk in the Delaware River. Philadelphia, Feb. 20.—-The British steamer Restormel, which was ready to sail from this port with a cargo of wheat for Limerick, Ireland, nk in the Delaware off Kaighns* point, N. J.. Monday night. Consider- able mystery surrounds the sinking of river, | the vessel, as it is reported that the grain was to be forwarded eventually to South Africa. The had nearly ten feet of water in her fore- hold when the first mate discovered that the vessel was settling. BRYAN AGAINST GORMAN. steamer A Washington Special to a Kansas City Paper Says Political Issues Are In- volved in Convention Fight. Mo.. Feb. 20.—It is against Milwaukee and Kansas City, Kansas City } Arthur Poe Gorman, and ana even fight at that. The issues now involved in the contest are greater than merely ihe selection of a convention city. The opposing forces are aligned on prin- ciples that reach into the convention itself. The stanchest friends of Bryan are the strongest friends of Kansas City. while the gold democracy, with | Gorman, are for Milwaukee. The Iowa house passed a bill pro- viding for a barber's examinng board. | 5. DIVIDED INTO FACTIONS. | | Fasioniata Control the Populist National | Committee at Lincoln and a Walkout | Kesulted—Date of Convention. | | | | | Lincoln, Neb., Feb. 20.—A split and a walkout followed a turbulent meet- ing of the populist national commuit- tee last night, the anti-fusion leaders, | after having a number of their follow-| ers turned down by the credentials} committee, organizing a_ bolt forming a new committee. The committee presided over by Senator Butler took up the question of time and place for the national convention. A proposition from the ‘Texas delegation that May 9 be fixed upon as the day was amended so as to| permit a committee to decide on both} time and place. The amendment was} opposed vigorously by the Texas dele-| gation as “cowardly and truckling to| the democrats.” Senator Allen, of} Nebraska, spoke at ength in favor of| harmony and for the naming of a date by the whole committee. “Bryan will be the nominee of both democrats and populists,” said Senator Allen, “and the question of date makes little difference yhow.” The amend- ment to refer to a committee was voted down and Wednesday, May 9, the same date as that of the middle- of-the-road convention at Cincinnati, Three cities, Kan- and | | | | was decided upon. sas City, Sioux Falls, S. D. and Indian- apolis, presented claims for the con-| vention and each was granted limited time to set forth its respective | advantages. Sioux Falls was chosen. The bolters secured a room at the Grand hotel, prepared an address and called a national convention for Cin- cinnati on Wednesday, May 9. They explained that they bolted because of the action of the fusionists in refus- ing to admit members who had at- tended the Cincinnati convention. un-| PLAN FOR A TIE-UP. Democrats In Kentucky Have Evolved @ Scheme to Prevent Gov. Taylor from Transacting Business. Frankfort, Ky., Feb. 20.—The state democratic contest is expected to ren- der a decision by Saturday seating the democratic contestants for minor state offices. The democratic contest- ants will then be sworn in and will make a formal demand for possession of the oslices. This will be refused by the republican incumbents, and in- junctions similar to those pending in the courts over the governorship will be filed. The democrats claim the im- mediate effect of this will be to tie up securely every branch of the state government, pending settlement of the contests by the courts, as it is generally regarded as certain that banks, county officials and probably everybody else who has financial busi- ness with the state will refuse to recognize either set of state officers till the title to the offices is judicially ascertained. Death of s Kansas Pioneer. Manhattan, Kan., Feb. 20.—Rev. Jo- seph Denison, one of the founders of Manhattan, and for 45 years a prom- inent figure in Kansas history, is dead at the home of his sister, Mrs. I. T. Goodnow, in this city. He founded Blue Mont college and was the first president of the state agricultural college. In 1873 he became president of Baker university at Baldwin. In 1855 he was associated with Eli Thay- er in the Emigrant Aid association and the company settled at the mouth of the Big Blue, calling the town Bos- ton, now Manhattan, England a Financtal Gibraltar. Chicago, Feb. 20.—*American securi- ties will not suffer appreciably from the Boer war, no matter what set- backs the British forces may receive,” said Secretary of the Treasury Lyman J. Gage. “The same, indeed, may be said of English securties. The finan- cial condition of England s recog- nized by financiers as so strong that every demand for the prosecution of the war can easily be met.” Until lmprovements Are Paid For. Guthrie, Ok. Feb. 20.—Federal Judge Townsend has rendered his first decision in the famous Indian territory land leases, holding that where valuable and permanent im- provements have been made the de- fendants may hold the laud until the improvements are paid for. The de- cision will give thousands of lease- holders the right to receive the bene- fits of improvements made. Closet a New-paper Plant. Troy, Kan... Feb. An ment for $400 was levied on Pool G stead’s newspaper plant, the Wathena Star, and an attempt will be made to sell the plant at sheriff's sale to sat- ndered in attach- n- 20. isfy a judgment for costs rm the recent libel suits against Grin- stead in the district court. The news- pauper was put in charge of a consta ble. Costly Iovitation to Dewer Jacksonville, Fla., Feb. -The cit- izens of Jacksonville, who are prepar- ing for the state G. A. R. encampment here in May, had ve bar.dsome invitation made f.- t “ak © guests, Admiral ane Mrv. Dov it consists of a rect agulsr plate of gold, 5% inches lon: . 67, inches wie} and 1', pounds in w ‘ght. Ta: sonve-| nir cost 36 Oberlin Colleze Gets $40,000. Oberlin, O., Feb. -President Bar- rows to-day announced a gift of 31u.- 000 for Oberlin college from the es- tate of William E. Osborn, of Pitts burgh, who died in Florida a week ego. for the endowment of the presi dent's chair. The receipts from the Philippine slands for the five months ended De- cember 31 were 36,.696.080. The chief items are: Seized funds, $473,366; in- al revenue, $443,434; customs, $5,- ROBERTSON THE MOE Britisb Commander Is Now at Par- deberg, 30 Miles to the East of Jacobsdal. GEN. HART HAS TAKEN COLENSO. After a Slight Engagement the British Commander Occupies the Stronghold Near Ladysmith—London Has No Im- | portant Dispatches, Bat the Queen An- nounces Good News from the Front. Feb. 20.—The war office has 2 dispatch from Lord Roberts, | the main importance of which is the fact that it is dated Pardeberg VPardeberg is 30 miles east of Jacobs- dai. The dispatch announces that the raijroad to Kimberley is open and that Gen. Methuen will proceed there with reinforcements forthwith and that large supplies will be forwarded to the London issued town. Gen. Hart Occuptes Colenso. London, Feb. 20.—News has been eived that Gen. Hart has occupied o atter a slight engagement Whatever good news may have been received from the front is being care- fully guarded. In spite of the queen’s announcement to the Fourth bat- talion of the Lincolnshire militia, that good news had been received from the seat of war, the war officials solemnly averred that they had received no news. Unofficially, it is rumored that Gen. Kitchener has brought Gen. Cronje to a standstill and has engaged him, and it is added the war oftice now is only awaiting the result of the battle. In any case the confident hope that Gen. Cronje has been cut eff from Bloemfontein continues to prevail in London, and especially in view of detailed dispatches saying that the Free Staters, when they saw the extent of the British forces, were in favor of surrendering. Gen. Buller, apparently, is content- ing himself with shelling the Boers from his newly-gained position at Monte Christo, which, according to good opinion, is likely to form his base for another attempt to relieve Ladysmith. Boers Order 150,000 Shells. Paris, Feb. 20.—According to a dis- patch from Rennes, a factory there has received an order from the ‘Trans- vaal government for 150,000 artillery shells IT 1S CLASS LEGISLATION Law Taxing Department Stores, Passed by Missouri Legislature, Knocked Out by the Supreme Court. Jefferson City, Mo., Feb. 20.—The supreme court, in an opinion by Judge Robinson, declared the depart- ment store law, passed by the last leg- islature, unconstitutional and void. ‘The reasons given are that it is clearly class legislatiion, that the act is in- complete and is not a law and does not constitute a rule of conduct and that the act imposes an occupation tax as a license to do business. The law applied only to St. Joseph, Kan- sas City and St. Louis, and to stores in those cities employing more than a certain number of clerks. This feature is objected to in the opinion as class legislation. HIS LAST HOPE GONE. Missour!t Supreme Court Overrales the Latest Motion of John Kennedy, and He Must Serve His Sentence. Jefferson City, Mo., Feb. 20.—The supreme court overruled a motion to transfer to the court, en banc, the case of John Kennedy, the convicted train robber. This is the last attempt made to obtain his liberation and he must now serve his 17-year sentnce in the penitentiary. Because of a Parental Reprimand. Boonville, Mo. Feb. 20.—Emil Beha, aged 28, who had been on 4 protracted spree, was reprimanded by his parents. He borrowed some “rough on rats” from a neighbor, and after taking a tablespoonful ate a hearty dinner and went to the barn, where he was found in a short time by his mother and taken in the house and medical aid summoned, but too late to save him. Novel Campaign Scheme. Atchison, Kan., Feb. 20.—John Sea- ton, owner of the Atchison opera house and an opponent of W. J. Bailey for congress, threw open the doors of his theater to-night and invited the public to witness the play free of charge. Political speeches in favor of @harles Curtis for congress were made between the acts. To Be Near Molineux. Sing Sing, N. Y., Feb. 20.—Roland B. Molineux’s parents and his young wife have moved to Sing Sing, taking apartments in a hous@ facing the cell in the deathhouse in which Molineux The family will occupy until Molineux is a1, or until the death ed. is confined. these ny granted w tr Ter Wiv-hand Was Oat of Work Wichit x Feb. 20.—In a fit of ° cpordepey beccuse of sickness and Lor husband was out of work, Mrs. Joseph Griffith, the wife of a laboring man, committed suicide here by drowning herself in a neigh- bor’s cistern, where her body was found after a long search. n.. Over 2,000 Dogs on Exhibitice. New York, Feb. 20-—The twenty- fourth annual bench show of the Westminster Kennel club opened to- day at Madison Square Garden. In all 10 canines of 39 breeds are on exhibition. These include the finest dogs of this country aud some of the best of Europe. 2.1 Ballard Item We failed to say our say the last few weeks on account of close atten- | tion to business J.A Wood's sale was well attend- ed and everything sold well. Milt Teeter killed the fatted swine last Thursday, and will no doubt be able to hammer iron while the hog holds out A road has been opened direct south from Ky. hill to the Davidson & Anderson mill Basker MeClenney traded horses, and each one seems to think he got the best. Arbuekle Bros. will bale hay as soon the weather moderates, Poindexter bought the fine hogs two miles east and Measles in our village. M.S. Kiersey was over for the first j time in several days; hehashad quite a time gripping. Noble & Co. took a load of meal to Clinton last week Mr. McCoy. who moved on the Deerwester SO east of us, bought stock, implements, &c., at several sales last week. He comes well ree ommended and may suecesa be his. Abe Billings and wife will receive the congratulations of old friends on the arrival of a baby girl. Prof. T. D. Fmbree has been out of school three weeks wrestling with the measles, but is back at his post of duty again. Wm. Harrison had the misfortune to fall, spraining his wrist, from whieh he is suffering a good deal. Andy Shelton bought @ team of horses at the Deerwester sale, and will push them this spring. Mrs. Fort bought her brother J. A. Wood's interest in 120 acres of land. Several farms near us for rent: the Wilds 120, Kipp 120, Catterlin 200, Ballard 300, Cloud 200, Teeter 80, Funk 40, ete. McClenney sold a horse to Porter for a good price. Wilson Davidson bought a new Charter Oak wagon; it’s a dandy. M. L. Price is sick to-day. The pie party for the benefit of the Walnut (. E. at W. L. Hooper's was well attended and a good time re- ported by all. zs Prof. Buzzard resigned as teacher at Enterprise and bas returned to his home. Miss Lora Peary is teaching the unexpired term. Will Embree is holding the fort for L. 8. Kiersey. Daly Bradley was on our streets attending the sale. Measles and la grippe all over this part of Bates. Jas. W. Ashbury wishes to rent his farm and move to Warrensburg, where he can educate bis children at the Normal. T. N. Board will move to the Dur- rett farm this spring. Robt. Davis was over at the shop Saturday eve having his horses shod for Sunday driving. Mrs. Boevers of Culver, we are sor- ry to learn, is still on the sick list, but hope ere long she will be well. We hear Mrs. Cole and daughter, Miss Nola, talk of locating in Califor- nia where Rec and Ned Cole have gone. Mrs. J. A. Warford is on the long list of those who have the grippe. Anderson & Davidson will saw wood for the neighbors this week. MeClenney wants to buy a No.1 Durham calf. Ed Smith is home from Joplin rus tling with the grippe. C. C. Pogue is having an old house filled with ice, which we are glad to learn. Thos. Murray went to the rail road after goods for M. L. Price. Perry Ray will go to Cal., soon. Bell Bros. sold a horse to Chas. El- Hott of Culver In the death of Johnny Johnson, we lost one of our noblest and bright- est young men. He was held in the highest esteem by all, and the sor- rewing relatives have the sympathy of the entire community in their loss. Ob, for more such boysashe! A noble, a model yeung maa has gone. R. A.C. and children sent up for repairs Saturday. ay Griffith still bas the western fever with high temperature aad quick pulse. Robt. Ray bought the spotted horse that takes our eye. R. D. Beatty and Ira Fowler were in the neighborhood last Saturday. Eddie Powell passed us by as went to Urich to visit S. P. Ray and family, from there he went to Polk county, where he visited relative a few days. Our merchants received an invoice of goods last week. Johnny Radford bad his trading horse shod. Monday. J. Ed Hooper will farm with Robt. Hill thie year. Sam Young wasgripping last week. Next week will begin the usual spring moving. Par.