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The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1905-05-27
CHESAPEAKE CITY.

George Conrry. of Philadelphia, spent
Sunday with his mother. Mis-. Mary Con-
r"y.
DR.. Howard Karsnrr. Of PHILADELPHIA
has been the guest of DR.. W. G. ka,'~-
ncr.
Rev. and Mrs. +. II. Da>he. Of North
East. were visitors in town thI> week.
Ms. Benjamin Hanson. of Baltimore,
has Len visiting in town.
Mis-, Fannie Fnard spcnt Sunday in
t@wn.
NJ. Thomas KILLER, of I'li.pG,.lpAia
>pcl Sunday with his father here.
II. V. Maulovc has been vi-.t.G- his
brot YER at Georgetown. Del.
MI. Millincr. of New York, : the
guest Of Miss Evelyn Kbler
Miss Nellie Lusby, of crc,'ton. has
been Il visitor in town.
Ms. Oakley Barwick Misses Eva
Griffith and Bessie Barwick spent We'll
1soSday in Wilmington.
Miss Esther Banks spent Il few days
last week with her parents. Mr. anil
Mrs. John Banks.
MIS- Reuben Hcvalow and -om HAIRY
are visiting relatives in WiImr-tou.
+. l.. tourcy spent on" day this week
in town.
Miss Florence Rouldcn is spending
several days in Wilmington.
Mr.. and Mrs George Merritt # lea"
Warwick. spent "Wednesday with friends
in town.
Miss Elsie Karsncr ami I.ucy Rrri
spent Wednesday in Delaware City.
The dance that is to- he given ri Siar
Springs Iurk Pavilion OH Mouday. MAJ
20, will he an admission dare" ana will
be under the management wf Mr.. Harry
Howard instead of the old Mmittr".
Home grown strawberries Hl,- selling
al 10 cents per quart.
Tuesday. May Both being decoration
Day. and legal holiday. the >a.hno.>
will be closed
The MaS"us entertained a Uumhrr
from ElktoM and Ccciton N - hauIurt
1u Tuesday evening of this we X.
Rev. +. +. Williams. ut l"wp~. tx
changed pulrit~ with Rev. :. VI. P"rry
on Sunday last.
One evening last week N"mbrr of
young men who had collected tpgrrhr.
in the store nj Mr. W. +. Gi,,,, made It
bet with an umpire that Il, c.I.i Hot
yHt y half gallon of ice cream In fifteen
minutes. The umpire tu~k up the bet
and ate the cream in >rvr. minutes.
thus making the youug men pay f." the
cream.
Mrs. Charts. formerly M..> Laura
Lambert, passed through the canal "n 4
yacht last week an her WAY to f.pri"a.
Her husband is the owner If the boat
aud they were accompanied by i party
of friends
DR.. NJ. Il 'r," Stephens has written t"
Mr.. Ca'dw,ll -tttiwg he will ,.pt be- abb.
10 attend tn. "nmmcrcrmrnt Of III. high
school.
Dr. George \. IIaltrr. president "f
Delaware College. will deliver the a!-
dress ut the commencement al. .Iu.,' !.
The haccaaurcate sermon t. ;h'- grad
uating class, will be preached il. the NJ
T.. Church oW Sunday, Jun" +, 1t 1880.
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has been visiting relatives here.
Mrs. William Bechtel. of Baltimore.
and Mrs. Ernest Mearns. of AShury
p&ik. are visiting their parents. Mr..
and Ms f.. \. Brown.
Mr. T.. Forrest Char>hn. of WnrcrS-
ter. Mass. and Miss Lila CharSha. of
Baltimore. spent Sunday with their par
rrtS
Er. Clemson tDrk Mis-, Lulu Tyson
who has len in poor health fer some
time. to the Maryland University Hos
pitnl. in Baltimore. Thursday. to re-
crivr Il months treatment.
Mr.. Clinton jackson and Miss NJ q.
Jack, On spent Monday in Baltimore.
Mis- Stella First. of Port Deposit.
>prrt this week with Mrs. George Ty-
,rr.
Miss Mary Durgin. teacher of Chapel
School, will held festival Tn the school
grounds "Wednesday evening. May 81.
All the Sunday School children are re-
slue>ted to meet the Children'S boy
Committees ut the Church Saturday af-
trrnoon. at > ~'ch,rk.
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--'Iar,~ viii hr service in Trinity
Chnich I'll Thursday EeNt lA-r,n. ION
Day. II 1890 4. N.
Mr.. J. +. Rurt,.. of WuoLlawn. in
th:~ county. owns II little Morse that he
ca"> 'Plinrr. He was II ycaI> old
VI, May ~ Recently he ate two Plates
% ice rrram. ard five pieces of cake for
H., ,:fr,r. and WIS driven to jackson
Park where he made his half mile in
LIS. He is not Il track trained horse
either. just Il good every day horse THAT
won't take everybody's dust on the road.
The teachers and pupils of the Cherry
Hill Public School gave ~ very ENJOY
able entertainment on Wednesday even
Ing, May nth. The way in which the
children played their part not only
brought applause for themselves but also
gave evidence of the amount of patience
Instruct them. Although the evening
WAS very unfavorabp quite II large
crowd was present and the sum of SD
was realized.
In union there is strength" When
ii was decided to put in Il full stock of
millinery and ladies wear into what
was formerly known rs an exclusive
mans store. the mems department was
strengthened. Why? Because the pro-
fits from the new department which al
though very small help to dcfray eX-
perseS, and are thus enabled to sell
clothes or millinery cheaper than the
store which depends on one line entirely.
1t costs YOU nothing more than "a few
minutes time to look Mt the goods for
yourself and prove the truthfulness of
above statement. Balls Oak Hall Cloth
ing House
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WOODLAND.

DR.. \. :. MnwhILy preached 81, Ii pur-
we'll Sunday evening to 81 large cruGrr
cation.
Miss C"IN,lia Ahlaham+ returned
Monday from Il pleasant visit t. H1ltj-
more.
Mr. CrrNwrll FIi>l accompanied hr
his mother arrl niece. Mis- Pearl Tyson,
eft Saturday fer Cleveland, ono. to-
visit Mr.. and Mrs. Garry Fri~t
Miss r. NJ. Barnes nnI Ms. NJ. l..
Thompson spent several days {. Bal
timOre this week.
Miss MaiSic Osmonh. oc Hayr- dc
trace. was the guest Of Mics Mary
Rawlings over Sunday.
Miss Grurvra Hall. of Baltimore. was
the guest Of Miss Annie Simmer, over
Sunday.
Miss May johnson. of Pennington.
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Students Return Safe

Notice wa, issued on Tuesday by Di-
rector IIarric to students Of Tome In
Stitutc now at their homes that they
may return on Monday mpxt The
source of the recent outbreak, g.. ty-
phoid fever ut the schou. has ber- 10
Gated by Health Officer Cooper, b.,
Thomas r. Brown. of Johns Hopkins
Hospital. ana the resident physic.an, Or,
II. l.. Rich.
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Fresh Air For City Children

The undersigned would most heartily
commend to the people of our commun-
ity and county the good cause repre-
>entcd by the Children'S Fresh air So
rioty. of Baltimore. The Secretary. in
her appeal. states that the girls for whom
the summer outing is planned are from
the poorest homes. from clos" rooms
ard clnwdrl streets" All expense Is
,rrr 10y the Society and every care is
taken to have the children in Il clean and
healthy condition. The date and length
or visit are 10 be determined by the en-
trltaincr. The address Of the secretary
Ms. \. Suffer-. is "Children's Fresh Air
Society. 3O1 North Pacm street, Bnltl-
W,:t.
WILLIAM SCHOULER,
JOHN McELMOIlIE.
THOMAS Il. MARTlNDAl.E.
l..ktno. Md. May %. 1909.
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COLORA.

Cu,nIa and Oakwo0h Councils. .Ir o.
L. A. NJ. will attend church in II body
at Mount Pleasant Sunday evening.
Mr.. Thomas Cray. of New Valley.
had her rose broken on Thursday by n
piece of woni striking her which She
was splitting.
Thu festival held here by the Base
Ball Club last Friday and Saturday
evenings WAS quite II success.
Burglars broke into the warehouse of
Cameron X Davis last Monday night
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BaqfuI OF Shoes Under Bridqe

4 bag, containing about - pairs Of
now shoes was found by William Ram
DO lying under the r.. Il. & w. K. H.
bridge over the Big Elk. northeast of
Elkton, els he was going to work Mt Belle
Hill. He turned his find over to Sheriff
Biddle 1t is thought the shoes We're
stolen from II ear and dropped or thrown
by the thieves where they were fUIud.
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Blown To Pieces By Premature Blast

Thomas McGcttigan. a foreman of
Kcllaugh X Co.. contractors for the
PENNSYLVANIA Railroads. low grade
freight line. while pouring powder fer
Il blast mt Safe Harbor ON Wednesday
was blown to pieces Hy its sudden and
unexplained ignition. His arms were
picked up ut II point 400 yards distant
from the scene Of the explosion
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Mural Tablet To Rev. E. X. Miller

The mural tablet placed in ST. Mary,S
Church. North East to the memory Of
it, late beloved Rector, Rev. Enoch
KempStcr Miller will be unveiled tom"r-
row afternoon. with suitable ceremonies
opening nj 3 O'Clock. Wingatc Post q.
\. r. and other comrades of the de
ceased will be present. The public is
cordially invited to attend.
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Will Have To Wait A While

Cecil I. Love and Mary Il. McCnl-
Tough. a youthful couple from Ralti-
more county. caught in Cupid'S net ap-
piled at the Clerks Office for IL mar
riagr lic"rSr one day last week. But,
alas, tn" swain was still Il YOUTH and
genial Major Purnrll could not issue
til" Needed pas sport to their sought for
..dpu.
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Items From Cecil WhiG's
Special Correspondents

but nothing j. missing except some car
penter tools which belonged to Mr.. Clar-
rnce Krall>>.
The railroad station is being painted.
Rev. -. l.. Shaw. of Oxford preached
in West Nottin=ham hurch last Sun
day.
Mr.. Wr>i and ,!aughtrr of Symar.
visited. Mr.. Granville, Hrynoll> and fam
iLy SnnGnE.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1905-05-27

James Johns. aged A years, died
suddenly it is thought of heart trouble.
at his home near Sassafras shortly be-
fore noon on Thursday.
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Good Health
to the
children

Children especially refond Of dainties.
and the housekeeper must look carefully
to their food.
AS good cake can be made only with
good eggs, SO also a cake that is health
full as we'll as dainty must be raised with
pure and perfect baking powder.
Royal Baking Powder is indispensable
in the preparation Of the highest quality
Of food. 1t imparts that peculiar light
ness, sweetness and flavor noticed in the
finest cake, biscuit, doughnuts, crusts, etc.,
and what is more important, renders the
food wholesome and agreeable to young
and old.
POWDER CO.. YORK.
Mexico Missouri message., 1905-04-20
CUPID'S CAPTURES

Mr.. Thomas l.. Mutt and Miss
G. V. Campbell, both of Boone
comfy, just over the Audrain line
from Cant neighborhood, came
over to Mexico yesterday, pro-
cured marriage license and went
before Judge w. w. Bolts and
were joined in wcdlock. They are
both excellent people and the
MESSAGE joins their many friends
in congratulations and best wishes.
Mr.. Charles L. Moore, of Perry,
a rural mail carrier of that place
and a son Of DR.. F. M. Moore,
went over to Wellsville last Satur-
day to meet his sweetheart aud to
get married. The young lady was
Miss Edna B. Wigs, the daugh-
ter of Mr.. Wigs, who is a rail-
road conductor residing at Wells
vile. 1t seems that the parents
objected to their daughter getting
married. Sunday morning the
couple got into a vehicle and told
the parents that they were going
for drive into the country. They
extended their drive on to Mexico
and early Monday morning Sc
cured marriage license and at the
home of the groom's brother, Mr..
Frank Moore, they were joined in
wedlock, Rev. e. c. Selecman be-
ing called in for that object. They
have our best wishes for happiness
and prosperity.
Mexico Missouri message., 1905-04-20
YOUR NEIGHBORS

T. R. Jesse is i'll Dallas, Texas,
on business.
Attorney P. II. Cullen left Mon.
day for Texas on business.
Miss Emma Mundy is visiting
relatives at San Angelo, Texas.
Judge w. W. Bolts was in JEFF
ferson City this week on business.
Mrs. c. A. Barnes and Miss
lima Barnes are visiting st. Louis
friends.
Wallace Tanner, a Santa Fe
merchant, was over at Audrain's
Capital this week.
Miss Ethel Mundy left this week
for San Angelo, Texas, to join her
father, r. l.. Mundy.
Mason Creasey and little daugh-
ter, Helen, are visiting Mr.. Creas-
ey's father at Worsham, Texas.
VIM. Hughes, who is in the
commission business in Chicago,
visited his parents here last week,
Mr.. and Mrs. Eph Hughes.
Mr.. and Mrs. John F. Baker
last Sunday attended the funeral in
Jefferson City of Mrs John Scruggs,
Mrs. Bakers mother, who died in
Memphis, Tenn, a few days be.
fore.
Mr.. and Mrs. 7. j. Hook of this
city are visiting the family of Mrs,
Hooks brother, DR.. J. w. Cox, al
johnson City, East Tennessee. DR..
Cox formerly resided in this coun-
ty, practiced medicine at Laddonia
for several years. He is prospecting
in Tennessee; during the Spanish
American war had an important
appointment u nder our Govern
ment for the campaign in Cuba.
Mexico Missouri message., 1905-04-20

VIM. Burke and wife of Mexico
were brief visitors here Tuesday.
Miss Edna Cant was a recent
guest of Miss Otie Baker of Skin.
ner.
r. II. Brown and son spent
Sunday at Benton City.
Miss Estelle Mettelberg, one Of
Webster Groves popular young
ladies', returned to her home We'd
nesday after a pleasant visit to
Mrs. John 0'Brien.
T. T. Turley and wife of Mexico
were recently entertained by T. B.
Ridgeway and wife.
p. s. Morris Of Mexico was here
on business Saturday.
Miss Katheryn O'Brien Of Skin.
ner visited friends here Monday.
Mrs. Joe Considine is home from
Hot Springs with greatly improved
health.
Mrs. &. E. Sims is home from O
visit to Mexico friends.
Miss Katie Lyons Of st Louis is
the guest of her mother here.
Misses Abbie and Julia Sullivan
Of Prairie Lea were guests of Miss
Julia Callaghan Wednesday.
John c. Fecht and wife were
here from Cottonwood Springs
Friday.
Frank G. Appling will spend
Easter at his home at Montgomery
City.
Miss Daisy Boone spent Tues
day at Centralia.
Jonas Berg was here on business
from Centralia last week.
Miss Martha Pool of Mexico
spent Sunday and Monday with
her brother here.
Mrs. r. s. Mcconnell visited
friends in Mexico Tuesday.
Mrs. F. T. Cawthorne aud Mrs.
jas. Cunningham were shopping
in Centralia Friday.
Miss Louise Klein of Mexico was
the guest of Mrs. Chas Clark Wed.
nesday and Thursday.
Mexico Missouri message., 1905-04-20
Powell Ford.

For week past grim old winter
has been with us. Although the
fruit trees we're in full bloom, yet
ice was frozen on water out of
doors.
We were misinformed last week
about Ray Dowell being at hOmei
he is still in st. Louis.
Mr.. Klotz was repairing T. j.
PowelPs house last Monday and
Tuesday.
Misses Lena Hamilton and Iona
Dowell of Mexico spent Sunday in
this vicinity.
Elder Chinn of Vandalia has
preached at Sun Rise for the last 8
years. He filled his appointment
at Sun Rise last Sunday. He
preached to a large and appriciative
audience.
Mrs. Belle Black aud family and
Mr.. Smith took dinner with 7. j.
Powell and family Sunday.
Miss Mary Eller of Mexico was
the guest of Miss Frances Carter
last Sunday.
Conrade Schultz has suffered
with boil on his hand this last
week.
j. II. billiard and wife and sis.
ter Budgie spent Monday near Lad
dOnia with Alb. billiard and fam
lily, Mrs. Alb. billiard is suffering
with her eyes. Sh e is spending a
few days with relatives in this
vicinity.
Mexico Missouri message., 1905-04-20
BEAN GREEK.

Friday was opening day for our
milliner, which had been duly ad-
vertised and a large crowd was in
attendance. A very elaborate and
up to the minute stock was advan-
tageously displayed, clerks very
kind and courteous and equal to
every emergency. Among the
spectators we recognized Alice aud
Mary Byars and Clara aud Josie
Martien.
The stock was greatly reduced,
making it necessary to order an
other consignment at once.
Rev. j. T. Adkins will preach
at Gilead Sunday at IL o'clock.
NJ. L. Robinson of Moline is
building a house for C.P .Arnold's
hired man.
L. II. Jasper is delivering stock
hogs which he had contracted to
G. P. Arnold at $3.50.
Rev. Fischer writes that he
went on board the ship the 9Th
inst. He and his sister are en-
jOying the trip.
Mrs. Willingham left her class
in charge of Mary Byars, and with
her daughter, Callie, and sou,
Burlie, attended services at Sun
Rise.
One of our neighbors has only
30 hens and was heard to say they
gathered from three to four dozen
eggs per day. A very prolific
flock, hey!
The cold wave caused a small
attendance at Sunday school. More
noticeable in Bible class, only five
out. Chas. Martien was chosen
teacher in class No. ,.
Henry Hubert, holding a high
position as cartoonist at Duluth,
Mimi, writes his brother, Charles,
here that the ice attained a thick
Gess of three feet up there and is
just now beginning to break up.
Mexico Missouri message., 1905-04-20
Cant.

L. F. Beatty Is in Colu mbia at
the Parker Hospital for treatment
Mrs. Nettie Cogswell of Slater is
visiting her sister, Mrs. JOun Rains.
Rev. Kearn filled his regular APP
pointment at Salt River Sunday.
Miss Ellie Beatty is going to
spend the summer with her aunt,
Henriette Jesse.
j. G. Hays of Centralia was in
our midst Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Shan Brown were
Cant visitors Monday.
]. G. Loren has returned to
Quincy to school after a short Wis.
it home.
John Rains delivered hogs to
Cant and Considine at Thompso L
Monday.
Mexico Missouri message., 1905-04-20

The doctor dOsen't like the rural
telephone, says the Alton Demo
crat. 1t causes the people to de.
lay calling them until the last min.
ute. AS many ailments are worse
in the evening it increases the doc
tors night calls. Instead of com
ing after him and returning him
folks telephone and he has to use
his own horse flesh to make the call
The old way was to tell the doc
tor to come back the next day and
see the patient. Now he is told
that he will be telephoned if need
ed. The doctors even complain
that folks want absent treatment
by phone. They give the doctor
their symptoms aud ask him to
prescribe. One doctor says he has
even had them hold the baby up to
the phone so he could hear il
cough.
Mexico Missouri message., 1905-04-20
Duly.

Needing rain badly.
Duly school closed the 7th.
Vinita Lambert visited home
folks Sunday.
A. F. Platte sold a milk COW to
Mr.. Cline for S36.
Snow fell the night of the 18th,
nearly covering the ground.
l. D. Lambert left Monday for
Moberly where he will visit friends.
Deck Hill sold drove of shoats
to Bert Carter for $4.G5 per hmm
dred.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. CAMEL are
able to be out after a severe attack
of humps.
Hugo Platte completed a new
dwelling house for James Lewis
last week. 1t is a beauty. Mr..
Platte certainly did a good piece of
work.
The infant child Of Mr.. and Mrs.
F. F. Jericho died Thursday and
was buried in the Trinity cemetery
Friday. We extend our deepest
sympathy to the family.
Miss DOnia Horton was the
guest of Miss Ella Showers Satur.
day and Sunday. Miss Horton
will leave in a few weeks for Tex
as where she will follow her pro-
fession of teaching. She is one of
Audrain's best teachers.
At the annual school meeting at
Duly r. w. Powell was elected d.
rector. Duly is to have an eight
months term this year. This is
the richest district in the county.
Now, good teachers, put in your
applications.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dave Sneed who
left a short time ago for Los An
geles, Cal, are now located at that
place and delighted with the cOun-
try. We are glad to hear they are
so well pleased but sincerely hope
they may come back to Missouri to
make their home. They went FOL
Mexico Missouri message., 1905-04-20
Back to Kansas.

Sheriff Roodhouse of Fort Scott,
Kansas, arrived Monday with re-
QUESTION papers from Gov. Folk to
take b. r. Scott, charged with
embezzlement, back to Kansas.
Alexander Besse came here from
Kansas and identified Scott and
filed information against him be-
fore Justice l.. N. Bass, charging
him with being a fugitive from
justice. On the arrival of the
Kansas official the case in court
here was dismissed.
Kan as authorities will now dis.
pose of Scott.
Mexico Missouri message., 1905-04-20
Convert Mayor in Revival.

Centralia, Mo-, April 1.-THE
revival meeting at the NJ. e.
church, South, in this city, is at
tracing much interest, many con-
versions being reported, including
the Mayor and other city officials.
The business men of the city,
including two saloOnkeepers, have
signed a petition agreeing to close
tn eir places Of business each
e vening this week and attend
church.
The pastor, the Rev. II. E.Stout,
is assisted by the Rev. G. c. Selec-
man Of Mexico.
Mexico Missouri message., 1905-04-20
Benton CITY,

No rain yet, but heavy frosts.
Bob Brown attended church here
Sunday.
Shelf Douglass went to st. Louis
Monday night.
Mr.. and Mrs. Tom Moore visited
relatives in Mexico Sunday.
Rev. Kerr filled his regular ap.
pointment at the Presbyterian
Church Sunday.
Alb Ro mans new house will
soon be ready for occupancy. Mr..
Harper is hustler.
Miss Carry Kellerhalls and moth
Grand Mrs. Joe Kellerhalls spent
Sunday in Wellsville.
Mrs. Carl Hamilton and mother
in-law, Mrs. Alderman, started for
Pomroy, Washington, Friday
Mrs. Ada Painter left Thursday
for Eaton, Colo, to visit her
daughter who has been down for
sometime with rheumatism.
Rev. Chinn who has been un.
able to fill his appointment at the
Christian Church for sometime,
sends word he will be here next
Sunday, the 23rd.
Mexico Missouri message., 1905-04-20

NJ. D. McGraw, who had La. tum-
BILE down a shaft, falling 48 feet.at
the Mexico Fire Brick plant a
couple of weeks ago, met with an
other serious mishap at the same
place Monday of this week. He
was down in the mine and the
horse at the top started before or.
ders and McGraw was caught by
the cage between the platform and
the ceiling aud wedged in so tight
" that he could not be pulled out
till man climbed to the top of the
shaft and backed the horse. Me-
Graw was unconscious for half an
hour. He sustained two broken
ribs and was badly crushed other
wise,
Mexico Missouri message., 1905-04-20
Farm Insurance.

All who want Fire and Light
ming and tornado insurance should
come to see mel can write you in
the Phoenix of Brooklyn, the great
farm insurance company, on most
reasonable terms.
john w. HOWELL.
At Agent.
Mexico Missouri message., 1905-04-20

The Kings Daughters of this
city are planning to fud a home
for Mrs. B. R. Scott, h e
young wife of the embezzler who
was arrested here last week and
Tuesday was taken to Kansas by
the officers of the law. Mrs. Scott,
it appears, tried to get her hus-
band to do right in Kansas, but
failing resolved to stand nObly by
him. She broke down completely
aud wept bitterly when the Kansas
sheriff came for her husband Mon
day.