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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-12-16
A SNEEzE IN A ROSE.


1t was the twenty ninth Of November and also
thanksgiving. Great feasting going everywhere
and there exception at Masons The table which
few minutes before had been laden with such boun
tfu meal was now being rapidly cleared off by the maids
cream cloth was laid and large bouquet Of .Ameri
can beauties placed in the center. Tony,
who was playing with his tin soldiers noticed the beaut
iu roses and knew that father had bought them for Aunt
Amelia Suddenly idea popped into his head, and he
ran off to the kitchen There he asked Bridget the
box with red pepper Bridget being in hurry did not
stop to question what he wanted it for but gave
him. Tony ran back to the dining and put gen.
erous amount CT red pepper in each flower then he
turned to his toys. short while afterward Aunt
Anela entered the and uttered exclamation Of
JOY at sight of the She went at and buried
her face in them But the air rang with piercing
shreks and all arrived at the of connection Just
as Aunt Amelia forced terrific Everybody began
to inquire the of the disturbance but they received
no reply from Aunt Amelia, who retired to her room
and spent the remainder Of the afternoon sneezing
There was little too much fragrance in roses
Tor Aunt Amelia and now she dislikes both and
little boys Mary Folmer,
zenith Grade Sank Center, MINI.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-12-16
SLEEPY LITTLE BROTHER

One day Johnnie went sliding with his older b-o+ho
Donald After Johnnie had stumbled four OF
five times Donald asked him if he would better not be
reached the hill They had great fun sliding, but after
time Donald asked ttshall go home9', tNot yet
answered Johnnie. "Just minute - Donald tried to
slide. Down he went till he hit rock. Then over he
went with the sled top of him. 'Helpi' he cried
Donald ran down and picked Johnnie up and put him on
the sled and hauled him home. He hurt badly
but he black and blue and had to stay house
Tor "a long Time That night Donald said to him. You
mad little too much sliding for your health, didn t
youg' YES said Johnnie sleepily.
4z Sixth Grade. Ralph 81. ComafoTd,
Monticello, MIMI
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-12-16
A SMALL BOYS WAY,

One, two, three times, Ned went to the kitchen and
every time s about to stick his fingers into the
bird to if it tender he would hear his mother
coming At last the turkey done and everything
ready. The table full that it looked as tho it
would break Ned could hardly wait for something to
eat He helped himself to the turkey four times and
took 50 many potatoes and much gravy that his plate
think you eating little too much and you will be
i'll tonight" In the afternoon Net ate popcorn candy
nuts and apples For supper he could eat anything
After he had gone to bed he began to feel ILL He did
not anything at first to his mother because she
told him he had eaten too much But at last he had
call her. She brought him medicine and after he
had taken it he felt better He told his mother that
after that he would stop when she told him. that next
she could not say that he had ia
little too much' Bessie Flam
Sixth Grade. Ortonville, MINI.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1906-09-13

The live stock show will be held at
Hume Thursday OF next week. No
doubt there will be q large atten-
dance Of people as a fine stock show
always draws big crowd,
Mrs. Susie Kerr, while temporarily
insane, committed suicide last week,
by jumping from a bridge Is feet
high on to the railroad tracks, in the
south part Of Greenfield, Mo. This
makes the eleventh person to die q
violent death near this unlucky spot
10 the last ten years.
The sheriff's association Of Nilsson
ri held a session at Jefferson City
Friday to discuss the constitutional
amendment to be submitted at the
November election to make their
term OF office four years instead OF
two years, as the present constitu-
ton provides.
Lynn Tew Sprague, who has been
contributing for some time a series
OF historical character sketches for
The Outing Magazine, writes in the
September number Of this magazine
q very human intimate character
cation OF Harrison Of "Tippeoanoe."
Mr.. Sprague seems to have grasped
the essence Of the Indian fighter 3
character, and the famous old gen.
eral lives before US In these pages.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1906-09-13
Burglary at the
Democrat Office.

The safe at the Democrat off ce
were burglsrizsd Friday night and
q small amount OF change and some
papers valuable only to the owners,
was taken. The papers aiterward
being found at the Welton lake, just
east Of town, where they had been
left, with written Instructions to the
finder to return them to Sam Davis
OF the Democrat Office. The officers
were notified Of the burglarly and
Sheriff Morris, night wstchma n
Crutsinger and constable McAninch,
began o search for the guilty parties.
Saturday evening Oscar London
and Will Stubblefeld, two Butler
boys aged II or Is years respect.
lively we're placed under arrest on q
warrant sworn out by nightw atch-
man Crutsinger, charging them with
the burglary.
Mr.. Crutsinger says after plac ing
the boys in jail he and DR.. McAninch
secreted themselves In the jail and
overheard conversation betw cen
the boys and another prisoner, in
which the two boys gave full partic.
ulars as to how they gained entrance
to the office, and which held the
matches while the other worked the
combination to the safe.
We understand the boys deny all
knowledge Of the burglary and claim
they were not in Butler the n light OF
the robbery.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1906-09-13
Virginia.

Judge Cole and wife, Of Butler,
spent Sunday With Clate Wolfe and
vile.
Walter Wolfe came home Tuesday
Of last week to attend his grandpa's
red hog sale and visit his many
irisnds. Some OF the boys think he
b looking after q sunfower out In
Kansas, he left Saturday morning
for Blue Mound on the 8 o'clock
train. He will be q reader OF The
TINES the next three months. He il
working for q Democrat candidate
for the Legislature.
Aaron took "a head of hogs to
Hume Tuesday OF this week that was
bought at the sale. John Foster
and Geo. Lockridge each took a
load.
They took julius Heckadon out In
q buggy Sunday. He stood the trip
veil.
Vane Walker shippedin some stock
cattle from the south last wesk.
Thomas Huffman says It is fine
girl and has come to stay.
Cap Nlckells, OF Lees Summit, at
tended Aaron's sale.
Mr.. Cassidy, OF Hume, is employ
ed to teach the winter school at Vir-
ginia. -,
A full line OF millinery goods will
arrive at Virginia the last OF next
week at Miss Bertha Coburns.
AARON.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1906-09-13

The following visitors we're regis
tered at the Democratic Headquar-
ters the past week: Drs. o F Rem
lex and T F Lockwood, Butler; c
F Rains, Pleasant Gap; L K Boehm,
New Home; d T Owens, Shawnee;
RIA Belt, Lone Oak; | II Ellington,
Pleasant Gap; Volna McFadden,
Charlotte; II C Mills, East Boone;
Harry Jenkins, Mound; A Borders,
Asheville, North Carolina; E A Claw
son, Mound; B + Moore, Butler; A L
Gilmore, Deepwater; ] R Braughton,
Shawnee; A d Hyde, Prairie; P N
Allison, Pleasant Gap; 81 q Morris.
New Home; j Emmett Hook. Hud-
son; Andrew ] Sellers, New Home;
JEFF Taylor, Grand River; j. Bull
lock and V H Phillips, Deer Creek;
James Smith, Butler; Thos N Board,
Spruce; NJ V Nix, Butler; Judge ] A
Silvers, Mt Pleasant; c F Thomas,
New Home; Chas Baker, Pleasant
Gap; Isaac Lockridge, Elkhart; Geo
Williams, Merwin; Jas Gilmore, West
Point; T Coleman Smith, Butler; 7
8 Grimsley, Homer;J B Rice, Mound;
d D Chambers, East. Boone; W B
WEIGH, Summit; W N Hardinger,
Charlotte; Fred Cecil, Walnut; Ezra
Tuttle, Butler; John L Stanley, New
Home; James A DsArmond, Butler;
WB Dawson, Rich Hill; John Ksmm,
Pleasant Gap; " B Davidson,
Spruce; W b Browning, Mt Pleas
ant; C g Weeks, Usage; b Nichols,
Butler; VIM Witt, West Boone;
Stephen Smith, Aingo; Simon Cor
don, Butler;
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1906-09-13
Ballard Items.

A.C. Stuckey and wife moved their
household effects to Butler the first
blast week.
T.. J. Pitts family will occupy the
Stuckey property on North Main
street.
\ Harry Douglas Is seriously Ill with
fever, DR.. CrAbtree In attendance.
Rev. ]. A. Smith is'visiting his old
home In Kentucky. Therefore there
was no preaching at Fairview Sun
day.
Miss Eva Asbury left the last OF the
week for Warrensburg, where she will
teach the coming year.
MN. Greer and family visited rela'
tives, west Of town, Sunday.
BELLE.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1906-09-13
Peru Items.

Miss Stella Morgan and Elmer
Rouden, OF near CORTLAND, were the
sussts Of Miss Visa and Marion
Thomas last Saturday night aud
Sunday.
Mrs. Anna Wilder has returned TO
her home in Richard, Mo. She has
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1906-09-13

Henry Watterson, editor Of the
Courier Journal, has accepted an in
vitation to speak at Louisville, KY,
at the welcome to be given William
Jennings Bryan, and will preside at
the meeting. senator Carmack, OF
Tennessee Is also one Of the speak
ere. Il 10 said the governors Of near.
" all the southern states viii attend
the meeting. Nevada Neil.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1906-09-13
been visiting friends and relatives In
this neighborhood q few weeks.

been visiting friends and relatives In
this neighborhood q few weeks.
An Ice cream supper was given by
Mr.. and Mrs. j. ". Mccoy last Sat-
urday night in honor Of their daugh.
ter, Carrie, who IL home On q VISIT
from Kansas City. Quite q number
Of young folks we're present and
every one seemed to enjoy them.
selves.
Miss Mae McKibben, OF near Vir-
ginia. visited Miss Mary Walker lats
Saturday night and Sunday. We
hear Miss Mary is going to atten d
school at Nevada this winter. We
wish her much success and nice
time.
There will be an Ice cream supper
at Star next Friday might. The pro.
ceeds will 90 to buy q library. Every
one is invited to come and bring
some one with them. UNCLE ABB.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1906-09-13
Kansas Negress Out Of laiI.

Qswego, Kan, September TO-
Mary Weathers, q negro from Par
sons, who has spent the greater part
OF the last two years In the county
jail here, has been released. She Is q
persistent singer and has q sonorous
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1906-09-13
...$32.8O
Balance on hand..............$;
Two Qvakes in Hawaii.

Honolulu, Sept. 10.-Two earth
quakes are reported from Hilo, on
The island Of Hawaii, but II Il stated
that no damage was done. After
one Of these shocks hundreds Of dead
Ash we're thrown upon the beaches.
Apparently they had been scalded TO
death by q submarine eruption. The
earthquakes we're not felt on Oahu,
the island on which Honolulu IL 1T.
uatsd.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1906-09-13
They PAID ALL BILLS.


The officers OF the Old Settlers
Society met at the Sheriff's office on
Wednesday night and audited and
paid all bills and accounts against
the Secretary for the year 1905.
Treasurer Drysdale's report shows
the following:
Received from all sources .....$155.00
Paid premiums and expenses. 122. 90
Balance on hand..............$32.6 80
This is about twelve dollars more
than the balance on hand one year
ego. The Old Settlers are all right
financially and every other way, and
while death is reducing the member
ship the addition Of members isgain.
ing on the grim monster. About one
hundred new names we're placed on
the rolls at the meeting this year
Butler Record.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1906-09-13

A Georgia Judge has decided that
IL is not criminal assault to kiss q
girl against her Will.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1906-09-13

voice, but little regard for the musi-
cal effect. Her singing made life 80
miserable for nearby residents that
the commissioners decided to release
her Il she would leave the county per-
manently. She accepted the terms
and was released.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1906-04-27
EsTEP

Sunday School at this place is pro
crossing nice with C. H. Fannin supt.
James Caldwell passed here en-
route to w. Va.
Mrs. Barbara Rife and little daugh-
ter Murl were visiting her daughter,
Mrs. B. D. Lambert, Sunday.
Miss Susie Smith has returned home
after an extended visit with rela-
tives in Cincinnati
Miss Mary Queen is shopping in
Ashland today
f. L. Queen and wife visited home
folks Friday.
Miss Lana Queen, Of Hulette, was
visiting her cousin, Miss Carl Queen,
Saturday night and Sunday.
Miss Emma Lambert has returned
to her home after a pleasant visit
with relatives at Lawrenceburg.
We are sorry to hear of the death
Of Asbury Queen. The bereave2
family have cur sympathy
Mrs. Kent Stewart was shopping
in Ashland Saturday.
Born on the 18th to 7. r. Rife
and wife, 2o-pound girl T. r.
lis AL smiles.
Prayer meeting at this place every
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1906-04-27
rALLsBuRa.

The last time we wrote the weather
was very disagreeable. Now the
weather is warmer, but the roads are
stlll in bad condition.
Well, It seems as II everybody is
going to leave here If they keep en-
going. Land Bradley and family
moved yesterday to Sandy City, We
We're sorry to lose them. Miss Th,rza
Shorhidge accompanied them.
Ellsworth Norris, of Huntington,
is here ON & visit
Bertha Austin, who is attending
school at Normal, spent Sunday with
home folks.
Mrs, Sam Gaines and little daugh-
ter, Nellie, visited relatives on Gait
sunday,
Miss Allie Dilley left yesterday for
Cauettsburg where she will remain
for quite a while.
John Cooksey has returned from
Borderland, W. Va.
Miss Jessie Crank. Of Huntington
visited home folks last week
Clarence Dilley, who has been slcl,
for some time, left his work at Bor-
derland last week
G. W. Norris has returned from
Cincinnati with supply Of summer
goods
Quite crowd Of girls and boys
from This place We're at Fuller station
last Sunday evening. Al report a
nice time
Adam Harmon passea through en-
town last week
wills Roberts lost a fine COW Also
the same night he had several sheen
killed by dags We hope they viii
soon pass law to kill every dog
in the whole community
Let us hear from Busseyyille.
The Hounds
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1906-04-27
oyERDA

Willie Daniels and wife were Wis
iting home rolks Saturday and sunday
George Carter and little son Eskin
were at his fathers sunday The
latter has just moved back from
Louisa
Dennia Cooksey, of Fallsburg, was
in our vicinity Saturday seeking a
school.
virgie and May Adams, Of Irish
creeo, we're the pleasant guests Of
Martha Webb Sunday.
John Kitchen and Harkless May
were yiaiiing home folks Sunday.
Minnie Webb was on Twin branch
last week
Miss Livena Carter and Liza Cley-
enger contemplate visit to Hoon.
Misses Cora Wright and Ranyilla
Holbrook were calling on Martha and
Mary Webb las week.
Ionic Watson went TO Little Blaine
Saturday to attend the baptizlng
There are three nuxters on our
road, Ray Jones John Short and Lige
Roope, and lots OF produce is sold
every week.
Hester Thompson was visiting Mrs
leila Thompson last week.
Wylie Presley is very sick.
j. NJ. lobe went to Louisa Saturday
jay Browning and Charlie Adams
were calling at Lindsey Webbs srT-
day.
l.. p. Webb and family visited
home folks Sunday.
Mary browning and Viola Adams
attended Sabbath School at ohoyille
Miss Bertha Johnson, Of Hicksyille
visited her aunt at this place Sat
urday.
Lillian Thompson, of oliovllle. wa
on Irish creek Saturday.
Wort and Green Kitchen, from w
Va, were visiting relatives at thii
place Thursday.
Let us hear from Adams and nj
other correspondents. j. 5. I
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1906-04-27
FALLsBuRG

Our merchants have all got g5od
supply Of spring and summer goods.
ana are exchanging them for eggs.
seems to 9e me traffic at present
Inc poultry business seems to be
On 'ne increase an over the surround
ing country
Marion Jordan Is going torWork on
.'he raliroao Ior MINER 50 his black
Sli'l'h sh.p WIN pe closed aid Jack
"eDo WIN nave an the blacksmithing
y 40 " faiisDurs.
= great many OF The farmers are
pioW'hs 1helr ground ana getting
ready 70 plant corn bul lew OF hem
nave planted any yet except jesse
bernard ne planted about fifteen
acres iaSt week, put mad the misfor-
tune 70 nave one OIL ms work horses
10 ule lhe last oil the week,
MADE mistake last week when
wrote that Mr. Willis was moving
70 normal. II should nave been
Ashland
There was some frost here on the
night Of the 24th, but everything
was so dry We are in hopes that the
fruit IS net damaged mach.
Eli Frazier who has been living on
Horseford, has moved to Fullers sta
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1906-04-27
Farms for Sale.

adjoining farms 2a miles fro
Webbulc, OF 200 acres has good
dwellings, storcbolsc ANA all out
buildings, plenty OF water. orchard,
30 acres In grass. l50 acres cleared.
plenty OF timber TO keep up the
place,
/ Another. that OF ld5 acres, 50 Of
1t cleared 30 acres in grass ? dwell
lngs. plenty Of good springs
Also, 100 acres. Is acres cleared.
40 acres in grass. mostly fresh. 20
acres OF bottom on an these tracts.
win sell these places all together.
or separately.
Also, have a good saw aud grlst
mill on the place which viii be sold
with IT, or separately Good engine
and boiler and good barns
Terms cash. For further informa
ton apply to Big Sandy News. Lon
lisa, Ky. IT,
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1906-04-27

Organized opposition to the rule Of
the big -Four" has developed in
the Republican party in Kentucky,
and the distontented are forming
what is known as the Lincoln Repub-
lican League of Kentucky Its avow-
ed purpose is the defeat of what is
termed the bosses" of the party,
and strikes hard at Richard p Ernst,
chairman of the Republican State
Central Committee
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1906-04-27

w c. Owens is expected in Wash
ington Friday to argue for the friends
of Caleb Powers in behalf OF the
Hughes bill to allow all cases TO le
transferred to Federal courts on mo-
ton of defendants dissatisfied in
State courts. The hearing will be
before the judiciary Committee. 1t
seems probable that John ". Lang
ley and other Powers advocates vii
offer a substitute bill
The sweeping measure which Mr.
Langley succeeded in having intro
duced has caused him to he laughed
at, and he is inclined to take water
and draft a bill somewhat less
drastic, There is no probability Of
the bill or the substitute being re-
ported from the committee. Mr.
Langley hardly hopes for It's passage
but expects to create sentiment
against the Kentucky courts for
Powers.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1906-04-27

There Is not an ex-Confederate
in Kentucky today that does not in
his heart oppose any pension to a
Union soldier. They may for bun
comb say they favor pensions. but
they do not and if they had the
power would deny all pensions 10
Union soldiers, and if they dared do
50 would pension eonfederates. This
Is apparent when we consider that
none but confederates have been
eligible to office in the State of
Kentucky for the past forty years.
unless he had record of service
under John Morgan, or Gen. John c.
Breckenridge or the Orphans Bri-
gade."
Some man with heart full of
hatred wrote the above lines for the
Grayson Tribune. 1t would be very
hard to find so few lines SO full Of
hate and falsehood Hundreds Of
Union soldiers have been elected 70
office In the State of Kentucky dur
ing the past forty years, and have
been elected by Democratic votes.
TO, and there are ex-confederate
soldiers, plenty of them, who not
only do not oppose the granting Of
pensions to Union soldiers, but &C
tually aid in their procurement. The
author of the words we have quoted
wants the "bloody chasm" deeAned
and widened
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1906-04-27

The most careful estimates regard
ing life and property lost by the San
Francisco calamity put the loss Of
property at SS65, 100000 and the num-
Der dead at l.bsu.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1906-04-27

Last Sunday the Los Angeles Times
was a newspaper Of eight parts and
1872 pages. That illustrates the ener-
gies and resources of the Pacific
coast. Even an earthquake cannot
destroY il
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1906-04-27

There's been some discussion as 10
what Funston did or didn't do in the
Philippines, but there's no room for
argument over the character of his
work in San Francisco. 1t was well
done
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1906-04-27
HICKsyILLE

Rbbe Adams ~ irish craaR wp.
visiting his ather-ln-law Wm HaI.
brook. last sunday
NJ. J Hicks has moved 10 C9ney
Fork and will farm with Al,magdcr
Hicks This season.
Henry Hicks, Of Huntington W. Va
is visiting his hther this week
LATE Thompson. OF JattIe WIS here
this week ON business
Miss Cassie Ilolbr5oE was visiting
her sister. mrs Ruba Adams last
SATURDAY and sunday
Charley Hughes has returned from,
Thacker w va
Miss Heier Holbrpab was visiting
Miss RamiIla H5lbp5k last Sund1y
spaol.sIo
r,
WI ne yh"rch az hfammeI
'''P w. 'u''u"S %! rev >, ~ tilchs'
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1906-04-27
FRIDAY, April p, 1906.

With Byrd in the race for Con-
gress in the Tenth, it behooves Frank
Hopkins to get on his hunting clothes
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1906-04-27

FOR sALE.-Choice Fan Stock
Ohio Improved Chester White Pigs.
Males and Females. All ages
The Elolse improvement Co.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1906-04-27

VIII have a few more long white
seed Sweet Potatoes at SulhvUn's.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1906-02-21

Ihls was due to uuiavorabIe sea
sons.
If every planter in the South
plants this year just the amount
ne planted last year, and the sea
sons are good, the crop viii ..
abuudant.
Already We hear talk il some
parts OF the State planters getting
ready for big crop, in some in.
stances hardly leaving a -arueu
spot on their farms. In many
places much fine stock is being
purchased, and some OF 1t on a
credit, with the expectation OF
paying for 1T with fifteen cents
cotton next fall. In some OF the
Eastern counties the tobacco
acreage Is going to be cut, and
more cotton planted.
n OF thiS We deem very uu
wise. Cotton will bring GOOD
price next fail. There's haldI,
any doubt OF that, Uut all Of tins
talk of Increased acreage will NOT
tend to help Ihe prIce one iota.
The day the Southern farmer
plants cotton TO the exclusion Of
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1906-02-21
Notice

To the Overseers of the Public HIGHWAYS
OF Lancaster County:
ask you all to warn ont your hands on
each section of road and work yCur road
good between now and the 18th day Of
aiarch, so you cln all make a good report
on tn first Monday in April as the grand
jury rcquiros you to do. The roads must
be worked, aud | hope | will not have To
have any trouble with any of the overseers.
Take due notice and work your roads.
NJ &. GARDNER
county supervisor.
February II, 1906. I'm