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La Junta tribune., 1906-01-03

were George A. and Mrs. Kilgore.
Min Clara n. Norton. Mary +.
PsilliW snd Elizabeth G. Dennis.
Thsge Weve others Of the same faith
in the country around about La
Junea.
In the early spring Of 1898. Rev.
Charies Davis came from Nebraska
to La Junta. and issued call invit,
inG I'll Baptist people in the town
aaA viciaity to meet in In Junta.
This h MD 10 be the first meeting
a . purely Baptist nature held in
the city. Such meeting was held.
At this meeting TIE Rev. Mr.. Davis
was invited to preach to the people
osce . moath and was pledged SO
per meath for his services. OF
course the American Baptist Home
Ai9;oa Society augmented this sum
BY m annuA stipsad of about 500.
nP. Dsvb pssselsei 1t other places
aIsn4 the lise u The Santa Fe rail-
W. tie OtAer Sundays.
Thsss msetinGs ut La Junta were
hsld IN ths Methodist church build
iaG. After several visits of PASTOR
Dasis . gssd number Of men and
wssssa u the nastist faith were
gsehsrsd ana Il wo thought hest to
osyaAise Q Bap<ist church which was
effected On TIE 18th day Of Novem-
ber. 1883. under the corporate name
ol The First Baptist Church Of La
Junta. The following were the con-
saitosUe Msmbers: Rev. Charles
Davis. Mn. Hattie z. Davis, Joel r.
Elssy, kufus ". Norton. Catherine
8 Nsgssa. hesskiah n. Norton.
Ny z. Hhillips. Mary n. Price,
Aa1sxw n. Tyler. De Lss Basscroft.
asd AlJen ?. HoeeAkis Eighteen in
~. In elssstiag the organization
H. fsllowiag olNcees were eiected:
Has1ss, Rev. CAass9 Duvis: deacons.
De L. nnsesvN - n. n. Norton.
a NWd q trustees W0 alsueseeted,
kot IL nnD0 afe MT On record.
~ = ~ aane a the Arst clerk.
1t - vsesa - s6spe tlse "Coven-
- - ~ ''AFtiesss a Faith"
csal.sa snsaG Haptists ssd . call
fsP . esune1 q s1s.uaisisn v1s
hss1 - assa - ~ Aflseueh Of
DssunAss. Is1A fss the psgpse Of
ezM1n1v - ssyMunejsH, snd tie
sessuHieisn q sAe 00e 80 rrgular-
y esmajtsesd napeise eAsseh II ap-
QUvs1l ~ IL ssusri1. h rUpsR
- sA101 dsasuao fFua tAe -
IL G1usu1D q TfiniAnA, Ssuth
RuInsaChnss Oev. Csoss11D 8pRn0s
- u 49, - = ~ r. z
Gnnp1bue eAJumaA. 0AGleee hnvsuR
euin1 Esoza6 - II H0ens-
La Junta tribune., 1906-01-03
UsLO NAV foa NaG.

Two hundred and fifty tons of
wild hay for sale on the Abe Peter
son farm near Caddoa. with good
pasture. Same is also for rent for
season 1906
Apply tO American Beet Sugar
Company. Lamar. Colorado.
W.k. WINTERHALTER. Manager.
La Junta tribune., 1906-01-03
. JuurA Cseuaoo0
0woanO Paasoyy0AAs.

Ths Nrst Rslsrsaed Presbytesian
CAusch Sf La Junta was OrUaDissd
Apria ". IseB. by Rev. w. ". Ne
Miliin. a Oastke. Kaa.
TWemty-four members were en-
rolled. A. DOdds. d. H. brown md
&c. Dodds were installed ruling
eldess, and James n. Bole and c. r.
Dodds. deacom.
Services were he.d a& first at the
residence q A. n. nm IN Fairmont.
About the beginning Of tie year lseO.
they hrst Msd services in the church
building On Carson avenue. which
they still occupy.
Ths pupilt was occupied BY Rev.
J. n. Wyiie. E. ~. Mui0an and
othsss until lse2, wAen Rev. d. G.
Thompsum vas inssnlled u tn hsst
Pnsesr. He continued 70 sssve n
dir eaqaeity until he was calIed 70 .
higher service. April I. 1856.
The nsxt paseor was Rev. J. K.
Rshb. whs W. Installed October ,.
1900. aaA rssignsd in Nay. 1902. to
sccept N appsiatneat - missionary
To China-
The pe0eat iscumbeat. Rev.
SasuuEl Engsr. bec.me pastOr June
3. 1904.
he o(IIcses al the congregnfioo 1t
ths pressat time are - fellows:
JsAn Csssiss. J. c. Dsaas. p. n.
DssWn. d. ". y. nssse. - J.
AA1hsa Ds6AB. ruling eslDEss; C. 4
Do11A 1amO n. -. M Jsen 4.
ncC01sasA. dsaeuas.
n pgeRue enfullnent i shsst
sixty. a Whom Afteen are charter
membess-
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loeoaTAsy Uorsee.

From this date we will buy and
pay the highest price for anything
in the line Of secondhand goSis.
Telephone Black Alb.
LEVY FURNITURE House.
La Junta tribune., 1906-01-03
nass enGvus Guusa.

Tve1ey yeRs - these - hst
one eAsseA bsn1lng = tAe city q
La Juaea-the PfuAvterian- TAese
vae asaAsn e IL nhueist -
hsse. hs0svss. - - ~ 6uunhss
oasa ss1Reh1ssD0ni.ono -
isneisa e tAeir sUu- ~ Ussd -
tiaas alu1us - y - e1@ - -
shsue. ny unDou1 ~ seh1
Cksi1si1n pssUos = - ua1uesnnBe
a ~ - = C2RiBe = - 16s0 -
aSunAV aAss1 - - - uuUsss
e - CB1Ioi0 Usaip - ~
f~1 puna Wss1118 0sss -
- 0u0UemonD osUolDo - -
- GEDn1mGDss - - 0sonu0n
<nuuh. GovenR - - ~ -
siulunx. 4nsu0 01po1oD = -
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1906-01-27
(f1rst published January 20. 19O6)
PUBLICATION NOTICE.
WAX EENEY.


In the District Court Of the Twentv-tbtrd
JuoIclaI District. sitting in and for the
county or Trego. in the State of Kansas.
ii. S. Parks. Plaintiff
oaran ). THOMAS, known also as Julia s
Inoinas ana - Thomas, F. Howell and
- Howell, and A. Shiei. Defendants
Inc above named defendants will taLa no
Iice tnat the said HI. s. Parks did on the 1st n
DAY OF January. 1906 file his petition in said
court within and for the county of Treoo
Snate OF Kansas, against the said Sarah 4
IhomaS also known as Julia s. Thomas ~ nd
Ihomas. G +. Howell. and - Howell
anu A. Sh1ef, defendants. and that said de-
aenoants must answer said petition filed as
40 on or before the Bird day of March
1910 or said petition will be taken as true
ana Judgement rendered against said de-
remnants for a partition and a division OF
county of Trego. to- WITT ~ Saiu
south half Is. ~ of the northwest ouarter
". W. ~ OF section ten uO in townsbin
eieven t1ll south of range twenty-three csai
west or the 9th p. NJ. or in case thar said
ana can not be divided or partitfoned with
1uo material and manifest in Jury thar sale
oe maze or the same according To law nd
mat the proceeds of said sale be divided and
imong the several parties according to their
respective rights after the payment OF The
,osts or this action according to law and 'aS
prayed for In said petition.
s NJ. HUTZEL.
90. Attorney for PLAINTIFF
lSEAL.I Clerk of the District Court
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oy law and transacting such other business
az might properly be considered n
Ihere were present "A CoclzreIl and
Geo w, Lynn commissioners and the coun-
Y x clerk-. Inc board was called to order by
Inc county clerk and on motion Geo w
year S 0AA0AihS 8
n. me board remained in session the sth and
Stn, taxing recesses at various times.
On motion the county clerk was elecred
PiurchaSlng agent for the ensuing year; also
sven cnafge OF the court house and grounds
OF the court house at salary of $50 per
month: j. NJ krhut having resigned
The Wa-keeney state bank was DESIGNATED
as the depository of all county funds for the
ba 'anceS. - ' oi uaiiy
The bond of o: A. Cortright as an abstract
er was approved. 49,
The matter of county printing and the
tI IN oIncer and physician laid over
ehe work In each case to be performed nd
executed under the old contracts. :
L l. Purcell was appointed delegate to
represent Trego county at the Convention
u tne Kansas Semi-Centennial to be in Rep
re sen NATIVE hall Topeka, January 20.
The board adjourned sine die *
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I'm proves the flavor
and adds to thehealth-
fulness. of the food.

Equitable, except the Frick investi.
eating eommfttee, and that he never
MAD anything to do with the manages
Inent or the Equitable, except to at
Ieno the Quarterly meetings of the
Doard or hftY-two trustees and listen
70 such reports as Mr.. Hyde and the
oGher ofncerS- saw proper to read to
Gne board. 1t shows also that instead
OF offering to buy stock of yOunu
Hyoe, for the purpose of getting con,
troi or the Equitable in his own in.
Gerests, as has been charged, he offer
cd to subscribe $500, 900 to a fund for
the purchase of Hyde's stock. for the
purpose of donating it to the policv
holuers or the EQuit tai BILE; that is to
say, lake the control out of Wall
notuerS- Mr. Hartman evidently
ielt tnat his nominal connection with
Tue Equitable and his support of
young Hyde, prior to the report of
Gne FLICK committee, had Subjected
MIN 10 liberal share of the whole
SAFE CRITICISM of insurance methods
oI winch had been really Ignorant
ana that TO extricate the .comDanv
rom It's difficulties and at the same
Time vlndicate his own good name. he
was willing to contribute so large an
amount, IN order to put the manage
hent VI TIE company where it belongs
IN the hands of the policy holders. |
IN me, although most criticised at
me Inception or the disclosures, Mr.. |
hartman energies from the ordeal
lnscratched. while the Character of
many who posed as examples when he
vas under flre, has irretrievabiy fall
en- 10 the light of the Investigations
nat have been made
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'First published January 10. 1867
PUBLICATION NOTICE.
n the District Court of Trego County.
Kansas.
Clara /. REYNOLDS Pla infiH

n the District Court of Trego County
Clara l. Reynolds, Plaintiff
CharIes s; Reynolds. Blanche E. REYNOLDS
lanes w Reynolds. and Israel REYNOLDS
Jonn W. Reynolds. Sarah A ReynOidS
neoecca L. Reynolds. Martha E. REYNOLDS
samuel f. Reynolds, and Clara nj Rev
noids, minors. Defendants.
Inc above named defendants will taka
notice that the plaintiff above named did on
IN saic District Court within and for the
county OF TregO. in the State of Eans.S
against each and all of said defendants ana
Salu oefendantS. Charles S. ReynoIdS
blanche E. Reynolds and james w Rrv
noIds, must answer said petition fled az
aforesaid on or before The 23rd diy of Fehrn
airy. ls6 or said petition will be taken as
true, and Jndgment rendered in said action
against said defendants for the partition Of
the Following descrfbad real estate to-wit.
Inc northeast quarter of section twaIva
eIS1 IN township fourteen Q4) south rango
twenty-five t25) west. an1. the west ha If of fbo
soIutnWest quarter OF section six (B) in town
SLIP fourteen u4 south. range twenty fo,,r
90 west. lying and situate in the cou1tv 81
Irego and state OF Kansas. OF in case !, rs -
i Elton OF said property cannot be made.
property be appraised and sold under the
erection OF the court, free of the Claims Of
All persons. parties to said suit and + he nro
ceeds OF such sale divided and aDDortianad |
according TO the respective interests -Of tbs
several parties to this action.
SAUM & PURCELL
A+.. Attorneys for Plaintiff
lsEAL-l Clerk District Court
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Commissioners Proceedings.
January Reetlng.

ThS efquest of F. B. Walker for a reflnc.
ton sfs1ss-ss assessed value or his sheen f,,r
the year 1904 and that the TAX paid on same,
ise .fantied was not granted =
-. 9 ciaim or b Or ives for con stitut on :
exemption on his :issessnl..u. a., I,,.,-~.,n.,
roperty for the year 1905 was NOT vra lfed
On motion the delinquent tax on the fol
wing town lots was Compromised 10 wiz
OTIS 2. D :. & 10 IL. IL. Is. IA IL I6 II r. *
70 "a - and 2, In block 40 Collyer to c ri
-. Wa-k.-eney to j B Inch ) al 81 Lots i
IL in block ! of Smiths Addition and lots
i ) tn - In block and lots L. = 4 & II TX Is
Il. Is. I9 and in block IA of North A d inn
and lots y, "A. y. %. 81. IL. 81 a. IS n ~ ~
-. Al. AZ and - in block all in Wa-I, aanev
W. j. VILLA rs claimed that the i'm nrova-
f.aerats OF. Gas 3 and In block 10 Wa-h.enev
were assessed too high and asked that the
vifue be reduced $780, making the asse ssad
value of the improvements $3.50 instead OF
3 o and asked to have tax paid on said a.
funded which was granted
fhe petitions presented by n numhar of
residents ot the county have. "A b,untv ~ |
e cents ptac I'd on aibbitS was Considered and
motion the proposition wa, rejected
In the matter of II road petfti,nad for hv /
1 red Egg-r. John Herbert. ~ Il Wilsnn ~ /
IL I,fin- John Glass jobs mn Sauer + Mo-
ton, Henry SchuaSe. Caroline Dtut,.har lie
4 -rosets and B. +. Furoeck ct.mnIencinr ar
the southeast corner of section twelve nssl
20 -rion line to the northwest corner Of Iii
section twelve CID all in township thirteen |
ff b south range twenty-One (sT west srh d
NJ and there Terminating ~
The board finds the petition To f.a :, lar,y |
o ;snd in view OF the fact that ali owners |
lease Of any and all ciairns for dam.geS |
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Go to the Trego Mercan-
tie company for your bran
and shorts. y

Ine circles in the illustration rem
resent four cinder paths. Four cvclisfs
STARTED together from the center @ at
noon Tor run, each going round and
round his own circle. Atkins went at,
1ne rate or six miles an hour, Brown
G SHe rate or nine miles an hour,
Look at twelve miles an hour. and
Topper at fifteen miles an hour.
lhey agreed to ride until all should
meet Joge her for the third time ar
center z. The distance round each
circle was third of mile. When
old they finish their ride?
Irego teachers, of course you all
Cdke Ghe wv ORLD," and have read in
the issue of January 18th, on front,
sheet, the porblem of the four bicy-
;ilsts. i have solution to offer
VIII you say if 1t be Correct: or offer
other solutions.
Read The problem first then ex-
mime the following solutions:
SofutIOn-To meet times on ! |
nile circles is equivalent to meetin1
{ eime on / mile circles. Hence. SO, |
utlon Is simply that of finding the
90 Nj. of 10, s.. 5 and minutes.
ne respective time taken by each
ider to ride mile, or 200 minutes.
Vhlch being hours and 20 minutes
; Ine time p. M. that the cyclists
meet Tor the last time Q. E. d.
Also, will some bright grammar
rade pupil land, by the way, Trego
ounty has many of them) tell me in
he next issue of the s'WoRLD. the
lumber Of miles each rider went bt /:
pre- their last. meeting? No, don't
geC teacher to help" because you
BOD, hard thinking with a determin-
lion to succeed Your friend,
d. W.sB. KURT, NJ. d. .
Kansas Ciiy, Mo.
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(F1rst publication Jan. 20. 1909
SHERIFF'S SALE

In the District Court of the Twenty-tbird
JUDICIAL District. sitting in and ft,r tie
county of Trego. in the State of Kansas
George W. Bawden, Plaintiff
george a Bartholomew ct al, Defendants
BY virtue of an Order of Sale fssued tn r,,..
ouI OF salQ district Court. in the above an,
Tilted action will. on Wednesday, the sIst
Gay OF February A D. 1905. at 1 O'cIocE n
M. OF SAID day at the west front door OF ne
court House: in the City OF Wa-Keeney In
LIE county OF Trsgo- In the State of Kansas
ana ana best bidder for cash i'm hand. ali fhs.
described real estnte. wit: The
20 IN Township eleven (1D south Range
S"entyccIhree CD west lying and situafed
In the County of Trego in the State OF Eana
SaS- - II dn-
as the property of said defendants antI q
directed by said Order of Sale to he solSi
wt &c q, appraisement. to satisfy said Order
t. D. HINSHAw sherf0
SAUN & PURCELL Attorney
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Albert Lindberg is BUILDING ono of
the largest and finest honses in tho
eastern part-of the county G. j. Loft
stead is doing the work and when yoI,
Ghlnk OF building it will pay you to
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t 1nu uona.e the necessary amount of land tc
| tine use of the public for. road DurnosaS ~ :.
~ arc hereby grants the road and fnSrrrc :
I,ie CO inty clerk to notify the -truStaa ~
sote5itoe township 10 open said road i'm %.
Coruthce with this order and. lso T., a ka ~,
Iia Ter OF a crossing Ov the ITninn ,S.rff ia ;.
Lniroad tracks up with the Company aud
ia We III put In "A Crossing the same tarnS
ana CONDITIONS as all CROSSINGS heretorors
put IN This road is recorded in th.. -. ~. q
cord and known road No 60 oo
=, In the matter of a road Detitiona5 for ~
~ - Iooie- Christ Feiler- Thox (l,T,,fsy
;. Z Neuenschwand o. w Olson Ruds,Inl,
ise'St.hwftz- Ernest Jesse. John r. M.n-ppr
~ r harvey. A w. Purinton r. p Manzsr
". - UIoert. commencing at the laid out
l i,otu at the SOut heaSt corner of sertion ron
t!W township fourteen 90 south raaga
twenty -nve tS5 and running thence VEST ~,
rHt m ilne twenty rods and there t<rn,
ina IN g. In view of the fact that J. G. Nenen-
I. !. y" ABOVE proposed roa d has filed a writ
ten re ease OF any and all claims for G..,s-
assS ana donates to the use of the puf,.fs. tha
puoIc the necessary amount of land fnr
Stlo ROAD. The board hereby cispenSeS Will,
the usual view and survey of said road n nj
declares l6 a public highway and instrncrs
Ine county clerk to notify the trusres ~
rranktin township to open said road in ar
cordance with this order The above ms,,
sloned road Is recorded in the road record as |
On January 4th on motion the boa I'd >. do,,e
go the following resolution: Resolved fIirt
ms county adopt and accept the pr,,yisions,
D. the act OF the legislature of 1891 entiried
an act regulating the sale of real sssraft. for
leiinquent taxes in such counties aS ShaI II 1
ADOPT the provisions of this act 49,
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FRANK LINDSAY. q. Am o
SURGEON.
OFFICE IN rosr suLowe.
"A-xEE~Ey KANSAS.
LANDS WANTED
WA-kEENEY

nave customers for a few unim-
proved cheap tracts of land; some we'll
improved farms; some small ranches
and two large ranches.
II you want to sell now is the time.
come list what you have, or send me
descriptions, prices, etc.
For Sale-Lands-
A few bargains in lands-farm and
ranch lands " ""u
Irrigated Lands.
am agent for the Arkansas yal,av
sugar Beet & Irrigated Land Co :
tanos Ia Southeast Colorado. where
Gail on or write,
S. NJ. HUTZEL.
Wa-Keeney, Kans.
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For Sale-Section 5, township Is.
range p, Trego county. Offer wanted
Easy terms. Austin Realty & Agency
20, Az New England Building, Kan
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1906-01-27

John Lane, the well known evan.
geiist, lecturer and song writer will
give an illustrated play of "Ten
Nights in a Bar Roomn at the Ran-
LIST church Tuesday evening, January
81, In behalf of the Ladies Aid So
cle1y. The play is very instructive.
ana Will be presented with One hmm,
ureu stereOptican views. Price of ad-
mission Is and 25 cents.
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FOR SALE-My F.rm .nd R.,.h

foh SALE-My Farm and Ranch,
Two miles north of Wa-Keeuey IN
the Hill City road. 900 acres with
pools of living water fed hy never
falling springs.
Enquire of Leonard Schmitt. first
house north of the court house. lola
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ANNOUNCEMENTS.

hereby announce myself candidate
TOT Judge Of the Twentysthird Judicial Dis
trlct subject to the .decisionof the Repubtf-
can Judicial con vention
j. 81. REEDER s
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Fay us-we need coin.
Good fresh beer at Bakers.

ray US-we' need coin.
Coed fresh beer at Bakers.
Have W. Fl. Swigyett make pour
legal papers. lie makes them cor.
rectly. $500 80 :.
10 exchange for smooth Treoo
county land-A fine improved farm
near county seat of Worth county
Mo- Also several well located Iowa
farms. j. Il. w. Cloud.
have several customers for lands
suitable for wheat raising. If Won
want to sell list your land with me.
JOHN A. NELSON
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Farming and stock raising are each
year rising to a higher stage of devei-
opment in Trego county; and the
year 1906 opens with better ont
look Tor the various interests Of the
IaTm than any of its predecessors.
Oid roRy methods are giving way to
MODERN ways of doing things; and
plowing, seeding, cultivation and
.dr veSting are conducted on well-de-
nned principles. insuring greater suc-
cess Breeders are improving their
i've stock and giving more intelli-
gent care to It's selection, feeding and
marketing. The large circulation or
Ine Farmer and StOckman. of Kansas
City, Mo-, among our progressiye
farmers, has been help in bringing
ABOUT tins desirable change. It's abIe
eoltorials, written by practical farm
ers VINO live on their own farms. ITS
special contributions by experts. and
It's valuable departments render II al
most indispensable to the farmer and
stockman who desire to keen abreast
OF the times. We have made arrange
ments for clubbing this excellent
farm journal with THE WORLD at a
very reasonable rate; and will take
pleasure in forwarding your subscriD-
tlons on request. Call and leave yonr
oruer the next time you are in town.
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SATURDAY. JAN. p, 1906.
Union Pacific Time Table.

Union Pacific Time Table.
Mountain Time-I
WEST BOUND.
No 101-Fast Express Due. 200 a. m.
NO. 1O3-Western Int Due 1:45 ID, m.
NO 15S-Local Freight. Due. 4:45 D. m
EAST BOUND
No 104-Eastern lint. Due 5:2Oa m
Ne lO2-Fast Express Due 1883 = m.
NO io4-Local Freight. Due $40 a M
Tickets sold and baggage checked to ALI
points In United States and Canada
R. E. Morse. Agent
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a. 3. JONES,
PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON.
KANSAS
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COMMISSIONERS PROCEEDINGS
Orga nfzation Meeting

wa heeney. Kansas. January g. 1906
=, Inc board of county commissioners, of
Irego county met today at the Office of the
county clerk Tor the purpose of organizing
tine o~a Tor the ensuing year required
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-02-24
74th Regiment Athletic Games.

BUFFALO. n. Y. Feb 24-There
will be an interesting bicycle anG
athletic meet at the armory of the
Seventy-fourth regiment this evening,
In which many of the best athletes of
the state of New York will take part
For the bicycle riders there will be a
tWomile lap race and a one mile
handicap, which promises to be very
interesting. The athletic events will
be far superior to anything ever
seen before at any indoor meet in
this city. One of the prominent feat
ures will be a relay race in which a
team of the New York Irish Athletic
association will compete with the
team of the Seventy-fourth regiment
The list of prizes is greater than
ever before and some of the trophies
are quite valuable.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-02-24
TRUST CHIEF IN DIVORCE TANCLE
Mrs. SeweI No. is Made Wife and
Divorced, and No. 2 Is
Neither.

PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 24.-It has
leaked out through Edgar ]. Pershing,
1, that the wife of the millionaire presi-
dent of the American Smelling and
Refining company has scored a three
! fold matrimonial victory in the SUI
| preme court of New York. The decree
was handed down list Saturday. Not
only has Mrs. Sewell secured the an
nulment Of the decree of divorce OBJ
tanned by Sewell in Knoxville, Tenn
two years ago, but has gained COM
plete victory over her more youthful
rival, Mrs Sewell No. 2.
In an absolute decree quietly hand
ed down in the New York court, the
judge who tried the tangled Sewell
case makes the divorced Mrs. Sew
ell No. 1 a wife and then a Divorce
again with almost the same stroke of
the pen. He decided that Sewell OBJ
tdlneO MS divorce from Mrs. SeWell
No. 1 illegally and that consequently
the union between them never has been
legally interrupted; that when Sewell
married Miss Elizabeth Ritchie, of
Mont Clair, N. j., about one year ago,
he did so Illegally. The judge declared
this was sufficient ground upon which
to award a divorce to Mrs. Sewell No.
one
The decree places Sewell and wife
No. in the same position as when
the millionaire got his divorce, the on
ly difference being that wife No. 1 is
in a position to demand alimony, while
wife No. is out of it altogether
Attorneys who acted for the first wife
declare that as long as Mrs. Sewell
remains unmarried the millionaire
must pay her $4,000 a year alimony