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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-04-11
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TWELVE II

" IWARD at his desk, over which
the May sunshine streamed, his
crutches laid against his chair,
- sat porting over the piles of pa
pers left there by Beverly Plank some
days before with a curt recommends
ton that he master their contents.
The curious persistence of youth in
his features seemed unaccountable in
view Of the heavy marks imprinted
there In every movement, every
turn of his head, there still remained
much of that indefnable attractive
ness which had always characterized
his race-much of the unconscious
charm usually known as breeding.
In men Of Mortimer's fiber dissipa-
ton produced cOarser symptoms
tended veins and sagging fesh-where
in Siward it seemed to bruise and
harden, driving the color Of blood out
of him and leaving the pallor of mar
BILE and the blush shadows Of it
staining the hollows. Only the eyes
had begun to change radically; some
thing in them had been quenched.
That he could never hope to become
immune he had learned at last when
he had returned, physically whole
some, from his long course of training
under a famous Irish specialist on the
Hudson.
He had been a fool. He had imag
ined that he could control himself and
practice the moderation that other
men practiced when they chose. The
puerile restraint annoyed him; his i'm
piled inability to master himself hu-
inflated him, the more so because Sc
cretly he was horribly afraid in the
remote depths of his heart.
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Indeed it is. i am in my own room.
IL thought
"Yes; am listening"
"I don't know what / did think. Is
it necessary for me to telephone you a
minute account of the mental proc
esses which ended by my calling you
up out of the Vastly deep"
The old ring in her voice, limiting of
the laughing undertone, the same trail
ing sweetness of infection-could he
doubt his senses any longer?
81 know you now" he said.
81 should think you might. l should
very much like to know how you are
If you don't mind saying|
''Thank you. 1 seem to be all right.
] Are you all right, Sylvia?
/ "Shamefully and outrageously well.
j What a season too! Everybody else is
! in rags-makeup rdgs Isn't that dis
agreeable remark? But I'll come to
the paint brush, too, of course. We
all do. Doesn't anybody ever see you
any moreY
/ She beard him laugh to himself un.
j pleasanrly-then, docs anybody want
tor
| Everybody, of course! You know 1t.
You always were spoiled to death"
"Yes-to DEATH"
"StephenI''
! "Yes?'
"Are you becoming cynical?"
"I? Why should IT'
"You are! Stop it, Mercy on US!
If that is what is going on in certain
house on lower Fifth avenue, facing
the corner of certain streets, it's time
somebody dropped in to-
'To-what?"
'To the rescue! I've a mind to do it
myself. They say you are not well.
either
'Who says that?'
"Oh, the usual little pathological
! cockatrice- rather, cantatrice. Don't
ask me, because / won't tell you.
always tell you too much anyway.
Don't IY'
"Do you?''
"Of course 1 do. Everybody spoils
you, and SO do l."
''Yes-I am rather in that way,
suppose"
"What wayY
"Oh-spoiled." :"
"Stephen!'
"Yes?"
And in lower voice, "Please don't
say such things-will you?''
'No"
Especially to me-"
Especially to you. No, won't,
Sylvia
And, after a hesitation, she continu-
ed sweetly:
81 wonder what you were doing, all
alone in that old house of yours, when
1 called you up?'
st? Let me see. oh, was Superin-
tending some packing"
"Are you going off somewhere"
"I think So"
! "Where?''
at don't know, Sylvia"
81 decline to be snubbed. I'm shame
less, and l wish to be informed. Please
| tell me-"
I'D rather not tell you"
every WELL Goodby! But don't ring
off just YET, Stephen. Do you think
that some time you would care to see
any people, mean when you begin to
go out again"
"Who, for e1ample?"
''Why, anybody!'
mo; l don't think should care to.
I'm rather too busy to go about, even
| if were inclined to-"
care you really busy, Stephen?'
"Yes-waiting; That is the very
hardest sort of occupation, and I'm
obliged to be on hand every minute"
"But you said that you were going
/ out of town.
did I? Well, did not say it exact
ly, but am going to leave town"
For very longY she asked.
Perhaps l can't tell yet"
II J1aforo xynY1 no Won arn
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"Is he II home 2

rs he at homer" room she heard
the fingers of the prying rain busy at
her windows, the ticking of the small
French clock, very dull, very far away
OR was 1T her heart?
"Who is it,"
Her voice left her for an instant.
Her dry lips made no answer,
"Who is it," he repeated in his
steady, pleasant voice.
ct is /"
There was absolute silence, so long
that it frightened her, but before she
could speak again his voice was sound
ing in her ears, patient, unconvinced:
Il don't recognize your voice. Who
am speaking to?''
Sylvia"
There was no response, and she spoke
again:
4 only wanted to say good morning
1t is afternoon now. Is it too late to
say good morning?"
''No. I'm badly ratified. Is it you,
Sylvan
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i are unable to understand marital
treachery. Otherwise you'd make it
lively for us ALL"
1T is true" said Sylvia deliberately,
'that / could not be treacherous to
anybody. But l am wondering-I am
asking myself just what constitutes
treachery to myself. / was in love
with him. You knew it."
"You liked him. insisted Grace pa
tiently
mo; loved him. know. Dear,
your theories are sound in a general
way, but what is a girl going to do
about it when she loves a man? Could
you tell me?'
eff you marry him. said Mrs Fer
rail- quietly, "your life will become a
hell"
Eyes. But would it make life any
easier for him?'' asked Sylvia.
"How-to know that you had been
! dragged DOWN.
mo; l mean could 1 do anything for
him"
mo woman ever did. That is a SEN
timental falsehood of the emotional.
No woman ever did help a man in that
way. Sylvia, if love were the only
question and if you do truly love him,
well, | suppose I'd be fool enough
TO advise you to be a fool. Even then
you'd be sorry. You know what your
future may be- You know what you
are fitted for What can you do with
out Howard? In this town your role
would be a very minor one without
Towards money, and you know it,
eyes, know It."
"And your sacrifice could not help
that doomed boy
Sylvia nodded assent.
''Then is there any choice? Is there
any question of what to do?
Sylvia looked out into the winter
sky, through the tops of snowy trees.
Everywhere the stark, deathly rigidity
/ of winter! Under it, frozen, lay the
rain that had scented the air. Under
Ter ambition lay the ghosts of yester-
| day.
NO" she said, "there is no question
of choice. know what must be-
For a week or more the snow con-
! tinued. Colder, gloomier weather set
in, and the impending menace of Ash
Wednesday redoubled the social pace,
eliminating in the Westervelt ball on
the eve of the forty days. and Sylvia
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ITO BE coNr1NuEp.l
" IWARD at his desk, over which
the May sunshine streamed, his
crutches laid against his chair,
~ sat Dorinp over the piles of ma

It is reported that P. K. Blinn of the
Colorado experiment station has sue
ceeded in developing cantaloupe with
rust resisting qualities. During the
past season it remained green until
the majority of the fields were dead.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-04-11

JULIET s1uold1ll III SOluS 10 OO 1t. LOU
cannot stop me. Nobody can stop me-
I desire to do it, and that is sufficient
think, for everybody concerned. Ii
the sun is out tomorrow l shall be out
too! 1 am so tired of not seeing you!
Let central listen! don't care. don't
care what | am saying. I've endured il
so long-I- There's no use! / am too
Can't we see each other without-with-
thinking about things that are
settled once and for all?"
81 can't" he said.
'"Then you'd better learn to! The
idea of you telling me you had lost
| your nerve! You've got to get it back
and help me find mine! Yes, it's
gone, gone, gone! lost it in the rain
somewhere today. Does the scent of
the rain come in at your window? Do
you remember There, I can't say it!
Goodby, 'goodby! You must get well,
and | must too. Goodbye
The fruit of her impru6ence was
happiness excited happiness which
lasted for day. The rain lasted. too,
| for another day. then turned to snow,
choking the city with such a fall as
had not been seen since the great biz
gard
Sylvia, at her escritoire, chin Graded
in her followed hand, sat listlessly in
specting her mail
She turned her head, looking YEARLY
across the room at the brightly burn
| ing fire beside which Mrs. Ferrall sat,
nibbling mint paste, very serious over
one Of those books that Everybody
was reading"
what is the matterY' demanded
Mrs. Ferrall, withdrawing her finger
from the pages and pumping the
closed book down on her knee.
Il have been imprudent," said Syl-
via in a low voice.
"You mean''-NIrs. Ferrall looked al
her keenly-''that he has been here?"
mo. l telephoned him, and asked
him to drive with me-"
ooh, Sylvia what nonsense! Why
on earth do you stir yourself up by
that sort of Stiffness at this late date
What use is it? Can't you let him
alone? Are you Stephen Siward's
! keeper?"
Il felt as though / were for awhile
He is ill.,
with an illness that, thank God
| you are not going to nurse through
life Don't look at me that way, dear
I'm obliged to speak harshly; I'm
obliged to harden my heart to such
i monstrous idea"
"Grace. | cannot endure"-
"You must! Are you trying to drug
your silly self with romance so you
won't recognize truth when you see
it? There was no earthly reason fol
you to talk to Stephen. No disinterest
ed impulse moved you. 1t was sheer
perverse, sentimental restlessness, the
delicate, meddlesome deviltry of your
race. And if that poison is in you it's
we'll for you to know it."
cit is in me-" said Sylvia, staring al
the fire.
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"Then you
know what to
do for it."
"No, / don't"
"Well, / do"
said Grace de-
cisively, land
the sooner you
marry Howard
and intrench
yourself behind
your pride the
better off you'll
be. That's where,
f or t u n a t e ly
enough, you diff
fer from your
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-04-11

me see you when you are not your
complete and magniicently attractive
self Silly, shall see you! / shall
drive down on the first sunny morn
ing and sit outside in my victoria un-
til ynn can't stand the temptation an
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-04-11

Nv ould you
ask him to come
to the tele-
phone 2"
-"
please say to
him that it is
IA frie n d.
Thank you"
In the throb-
bing quiet of her
~0AD, che hoo ~
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1908-08-20
Tittle One Taken.

After just one week OF pa''sns su ~.
feriue the little spirit Of Jonnn'0
Fleagle, son Of Charles ana Eu''n
Flesgle, was waited t. the better lanu
Sunday, Aug. ls. He was taken w
leptlv i'll with dysentery and the aoO-
for was summoned but no ear'n'y
hello could ease the terrible pain Wn,cn
he bore so patiently but he Passeu me :
lsst. moments away as y go'"s -
sleep. He was aged 2 } ears. mon'n.
and ID days. Services were held y :.
.the house at ZIP. N. Monday ana .
Buckeye church at 8 o'c'ook cOn0T Nv,
ed, by Rev. Han,z Of Abilene /, au'
pallbearers were Nelson smith mSi
ter Duffy, Harold Btuntson ana Fau
Kaufman. Much sympathy Is "a
landed TO the sorrowing parents =
was manifested Al, the large sa'n'''D
at the funeral.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1908-08-20
THAT PETITION FOR
RIVER FLOOD RELIEF

Following is the form OF tine Pe'i'
,;on the farmers along the smoky
Hill bottoms will circulate for sigma
,nres. il is addressed to the members
Of the Kansas Legislature;
in view Of the immense ameun1
Of damage done within our sts'e y
he foods Of recent years, we Inc IN
dersigned residents Of the nav
and sn ok Hill valleys 40 re
spectfully petition your nonorao :.
body TO enact such laws as shall q
ford all possible relief in the event .
recurrence Of high water. we a.
nersuaded that the great proper.
losses by floods in our fertile valle y
can be greatly reduced BY the e
moval Of both the natural ana IN
artificial distractions in our river
.nd smaller streams and by straight
epipg their channeli and that Dol
~ duty and the authority to accon
plish this object lie with our '"'
making body"
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Obituary.

1ouis Kieferle was born In Iayiors-
vile. Luzern county. Pa. jury ~
1859. died Aug. IL, 1905 ne oA~
40 Kansas at the age Of 20. was mar mar
ried to Sophie Heller Nov. ~ 1000 700.
Rssides his wife he leaves one
aon. his mother, three brothers anu
IVA sisters to survive him.He was en-
Gagged In business number OF years
N Marion, Kas.; came to Dickinson
county three years ago and moved o.
tbe farm where he died. While u
was a sufferer death came at an uneN
naoted moment. In the death Of Mr.
Kie,erle the family loses kind nus
hand and father and the community
GOOD citizen. He was converted q
the age of 20 and was q memOes '
the Baptist church, where the luns y
ssrvices were conducted BY 70 ?
Baptist minister. assisted BY j. ,
Engle.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1908-08-20
OUR SPECIAL MARKET LETTER

Notes on this weeks Kansas CITY ssOTs
ma,ket written for the REELScron oys'
Van Worst Of the M. K. & T. oommis-
sion Co..
KANSAS CITY, Aug. 1s.-ReceiPts o.
Of cattle have been moderate 'n,'
week. Good to choice corn fed xmas
sCsrcsr than at any time this year.
With q good demand for TIL. kind
urices have rnled strong to lOc higher
with t7.26 for tops.
Choice fat cows and prime iA'
bsiiers have not been As plentiful -
!, last week and with q strong ae
msud for them prices have rule'
strong th l6c higher
Trade in stockers and feeders pa
been some better this week with Oes
kinds selling 10 to zoe higher
We look for moderate runs on nOg
and cattle for while.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1908-08-20
TEMPERANCE WOMEN MET
soIomon Entertained the W. G. l.
II. Convention.

SOLOMON, Aug. 10. The "omau
christian Temperance Union Of DICE
iuson county held their annual CO.. con
veot,on here Aug. II and u. Mrs'
Lettie Mcdonald, county president
rrsaided. Mrs. Addie Huff OF Chap
man was secretary.
Mrs. Serena H. Wallace OF Kansas
CITY was an inspiration by her many
obesrirr words She gave an address, ,
Tuesday evening in which was tolo
what the W. c. T. U. has done and
what il is doing.
| A paper on "Medioal Temperance :,
Inv Miss Alice Thomson and one ..
4 Mrs. Naylor on '.Rescue Work" wer
discussed by several ladies in YER
interesting manner.
REPORTS from department supeFln
tendents and officers showed Increase
;nterest and results OF work VIII"
, spirit for greater efforts.
wednesday evening six youn
. ladies engaged in a contest for . 'llv J,
medal. Miss Esther Halbert Of SOL
. mon was the successful contestan
t Mrs. Wallace presented the med
Il with q few AppreCintive words to
i the contestants for the spirit Of bel !.
e iulness shown by engaging in :
!. contest.
Mrs. Mcdonald was rejected pre-
dsnt. Mrs. Addie HUFF, secretary q
Miss Gertrude ROmberger' treasury
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1908-08-20
PREMIUM LISTS OUT.
Fair Premiums to Be Better InaH
Ever.

EVeEs
The county fair Sept. 2s.s9 pre-
MUM list has been issued and may %
had At every store IN Abilene ana ..
wv.nd,'s office. 1t shows the nneS'
line Of premiums ever offered ana Inc ne
,.ir exhibits should be large. ~
addition to regular prizes sPsoia. Casu
prizes Of neatly $500 are added, max !.
inc as good list as the state iall
gives. .onor;nc
Owing to the difficulty Of preparing y.
lists Of fruit far in advance 'ne ~.
premiums will be aPPortloneu Mu0'
entriss are complete. Last year no
|o6s.,bird Of the list was filed I'M
year there is 4 big lump sum a .Ils I
| TONED and all kinds Of fruit VII : :
recognized. E. 0. Farrar Y J
cb.,ee. The Belle Springs VIII zee
,ruit in cold storage free. E
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1908-08-20
BROS:
SEELYE OPENS WITH
Big MUSICAL SHOW
Fine List Of Attractions Tor Com'
ing Theatre Season.

The Seelye theatre has OoOkou
az ,,.. I, attractions for the coming
season. ..Eians 4 Nix" . mnsical
comedy, the opening attraction On
the night Of September l7'h' 7
reconciliation from the German ana
Of A very excellent character. Inc
musical portion includes 10 Of sI =
latest song hits. In other words 1t Is
musical show, built on the same
lines As the late Weber q Fields sue.
cesses. "Fiddle Dee Dee" ana
..Twirley-whirisy. 4
other attractions booked are;
sept 9l.9e--The Morey Stock Co.
/ Oct 8 -Parsiial I'm EngliSh.)
Oct. l4--Hi Henry's Mlnstrels,
Oct. 9s--Lyman H. Howe Moving 9
Plctures.)
j. Nov. 2--When We Were FrleEncs'
Nov. 12--Lecture Course.
, Nov. 17--Dan Cupid merry MATT
Q monial Muslcal.)
Nov. 1S-No Mother to Guide her
Nov, 2S-Faust.
Nov, 24--Lecture Course.
!" Dec. 4-Lyman Twins.
- Dec. 17--Isle Of Spice.
Dec. 81 Hans Hanson.
10 Jan. S--The Cattle King.
N Jan. S-Lecture Course.
70 Jan. ia Bunch Of Keys
P Jan. 2O--Meadow Brook Farm
n Feb. 2--Lecture Course.
n. Feb. GA Bachelors Honeymoon
ho Feb. 1.-THE Opium Fiend'
al Feb. 17--Tsmpest and Sunshine.
ng Feb. 20 Yankee Doodle Boy
ef Feb. 24-The Cow Puncher.
he Mar. 4--Lecture Course.
rst Mar. 1O-All on the Quiet.
Mar. IS MahOney's Wedding D'
Abr. The Farmers Daughter
Apr. 9O-A Royal Slave.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1908-08-20
WIN BODY TONIGHT

X telegram received W ths family ,.,,.I
wsau,sdsy from Miss Ethel Giles
says that with the body q hsr a O.0,rs.
r. Frank who was drowned a Catalina
island Monday afternoon she naa !, : A. :,
rivsa 4 Los Angeles and will star, tart
III home tonight. The arrival here
u, wiIl probably be sunday Funeral
arrangements will Be announced n. 20. w .isa
!, reaching here is definitely known
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1908-08-20
w.,at the Edison.

A thrilling war drama at the Ho, :,
son tonight in : 1000 foot MIN =, =
hand colorsd, very beautiful. A
Good Medicine, and The Thirsty nov.
Ipr Men, are comic pictures. Come
out and zee the show and bring TINS
chIldpu. Adds 10 Osnth ehildreI
under fourteen cents
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r.rd AZ Thanks.

To all the many friends and neigh
hors who assisted us in our recen'
b b vement and bestowed kindness
dnripg the illness Of our loved one
Wa extend our heartfelt thanks.
Ma. AND Mrs. CHARLES FLEAGLE'
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s,.c;.I Revival Meetings.

The Lord willing there will Dc
.,.oI,l revival meetings conducted in
~ evangelical church during the
..o,,h y November. The Lord give
IS a gracious time All are invited invite.
Il these services. B. H Hobbs
nastor.
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snecial Examination.

speclal examination TOR aPPn'
ut. ,ar teachers certificates will be
S S.lS 4 the Abilene High School build ..
ing, Friday and Saturday August ..c 4
and %, commencing at s a. M sacn
day. MccoRmcK,
s,-ao.ss.9s County Superintendent
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1908-08-20

have records or a "bar,' or have ~Oeen !.
trained by professional trainers. nan
nile heats. best three in five; horses
q Be driven by owner; five to enter to-
md four to start. Purse $40. w.
entrance 50 50. Money divided o.
Ok. Is and 10 per cent. Of purse.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1908-08-20
LncaI Markets.

e3r.in markets eorrecteo ete.s -. ---i,
1910 ~ Hoyt 4 walters, Erain Ano coal
rgFFnE nAHKnz.
rp,c,. FOR ersameFy butter ,s
nsmed ~ -, NJ 100 isos than NeW fort
~ -.1st5 l1as than oAicAgoi -
$500 0nT-gssey SEPARATOR e
i, os'. -, s.-ir1 u oSts' ssir1' y .
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1908-08-20

peach pits wanted at the AO', .a |.
Nurseries. See ". 7. GOueH- 40
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ror ,.is good sisnhoPs TOP eass4'
r-.-,,. Z, lis omos. or oan Be- see1
Il Lots falnl shop
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1dvertised Letters.

The following is the list Of unclaim-
I'd letters remaining in the Abilene
oostOfice for the week ending Aug
II. 1908. Have your mail addressed 70
vour street number and it will De
promptly delivered.
0nsILEMrEs LIST.
,,RN Rreckm aver, Aug
92n.Ssrson. HA Horner,
nen.e 1911 Martin,
lsel. Parker, Geo A
hst'-' Watkins. VIII
LApfEs
Al. nj. CromeF. Mrs. LiElle
DAY, MIC Knapp, Ms AleAanosf
hAa'isi' Rltchley, Mrs. Mamie
Cabs.
cooden. Mss Mamie
RrominfeL Tsrnedv MIS- MarcellA
so.l1asii Ma Nae smith Ms Way i,.,t,
LiieI. eau Waterheld, Ernel.
lI-. ao4l. rs Winchssisr' M a
a. cen. Win be charge Cor all "a
vertiscd letters. n
Persons ealing for tbe .soys ~
ulssss az ..sdvsrtised" giEing oaIs-
RlcaAnD WAune, Z. -
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RACES 10 BIZ SWIFT.


The speed ring a. the county m
sap,. 1928 promises to he particular
Il good this year. u. =. Etheringlon
j ,;o,endent which iusures nue.
management. The purses are'
wkDEgsDAY, sEPrESBEa p ...o q
an class for trotters, purse '''' ~ IA ~ a.
An class for PAGERS, purse, &c., '.'e sm a.
4. year Old Tor trottsrs. purse ',.,,.''''' ~
rnuR, DAY. sEPrFABERa ..oo "a
s1S class ior 'ro'sels. 80 ... 4Oc 90
/. 2:a6 cios for pace's' p !, MA, s.s 400 90
rsIpAY. sEPrEs BER q .,,. 4
2:2s class LOT w '.''' 800 90
,,.. ~ y,cr Tor green tr,tters ana !,
'-'i ......... .''' " "
ryo.ysar.old mixed race for county !,
Road race for horses owned IN l''0A
iusou county, barring horses 'na'
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1908-08-20

"A INe wiz 'J'"o 80,
tree opposite the court house TINS
morning set q cheerful blaze In the
.olid wood Of the tree. John steb-
bipgs reported it, but did not feel
called on to touch the WIRE
i -Eutsrprise Push: A deal was
contaminated last Thursday whereby
q. E. Rhodes Of Ramona, Kansas, be-
came the owner Of N. z. Bennett'I
eighty, II miles southeast Of town
the purchase price being tS'SOO
Three years ago Mr.. Bennett oOugh
this place for $500, expended in i'm
prOvsments about $780, got tire
. good crops from the land and sold 8
! on advance Of $1,000 over and abOV
what the place cost him. improve
!, ments and all.
y &C. s. Crawford who is attorn'
y for the Cinnamon who want to st'
% IN America received 8 long letter
g g day, every word Of 1t written
nj chinese and looking like 8 box
% ,ootbplcks struck BY lightning. Al
:, student Of the Chinese alphabet c
get . job BY Supplying to Mr. era
u 80 He l. anxious TO know whsth
= The letter informs bin that he
-. been discharged as attorney %
been left guest Of ten million
- By Gwee chi Ktng.
The La Jara chronicle., 1908-06-12
Threatened Suicide.

J. Z. Mcdaniel of Alamosa but
formerly of La Jara and Sanford,
who several months ago deserted
his wife and family of little child
ren, leaving them destitute, was
apprehended in Denver last week
by Sheriff McGregor, brought back
to Alamosa and lodged in Jail to
await his trial. Tuesday night he
escaped, leaving note stating
that if the authorities wanted him,
they would find his body at the
bottom of the Rio Grande river.
1t is feared by his relatives and
their friends that he is suffering
from an attack of mental derange-
ment and that he may do away
with himself while thus afflicted.
He is brother of j. A. Mcdaniel
of La Jara and T. p. Mcdaniel of
Knoxville. Tenn, who have the
deepest sympathy of large circle
of friends.
The La Jara chronicle., 1908-06-12

last August. She leaves a mother,
Mrs. Simon Snyder, of Riola, Ill,
and her husband, no children hav-
ing blessed their union.
Funeral services were held at the
home, Tuesday evening, Rev. OAR
ley of Alamosa, officiating. The
remains were taken east by the
sorrowing mother and bereft hus-
band on Tuesday evenings train
and will be inferred in Woodlawn
cemetery at Riola, ILL.,, services
being held from the Methodist
church of Riola next Sunday