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The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1912-05-03
SUSTAINED A BROKEN COLLAR BONE

Miss Fannie Hagerman who was
seriously hurt in a runaway which
occurred on West Main street Saturday
afternoon was Monday recovering as
satisfactorily as could be expected,
She sustained a broken collar bone,
some internal injuries In the chest.
and also bad bruises oyer her right
eye and the right side of her face, AID
a cut on her right elbow. She Is now
at the home of her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. L. M. Hagerman at 5I2 W. Main
street: Her father is employed In the
Star Drilling Machine company's
shops but Miss Hagerman and her
brother Arthur who was with her rin
the buggy when she was thrown out
make their home on the farm two
miles south Of Villas.
Miss Hagerman and her brother had
come to town to do some trading ard
were driving east on Main street when
their horse became frightened at a
motorcycle which passed them mid
way between Forest and Grant
avenues. The animal broke part Of
harness and dashed east on Main
street and then turned north on
Grant. Arthur Hagerman was
bruised in getting out Of the buggy
but in attempting to do the same his
sister was thrown violently to the
pavement.
Miss Hagerman was carried into the
Terril Pharmacy where she was given
prompt attention by surgeons. Later
she was taken home in an ambulance
to her parents home The swelling
from the bruises on her head has
decreased considerably but it is too
soon to determine how much she will
suffer from other injuries.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1912-05-03
SAW THE DESTROYING ICEBERG

That the huge iceberg which they
saw on their trip across the Atlantic
is the one which sank the Titanic
is the opinion of Mr.. and Mrs. c.
F. Rademechr who 'arrived last
Monday evening TO visit the latter's
sister Mrs. P. B. Ewing who with.
her husband lives at 6Io South
Evergreen. They were on the
Hellig Olav, Scandinavian vessel,
which reached New York April IS.
None of the passengers knew of the
Titanic disaster before reaching the
shore, but the Hellig Olav can e
over the course taken by the huge
liner and the captain of the Scandi-
navian ship believes that he and his
passengers sighted the Identical
iceberg which caused the catastro-
phe.
The home of Mr.. and Mrs. G. F.
Rademecker has been Copenhagen /,
Denmark, but if this country's at
traction for them continues to grow,
Mrs. Ewing thinks they will wish to
locate permanently in America.
Tney are particularly we'll pleased
with Chanute. They understand
but little English at present but ex-
pect to learn it as rapidly as pos
sible. Mrs. Ewing who also is a
native of Denmark has been in
America six years and half. Her
husband is a native American.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1912-05-03
Friends Enjoyed
Senior Orations
High School Students Had
Worked Hard in Contest
for Parsons Prizes.

"The excellent character of the
orations to which we have listened
foretells fruitage of good results
and l hope that the work
you have presented here tonight is
but commencement of your
oratorical efforts" said F. A.
Parsons Friday evening in present
ing the prizes Of money to the four
seniors whose orations ranked
highest among the ten delivered
according to the decision of the
two sets of judges. Mr.. Parsons
also referred to the reward which
each student received by reason of
the individual effort, and stated
that the orations showed an I'M
provement over those of last year.
In introducing Mr.. Parsons as the
donor of the prizes, Prof. Hughes
spoke of the inspiration of the
students from such public en-
couragement.
The first prize of $50 was awarded
TO Miss Ella ChiIds for her Grafton
on "Prison Reform" To George
Terry who was one of the three boys
contesting was given the second
prize of $z5, the subject Of his
Grafton being ''The Panama Canal" I"
For her Grafton on "The Scientist,
the Real Hero of the Modern Age"
Miss Babe Holloran was awarded
SIS as the third prize. Miss Elsie
Foose who spoke on "The Girl of
T oday" was given the fourth prze
of $40.
A piano solo by Miss Margie
Rowan, a vocal solo by Miss Wood
son and number by the high school
glee club gave diversion to the pro-
gram. The glee club boys were
making their first appearance as
such and were forced to an encore,
At this juncture something went
wrong-Dut the boys enjoyed it as
much as the audience and no grief
was caused.
The large crowd which filled the
Presbyterian church were good lis
teners and Miss Susy Myer with her
Of alton "Making the Most of Ones
Sell" at the close of long progra m
commanded excellent attention.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1912-05-03
HANDS BURNED IN PUTTING OUT FIRE

Gerald Baird was painfully burned
about the hands as a result of his
efforts to put out the fire which des-
troyed clothing and bedding at his
home at zIo S. Central Friday
evening about 6:3o. The fire de-
partment arrived promptly bu! used
no water as Mr.. Baird had extin-
guished the fire by throwing water
from the bath tub which he had
filed for that purpose. Consider
able bed clothing was destroyed.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1912-05-03
E. P. BODIES MOTHER IS DEAD

Walter Bodle received a telegram
Saturday afternoon from his father
E. P. Bodle at Burdett, N. Y. stating
that the latter's mother Mrs. E. s..
Wheeler had passed away Thursday
morning and the funeral services
would be held Sunday afternoon.
Mrs. Wheeler received stroke of
paralysis five months and half ago,
and Mr.. and Mrs. Bodle have been
with her most of the time since then.
She was past IA years of age. She had
visited her son in Chanute frequently.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1912-05-03
ENTERTAINED SCHOOL BOARD

The girls of tie Domestic Science
class of the high school under the
direction of Miss Lindell entertained
the members of the school board and
Superintendent Hughes at luncheon
at the high school building at $3.50
Monday evening. 1t is the policy Of
all schools where the course is given
to hold such demonstrations and the
Chanute girls have already success
fully given evidence Of the practical
benefits which they received from
their instruction.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1912-05-03
HUMBOLDT WON At PITTSBURG

The Humboldt high school athletes
took first place in the Southeastern
Kansas track meet held at Pittsburg
Saturday afternoon with total of SO
points to their credit while Pittsburg
which secured second place took but
3S points. Besides one cup for the
winner of the meet Humboldt boys
carried off 20 individual cups, secur.
ing 6 first place cups, 6 second place
cups, and s third place cups. lola
and Cherokee county high school were
the third and fourth contestants in
the meet
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1912-05-03
REYNOLDS-FERGUS0N .

Oran B. Ferguson and Miss Ruby
F. Reynolds of Kincaid, Kansas
were married by Rev. w. w. Searcy
at 8 O'Clock Tuesday evening at the
parsonage of the First Baptist
church. The bride is a sister of
Mrs. Barker of South Highland and
is an active worker in the Baptist
church of her home town where she
is the church organist. Mr.. Fer
guson is engaged in the lumber
business in Kincaid.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1912-05-03
MURRAY HILL RANKED FIRST

Murray Hill school ranked first as
regards record of attendance and
tardiness last week. Cross, Webster
and Alcott followed in that order
Miss Anna Hogan's room was the
only one at Murray Hill where the
score was perfect. At the Cross school
the rooms of both Misses Bertha and
Maud Matthews had the perfect
record. Mrs. Martins room at Web
ster also scored 100 per cent.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1912-05-03
cHANuIE BOYS LOST TO HUMBOLDT

The high school ball team had hard
Iuck on their invasion OF Humboldt
Friday afternoon and lost the
game with a 6 to % score Humboldt
nlayed a good game and got off strong
early. Clark was in the box for Cha
mite and after four innings stopped
the losing streak by allowing but few
men to get to first. The locals how
ever were unable to run in a score;
the men might get to third base but
with two outs against the team
could not make home.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1912-05-03
Store Wall Paper House. Barn and Carriage Paints Phon
LIGHTNING PLAYED FRANKS

Lightning struck the homes of ].
E. Ward at 4oI w. Main and of P.
H. Dunning at 4o5 w. Main in the
storm Saturday night and performed
a few of the tricks of which electri-
city is capable on occasion. Both
gentlemen are pleased that they
escaped with so little damage. The
bolt came shortly after midnight
and seemed to strike first the Ward
house and go on to the Dunning
house by the connecting electric
wire
Mr.. Wards mother experienced
a distinct shock when the lightning
entered the house as she was but ten
feet from fuse box where it centered.
She however recovered from the
effects in short time. Mr.. Ward
first became aware that something
was wrong when his wife was
awakened by the smell of burning
wood and also aroused him. He
opened the door of the attic and saw
flames. The telephone had been
put out of commission so that Mrs.
Ward was unable to call the fire de-
partment but it was unnecessary as
Mr.. Ward extinguished the blazing
wood with pail of water. With a
broom he snuffed out the fire which
was burning the insulation on the
wire. The freakish part of the
lightning's work was the manner in
which it knocked off the door of the
fuse box, sent it down stairs and
into another room after it had made
two turns.
At Mr.. Dunning's house the trans
former on the post outside was put
out of business. On the inside the
lightning melted some of the gas
fixtures. At one place where thu
wires were not being used regularly
coats were hanging on the fixtures.
Mr.. Dunnlng went to the attic in a
vain attempt to locate the source OF
the smoke which was filling the
house. He eventually found that
the coats had been set on fire by
the lightning but strangely enough
after holes had been burned in the
clothing the fire had gone out. .
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1912-05-03
W. A. TRAVIS DEAD IN DETROIT

w. A. Travis Of Detroit, Mich,
died Monday evening at O'Clock at
his home in that city. The body was
taken to Columbus, Ohio for
burial. Mr.. Travis was well known
here as he was a conductor ON the
Santa Fe here for several years and
was active in public affairs. He left
here several years ago as an invalid.
He is survived by his wife.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1912-05-03

H. W. Hardinge of New York City
visited Monday evening and Tuesday
morning with Mr.. and Mrs. }. A.
Allen on his way home from a busi-
ness trip to the Pacific coast.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1912-07-25

stream OF down the stream, whether
she should follow the rivulet to its
source or descend 1t to its mouth.
was apparently a matter Of little mo
ment, yet her whole life turned abso-
lutely upon that decision. The idle
and unconsidered choice Of the hour
was frought with gravest possibilities.
Had that election been made with any
suspicion, with any foreknowledge, had
1t come as the result Of careful rea-
soning or f~ar-seeing Of probabilities,
1t might have been understandable,
but an impulse, a whim, the vagrant
idea Of an idle hour, the careless
chance Of a moment, and behold! a
life is changed. On one side were
youth and innocence, freedom and
happiness, a happy day, a good rest
by the cheerful fire at night; on the
other, peril Of life, struggle, love,
jealousy, self sacrifice, devotion, suffer.
ing, knowledge-scarcely Eve herself
when she stood apple in hand with
ignorance and pleasure around her
and enlightenment and sorrow before
her, had greater choice to make.
How fortunate we are that the fur
ture Is yelled, that the psalmist's
prayer that he might know his end
and be certified how long he had to
live is n that will not and cannot
be granted; that 1t has been given to
but One to foresee his own future,
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1912-07-25

81 rather guess them letters1l TELL"
answered the old man evasively, IAN
l like you, and | don't want to see
you throwed away"
What do you mean?" asked the girl
curiously, thrilling to the solemnity OF
the moment, the seriousness, the kind
affection of the old frontiersman, the
weird scene, the fire light, the tents
cleaning ghostlike, the black wall OF
the canon and the tops of the noun
tain range broadening out beneath the
stars In the clear sky where they
twinkled above her head, the strange
and terrible story, and now the letters
in her hand, which somehow seemed
to be imbued with human feeling.
Kirkby patted her on the shoulder.
Read the letters" he said; they'll
tell the story. Good night"
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1912-07-25
~.

The Pool and the Water Sprite.
Long after the others in the camp
had sunk into the profound slumber
of weary bodies and good ~consciences,
a solitary candle In the small tent oc-
cupied by Enid Maitland alone gave
evidence that she was busy over the
letters which Kirkby had handed to
her.
1t was a very thoughtful girl In
deed who confronted the old frontiers
man the next morning. At the first
convenient opportunity when they
were alone together she handed him
the packet Of letters.
"Have you read emf" he asked.
Eyes"
"Wall, you keep EN-" said the old
man gravely. "Mebbe you'll want to
read 'em agin."
But l don't understand why you
want me to have them"
wall. I'm not quite sure myself
why, but leastways I do an"
II shall be very glad to keep them,-
said the girl still more gravely, slip
ping them into one of the pockets OF
her hunting shirt as she spoke.
The packet was not bulky, the let
tiers were not many nor were they OF
any great length. She could easily
carry them on her person and In
some strange and unexplicable way
she was rather glad to have them.
She could not, as she had said, see
any personal application to herself in
them, and yet in some way she did
feel that the solution of the mystery
would be hers some day. Especially
did she think this on account OF the
strange but quiet open emphasis of
the old hunter.
There was much to do about the
camp in the morning. Horses and
burros to be looked after, fire wood to
be cut. plans for the day arranged,
excursions laid out, mountain climbs
projected. Later on unwonted hands
must be taught to cast the fly for the
mountain trout which filled the brook
and pool, and all the varied duties, de-
tails and fascinating possibilities OF
camp life must be explained to the
newcomers.
The first few days were days of
learning and preparation, days of mis-
hap and misadventure. of joyous
laughter over blunders in getting set
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1912-07-25

"Fwhat the divvle," burst out Mr..
Caran, explosively. did wees tink i'm
a monkey. to understand fwhat this
chattering baboon here says to me?
II yees can't talk United States in
this court. take me to wan where they
do. That's ahll."
Magistrate VOORHEES, looked silently
at Caran. took In his violently Latin
seenery. and compared 1t with the
obviously Hibernian accents that
tumbied over each other on caran's
lips. Thea Mr.. VOORHEES, slipped him
self q giggle- Discharged. said be.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1912-07-25
A WINNING START
A Perfectly Disested Breakfast Makes
Nerve Force for the Day.

Everything goes wrong If the break
fast lies in your stomach like a mud
pie. What you eat does harm if you
can't digest tit tp-l3 TO poison.
A bright lady teacher found this to
be true, v e of an ordinary light
breakfast of eggs and toast. She
says:
Two years ago contracted a very
annoying form Of indigestion. MY stom-
ach was in such condition that a sim
pie breakfast of fruit, toast and egg
gave me great distress.
Il was slow to believe that trouble
could come from such a simple diet,
but finally had to give it up, and found
a great change upon a cup of hot
Postum and Grape-Nuts with cream,
for my morning meal. For more than
a year / have held to this course and
have not suffered except when :njudi-
ciously varying my diet.
Il have been a teacher for several
years and find that my easily digest
ed breakfast means a saving of nerv-
ous force for the entire day. Ny gain
Of ten pounds in weight also causes
me to want to testify to the value oil
Grape-Nuts.
"Grape-Nuts holds first rank at our
table,
Name given by Postum Co, Battle
Creek, Mich.
There's reason" Read the little
book, THE Road to Wellville,r in pkgs.
Ever repd the above letters Al new
cne appears from time 10 thine TAsy
are genuine, srue, and full % nssssrm
interest.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1912-07-25

for no power apparently could enable
us to stand up against what might be,
because we are only human beings
not sufficiently align. with the spark
divine. We wait for the end because
we must, but thank God we know 1t
not until 1t comes.
Nothing of this appeared to the girl
that bright sunny morning. Fate hid
in those mountains under the guise OF
fancy. Lighthearted, carefree, fitted
with buoyant Joy over every fact OF
life, she left the flowing water and
scaled the cliff beyond which In the
wilderness she was to find after all,
the world.
The ascent was longer and more
difficult and dangerous than she had
imagined when she first confronted 1t,
perhaps it was typical and foretold her
progress. More than once she had
to stop and carefully examine the face
Of the canon wall for a practicable
trail; more than once she had to ex-
ercise EXTREMIST care in her climb,
but she was a bold and fearless noun
taineer by this time and at last sur
mounting every difficulty she stood
painting slightly, a little tired, but
triumphant upon the summit.
The ground was rocky and broken.
the timber line was close above her
and she judged that she must be sev.
eral miles from the camp. The canon
was very crooked. she could see only
a few hundred yards of 1t in any di.
rection. She scanned her circum.
scribed limited horizon eagerly for the
smoke from the great fire that they
always kept burning In the camp, but
not a sign of 1T was visible. She was
evidently a thousand feet above the
river whence she had come. Her
standing ground was a rocky ridge
which fell away more gently on the
other side for perhaps two hundred
feet toward the same brook. She
could see through vistas In the trees
the uptossed peaks Of the main range.
bare, chaotic, snow crowned. lonely,
majestic, terrible.
The awe Of the everlasting hills is
greater than that of heaving seas.
Save in the in%frequent periods of calm,
the latter always moves; the noun,
tains are the same for all time. The
ocean is quick, noisy, living; the
mountains are calm, still-dead!
The girl stood as It were on the
roof Of the world, a solitary human
being, SO far as she knew, in the eye
OF God above her. All, but the eyes
divine look long and see far; things
beyond the human ken are all re-
vealed. None of the party had eyer
come this far from the camp in this
direction she knew. And she was
glad to be the trst, as she fatuously
believed. to observe that majestic soil
tude.
GRO BE coMrINuEns
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1912-07-25

tied, or learning the mysteries of rod
and line, or becoming hardened and
acclimated. The weather proved per-
feet; 1t vas late October and the
nights were very cold. but there was
no rain and the bright sunny days
were i~nyigorating and exhilarating to
the last degree. They had huge fires
and plenty of blankets and the colder
1t was In the night the better they
slept. L
1t was an intensely new experience
for the girl from Philadelphia, but she
showed a marked interest and adapt
ability, and entered with the keenest
zest into all the opportunities of the
charming days. She was a good sports
woman and she soon learned to throw
a fly with the best of them. Old Kirk
by took her under his especial pro-
lection and as he was one of the best
rods in the mountains, she had every
advantage.
She had always lived in the midst
Of life. Except in the privacy of her
W chamber she had rarely ever
been alone before-not twenty feet
from a man, she thought whimsically,
but here the charm of solitude at
tracted her, she liked to take her rod
and wander on alone. She actually
enjoyed 1t.
The main stream that flowed down
the n was fed by many af1uents
from the mountain sides, and in each
of them voracious trout appeared. She
explored them as she had opportunity,
sometimes with the others, but more
often by herself. She discovered
charming and exquisite hooks, little
stretches Of grass, the size perhaps OF
a small room, flower decked, ferny
bordered, overshadowed by tall giant
pine trees, the sunlight filtering
through their thin foliage, c%heckering
the verdant carpet beneath. Huge
moss covered boulders, wet with the
everlasting spray Of the roaring
brooks, lay In midstream and with
other natural stepping stones hardly
invited her to cross to either shore.
Waterfalls laughed unsteady in her
ears, deep still pools tempted her skill
and address.
Sometimes leaving rod and basket
by the waterside, she climbed some
particularly steep activity Of the
canon wall and stood poised, wind
blown, a nymph Of the woods, upon
some pinnacle of rock rising needle
like at the canon's edge above the
sea of verdure which the wind waved
to and fro beneath her feet. There in
the bright light, with the breeze blow
ing her golden hair, she looked like
some Morse goddess, blue eyed, ex
hilirated. triumphant.
She was a perfectly formed woman
on the ancient noble lines of Milo
rather than the degenerate softness
of Medici. She grew stronger of limb
and fuller Of breath, quicker and
steadier Of eye and hand, cooler OF
nerve, in these demanding, compelling
adventures among the rocks in this
mountain air. She was not a tall
woman, indeed slightly under rather
than over the medium size, but she
was SO perfectly proportioned, she car
lied herself with the fearlessnes5 of a
young channels. that she looked ssller
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1912-07-25
MEETING EMERGENCIES.

Senator Dixon was condemning a
piece of political deception.
The thing was as fragrant" he said,
las the railway case.
Two men, one of them very short,
we're passing through a station toward
the train gates when the bigger one
was heard to say:
Tive took a half ticket fur ye,
George, Yer so little, yell pass, all
right
But protested George, how about
my beard3' And he twiddled his chin
beard nervously.
"tOh,' rejoined the other, tell EN-
it's a MOLE"
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1912-07-25

look indignant The Interpreter said
that 1t was no good. "Deesa-man can
not understan' noting wat Heye can
spik. He mus be man fom one dem
little islands IN da Mediterranean,
were dey no speak good Italiano at
ALA" said the Interpreter.
Caran listened with al air Of grieved
surprise.
Its too bad" said Magistrate voor
heis. Take him back to the cells
Wen have to hold him until we Snd
some n who can make him under
stand
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1912-07-25
Smoke or Ride. whlch7

In the early days OF the London,
Brighton & South Coast Railway the
regulations against smoking were
strictly enforced. The Mechanics
Magazine Of September. 1912. records
that "a foreign gentleman was re-
Gently smoking a cigar IN a train com.
ing from Brighton 10 London. The
guard warned him the practice was
not allowed. Nevertheless. he contin.
ued to smoke, and finished his cigar
Al the next station he was asked for
bia ticket and ordered Uut OF tbs