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Realty Transfers

Warranty deeds Hled between July
3 and July is, inclusive, as furnished
by the Crowley County Abstract Co.:
J. A. Hill to John Fluke, lots O.
ii. blk l, lst add to Sugar City.s 2Ot
Lincoln Inv. Co. to Annie Block,
st sw t 1922 So ...............
John Fluke to E. N. Bowers and
L. Downing, lot 10, blk %,
Sugar City. ....................
Al Houston to w. J. Trainor, lots
aud 2. blk 4s. Ordway.
Sugar City TOwnsite and Dew. Co.
to Anna M. FishencOrd, lot 7,
blk 30. Sugar City.
J. L. and Mary NJ. Svoboda to F.
II. Straight, ! ne t Sc / aud ea
WI ne sc t 1921 81 ........... 3OO'
Sugar City Townsite and Dew. Co.
to Philip Gorringer. lots and
8, blk 2, lst add to Sugar City. 81
Philip Gorringer to Henry Term.
er, lots Z and 8, blk 2, lst add to
Sugar City !. ....... ........ %
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Short Local and Personal Gossip

G. w. Fravel was transacting bust.
ness at the U. 5. land offices in Pueblo
Tuesday.
Go to the ball park Sunday and see
the Ordways wallop that winning
Vincland team.
Mr.. and Mrs. Perry Behymer and
Miss Irene departed for Denver Wed.
nesday morning to spend week.
That rain Sunday night was worth
considerable to the farmers in this
and other sections. Who said "dry
farmers?
NJ. f. Minor OF the East Side barber
shop is In Littleton visiting friends.
F. .. Perry is shouting Next" dur
ing his absence.
Ernest F. Greene has resigned as
leader and manager Of the band and
the boys are to meet soon to reorgan-
ze and elect another leader.
GuDter Patrick and wife are now
residents OF Ordway, having moved In
from the ranch last week.. Thc5 are
occupying the Gayetty house on Idaho
avenue, recently vacated by the Fos-
ter family.
L. J. Miller and family returned
from their trip to Canon City and
Salt Lake the first OF the week, and
after another short visit In the Bart
lett homes departed for their home IN
Cambridge, Iowa Wednesday.
Mrs. Fred Hoffman and daughter
returned Tuesday from Colorado City,
where they spent week sightseeing.
VIM. Smith and family, who accom-,
panied them, went on to Denver for
a short visit before returning to their
home in Hinton, Texas.
Repairs at the school house are
about completed and two additional
rooms are the result. partitions hav-
ing been placed in two OF the rooms,
sacrificing light and ventilation for
the growing generation. The board,
however, IL not responsible for this
state Of affairs.
number OF local Democrats autoed
to La Junta Saturday to arrange for
the joint assembly which will be held
during the first week in August, the
exact date not having been decided
upon. The meeting will be held at
Rocky Ford, and is for the purpose OF
selecting candidates for judicial offices.
II papk has inct rpm ploto1 a
street crossing in front Of the A. NJ.
Ward residence and an alley crossing
back Of the First National Bank.
Sand has been hauled for a street
crossing at the corner OF Sherman
avenue and Fifth street, which will be
laid to connect with the walks ON the
east side of the street.
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Echo of Other DaVs

Another chapter to the Chelsa Cole
disappearance will be added tomor-
public auction on the vacant lots back
OF E. <. Hosler's residence IA sepera-
tor, traction engine and other machin-
cry taken by him under mortgage.
MIR. Riddle loaned Cole a number of
perfectly good dollars on the stuh, but
the latter failed to liquidate the debt.
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Guess Again, Farr

Mr.. John Custer of the John Doe
ed invasion against the peace and
dignity of the city last week and was
fined $25 and costs for disturbing the
peace, has taken an appeal to the
county court, thus putting off the in
evitable payment of the fine until the
next regular term Of the court in Sep
tember.-Sugar City Gazette.
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Wake Up for Crowley Day!

If Ord~ay is to celebrate Crowley day this year
something will have be started Immediately 'if not
sooner The Chamber of Commerce meets every Tues
day evening and the officers had planned to take up the
matter the last meeting, but quorum present
so nothing done. Next Tuesday evening" it hoped
will large attendance and enthusiastic meeting.
Of all days. Crowley day should be celebrated and we
believe most of people of the same opinion but
without concerted action the part of our business men
and citizens generally there be nothing done. Turn
out for this meeting whether you consider yourself
member of the organization Your suggestions
will be listened just the same and may be of great
help in starting the movement along.
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Nothing to 1t

The growth of Rocky Ford, twelve
miles from the county seat, has not
been held back, that anyone can see,
either by not being the county seat or
being too near it. Why should Olney
Springs fear Ordway under similar
conditions? We think she doesn't.
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More improvements

Idaho avenue will soon be lined
with cement walks. Hiram Donald
was the first to start the good work
and was followed by A. Sewers. The
grade has been established as far
north as the George Herman corner.
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Important Session

A Chamber of Commerce meeting
will be held next Tuesday evening at
the usual hour and every member is
urged to be present. The business Of
the hour is of a nature which cannot
wait. Don't neglect this meeting.
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County Fair

Don't forget that the second annual
Crowley county fair is to be held
September 25, 26 and 81. This may
seem quite while, but if we want to
make the affair success it should be
none to early to begin the preparation
of exhibits. A liberal subscription
for stock of the association would help
some, too. Come in with your ante.
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Sugar Sewer

The sewer system for our neighbOr-
ing town of Sugar City now seem to be
been perfected and it Is expected that
work will start at once. The Gazette
says there seems to be no opposition
tn the DrODOSitiOn,
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Grocery Troubles
money,

Last Saturdays issue OF the Sugar
City Gazette came out dated July 6.
Evidently Bro. Farr, like some gro-
GERS, got his prunes and dates mixed.
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A. A. Brown found life too strenu-
Gus living in the west part OF town
and moved back into the Hersperger
house on Third street and Sherman
avenue Tuesday Of this week.
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Summary-Stolen bases, Smith, Nor
ris. Suwers, Maxwell, g. SwiDk, Goblin,
Moore. Two-base hits, Bernard. DOu-
BILE plays. Debenham and Lamoreaux.
Anderson, ROssOn and Lamoreaux,
Maxwell. Moore and Hendricks. Hit
by pitched ball, Roberts and Smith.
Passed balls, Lamoreaux. Struck out,
by RossOn 4, Debenham l, Bernard 4.
Bases On balls. by Rosson 4, Deben-
ham 2. Wild pitches, Bernard, ROs-
son, Debenham. Time Of game, 200.
Attendance, 500. Umpires, Knause
and Hall.
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On motion. the following cement
sidewalks were ordered constructed 10
accordance with ordinance No. 81:
Lot l, block 46, foot, north side.
Lot 80, block 46, 8 foot to rear OF
building and 4 foot to alley.
Lot 10, block 40, ~ foot, west end.
Lots IL IA, blk 40, IL foot, west end,
Lots 1916. block 40, 4 foot on each
side Of existing walk. west end.
Lot is, block 40, 4 foot, south side,
Lots 25, 26. q. %, 90 and 30, block
40, foot, east end.
Lot l6, block l6, foot, south side.
Lot II, block l6, foot, south side.
Lot II, block II, foot, south side.
Lots II, IS, 10 and 20, block II, 4
foot, east end.
Lot l, block 26, foot, north side.
Lot 32, block 26. foot, north side,
Lot l, block 81, foot, north side.
Lot 32, block 81, foot, north side.
Fifty feet of walk, block so, east end ,
between O'Conpell and Miller.
Fifteen days notice to be given own.
ers to begin construction Of walks.
Meeting adjourned at 1O:3o D. no.
JOHN B. ESTES, Clerk and Rec.
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Many New Walks
Are Ordered Laid
Trustees at Last Meeting Lay
Out Extensive Program
Allow $50l "a in Bills

The board OF trustees OF the town
Of Ordway, Colo, met 10 regular ses-
sion at the town hall on Monday, July
l5, 1912, ut 8 o'colock p. III.
Present, Mayor II. 9. Tiedemann,
Trustees George f. Beaver, E. o. Nc.
Cleary. George Riley, NJ. G. Roberts.
J. A. Sale and James Trainor. Clerk
and Recorder John d. Estes and Town
Attorney l. II. Stanley. Absent, none.
Minutes OF the last regular meeting
were read and approved.
The following bills were read and
allowed, all trustees voting aye:
J. A. FOsdick, balance ON cot
iot Jdils...... ..........r. 20 w
Mt. States Tel. aud Tel. Co.,
phone for July.............. 3 90
c. w. Fravel, blacksnithing.. 2 rs
Ordway Hdw. and Furn. Co.,,
park hose, hardware sundries Is 95
Ordway Elec. Light aud Power
Co., lights and supplies. es.... lO2 10
Henry lmmel, care OF park. % 90
X. l.. Martin, REGARD book. / IS
A. NJ. Ward, repairs for mower 3 20
Reu Reynolds, repairing mains / 20
Ordway New Era, printing.... 10 90
w. NJ. F0sdick. teams On street 4 90
George Riley, team on street,. 8 90
John Williams, repairing mains l 20
Fred Sewers, express, etc. ...... 30 90
A. NJ. Ward, assigned bill OF L.
w. Walter, moving coal house 4 so
A. NJ. Ward, same, moving wa
ter crane, tapping mains, etc. 90 SO
L. W. Walter, new hydrant,
repairing mains, ETC. ...... E3 IS
VIM. Worker, salary US marshal Is 90
l. IL. Stanley. salary as attorney 20 90
MA. Ferlen, salary as treasurer 5 OO
John B. Estes, salary as town
clerk and recorder. 10 90
John B. Estes, salary as water
commissioner er............, so OO
DR.. E O. McCleary, salary as
town physician n............. 2 so
Fl. q. Tiedemann, mayor, SO
George E. Beaver, trustee. ] so
+. o. McCleary, trustee. 3 90
George Riley, trustee. .......... 800
NJ. G. Roberts, trustee ...... 3 90
John A. Sale, trustee. ..... 3 90
James Trainor, trustee. ........ l SO
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ORDWAY

Score by Innings RH f
Rocky Ford. 10 is 5
Ordway.. 1OO23 10000 IS
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children of the home. and the amount
contributed was about SIS. The hostess
and those who assisted wore Colonial
costume, and the house was decorated
with lilies and flags,
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Rev. and Mrs. J. H. Jones were
guests of honor at supper Thursday
night, in celebration of their wedding
anniversary, given by the women of
Unity church.
Mrs. Otto Kiene entertained her
bridge club this afternoon at her home
on Lincoln street.
The Bohemian club met Tuesday
night with Mr.. and Mrs. George Eagle.
A. W. Bronson. Mr. and Mrs " B.
Kistler, and Mr.. and Mrs. w. F..
Cochraue.
Miss Louise McNeal entertained her
bridge club Thursday afternoon at her
home, 1107 Tyler street.
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The Central Y. NJ. c. A. will hold
open house to all Santa Fe men to-
night commencing at o'clock. A
of the things which have been ar
ranged are: Indoor baseball game
between the Nuts and the Jeffs; bas-
ketball game between the ticket audit
team; bowling contest between the
freight auditors team and the motive
power accountants team; wrestlin g
bout between two Santa F'e office men,
Music will be furnished by Dougher-
tvs orch estra- The program will COM
mence promptly at 1880 O'Clock and
there will be something doing every
minute of the time. The game room,
bowling alleys, gymnasium, swimming
pool and all privileges of the building
will be thrown open to the men after
the regular stunts" in each depart
ment. Plenty of men will be there
to show the guests over the building.
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Miss Beulah Shirley entertained the
girls of the 1910 class of the high
school at a Martha Washington spread
in honor of Miss Lenora Schrivner,
who graduated in 1910. and who will
go to Kansas City to make her home.
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Mrs. H. H. German will entertain
the n n. S. club at their guest day
meeting Tuesday afternoon.
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"CORSETS MUST &C"
New Slogan Adopted by Leaders
Among the suffragists.

New York, Feb. 23.-Suffrage means
Woman's complete emancipation. in
matters of dress as we'll as politics.
The corset must 60" This is the
new slogan of the suffrage movement
This remarkable announcement rep
resents a big movement by leading
suffra giSts for the complete renovation
Of modern dress. 1t grew out of the
discovery at the state suffrage bazaar
held last week that several of the young
suffrage leaders had no use for a cor
set offered in a popularity contest
Among those who have Joined the anti
corset movement are Miss F'ola La
Toilette, daughter Of the Wisconsin
senator; Miss Caroline Lexow, Miss
Anna Tinker. Miss Elizabeth Cook, vice
president of the Woman's Political I'M
ion; Mrs. Lee DeForest, Miss Eliza
beth Burcholeal, director of girls ath-
Ietics in the public schools; Mrs. Rob
ert Adamson, Mrs. Harriet Stanton
Blatch Mrs. Margaret Lawrence, Miss
Vida Sutton.
Il hope and expect that the suffrage
movement will bring about reform
in dress" said Mrs. Blatch. The Venus
de Milo, whom artists have told us
sets. What more ugly and distress
ing sight can you fancy than a fat
woman corseted, her waist laced in and
her hips standing out"
This movement toward a sane-
dress is as important the work for
the ballot said Miss Vida Sutton, Chi
cago university suffragist . lecturer
and draratist.
I'VE are as barbaric in dress as the
savage" declared Miss Sutton.
1--WE pinch in our waists and condemn
the Chinese for pinching their feet. The
women OF the harem who are fed on
honey and sweets to fatten them that
they may attain the standard of beauty
set by their master, are as much a
disgrace to society and civilization as
the fat women of New York.
.sThe ideal of beauty of a new civili-
cation" said Miss Sutton. will be the
type which this new element repre-
sents, figure of naturalness, whole
some. strong and glowing with the
beauty of perfect health
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about the waist, the fullness drawn
down closely into the first of three
lace ruff1es or flounces which form
the lower half of the skirt. The line
of these ruffles rises at the left side,
producing the effect of being caught
up by the long garland of roses which
reaches from the bodice drapery to
| the top ruffie of the series.
The sophomore class of Washburn
college gave a leap year party Wednes-
day evening at the home of Miss Olive
White.
The Research club will have a So
cial evening tonight at the home of
Mrs. Samuel Lux, 1905 Western ave
nue.. The committee in charge of the
entertainments: Mrs. Lux, Mrs. c. l..
Shumate, Mrs. r. M. Gain and Mrs.
J. Jameson.
The sophomore boys of the high
school will entertain the girls of the
class tonight at the home OF Mr.
Duane Van Horn in Elmhurst-
Miss Matte Payne will entertain at
cards Saturday afternoon for Miss
Letha Blanche.
The Sons and Daughters of the Revo-
luton were asked to speak at the
George Washington exercises of the
grade schools. on the twenty-second.
Mrs. A. H. Horton spoke enter
tainingly at Lincoln school, touching
upon the early training and boyhood
of Washington.
: A Martha Washington tea, for the
benefit of the Orphans Home, was
given Thursday afternoon at the home
of the president of the institution, Mrs
George Anthony Each caller brought
a silver offering to be used for the
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Mrs. Otto Kiene entertained her
bridge club this afternoon at her home
on Lincoln street.
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New Tuberculosis Remedy
Based on Medicine

To say that a specific exists for the
cure of Consumption is perhaps too
strong a statement, but in Eckman's AL
terative we have a medicine that has
been the means of saving many q life
to years of usefulness, and in perma-
nently curing a large number of Con-
sumptives.
Certainly g. person afflicted with a vast
ing disease should be well fed with whole
some, nourishing food. but frequently raw
eggs in quantities cause digestive break
down, and then no fooo nourishes. AS
for milk, very good food for many, but
a producer of biliousness for some.
Any diet that keeps a Consumptive well
nourished is the right one. but what Is
going to cure the patientT-Eckman's AL
teratiye has cured and is curing many a
case of Consumption. Let those speak
who know. Here is q specimen:-90 Sa-
vannah St, Rochester N. z
Gentlemen: ION June 3 1907. was
operated upon for Tubercular peritonitis
at ST. Ma-y's Hospital. Rochester, n. z
After the operation my physician gave me
up as hopeless. was then urged by q
priest TO take Eckmans Alternative, which
did. My weight at the time p lbs.
began to improve and steadily gained
In health and strength I now weigh rs
lbs. and am absolutely cured Believing
I owe it to myself and others. make
this statement"
(Signed Affidavit) EDNA FINER.
Eckman's Alternative cures Bronchitis,
Asthma. Hay Fever: Throat and Lung
Affections. For Sale by Geo. W. STAINS
field S32 Kansas ave, and other leading
druggists. Ask for booklet Of cured cases
and write TO the Eckman Laboratory,
PHILADELPHIA Pa for additional evidence.
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GIRLS ARE KISSED.
Lillian Graham and Ethel Conrad Give
Up Engagement.

Cleveland, O.. Feb. 2s.-Lillian Ora
ham and Ethel Conrad, recently ac-
quilted in New York of shooting W.
b. D. Stokes, and since that time
members of the Bon Ton Burlesquers,
have given up their engagement with
the company and returned to Philadel-
phia. Kisses and other disturbing an
noyances during their turns on the
stage, proved too much for the show
c-iY-ls. lust after the girls had finished
Singing, Everybody Is Doing 1t Now,
they were greeted with Kisses. After
leaving the stage Miss Graham tainted
and the two could not go on for their
second song. the Mysterious Rag"
Both expressed indignation at the
treatment received and hiked to their
hotel. Later they left the city.
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Miss Marion Thompson will enter
tain her bridge club Monday afternoon
at her home in Potwin.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-02-23

night with Mr.. and Mrs. George Eagle.
Guests of the club were Mr.. and Mrs
A W. Bronson, Mr.. and Mrs. v. B.
Kfstler, and Mr.. and Mrs. w. +.
Cochraue.
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Luke Ballard, Mrs L. K. Eakin, Mrs.
c. B. Burge. Mrs. W. F. Cochran. Mrs.
George Middaugh, Mrs. ". H Cham
berlain, Mrs W.. F. SlIives, Mrs. r. ".
Daugherty, Mrs. Matt earle, Mrs. K.
W. Davis. Mrs. Eta Reed. Mrs. z. Put
man, Mrs. NJ A.. Rhodes, Mrs. r.
Vaughn, Mrs. William Middleton, Miss
Maud Rehkopln, Miss Flora Vesper
Miss Cora Rinner, Miss Edith States,
Miss la DoOley, Miss Kitty Tandy,
Mrs. T. 6. Morrow, Mrs. T. c. Kirk
patrick Mrs. W. c. Tandy, Mrs. Frank
Stevens, Mrs. J. p. Kelley, Miss Bess
Allen, Mrs. T. Neil. Mrs. Sam thinner
man, Miss Pearl Boam, Miss Marie Mil
ner, Mrs. Ella Rice, Mrs. Lillian Allen,
Mrs. Bulls, Mrs. Boutwell, and Mrs.
Maxwell.
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sorosis club will meet Saturday
with Mrs. A. A. Rodgers, 1119 Tyler
street. Election of officers will be
held.
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Rev. and Mrs. J. H. Jones were
guests of honor at a supper Thursday
night, in celebration of their wedding
anniversary, given by the women of
Unity church.
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Miss Marion Thompson will enter
tain her bridge club Monday afternoon
at her home in Potwin.
sorosis club will meet Saturday
with Mrs. A. A. Rodgers, 1119 Tyler
street. Election of officers will be
held.
The marriage of Miss Laura Arm
strong, the daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
c. F. Armstrong of Clyde, Kansas, and
Mr. Fred Murphy, also of Clyde, took
place February 10. Miss Armstrong
year and was a member of the Beta
sorority. This winter she has been
teaching in one of the schools in Clyde.
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Topeka is right up and arriving
when it comes to precocious young
STEERS A few evenings ago two girls
who are still in the grade schools
dressed up to receive their men who
were to call. Their men were two
young cubs of the ned-up-trouser.
fuzzy-hat kind, who should have been
home saying their Now I lay me- and
getting snuggled into bed for ten hours
hush ABBY. Instead of that though,
the boys got their beauty sleep the
next day when they had to stay home
from school on account of the 'ttummy
ache" that doesn't go well with geOme-
try and basket weaving Two anxious
mammas inquired what could be the
cause of the indisposition and the sons
told them it was too much ''eats'' the
night before, and after eating they
had smoked their pipes and some
cigarettes. and the smoke and the
fudge and the salad, the cheese and
the sausage didn't mix we'll. s'The
girls didn't let you smoke in the par
lor, did they?'' the mothers asked. The
boys told them they did, in a plying
tone for their ignorance, but they
didn't tell that the girls, too, had taken
care of a few of the little ''coff1n
nails" and there was also thing or
two to drink that the "men" neglected
to mention.
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This chic toilette for evening wear
is fashioned from corn colored satin
souple and ecru lace with trimmings
of yellow roses. The bodice consists
of a drapery of the satin combined
with the lace, the latter used for the
corsage portions and falls over the
arms. The satin skirt is very full
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BORN IN A DAY COACH
Kansas City Woman Becomes q
Mother on Union Pacific Train.

Denver col, Feb. PA boy was born
under trying circumstances on a Union
Pacific train coming to Denver from
kansas City. The mother is the wife of
c. v Peters of Kansas City. The place
Of birth was a day coach.
a surgeon who happened to be a pas
senger on the same train attended the
woman. Sympathetic women from the
Pullman cars provided for Mrs. Peters
fort
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Eddie Howard Quits Figllt.

st. Louis, Feb. 23."Adolph Eaton,
also known as Eddie Howard, quit
fighting after he had gone five rounds
of a scheduled eight round bout with
Leo Kelley before the Irish-American
club here.
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keeps her shoes in a bank vault. She
wears jewels wherever she can place
Their All of her fingers are covered
with diamonds, sapphires, emeralds
and ruby rings, and her arms aim ost
to her elbows are covered with i'm
mense bejeweIed golden bangles.
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Mrs. c. H. Anthony. of Muncie. Ind,
has startled Washington society with
her jeweIed footwear. She is the
owner of the diamond studded slipper
by which she is planning to capture
New York. Mrs. Anthony is perhaps
the only woman in the world who