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The Oskaloosa herald., 1913-03-13
COUNTY NEWS.
WRIGHT.

WRIGHT.
] Tuesday D. X Unsicker went 20
Texas on a business trip. We hope
Dan will not go into Mexico for we
would hate to lose him.
! III. w. Landfear went to Oskaloosa
Tuesday afternoon, staying all night
at DR.. Sarbaugh's, returning home
Wednesday morning.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Thomas, of Ce-
dar, called at r. A. Carpenters Tues
day afternoon. sfytlfns =,
Mr.. and Mrs. Roe Ireland went TO-
Fremont Wednesday.
| Mrs. Lutte Lyon and son Leland and
Miss Hattie Lyon, of Oskaloosa, made
made a short visit al Chuff Bonds and
called to see Mr.. Ed Bond Wednesday.
The Ladies' Aid met at Mrs. Maggie
Hammond's Wednesday afternoon.
Mrs. Jennie Graham and Mrs. Izora
Witt visited with Mary Riggs Wednes-
day.
| Miss Kate Ireland went TO Fremont
Thursday.
snr. and Mrs. Sam Tennis and son
John visited with Mrs. Hammond
Thursday
Mrs. McGregor, of Canada, is here
visiting her sister, Mrs. Ed Bond.
| Mrs. Emma league, of Kansas,
came Thursday TO visit her father and
mother. Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Bond.
Mrs. Faye Walker visited couple
OF days this week with her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Doc Perkins.
| Mrs. c. ID. Randeil and daughter
Esther went TO Fremont Friday. ~
Saturday visitors TO Oskaloosa were
CmfR Bond, Dick Meyer and Frank
iDallam. g.. :gt
We understand Mrs. Angeline HooY.
er has returned from Clarinda, where
she spent the winter with her daush-
ter, Ida Troy
Saturday visitors TO Fremont were
Miss Mabel Cochran. Web Votaw and
Seth Randall. also Won Allsup was In
Fremont one day last week.
! John Thomas. OF Cedar, and II. A.
Carpenter were doing some carpenter
work for Mrs. Ola Myers, of Cedar.
last week
rs Rena Sparks, of Mason City,
was calling on her grandfather, Ed
Bond, one day last week.
! Jesse Sisco moved in the house re-
Gently vacated by Clarence Faith. .
Clarence Faith and family have
moved in the John Baitsel property
near the store.
/ Mr.. and Mrs. Ernie Lyon, of Cedar.
were calling on friends in Wright
Monday afternoon.
I Mrs. Barrett, who has been III all
winter, seems some better at this
writing.
! Henry Sisco and wife have moved
into Mrs. Anna HarrisOns property.
/ Mr.. and Mrs. Will McBurney's baby
is not getting along very well.
| Ed Bond still remains very i'll.
] Mrs. Edith McCurdy and Miss Kate
Ireland went TO Fremont Monday
noon.
| DR.. Sarbaugh, of Oskaloosa, was an
oVerSunday visitor al the Landfear
home. ...-.
! Sam Bond. of White Oak, was call
ing on relatives in Wright one day
last week.
! The weather being favorable, John
Thomas, of Cedar, and r. A. Carpen'
ter are finishing 'shingling Chufr
Bonds house. ''''
The Friends choir met with Mrs.
Jessie Witt last Saturday night. They
are preparing music for Easter,
Rev. Glenney filed his appoint
ments at the Friends church Sunday
morning and evening.
March II. L.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1913-03-13
.FREMONT's BUDGET
HIGH SCHOOL BASKET BALL
TEAM WINS FROM EDDYViLLE,
81 TO 25-FRED YENNEY rs THE
NEW M. g. ST. L. AGENT.
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Fremont high school won the has.
ket ball game at Eddyville Thursday
might by narrow margin. The game
was hard fought by both sides. The
score was a tie when time was called
and Triplett threw off the tie after
five minutes of play. Final score IS
to ~.
Fred Yenney is the new agent at
Fremont for the NJ. 4 St l.. railway.
Himself and wife are now here and
he has assumed his duties. Mr.. Yen
Iney is former Fremont resident but
has been away from here for several
years, being agent at Marsh, Iowa.
Frank Perkins moved last week
from farm he was renting north of
Rose Hill to his own farm northwest
of town. Sam Spratt, who was on
1.-THE Perkins farm, moved on the place
vacated by him.
J. p. Sweet and family departed on
Tuesday evening for Albit, where they
will live. Mr.. Sweet has been appoint
ed to the position of ticket agent for
at that point.
Col. c. w. Whitmer went to Mar
IshalltOwn yesterday to be present at
the imported mare sale OF Damien Il
Lowery at that place. f. ]. Heisel
will sell five of his imported mares in
this sale.
VIM. Krusemark has moved from
the w. +. Fellers farm west of town
to the 0. c. Cochran farm, known as
the English place, southwest of Ere.
imont
S. r. Canon is some better this
week. He is now able TO sit up few
hours a day and his friends hope for
an early recovery OF his usual health.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Dunmire, of
Dexter, Iowa, arrived Tuesday for a
visit at the home of the former amt,
Mrs. NJ. J. Brown.
Geo. Joesting has moved to FIRE.
mont from the John Purdin farm
northwest of town to the Mrs. Mary
Garrett residence property.
| Monday is school election, a dlrec-
tor TO succeed ID. Goehring being the
only business before the voters this
year.
|. c. Fuller was up town Tuesday
for the first time In ten days, having
been confined to his home by illness.
Karl Akerman and John Purdin ar
rived home from Chicago on Friday,
where he went with stock.
Albert Short, of Cantril, Iowa, ar
rived Tuesday for visit with rela'
ltives.
| Harold Triplett is home from Cali
fornia, where he spent the winter.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. w. Arganbright
arrived home Friday from an extend
ed visit with relatives at New Phila'
delphia and other Ohio points.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1913-03-13
Splitting the Difference,

When jurymen In Stony Gulch disa.
gree, there is usually some member
whose influence, backed by his recog,
nized hardness" with a gun, carries
the day Some thought he'd ought to
get $4,000 damage. and some thought
$4,000" said Bud Lewis, referring to q
recent case. but persuaded 'em to
compromise.
Indeed" said the stranger, with q
wary eye on Mr.. Lewis gun, which
he seemed to be fondling in rather q
careless way. What sort OF compro
mise?"
Il put It TO 'em. Why not split the
difference and call it $5O0?' And when
I'd brought my reason to bear on EN-
said Bud. with loving gaze at his
weapon of defense. they all come
round to that compromise In no time.
Youths Companion.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1913-03-13

with flowers. The Episcopal service
was conducted by Rev. w. p. Williams
of ST lanes church and appropriate
music was furnished by the church
choir, organ accompaniment Pail
bearers were the brothers of the de-
ceased and the circumstances OF the
last rites made the services unusually
touching,
Joshua Garfield Davis was born in
Beacon, Iowa, April Is, 1882. He was
taken sick on Wednesday evening,
Feb. &c, and passed away at noon
March 6, ut his nome, GIG South Sixth
street. He leaves wife Georgia
Ann Matthew'S, his mother, Mrs.
Jeanette Davis, his sister, Miss Jean
cite, and seven brothers, John w,
Jenkin f., George W. William w,
Thomas r., Charles L., and Frank l..
His relatives are an uncle and aunt,
Mr.. and Mrs VIM. NJ Evans, OF OF
'tlmwa; Aunt Sarah Price. of Mar
and these cousins: Marga-
ret Smart Llewellyn, of Beacon, and
VIM. j. Smart. of Los Angeles, Cal.
Rev. Williams concluded the obituary
with an address TO the family and
congregation. Deceased was married
MdTCn ~, ii5lE, Dy INtN. " HiidiiSJ VI
st. James Episcopal church. -
Deceased was popular young fell
low. He was a busy lad. always doing
something. even when a school lad.
As boy he was Herald carrier and
for the five or six years OF his service
he was one of the most dependable
lads on the force. He was great
lover of home and mother. At the
death of the father Ii was much
the efforts OF this Young man
that the home was maintained. He
was a rapid workman at his trade,
cigar making, and had a pride in his
record. He had opportunities 10 take
the road but preferred TO be about his
home to the uncertainties of travel
The esteem In which the young man
was held was evidenced In demonstra-
ton in his honor upon the occasion OF
Ihe funeral, the splendid array of nor
al offerings and the large attendance
and the grief and regret met upon
every hand.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1913-03-13
OUR COLORED SOCIETY
In and Outs of the Local Colony and
Their Friends.

| Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Lamont sus.
tanned an almost entire loss OF house
hold goods~inJa fire at their home on
Tuesday.
Mrs. Ed f. Jones returned TO her
home in this city Monday after having
spent the winter with relatives in
Chicago She says she likes the city,
but still there is no place like Oska-
lo0sa for home. -.
Mr. Carter, OF Coffeyville, Kansas,
has been a guest of the NJ. G. Newman
home the past week. The men were
boys together in Kansas and always
enjoy a visit when opportunity per
mits. Mr. Carter Is a cook by trade
and has been employed recently in
Des Moines.
Mrs. Peter Williams has moved her
boarding house from No. 209 A avenue
east to North Second street, corner of
b avenue.
Aunt Kansas Clark has been on the
sick list and under the doctors care
the past week ..-
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Bush, both of
whom were confined to the house with
rheumatism and colds last week, are
much improved and able TO be out
again.
Mrs. A. G. Clark and Miss Luella
Franklin served the ladies luncheon
of the A. NJ. E. church at the home of
the former Wednesday afternoon.
AlfOnZO KimbrOugh, who is stu
dent at the State university, was an
over Sunday visitor at the home of his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Noah Kim
brough, ON North Market street.
Walter Smith was over from BuX-
ton Monday looking after business for
the hotel and visiting his mother.
John Harris went 10 Buxton Wed.
nesdny TO visit friends.
Mrs. Lizzie Burns has been confined
TO her home on South Seventh street
the past week on account of illness
The Shorter Chapel Literary Society
held its monthly business session on
Tuesday evening and after the regu.
lar business held a spelling bee. Miss
Edna Jones and Miss JIianita Newman
were chosen leaders. each choosing
eight contestants. The struggle last.
ed for nearly an hour and resulted in
favor OF Miss Jones, who had two con.
testants standing when the last oppo-
nent on the other side went down ac-
.cording TO schedule"
Wilbur Johnson was & visitor at the
Automobile show in Des Moines this
week
The Oskaloosa herald., 1913-03-13
Start Alfalfa Farm.

The agricultural experiment station
at Iowa State College is laying plans
for a great campaign for alfalfa in
Iowa. IL has in the press now a com.
plete bulletin on Alfalfa Manage.
ment in Iowa." OF which 10000 copies
will be distributed. Some thousands
of posters are also 10 be put up in
banks, post offices and railroad sta
tons, everywhere, calling attention OF
farmers to the fact that alfalfa may
be grown on every type OF soil with
proper methods.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1913-03-13
k0HLER'S TRIAL IS BEGUN
Witnesses Testify "eoIdsn Rule" so-
lice Chief Visited Married Woman
While Husband Was Absent,

Cleveland. o.. March ll.-Alleged
visits OF Chief OF Police Fred Kohler
to the home Of Mrs May Shearer,
while her husband, Samuel d. Shearer,
was absent. were described by wit
hesses when the trial OF Kohler, who
gained fame as Cleveland's Golden
Rule" police chief, began before the
civil service commission.
He is charged with gross immoral
ity. conduct unbecoming gentleman
and an officer and conduct subyersiye
to good order and discipline in the de-
partment." A finding of guilty may
mean his removal.
Shearer, a complainant against Koh'
Ter. recently obtained divorce.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1913-03-13
LOOKING With pIstrus,.

In Jackson county many OF the tax
payers are beginning TO grumble and
TO look with distrust upon the trans
actions OF the supervisors. so far as
the construction OF bridges Is con.
cerned. BY and by. we shall proceed
TO put the bridge trust out OF business
in iowa. Wherever possible, concrete
bridges will be built, and they will not
need TO be replaced soon after they
have been paid for. Neither will they
need fresh paint, new fioors, etc.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1913-03-13
Her Revenge.

On a crowded street car recently
there were several stout men taking
up more room than they should. A
slip OF girl got on and the conductor
called out move up. please" They re-
Iuctantly moved about six inches and
the girl squeezed in. A few minutes
later tremendously stout woman
laden with parcels entered and the
CIR. Immediately offered her her seat,
which she accepted. The selfish men
were lost to view under $50 pounds
of stoutness and the girl chuckled to
herself
The Oskaloosa herald., 1913-03-13
MANY Land Transfers,

: Up In Ida county there seems TO
have been something doing in farm
lands this spring. The county audi
tor reports the totals of transfers re-
corded during the first week in March
at about S2,250,000. One transfer OF
so acres dated back TO 1881, when the
land was bought from the land com.
pany for $64S. This eighty brought
an even $4,000. That looks like a
pretty fair Investment II Is to be
doubted that a man would have done
much better with seas In any other
line OF business.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1913-03-13
WILL USE PRAIRIE SCHOONER
Missouri Suffrssettes lnausurate
Unique Campaign in Fight for
Votes for Women.

st. Louis, March 10.-Prominent
and wealthy Missouri suffragettes In
their campaign for Votes for Won
en- will use the Old-fashioned prairie
schooner and will speak to the rural
voters from the tailboards. The cam,
paign has been financed entirely by
the women, and as many of the coun-
try roads are not suitable for automo-
biles. they will use wagons In reach
ing these neighborhoods.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1913-03-13
WHITE WHIPS PAL MOORE
Chicago Fighter Wins Savage Ten.
Round Go at kenosha, Wis.,, in
Handy Fashion.

Kenosha,, Wis. March ll.-Charlie
White OF Chicago gave Pal Moore an
artistic lacing Ia rough. savage ten.
round fight which wound up stellar
boxing show here last night. The bout
was Of such desperate character
that the 1000 glove enthusiasts who
paid some $1,000 to see four good bat
ties were in continuous uproar.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1913-03-13
ADAMS

Elmer Cameron moved to the Laugh.
lin farm Monday.
Ray Mckinney and wife are home
from Chicago, where they had gone
on their wedding tour. Ray is the
only son of J. r. and Annie McKin-
ney and q steady. Industrious young
farmer. Mabel is the daughter OF
Robert McCord, of Oskaloosa and is
one of Mahaska's best teachers. Both
are popular young people with host
OF friends, who will wish them sue
cess and happiness in the new home
Mrs. Carrot Laughlin and children
have been visiting friends in this Vi
entity.
Austin Moore and family have
moved TO the Lunt farm.
Mrs. f. J. Allgood is able to be up
and around the house.
e. r. Hanna and family, C. E. Han.
ma, wife and son Robert, and Harry
Hanna and wife and Walter France
were entertained at J. W. Hanna's
Sunday.
Ralph Allgood. wife and son William
spent Sunday at the parental Hoover
home.
Edith Hanna visited her grandmoth.
er, Mrs. A. b. Hanna Monday.
Pearl Sanders and family have
moved to the J. w. Hanna farm.
me Adams Grange held its monthly
meeting at the James without home.
The meeting was planned as surprise
on the Without family and aboat for.
ty.flve were present. A merry gbod
time was enjoyed by all, with games
and social chat and supper which
was provided and served by the la
dies.
Mrs. A. b. Allgood was a recent
caller at the James Matter home.
March IL. PANSY.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1913-03-13
EIaht Burned in oas sIast.

Youngstown. Ohio. March 10.--one
person was fatally burned and seven
others were seriously Injured In gas
explosion at the Julius building. an
apartment house. Mrs. Mary Maltka,
twenty-eight. was burned about the
body and head and cannot live. physi.
clans declared.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1913-03-13
Mu.t Go 10 canada.

New York, March 11.--John McNa.
mara gave up his fight against extra
dition to Canada and win be taken at
once to British Columbia for trial In
connection with the robbery OF $685.
900 from branch OF the Bank OF
Montreal.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1913-03-13
CONGRESSIONAL DolNes.

Washington, March 1.-THE
Republicans of the senate in
caucus renominated the officers
of the senate who served dur.
ing the past session.
In executive session the sen
ate confirmed the nomination Of
John H. Marble OF California as
interstate commerce commits
sioner, and In open session Joe
T. Robinson was sworn in az
senator from Arkansas to sue
, coed the late Jeff Davis.
The president sent TO the sen.
ate the following nominations;
Daniel c. Roper of South Caro-
lima TO be first assistant post
master general: Alexander M.
Doekery OF Missouri, third as
sistant postmaster general
James |. Blackslee OF Pennsyl-
vania, fourth assistant postmas-
ter general; Peter ]. Hamilton
OF Alabama, to be United States
judge for the district Of Porto
Rico. and DR.. Charles p. Neill,
District OF Columbia, to be com
missioner OF labor statistics, a
denomination.
The senate Subcommittee con
tinued its hearings on the con
duct of the Washington police
during the suffrage parade on
March 8, and the house ways
and means committee continued
with the framing OF the tariff
bills.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1913-03-13
For Shoe Lace rIp,.

The tips OF shoe laces sometimes
come on quite good laces. In this
case they may be replaced with I'm.
promptu tags Of sealing wax. Cut
the tag. smear II over with sealing
wax, then press II to q point while
the wax 10 sim warm.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1913-03-13
LEGAL Repartse.

"And now | mean to handle your
witnesses without gloves" said a
counsel, whose witnesses had met
with rather severe treatment from
the other side" Indeed! That's
more than | should like to do with
yours" smilingly retortsd his learned
friend.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1913-03-13
Publishers susy.

There were 1914 new books pub.
lished In 1907, or 1911 more than for
1906. Religion and philosophy In
creased by 2lS. law by l4s. history and
biography by 232, poetry BY 90. and
medicine BY 6S.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1913-03-13
!. p. MORAN Le;yes for Naples.

Cairo, Egypt, March HI. Pier.
pont Morgan left here for Alexandria
10 embark for Naples.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1913-03-13
BIRTHS, DEATHS, MARRIAGES
Marriage Licenses

Following is the list of marriage
licenses issued from the office of the
Clerk of the Courts since our last re.
port:
No. Name. Residence. Age.
Ralph E. Pringle, Stark. ..........2S
1900 and n #.
Marietta Baum, Eddyyilie 49,. .28
E-BAUN.-Married at the
Office of the officiating Justice, Dave
Hawkins, Tuesday. March IL, 1913,
Martha Bann to Ralph f. Pringle. OF
Stark.
ASHBY.-Interment OF the body OF
Mrs. Mary A. Ashby was made In
Forest cemetery Tuesday upon ar
rival OF the train on the Rock Island
at four o'clock p. m. Deceased died
In Knoxville, OF acute indigestion, and
funeral was held Tuesday afternoon.
Burial at oskaloosa by the side OF
relatives,
The Oskaloosa herald., 1913-03-13
BIRTHS, DEATHS, MARRIAGES

REEVES. Born, to Mr. and Mrs.
Ralph Reeves. of Fremont. ON Friday,
February 2S, 1913, q son.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1913-03-13

SHAW Constable Arthur Shaw.
Cheer this morning by the unexpect.
ed death OF MIR. Shaw's, aged father,
They 60 to attend the funeral.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1913-03-13

DAVIS. - Funeral services for the
late Joe c. Davis were held Sunday
afternoon, March 3, 1919, at ST. James
Episcopal church at three o'clock and
was attended by one OF the largest
crowds the building has ever housed.
Both church and Guild hall were filed
every seat being occupied and several
hundred people standing. Many stood
about the entrance outside the church,
further accommodation In the build.
ing being impossible. Over one hun.
ldred Eagles, OF which lodge the de-
ceased was member. attended in
body and marched TO the cemetery as
an escort OF honor Services at the
cemetery were under the direction OF
the Eagles. The cigar makers OF the
city We're also present and many peo-
pie came from Beacon. the former
home OF the Davis family. Floral tri.
bntes were received In great number
and beauty and many OF the pieces
lwere large. The casket was covered
The Oskaloosa herald., 1913-03-13

NEWELL.--H. N. Snyder, secre-
tary of Oskaloosa Lodge Of Eagles,
received telegram Sunday, dated at
Aberdeen, South Dakota, stating that
Fred Newell, member of the 0ska,
loosa Lodge, had been killed on a
train near that place. The body will
be shipped TO this city tonight h
is understood that the funeral and
interment win take place In Abba,
the former home of the deceased All
particulars are lacking.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-04-02
Made My Life
Worth Living

IT feel it my duty to tell others what
Chamberlain Tablets have done for
me- writes Mrs. L. Dunlap. of Oak
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-04-02
RELAY CARNIVAL
THIS MONTH.
Schools West of Mississippi Will Try
to Defeat Schools East of the
Stream at Drake
Events.
YANKToN AND HAMLINE
South Dakota and Minnesota Schools
Will Try to Break Away From
Precedent and Beat
Colleges.

DEs MONIES, Iowa, April q
One OF the interesting fights
Of the Drake relay carnival, to
be held here April 19, will be the eff
fort of the schools west OF the Mis-
sissippi river to defeat the schools
from the east Of the stream.
AS matters stand at present, Hi
,nols, Chicago, Minnesota and Wiscon-
sin hold the records In the university
class. The teams which made these
records have never been lower than
second in the big Penn, games, classic
Of the east, but this year the compe-
tition looks more even and the west
ern schools have made vow 70 take
the measure Of some of the title hold
ers.
Little less interest will be taken in
! the efforts of Yankton of South Da-
kota and Hamline Of Minnesota in
their efforts to take the measure OF
the colleges of Iowa With but one
exception, the college class In the big
/ relay meet has been a matter Of the
Iowa schools. This year the two out
siders will step in and they mus. have
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-04-02
Y. M. c. A. Pennant.

In the last basket ball game OF the
local Y. season, Dolls Greens won
from Aliens Reds last night 26-16,
thus breaking the tie Of the senior
league. The game was fast and spec
tacular throughout, and was fought as
hard by both teams as If the oppo-
nents were from out of town. Weis-
mann showed up well for the Reds,
as well as Schroeder and Leake on
the Greens. Captains Allen and Doll
played their consistent heady games,
inspiring their men at all times. Meis-
ter gave Allen some hard work at cen
ter and covered the floor well, enab-
ling Doll to ge. in some of his long
shots. Mckenzie played with Doll
and did some splendid work Lumberg
on the Reds made good on foul losses
while Dunn and Laughlin, both new
men, played good guards. Dolls ag
gregatlon had little the better OF
Aliens in experience, but all the men
congratulate his squad on winning the
1928 pennant.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-04-02
GOTCH EASILY BEATS
RUSSIAN STRONG MAN
1900 Fans Attend Wrestling Bout In
Kansas City and See Champ
Ion Win.

limited Press Leased Wire Service
KANSAS CITY. April 2.some H.
600 mat fans admitted today that
"one is born every minute when they
thought of the $4,000 they spent last
night to see Frank Gotch throw
George Lfrich, alleged Russian strong
man. Frank turned the trick in nearly
record time. He won the first fall in
1910, with an arm and toe hold and
the second in 5:35 with double Mel
son. The champion was forty pounds
heavier than the Russian and the
Iowa corn grower simply played with
the foreigner. Today 1t was admitted
that no one but the promoters and
Gotch ever had a chance. About the
only difference between the match
last night and the Gotch- Hack flasco in
Chicago July 4, 1911, say mat follow
ers, was that Hack offered an ex.
cuse and Zurich did not.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-04-02
MONTHLY REPORT
AGAIN SHOWS A GAIN
Postoffice Receipts for Months Of
March Show Marked Increase
Over Year Ago.

The monthly report of Postmaster
Moorehead shows marked increase
in the receipts of the local office for
the month of March as compared to
the same period last year. The re-
mort follows.