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The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1914-04-18
cHlLLlcorHE, NO.

Mrs. Irene Crane and little daugh-
ter Of Utica, Mo-, spent several days
at the home of Mr.. nd Mrs. VIM. An
derson last week. Miss Minnie Payne
spent Easter at st. Joseph, Mo. 49,.
Mrs. Rowland and her daughter, Mrs.
Florence Taylor, of Des Moines, Ia,
arrived last Thursday. Mrs. Rowland
Will reside in this city with her son
Mr.. Wallace Rowland, who is ecov-
ering from an attack of pneumonia.
Mrs. Taylor will return to her home
within a few days. Mrs. Denny who
has been confined to her home for
seevral weeks was able to return with
her daughters, Mrs. Sue Rollins and
Mrs. Arthur Marshall of Boone, Ia,
where she viii visit for several weeks
at their respective homes -. Editor
Nelson c. Crews was called to this
city on ccoun of the illness of his
sister, Mrs. Amy Green last Wednes-
day. His many friends throughout
the city who desire to shake his haid
at least twice in every twenty-four
months excuse the b~riefness of his
visit. Unless his future visits are pro-
longed this efficient ervant of hi peo-
pie will not depart in peace. "A sur
prise birthday party was given Miss
Josephine Anderson by her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Anderson last
Tuesday evening. The constant com
ing of the invited guest was indeed a
surprise to Miss Anderson who re-
ceived many congratulations and pres
ents from them. In addition to this
scene of merriment a delicious lunch
con was served by n of our best
caterers, Mr.. Ralph Anderson. AT
the recent election of the Daughters
of Tabor, the following officers were
elected: Mrs. Ruth Anderson, c. P;
Mrs. Tina Montgomery, V. P; Miss
Josephine Anderson, C. R.; Mrs. Flo
ra Tolston, c. T. and Miss Lizzie
Jones, c. P. This society introduced
twelve ladies' to the secrets of the
Order Thursday night. The house.
hold of Ruth also gave initiatory to
several members last Tuesday. We
congratulate these socities for their
upbuilding and uplifting influences. 4.
The decorations at our churches
Easter Sunday clearly indicated that
on day in the Christian calendar can
give display to such visible express
sions of the life more abundant. The
beautiful arches, Easter bells and the
natural and artificial flowers at the
Baptist church gave rise to senti-
ments as touching as appropriate.
The A. NJ. E. church presented to her
wroshippers a scene that was a thing
of beauty and it attracted wide com
ment because of it's novelty. In the
afternoon at both churches the chill
dren entertained us with easter songs
and recitations. Rev. Talley deliver
ed two appropriate sermon to large
audiences at the morning and evening
4 services. Rev. Oaks preached an i'm
/ pressive Easter sermon to his morn
ing congregation and the choir rem
dered a musical program interspersed
| with missionary collection at boil
churches were equal to the occasion
2 Sweet "reminiscences of another glo
rious Easter shall inspire us as W.
: walk and talk by the way.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1914-04-18
PENNINGTON, MO.

The A. M. E. and NJ. E. Churches
observed Easter Sunday with splen-
did programs given by the schools at
night. The Ivy Leaf Club enter
tanned Tuesday evening at the home
of Mrs. Hane Hunt in honor of the
Senior Glass of Douglass School. =.
Miss Lille Swink left Wednesday for
her home in Minneth. THE Glover
Bee Club was royalty entertained
Thursday evening by Mrs. Susie Rob-
inson their president. . The Married
Ladies' Embroidery Club was very
highly entertained by Mrs. Emily
Body Thursday. $3.50. Mesdames Jane
and Kate Hunt went to Cape Girar-
deau Friday to attend the funeral of
Mrs. has. Hunt. . Mrs. Virgie Pugh,
son and daughter arrived from st.
Louis last week with the expectation
| of making this their home. MI. A
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1914-04-18
MARYVILLE, MO.

Rev. and Mrs. P. Thomas and A.
Schooling returned from organ, Mo-,
where they went to spend Easter with
city met April 9th at the A. M. f.
church and organized a business club
for the betterment of the colored
race. Mrs. VIM. Floyd of st. Jo-
seph, Mo-, spent Easter with her par
ents and friends, Mr.. and Mrs. Steph-
en- Martin Mr.. VIM. L. Vance re-
turned from California, Ia, after a
three months visit. Mrs. Ollie An
drews of Chillicothe, Mo-, Mrs. o.
Gum Of Arkoe, Mo-, spent Easter
Sunday with parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Frank Smith. Mr. j.. M. Plmer was
operated on Sunday and is doing
nicely. An excellent Easter pro-
gram was rendered closing with re-
marks by the pastor, Rev. G. A.
Brown. While the total collections
were ten dollars.
Swink went to Festus, MO, Friday to
see after her music class. , . Welcome
Lodge No. 80, A. F. and A. M. was
OdllCu " DOOhS 1ClAC AOA IhC Pun pOoO
of burying a ember, MI. David Taylor
$50 MIR. VIM. Hunt of Champaign, Ill,
came in Saturday oil a visit to his
mother and sister. E. Mrs. Leyerne
Smith and children, Mr.. and Mrs. t.
Burns and Misses Mable and Cora
Meyers went to Coffman Saturday to
spend Easter. Miss Matte Vale
returned from Minneth Saturday
where she has been for the past week
attending the sick bed Of her. mother
Mr.. Wilson Chappelle of Coffman
spent the weeks end al the guest OF
Mr.. and Mrs. u. Murphy. Miss
lDorse Villars returned TO her hoe in
Fredericktown Friday. Mr.. Gus
Villars of st. Louis came in Saturday
evening ON a visit to his family. Mr.,
Howard oyerton came in Sunday on a
visit to his father. Rev. l.. overton
who is i'll.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1914-04-18
stop Sunday Funerals
Pompus Funeral Professions
Having a Morbid
Effect.
tBy chas. A. starksl.

One Of the most baneful and NOR
bid practices that is making itself
felt among our people is the Sunday
funeral with all of its pompous aux
illaries, a custom that has its origin
in a fetch worship that belongs to
ages of the past. The world in reach
ing forth for those things of a higher
and more substantial nature, has
neither time nor disposition to watch
with any pleasure these vain pro
oessions of pomp that are being graft
ed upon the public mind, with the
usual discordant band that shakes the
telephone poles when making an at
tack on some swelling strain or a
feeble attempt to keep alive a dying
militarism that is swiftly becoming
obsolete, all of which strikes the
thoughtful person as being ill timed
and having no true place in u busy
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1914-04-18
JEFFERSON CITY, MO.

Mr.. Arthur Webb died at Usage,
Mo-, Tuesday at the age of SO years.
For many years he conducted a store
in that city Miss Matte Wright, a
charming young lady of Marshall, Mo-
spent a few days in our city. Mrs.
Annie Alternately is visiting friends
in Galloway county. Mr.. Jas. Price
is very sick. The Pullman Hotel is
progressing under new management.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1914-04-18

Above Is the likeness of Prof. Jno.
Howard Of jefferson City, Mo-, whom
we have secured as Representative Of
the Kansas City Sun. Prof. Howard is
now conducting a beautiful Ice Cream
ParIor and the Pullman Hotel for col
ored people at Jefferson City in the
heart of the city, opposite the Court
House, and serves a first class meal
at all hours night or day. Extra good
service. Modern rooms-only one
block from the Missouri Pacific sta.
ton. Prof. Howard would be delight
ed to have you stop at the Pullman
Hotel on your next visit to Jefferson
City.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1914-04-18

A. Simms returned to st. Louis Sat
urday after spending the week here in
repairing his home. -. Miss Alice
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1914-06-06

he told himself; she had been such Z
true friend to him that he had been
worse than criminal to lose her respect.
And Cortlandt had been SO decent to
him! It was significant that this gave
him the most discomfort Of all. He
had betrayed ! mans friendship, and
the thought was unbeArable. No pun
ishment could be too severe tor that!
When the frst faint dush Of dawn
stole over the hill crest behind him he
rose to wander toward the water front.
AS the harbor assumed definite form
he beheld launch stealing toward the
village and ten minutes later greeted
Stephen Cortlandt 10 that gentleman
stepped out ,efs the tender.
Where's Edith r eagerly delpended
her husband.
shes aslsep. found ! place for
her 5
e. mot at the sandtarium?''
mo, mo- One Of these houses. Lord,
I'm glad to see you! We'd begun to
feel. like real castaways. I've been up
Ill night" ~, siss SIS ,55=...s
"What happened y II was plain that
Mr.. Cortlandt was deeply agitated.
"our boatmen evidently got drunk
and pulled out. tried to get i sail
boat but there weren't any, and It was
too rough to try crossing with akin.
It took them hut Z monaent g rsaeh
the house, ma soon ths thrss
back q ths wlter front
sssseWhat : miserable night Mr.. Cort-
slandt complained. satining I yaNn. q
thoaght you'd neys e 4.
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49,
dldn esf back Is the. fiToli
until midniSht, and then had trouble
- dnding 4 boat to bring me over =
y suppese they were: alarmed at the
hotel. y
Il said nothing about It" he. re-
turned, quietly. at which his wife's
face flushed Selling the first oc-
casion, he exclaimed. in q low voice:
God! How unfortunate lat this time.
Were you mad r.
She looked at him and her eyes bnrn-
ed, but she said nothing. :. :5 Is Is
CHAPTER XII.
5.a. chiquita.
E1TAl HE next day Kirk borrowed q
shotgun and went hunting.
He wanted to get away some
D where and collect his
thoughts. For the present, at least, he
wished to avoid an interview with.1drs.
Cortlandt. ..: h.
At midday he paused In an open
glade against a hillside to eat his
lunch. Back Of him the rising ground
was heavily timbered; beneath him q
confusion Of thickets and groves and
cleared fields led out of a green plain
as clean as any golf links, upon which
were scattered dwellings,.
Evidently this was the Savannas Of
which he had heard 50 much, and these
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1914-06-06

"Yeu must look where you ao,"1she ad-
90 " monished.
foreign looking bungalows were the
country homes Of the rich Panaman-
ians. = -,.t. ssz..f ss&=..zt
The wood was crowded. with plant
life utterly strange to him. Vines and
creepen abounded, from the, tiny
:honeysuckle: that reared itself with
feeble flaments, to- the giant llama
creeping through: the forest like a py-
thon, throttling full grown trees in its
embrace. On every side was the never
ceasing battle for light and the strug-
Gle Of the weak against the strong.
firing of the scene at last, Kirk
stumbled out into a cleared space,
where he paused with an exclamation
Of surprise.
A brock had been damned and
widened into a deep, Hmpid pool to
which the clean, white sand Of its bot
tom lent golden hue At the lower
end it overflowed in a waterfall. the
: purling music Of which filled the glade.
To step suddenly out Of an uncut
wilderness into such scene was
bewildering and made the American
gasp with delight. The place had an
air of strictest privacy. A spring
board mirrored in the depths below
invited one to plunge, pair Of iron
gymnasium rings were swung by
chains to 4 massive limb, flight Of
stone steps led up the bank and into .
hut artisticallv matched and walled
with palm leaves to harmouize with
its setting.
After staring about him for long
time he took lingering, farewell look
and turned to retrace his steps. where.
upon some one laughed at him soft
~. He paused abruptly, then turned
around. Then with the sweetest for.
eign accent ina inable he heard some
one say: ::Ss.
''You had better cross upon the wa
I terfall, sir. There IS no bridge above
After an instant during which he
strained his eyes to find the owner Of
the voice, she laughed again.
Here am In the tree across tho
pond"
"Ohy' Looking over the fork Of Z
tree trunk, perhaps twice the height Of
his head above the ground, Anthony
beheld 4 ravishing face and two very
bright eyes. Without removing his
case he leaned his gun carefully
+ against q bush -hrearns have an abom.
Unable eject upon hamadryads-and
said, "How did you get up thsreys
II climbed up
why didn't you hide under the va
terfall?"
1T did NOT hide. senior. l am trying
TO reach my orchid.
a little hand appeared beside the
face, and finger pointed to one OF the
big mir plants above her. Kirk beheld
Z marvellous white. dove shaped dow.
er nodding upon slender stalk.
Do you wish to cross the stream -
{ she asked.
IF you please
Wait The face disappeared. Thers
{ was sound from behind the twisted
tree trunk; 9 twig fell, then q piece Of
bark, and the next instant the girl hers
SELF stepped into view.
~ was afraid you'd gone Tor good.
acknowledgsd the young man gravely.
Ht took up his gun and stepped out
upon the crest Of the dam.
You must look where you %. " she
{ adm0niShed. .nr vou vii 3 falls splash g
Esss " = rs -, 4. !, -
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1914-06-06
Slowly He: Picked, HI. Way Ashore.

it lay an enhancing sea garden. Once
the engine had stopped its ,clatter g
sleepy, peaceful silence settled over
the harbor. unbroken By wheel or
whistle, for u Tabosa no one works
and there ar6 10 vehicles 4.
That 4 wonderful place Y exclaim-
Cd tho young man fervently. Why.
It's Ike q dream It can't be real z
I Then. 6 the oatne ca renewed their
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1914-06-06

IA t5flISadt ana I VIII IS = Ii. i Pan
ana. and prefer TO have you here.
You Gee, we can do more Tor you. = 4 "A
little later she broke into low laugh.
1T seems strange to SO driving with a
conductor 5, ,ssS
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1914-06-06
CHAPTER K.
a Night at Tabosa.

"'Ss sAt0V9a' y y = IN
his great contentment
in Mrs. Cortlandt's society,".
Kirk found himself waiting.
i. with growing. imnatience for
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GO - o6nt1husd Next Weeksl
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1914-11-17
Unprepared for War.

Captain Logan, who recently in
spected the equipment of Company
&c in this city, has, with inspectors
Of other states, an extra hard win
ter's work in front of him. General
A. L. Mills, chief of division of mi
litla affairs, has sent Circular to
national guardsmen throughout the
United States warning them that in
case the United States should find
itself in war there would not be
enough uniforms or arms to equip
the minimum strength of the nation
al guard. Few people realize the
unpreparedness of this country and
in a large number of cases would
not believe this when told, but if
war should suddenly come this lack
would be the first to show up, as in
England's case. However, it is hop
ed by military men that this matter
will be attended to when congress
meets again, as even high officials
at Washington who have opposed
increasing either the army or navy,
are fully aware of this unprepa!ed-
ness and are advocating doing some
thing.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1914-11-17
BUYS Out Partner.

Misses Fannie Baxter and Eta
Brewer, who have been successfully
condu cting the B. & B. Home Bak-
cry on Wilson avenue during the
past year, have dissolved partner
ship, Miss Baxter selling her inter-
est to Miss Brewer. The business
will be conducted as heretofore.
Miss Brewer will have freshly bak-
ed beans on sale every Tuesday,
Thursday and Saturday. She will
also bake fresh rolls for dinner par
ties for those who let her know in
time. Everything in the bakery line
will be delivered to any place in the
city. Miss Baxter has been on the
sick list for about two months With
pleurisy and other complications and
this Is her reason for selling out.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1914-11-17
What He Liked.

A traveller in China tells the fol-
lowing story, according to Life: He
confesses weakness for ginger ale.
Somewhere in the Flowery Kingdom
he felt his thirst beyond his power
to control, SO going into a prosper
Gus store where foreign goods were
much in evidence, he asked for his
particular drink Mr.. John China
man replied by asking:
"You Lkee ginger ale?"
Eyes, very much"
You very muchee likee ginger
ale?"
Eyes, very much"
what kind you likee?"
Imported ginger ale."
"Oh, you likee imported ginger
ale ALE samee Watson's ginger ale
from Manila?'
Yes, Watson's ginger ale like
very much"
you likee Watson's ginger ale?"
Eyes, give me a gless quick"
mo have got"
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1914-11-17
Some Good Yields.

From various parts of the county
come reports of some very good corn
yields. Over near Williams several
farmers report seventy-tive bushels
per acre. Mr.. Ebson, on the old
Weaver farm just west of this city,
is getting 65 bushels per acre from
an eighty acre field Numerous re-
ports of fifty and sixty bushels are
made. Anything over fifty bushels
is a remarkably good yield, consider
ing the long dry spell we had in
July and August. These large yields
prove that Hamilton countys soil is
as good as the best.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1914-11-17
Wires Cut.

The city electric light employees
have found one man, so they claim,
who would not be without electric
lights. When his meter was taken
out of his home for non-payment Of
an electricity bill, so they say, he
spliced a piece of wire between the
two ends where the meter formerly
was and used the lights anyway.
However, he made a purchase of a
globe at the supply depot and this
at once attracted attention. In the
evening two of the employees visit
ed the gentlemans home and seeing
the electric light burning in the
house, climbed up the pole and dis
connected the wire running to the
house from the pole, SO that the gen.
tleman to have lights again will
necessarily have to climb the pole in
front of his home and connect the
house wire with the service wire.
Here the matter seems to rest.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1914-11-17
Formally Opened.

Local bowlers are predicting an
exciting winter of this sport in this
community. The local alleys of the
Elks club we're formally opened
Thursday evening, fine new steel
ceiling being placed in the room and
another alley added. Like last year,
the bowlers of this club are divided
into ten teams, and tournament
lasting the entire season will COM
mence at an early date,
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1914-11-17
ALUMNI Wins FROM
HIGH SCHOOL TEAM
Old Football Players Demonstrate
That They are Not to be
Sneezed At.

Friday afternoon at Riverside
| park the football fans of this city
were treated to a game which was
not only very interesting but also
amusing. The alumni Of the local
high school, each of whom at some
time during their high school career
had been stars at the game, demon
strated that they were not to be
| lightly laughed at as has-beens.
When the contest ended, the score
stood thirteen to seven in favor Of
the alumni. Mr.. Casey of Michigan
fame, who lately has taken charge
of the local high school squad, act
ed as referee and coach and demon
strated his ability at both, as many
times he saw fit to penalize the
alumni on long gains. However,
the old stars had started the game
with considerable vigOr and had pill
ed up a score of thirteen points dur
ing the first two periods Of play be-
fore they lost their wind. During
the last two periods the high school
had their inning, but one touch
down was the best they could do.
Berggren and Pugh for the old stars
did telling work, while Gilmore for
the high school seemed to be the
only one who could make substan-
tial gains on the older men. Green
wood showed some very pretty punt
ing and no doubt his long kicks
kept the score from being more one
sided. Although some of the alum
nj who were in the game were in
clined to be indignant over the work
of the officials, the crowd was great
ly amused and not only were wit
nesses to a fast game of football but
also got a hearty laugh from the
many penalties. Following is the
lineup of the two teams:
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1914-11-17
Here on Inspection Tour.

Wiss Whitley of the Hampton
schools arrived in the city Fri
day for the purpose of inspect
ing the segregation system used in
the seventh and eighth grades of the
schools.
So far as known Webster City is
the only city of the state which in
the advanced grades segregates the
boys from the girls during school
hours. Sac City tried the plan sever
al years ago but was forced to give
it up on account of the small num-
Der Of boys, that city being only a
town of about 1000 inhabitants.
The success of the undertaking in
this city, now in it's second year,
may be judged by visiting the rooms
OF by questioning the teachers and
parents. 1t is positively known that
between the ages of II and 10
years pupils accomplish much more
actual work if boys are seated in
rooms separate from the girls. In
this city, teachers of peculiar fitness
are employed in the rooms thus seq
regated, some being more aptly
equipped for work with boys and
others in like manner being espec-
tally gifted with sympathies and in
stincts for work with girls.
Work in the seventh and eighth
grades of the schools here have &C
quired in the last few years a high
degree of efficiency and has attract
ed the attention of educators of the
state.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1914-11-17
Spend Winter in Southwest.

Mr.. and Mrs. F. S. Currie and Mr..
and Mrs. A. D. Bailey left Friday
afternoon for Phoenix, Arizona,
where they expect to spend the win
ter, hoping that the climate will
benefit both Mr.. Bailey's and Mr..
Curries health. Mr.. and Mrs. Bailey
but recently returned from points in
the west and Mr.. Bailey came home
greatly benefited by the change. Mr..
Currie has been on the sick list for
several weeks, suffering with grippe,
etc., and his friends sincerely hope
his condition will improve in Ari-
IONA.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1914-11-17
Thanksgiving Meeting.

The regular monthly meeting of
the Congregational ladies mission
AIRY society was held Friday af-
ternOon at the home of Mrs. w. G.
,Burleson on Division street. Devo-
tional exercises were led by Mrs. F..
E. Brown and very interesting
Thanksgiving program followed. A
Thanksgiving story was read by
Mrs. R. w. Pote, and vocal solo
appropriate to the occasion was rem
dered by Mrs. G. T. McCauliff. Mrs.
Geo. S. Lane delivered an interest
ing paper on what we as a Nation
Have to be Thankful For" and a
poem, suggestive Of Thanksgiving,
was read by Mrs. Charles T. Smith.
At the conclusion of the program
the committee in charge served a de-
licious lunch of Thanksgiving edi-
bleS.