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The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1915-05-06
Charleston Blind Tigers

Governor Manning has ad
dressed another letter to Johr
p. Grace, mayor of Charleston
relative to the alleged law en-.
forcement campaign in that
city. The governor also sent q
list of alleged whiskey dealers
to the Charleston mayor, asking
if their places have been raided
by the police.
The letter to Mayor Grace fol.
lows:
II have not yet had from you
promised sta tenn ent giving
names and places of liquor
dealers you have proceeded
against. In view of the lapse of
time [ am forced to the conclu-
sion that you are unwilling to
give me said statement.
Please advise me if your ac-
tions against liquor dealers listed
below resulted in their quitting
the,liquor business
DIR. @. Fred Williams Friday
succeeded DR.. II. j. Strait as
superintendent of the State Hos
pital for the Insane. In a state
ment announcing his appoint
ment of DR.. Williams, Gov.
Manning said of the inmates of
the Asylum: II regard the
proper care of these LOO unfor-
tunates the largest work of our
State. Humanity demands it,. )"
DR.. Williams will be paid sal
ary of $4,000 a year, $1,000 of
which is provided for by ap-
preparation and the additional
So, GOO is borrowed on the per
sonal endorsement of the gov
ernor. II do not propose to dis
regard the Constitution and the
law; | stand for them, - says the
governor, and if this increase
OF salary for service to be done
is torbidden | will pay it myself
rather than that these patients
under the care Of the State
should not have the best treat
ment that can be secured.'
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1915-05-06

PICKENS, S. c.. MAY s, 1915

Suit has been brought in federal
court at Kansas City against the anti
roman Catholic paper, The Menace
charging that it has published articles
which have libeled the priesthood OF
that church.
Col. Theodore Roosevelt, former
president Of the United States, seems
10 be falling into the meshes OF rigid
cross examination in the Barnes suit
against him at Syracuse. He has adj
mlued that he has adhered always to
'he wishes Of Senator Plat, for many
years Republican boss, and in some
instances made appointments pleasing
10 hlchard Croker, the former Tam.
many boSS. Colonel Roosevelt's lat.
cst admission on the witness stand
was mat he tried to pass some legis.
,a'ioh 10 please the New York Cen.
trai railroad and former Senator De.
pew.
me kronprinz Wilhelm, German
auxiliary cruiser, which recently linn.
Ell INTO port at Newport News, soon
after the Prinz Eitel Friedrich intern.
Ell, has now sgnifed it's intention OF
doing the same The Wilhelm's com.
mander has notified Secretary Daniels
or his intention. Both vessels crept
into Newport News in disabled con.
dltion and were afraid TO run the risk
or meeting British and French cruis-
Frederick w. Seward, son of vii.
liam II. Seward, who was secretary Of
state in the administration of Presi.
dent Lincoln, died at his home at
Montrose, N. Y, aged So. The deceas.
Ell was assistant secretary Of state
during the Linco in, Johnson and
Hayes administrations. The Stewards.
father and son, claimed share of
credit in saving Lincoln's life at Bal
tlmore, and later were leaders in the
plot to impeach President Johnson,
in which they failed ft
John ID. Rockefeller, Jr., accused by
Frank p Walsh Of Kansas City. the
chairman Of the federal industrial re.
lallons commission, Of having con.
trolled former Governor Ammons Of
Colorado, just recently retired, during
the recent strike situation in that
state, denies the charge Chairman
Walsh has ordered an investigation Of
the relations between former Cover.
nor Ammons and the Rockefellers
for the hearing set FOR Kansas City
in the near future.
"A damaging wind storm struck Bir
mingham, Ala, topping over tho
runs or a recently burned building
onto q (enartmant ctora 6IIofJ ,,.;,,,
shoppers and killing several people
About dozen bodies were recovered
from the debris
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1915-05-06
Democratic Executive
Committee Meeting

A meeting of the Pickens
county Democratic executive
committee. is called to meet at
the court house in Pickens on
Friday, May 9TH, at ten O'Clock
a. M, to elect a member of the
state executive committee to
fill out the unexpired term of
Or. II. F. Smith, deceased.
Every member Is requested to
be present.
q. e. NORRIS, Chm.
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1915-05-06
MagiStrateW Williams EnfOrces Law

According to the Columbia
newspapers Magistrate w. II.
Williams of Dacusville township
has written Coy. Manning as
follows: X "a
j am not having. any trouble
whatever now with blind
tigers or blockaders, as the
people of that class know nv
sentiments on the enforcement
OF the whiskey laws. T have
not heard of but one blockade
distillery and [ went and cnt i
up myself" "V ~
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1915-05-06
Foreign

Instead Of talking peace at the In
ternational Peace Congress now as
sembled at The Hague, over which
Miss Jane Adams OF Chicago is pre-
siding, hostilities have broken out
among the delegates. The Belgian
delegates refused to shake hands with
the Germans present and the English
delegates declared war was the only
thing. This followed request from
one Of the Hungarian delegates for a
five-minute period Of meditation and
prayer for peace.
Villa claims victory over General
Obregon near Trinidad, Mexico, where
he says he routed the Carranzaistas
and retrieved his losses inflicted on
him at Celaya.
Miss Jane Adams of Chicago was
chosen presiding officer Of the Inter
national Peace Congress now assem-
bled at The Hague.
The trial Of Porter Charlton, the
young American held in Italy for the
murder Of his wife at Lake Como, sew.
eral years ago, may be delayed on &C.
count of the probability of Italy's en-
trance into the war. 1t is now five
years since Charlton was arrested and
detained without hearing.
President kai Of the Chinese repub.
lie has issued a statement to his peo.
pie that they must expect to be reused
to arms within brief space against
the japanese, as he predicts war is in.
evitable.
The fifty-one American women who
have gone to attend the peace confer
ence, have arrived safely at The
Hague. The American delegation is
headed by Jane Adams Of Chicago.
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1915-05-06
Washington


Word was received by Secretary
Bryan from Ambassador Morganthau
at Constantinople that reports had
reached him that Christians were be.
ing prosecuted by the Turks in certain
portions Of Asia Minor.
President Wilson has signed an ex-
ecutive order which places the age
limit OF the diplomatic service at 30.
This pertains only to secretaries and
clerks, and does not affect ambassa.
doris and ministers.
Secretary McAdoo and Comptroller
of the Currency Williams have plan.
ned their defense in the action which
was brought against them by Presi.
dent Grover Of the Riggs National
bank Of Washington, who alleges the
government officials have threatened
to ruin that financial institution. Lon.
is lI. Brandeis noted investigator, who
exposed the Ballinger.Alaskan affair
in the Taft cabinet scandals, will de.
fend the secretary and comptroller.
Secretary Daniels has announced
the appointment Of Capt. William S.
Benson to the newly created post OF
chief Of operations Of the navy. Can.
tain Benson has been commandant OF
the Philadelphia navy yard.
President Wilson has signed an exec,
utive order changing the name OF the
famous Culebra cut in the Panama ca.
nal to Gaillard cut, after the late Col
D. d. Gaillard, who died I. I'm disease
contracted while meInbeT or the 18TH
milan canal commission. The deceas-
ed was q South Carolinian.
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1915-05-06
Poor Old Blind Fellow

A reunion visitor to Columbia,
after his return home, wrote
Coy. Manning:
II spent two days and nights
in Columbia and | never saw O
single person the least bit under
the Influence of whiskey. [ did
hear one man saw he had been
trying To- get some all day, but
couldn't @et it. -
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1915-05-06

The Confederate veterans an
nual reunion will be held this
year in Richmond, Va, June l,
2 and B. This will be an espec-
tally interesting meeting, as
Richmond was the capital of the
Confederate States of America
and this will likely be the last
reunion of the old soldiers ever
held In this historic city.
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1915-05-06
Memorial Day in Pickens

Contrary to statement made
on editorial page Memorial Day
will be observed in Pickens MAY
10. The exercises will be under
the supervision of the Pickens
chapter United Daughters of
Confederacy and will be held at
the school house beginning at
two o'clock, Monday, May, 10.
The public is invited to attend.
Following is the PROGRAM.
Song, Dixie.
Address by Mr.. A. p. DuBose.
Song by 10th grade,
Decorating Of. graves Of old
soldiers.
"Allmen are FOOLS" exclaimed
the pessimist.
!" agreed the optimist.
sssssss:ssssssesssssag are not reminded so
remain single. "
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The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1915-05-06

"Allmen are FOOLS" exclaimed
the pessimist.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1915-06-24
Doak-Black
present

Henry A. Doak and Miss Mary
e. Black were married Saturday
in New York, and will be at
home after Sept. l at University,
N. D.
The bride Is a sister of the
Mirror editor and will be remem.
bered by many of our readers,
having visited here. After her
graduation from the University
of Missouri she was called to
NorthDakota to accept position
as head of the model high school
established in connection with
the University of North Dakota.
After having been re elected sev
eral times, she resigned and en-
tered Columbia University in
New York, later accepting a po
sition as teacher in the New
York City schools.
The Mirror naturally joins
most heartily in extending con-
gratulations to the newlyweds.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1915-06-24
Happy Home Hits

Floyd Hale left for Appleton
City.
A nice time was had at the
charivari last Tuesday night.
Miss Viola Draper visited her
friend, Mrs Elihu Moody Sun
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. w. Starne
called at j. E Seymour's Sun
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Shin.
paugh called on Mr.. Parker and
wife Sunday.
Miss Lola Gaskill spent Tues
day night of last week with Miss
Esther Starne.
Misses Fern Brazeal and Eth
ell Detherage visited Miss Lucy
Shinpaugh Sunday.
Mrs. Brazeal and Lincoln Let.
singer and family were guests
at Sam Letsinger's Sunday.
Aunt" Bette Letsinger is
getting better. She is now able
to be up a great deal of the time.
Samp Letsinger, wife and
children, spent Sunday with
Mrs. Letsinyer's mother, Mrs.
Park.
Miss Esther Starne and Amos
Peabody attended Christian En-.
deavor at Mount Everett Sunday
evening.
G. A. Dozier and family, OF
Dallas, who have been visiting
G. E. Peabody's, have returned
to their home.
We are having plenty of rain
these days, which have made the
crops look fine, and it is not nee
essary to wear a pair of magni
flying glasses to see the differ
ent varieties of weeds that in
fest the crops. But our indus
trious farmers will soon elimi
nate those weeds.
ISSITT.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1915-06-24
Moved to Springfield

N.L.Richardson and family de.
parted Saturday for their new
home in Springfield. Mr.. Rich.
ardson purchased a new 6 room
residence on Page avenue. The
prime object of the family's re.
moval is to give their daugter
Ethyl the benefits of a thorough
musical education. Mr.. Richard.
son has been resident of this
county for many years. He has
served two terms as recorder of
deeds and for many months has
been assistant cashier of the
Bank of Hartville. .-Hartville Re.
publican.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1915-06-24
Rembert Rumblings

Miss Verba Scott called on
Mrs. E B. Coday Friday night.
Several of the farmers around
here are about done cutting
wheat.
Mrs. L. W. Hensley called on
Mrs. Martha Coday Tuesday
morning.
The Young Peoples Society
will meet at Pleasant Hill every
Sunday night.
Henry, Bob and Jess Young
have been working for l. W.
Hensley this week
Hiram and Jason Coday have
been helping in the wheat at
Elihu Coday's this week.
Curb Hake and family, of
Rawlings, Wyo., arrived here
Thursday to spend the summer.
Mrs. Nancy Scott and little
daughter Ina, and son Edgar,
are visiting near Loring this
week.
Misses Dollie and Nola Hens
ley and Verbie Scott called on
Mrs. E. B. Coday Saturday af-
ternoon.
Preaching at Pleasant Hill ev-
cry first Saturday night, Sunday
and Sunday night. Rev. G. N.
Fndley, Pastor.
| Everett Claxton and Coday
Chandler attended the Young
Peoples meeting at Pleasant
Hill Sunday night.
CRAZY MADGE.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1915-06-24
Route Number Three

Isn't this fine growing wealth
er?
| Mrs. D. s. Dorrell is on thu
sick list.
Albert Fuge called at I. II
Dixon's Friday.
Mrs. Duncan dined at George
Mallory's Tuesday.
Mrs. Grin Newton spent Tues.
day with Mrs. Justus.
Sunday school at New Hope
every Sunday at 10 o'clock a. m.
j. M. Newton and wife made
a short call at Fred Justus' Fri.
day evening.
Fred Justus and family and
nephew, Harry Beam, dined at
G. F. Harris Sunday.
Homer Hedrick enjoyed a
game of checkers with George
Harris Tuesday night.
Grin Newton, wife and child.
rem called on Morg Dodson and
wife Sunday afternoon.
Preaching at the New Hope
Baptist church every second Sat.
urday and Sunday at II a. m.-
Rev. j. P. Mingus, Pastor.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sappenfield
spent Sunday night with l. T.
Dixon and wife, and in the even
ing Mr.. and Mrs. Dixon called.
The wind and hail storm we
had Thursday morning did quite
a little damage to the crops and
gardens, but we are very thank.
full it WAS no worse.
The farmers are very busy
this week trying, during the
cessation of rains, to get their
wheat, oats and rye taken care
of. Work is also needing in
fighting the weeds, which are
getting to be quite numerous in
the other crops.
Arthur Dorrell, of Colorado,
and his sister, Mrs. Evans. of
Republic, who have been visit
ing their parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
D. S. Dorrell the past few days,
left for their home Friday, Ar
thur leaving his two sons, Wi.
ford and Alvin, with their grand
parents to enjoy the beauties of
the Ozarks.
CASEY JONES.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1915-06-24
JUMBO.
Christian Endeavor Program

At G. P. church.
Leaders, Pearl Brentlinger,
Lucille Short.
Subject, Favorite hymns.
Scripture reading, Psa. 33:1 8
The leaders talk.
Why should we com NIT hymns
to memory? j. d. Reynolds
Which hymn pictures Christ
the best? Mrs. G. l.. Beach.
Which hymn comforts you
most in time of trouble? ia. Ri
ley.
What is your favorite hymn
aud why? Mabel Coday, J.C. Car
ter Lois Beach, Mrs. Geo. b.
Freeman and Opal Hoover.
Music.
How can we use song for the
helping of others? G.W.Freeman
Which hymn best pictures
heaven? Mrs. j. A. Hylton.
Which hymn is best in time OF
temptation? Walter Coday.
Which is your favorite prayer
hymn? Rev. Davis.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1915-06-24
Weekly Weather Forecast

Issued by the L. s. Weather Bureau,
Washington, d. c., for the week begin
ming Wednesday, June %, 1915.
Upper Mississippi TaHey and
Plains States Showers are prob.
able about Saturday, the 26, and
also Sunday, the q. The tenn
peratures will be close to the
seasonal average.
Note-The Upper Mississippi Valley
and Plains States include Illinois, Wis
consin, Minnesota, Iowa, Missouri, Kan
sas, Nebraska, South Dakota and North
Dakota.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1915-06-24
Macomb Mentions

: N. A. Graves spent Sunday at
Chris Tyson's.
Miss Leila Findley dined with
Miss Nellie Dake Saturday.
Mrs. Henry Royal and Daisy
visited at Joe Royals Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Woolsey
were Norwood visitors Tuesday.
Roy Robertson is helping s.
A. Bentley with his wheat this
week.
Miss Anna Mckinney spent
Sunday with Misses Mae and
Maude Nelson.
Misses Emma and Anna Find.
ley and Nellie Dake spent Sun.
day and night at Charley Novels.
Rev. John Nevels filed his
regular appointment at the Bap-
tist church Saturday and Sun
day.
George Short, wife and daugh-
ter Agnes, spent Saturday night
and Sunday at Kinda Brazeal's,
on Prairie Hollow.
S. H. Robertson, wife and
children spent a pleasant day
Sunday with Mrs. Robertson's
sister, Mrs. Walter Sours.
Monroe Norcross, of Mans.
field, visited at Mr.. Perry's Sun.
day and spent the night with his
sister, Mrs. Henry Royal.
Mr.. and Mrs. Grin F'indley
and baby Doris spent Saturday
night and Sunday with his pa.
rents, Mr.. and Mrs. Jim Find
ley,
Henry Royal wife and daugh-
ter Daisy. ami Monroe Norcross,
of Mansfield, took supper with
N. A. Graves and wife, Sunday.
Charley Royal left Monday
night for Kansas to work He
was met at Seymour by his un.
Gle, Eli Norcross, who will go
with him.
Mrs. Dora Robertson, daugh-
ter Ethel, and sons Carl and
Roy, took supper with Mr.. and
Mrs. John Miller Saturday, af.
ter which all went to the L. NJ.
Roy home where about Is
friends had gathered to spend
the evening. The time was
spent with singing, music and
social conversation. Ice cream
and cake were served, and at a
late hour all departed declaring
they had spent very enjoyable
evening. Mrs. Robertson and
children spent the night and
Sunday with her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. L. M. Roy.
SUNSHINE,
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1915-06-24
Mansfield Will Celebrate

July 4 falls on Sunday this
year, consequently Manstield's
celebration will be held on Mon
day, July 5. The celebration
will be under the auspices of the
Mansfield Concert Band and
preparations are now under way
for strictly first class celebra
tion.
Rev.. Needham of Seymour
has been secured for an address
at II a. m. Congressman II. l..
Rubey of Lebanon will speak at
2:30 p. m.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1915-06-24
Olathe Oracles

Clarence Parrot is back hom
now.
Most all of the farmers ar
cutting wheat.
Oren Ballew visited Doc Gate:
Saturday night.
Mrs. John Nevels visited a
G. H. Nevels' last week.
Miss Myrtle Shipley visited
the Tyson girls Sunday.
Doc Gates attended singing al
Macomb Saturday night.
Miss Grace Gates called on
Mrs. j. H. Young Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Leo Gates visit
ed her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. j,
Perry, Sunday.
John Turner and family visit.
ed his daughter, Mrs, Will
Sprague, Sunday.
Reverend Roberts filled his
appointment at Shiloh Saturday
night and Sunday.
Several from around here at
tended the ice cream social at l..
M. Roy's Saturday night.
Several young people attended
the ice cream social at Will
Sprague's Wednesday night.
Several from around here at.
tended the baptising near the
Veit farm Sunday afternoon.
Misses Emma and Annie Find.
ley and Miss Nellie Dake, of Ma.
comb, visited Mrs. G. H. Nevils
ouuudy'
Mr.. Christner and daughter
Ruth, of Kansas, are spending a
few weeks here visiting relatives
and friends.
Thursday afternoon Mesdames
B. B. Hyrton, j. H. Young, G..
Sturgeon and E. R. Coble and
children, Misses Goldie and
Pearl Tyson, and Miss Okie Den.
mis-, of Macomb, gathered at
Will Sprague's and enjoyed ice
cream. a.
JUMBO.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1915-06-24
Odin Celebrates July 3

The enterprising citizens of
Odin are arranging for a big Gel
ebration at that place Saturday,
July 3. They have a good time
when they pull the eagles tail"
at Odin, and large crowd is ex-
pected. AS Mansfield's celebra.
ton is on the 5th this gives our
people and the Odin people, as
well, an opportunity to attend
each others celebration.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1915-06-24
B. Y. P. u. Program

Subject: B. Y. P. U. work.
Leader, Rev. j. M. England.
Scripture reading, l Thess. 5:
Is.
Three minute discussion, j. H.
Pool.
Scripture reading, Gal. III 8.
Three minute discussion, G. A.
Stephens.
Quartet, Young men.
b. Y. p. U. training for church
membership, Rev. j. E. Seal.
Song: Some where the sun
is shining" Mrs. J.E. Craig.
Systematic Bible Readers
course, Eula Newton.
Everybody invited to hear this
interesting subject discussed
viii be closed promptly for
church service.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1915-06-24
Good Roads Meeting July 8

The good roads meeting plan.
ned for Mansfield is to be held
Thursday, July s. Representa-
tives from Springfield and the
towns along the Frisco from
Springfield to Cabool, and from
Licking and Houston, are to be
present
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1915-06-24
Card of Thanks

We desire to extend our heart
felt thanks to our friends and
neighbors for their many acts of
kindness during the sickness
aud death Of our father, James
Rippee, The Children.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1915-06-24
Is Your Name Heree

The following have our thanks
for cash on subscription:
E. b, Leher, Bryant.
G. W: Brewer, Phelps City.
A. p. Morse, Mansfield,
G. M. Seal, Mansfield.
Miss Flora Mcclellan, Cedar
Gap.
Mrs. Haden Coday, Mansfield.
Mrs. Abbie Harry, Wichita,
Kans.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1915-06-24
Hartville Happenings

Clarence Moss and wife and
Clyde Dowden and wife of Eldon
are visiting at the homes of E. B.
Garner and X. F. Adams.
j. N. Ragan, the new landlord
of the Young Hotel, is enjoying a
nice trade, is quite popular with
the travelling public and, coming
from Mountain Grove, is bound
to make good in Hartyille.
DR.. B. E Latimer reports the
arrival of a stand pat republican
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Jess Hake. Mother and boy
are doing fine, and it is said Jess
can now plow more corn in day
than any two of his neigh bors,
A fishing party leftWednesday
for a few days outing on the
Gasconade, composed of the fol.
lowing, with their wives: R. F.
E. B. Garner, Howe Steele,
G. W. Evans, o. H. Young, Clar.
ence Moss and Clyde Dowden.
Prof. W. 1. Greer, botanical
laid aside his boasting
proclivities about his flower beds
in the court house yard where
he delights to soar and came
back to earth" long enough to
drag the Hartville. Mansfield
road. That he is doing some
fine work in that line cannot be
denied.
Glib Chandler, superintendent
Of the Wright county farm, says
the farm was not good enough
for Mrs. George Millsap, of
Mansfield, so she took French
leave" Sunday, and after visit.
ing her husband, who is stop.
ping at Hotel de Greer, left Mon.
day morning for Brushy Knob
to join the colony.
DR.. Harold German, DR.. Lee
Farmer, Attorney Erbin Steele
and Druggist Emmett Box,
with cooking utensils,
gigs, minnow hooks, all other
piscatorial paraphenalia, have
gone to Mitchell's ford on the
Gasconade. We are expecting
some continued in our next"
fish stories when these profess
sional anglers return,
1t is believed by some of the
people here that Prosecuting At.
torney G. H. Jackson, who is at
present visiting in Kansas City,
will return with a bride. Should
he take this step without first
the clan, of which he
has been an honored member so
long, then woe unto him. There
is we'll organized and well
band of charivariers
even now anxiously awaiting his
coming.
Wheat harvest in the neigh.
borhood of Hartville is nearly
over, and the yield will be better
than at first expected. Some
fields will go as high as a two.
thirds, while conservative esti-
mates place the whole yield at a
little above a half crop. Corn
never looked better at this time
of year, and the farmers of
Wright county bid fair to be the
plutocrats this fall. Just now
they are very busy people.
Jap Garner has lost his repu-
tation as fisherman, and by his
friends is now dubbed Pump.
kin Seed Jap" The last time
he and Will German and their
families were fishing the ladies'
of the party, and even the little
folks, caught long strings of
fish, while Jap came into camp
late in the evening carrying a
string about 10 feet long and as
large as a lead pencil with three
diminutive pumpkin seeds" on
this catch for the day.