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The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1915-04-10
D. AR. WILL MARK OLD ROAD
Route Used by Soldiers Between Fort
Scott and Baxter Springs to
be Perpetuated.

The old military road leading from
Fort Scott to Baxter Springs is to be
marked by the Pittsburg chapter of
the Daughters of the American Revo-
luton. The military road, so-called,
because it was used by the soldiers
in the days preceding the Civil war
in going from Fort Scott to Baxter
and other points in this region, has
been forgotten for nearly half a cen
fury. Mulberry, however, perpetu-
ated the name and the main street Of
that town is Military avenue. The
street is part of the old road. The
main road ran along the Missouri
Kansas line a greater part of the way.
Between Arcadia and Mulberry a
branch was thrown off to Lamar, Mo.
At Mulberry, then Steventown, anOth-
er line brancEed off and ran south
west through the southern part of the
present Crawford county. The D. A.
r. members plan to do the marking
soon.
Killed at Grade Crossing.-J. A.
Pritchard, a Great Bend merchant,
was killed by a Santa Fe train two
miles north of Wichita when a new
motor car which he had bought there
and which he was driving home. was
struck at a grade crossing.
x x x
Had "Free Planting Day."-Ffve
hundred persons participated in tree
planting day at Mineral recently. Two
hundred trees were set out by a com
mittee of citizens and school children,
working under the direction of Prot.
B. w. Scheib of the Pittsburg State
normal, who lectured to a large audi
ence concerning the identifying of
towns. Mineral has been without
shade and recently a movement was
started to provide it.
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Baseball Broke Both JaWs.-HobaT
Commack, IS years old, student in
the Manhattan High school, while
playing a practice game of baseball
was struck by pitched ball Both
of his jawbones we're broken.
Aged Woman Found Dead.-Mrs. F
L. Bates, who lived about eight miles
west of Paola, was found dead in her
bed the other morning. She was about
20 years old. Her husband and four
sons survive.
Miner Hung Himsef.-Joseph Lau
tenschlager, a veteran miner, commit
ted suicide in hotel at Frontenac
recently by hanging himself to a bed
post
Pioneer Preacher Dies.-The Rev
Isaac Maris, 80 years old, pioneer
minister and farmer of Atchison coun
ty, is dead at his home near Norton
vile. Mr.. Maris was a Quaker and
was the last survivor of a colony OF
people of that faith who settled there
in 1857.
Husband and Wife Dies. ]. Thack
er. a pioneer Baptist preacher, whose
home was near Weir, died recently
Less than twenty-four hours later his
widow also died. Each was 79 years
old. They came to Kansas in 1855.
= x 4
Motor Chapel for Miners.-A motto:
car equipped with an organ and g
complete camping outfit has been
given j.. T. Hartman, a Presbyterian
Sunday school missionary, who works
in the mining camps of Southeastern
Kansas.
y -
His Act Justified.-A coroner's jury
after four minutes of deliberation, ex
onerated Irving Cratic of any blame
for his fathers death, when the young
Topekan IS alleged to have struck his
parent owe: the head with baseball
bar
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No Quarrel There.

Old Unele-I viii make you a
monthly allowance, but understand
me, viii pay No debts.
Nephew-An right, uncle; neither
viii /
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Appropriate.

Mabel is certainly 4 great one for
looking CT the bright side Of things
At the wedding the other day. said
what a pity it was raining so. and
what do you think she answered? ,"
t'What?''
That as everything else was 50
in harmony with the decorations. it
was lucky the bride carried a shower
bouquet"
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You never can tell Many a man
boasts OF a pull who has never been
able TO get in the push--Philadelph
Record
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Bad Showing.

We have no gloves in our stock.
sir
That's odd 1 should think gloves
are something always found on
hand"
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a Plentiful supDIy.

You say she wears a coed many
Jewelsz"
Yes; she looks like she was
stocked mp for anticipated diamond
famins.S
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When a wife gives her husband
piece of her mind she loses that much
and he gains nothing
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Nightly coughing and torturing throat
tickle quickly relieved by Deans Mentho
lated Cough Drops-5c at all Druggists
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Her Opinion,

Are you fond Of bridge?"
We'll, it beats washing dishes any
day."-Detroit Free Press.
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One seldom makes a hit with his
neighbors when he shoots on his
mouth.
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Only a fool would allow his dazzling
prospects to make him blind 10 his
own interests
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Even standing on your dignity wOn'E
always enable you to see over the
heads Of the crowd
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You may Just as well tell your wife
the truth; she'll find it out, anyway.
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Life is burden to some people and
some others are bur+len TO life.
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Totals. So, 1885,. 3S5 81, s61. 4ss
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His Act Justified.-A coroner's jury
after four minutes of deliberation. ex-
onerated Irving Cratic of any blame
for his fathers death, when the young
Topekan IS alleged to have struck his
parent owe: the head with a baseball
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1915-04-10

Motor Chapel for Miners.-A motO-
car equipped with an organ and q
complete camping outfit has been
given J. T. Hartman, a Presbyterian
Sunday school missionary, who works
in the mining camps of Southeastern
Kansas
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Hit by Auto. May Die.-A motor car
driven by William Steele, a travelling
salesman, struck Henry Lindsay, city
park commissioner of Pittsburg, and
inflicted injuries which may prove
fatal.
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Bible in High Schools expect
to see high schools of Kansas con-
Quoting courses in Bible study within
a few years." said Prof W. H. John
son of the University of Kansas and
state high school visitor, at the high
school teachers conference in Law
I1ltiOI
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Killed at Grade crossing.-J. A.
Pritchard, a Great Bend merchant,
was killed by a Santa Fe train two
miles north of Wichita when new
motor car which he had bought there
and which he was driving home, was
struck at a grade crossing.
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Husband and Wife Dies. J. Thack-
err a pioneer Baptist preacher, whose
home was near Weir, died recently
Less than twenty-four hours later his
widow also died Each was 79 years
old. They came to Kansas in 1858.
The weekly soliphone. (Paragould, Greene County, Ark.) 1907-1918, 1915-05-21
Commissioners Sale.

NOTICE is HEREBY GIVEN,
That in pursuance of the authority
and directions contained in the de-
cretal order of the Chancery Court
of Greene county, Arkansas, made
and entered on the 5th day of
April, A. D. 1915, in certain
cause mo. 312) then pending
therein wherein d. w. Meriwether,
ct al, were Petitioners Ex-Parte, the
undersigned, as commissioner Of
said court, will offer for sale at
public vendue to the highest bidder,
at the East door of the Courthouse,
in Greene county, Arkansas, within
the hours of legal sales, on Satur-
day, the Goth day of May. A. D.
1915, the following described real
estate, to-wit:
Part of the Northeast quarter Of
the Southeast quarter of Section SO,
Township II North, Range East,
described as follows, to-wit: Be-
ginning at point on the East line
of the Northeast quarter of the
Southeast quarter, 314 feet North
of the Southeast corner of said
Northeast quarter of Southeast
| quarter, running thence West 526
feet. thence North 80 feet, thence
East 526 feet, thnce South to place
of beginning, containing IL
acres, more or less, in Greene coun-
ty. Arkansas.
TERMS OF SALE: One-fourth
cash in hand, one-fourth payable in
year; one-fourth payable in 2
years, and remainder in years, the
purchaser to execute a bond with
approved security, bearing interest
at the rate of 8 per cent per annum
from date Of sale until paid, and
lien being retained on premises sold
to secure the purchase money.
Given under my hand this 9Th
day Of May, A. D. 1915.
FRED WATSON,
Commissioner in Chancery.
(1H6(
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farm near Whiteville.

Eli Meiser and Col. H. B. Nor
gan left this morning in Mr.. Mel
ser's Hudson car for an overland
tour. They went from here to St
Louis and will probably go from
there to Colorado Springs and 9th
tr points in the West.
G. H Pitts, employed at the Iron
Mountain roundhouse, fell from the
tender of an engine while at work
at the coal chute last night, and
sustained a severe scalp wound
and two broken ribs. He was tax
en- to the sanitarium at eleven o.
clock last night and is able to be up
today.
Mrs. J. C. Markham and little
daughter, Blanch Porter, will leave
tomorrow for Waco, Texas, where
the family of DR.. r. H. Markham.
On her way to Waco Mrs. Markham
will stop off at Pine Bluff
to spend a few days with Mr.. and
Mrs. Ed Markham.
DR.. w. A. Yantis is in serious
condition at his home on N. Third
street as result of injuries re-
ceived at eight o'clock last night.
He was disrobing for the night
and attempted to sit down on the
side of a bed, but missed the bed
and fell to the floor. breaking the
bone in his left thigh near the
socket. and bone in his left arm
just above the wrist. On account
of his extreme age and physical
weakness, his recovery from the in
juries is doubted.
At one thirty o'clock this after
noon fire destroyed the handsome
two story residence of A. F. Hanf
on West Main street. The origin
of the fire is not known. The build
ing was mass of flames on the
inside when Mrs. Hanf, who was on
the back porch, discovered the fire.
Practically none of the household
goods was saved The loss is be-
tween five and six thousand dol
lars, partly covered by insurance.
The building on the east owned
by P. N. Wood and the one on the
west owned by R. E. Lackner and
occupied by VIM. Holloway were
slightly damaged by the fire.
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ereign will of my peers as express
ed at the polls, and as further proof
of my sincerity in the matter,
agree to pay all costs of such spe-
cial election With all due respect
to the court, / prefer to hold an
office given me by the people, es-
pecially one that is meant both by
custom and constitution to be be-
slowed in this manner.
You realize, sir, that to establish
the legality or Illegally of the
large number of votes challenged
will involve much time and expense,
and create even more i'll feeling
and rancor than now exist. Aside
from the honor conferred by the
office of mayor, and the fact that
it is the gift of ones neighbors and
citizens, you nor 1 could af-
ford to accept it.
Believing that I was fairly and
honestly elected mayor of Para
gould, I am willing to lay my COM
mission at the feet of the people,
and trust them again to bestow
it where they choose.
Respect fully,
w. C. MIDDLETON.
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MAKES PROPOSITION TO RUN
ANOTHER RACE FOR MAYOR
Middleton Submits Matter to Hester and Lat
ter Replies by Declining to Accept
Court Overrules Motion to
Dismiss Contest Case.
(Trom Tuesdays Daily Press.) }

(From Tuesdays Daily Press.) }
Another chapter was written this
morning in the muddle over the Of
flee of mayor of Paragould
wv. C. Middleton, now serving as
mayor, addressed a letter to J. T.
Hester, who is contesting Middle
tons election, proposing to settle
the controversy over the office by
running the race over in a special
election, the expenses of which Mr..
Middleton agrees to pay.
Mr.. Hester wrote a brief reply
this afternoon, declining to accept
the proposition on the grounds that
he believes he has already been
fairly and honestly elected mayor,
and because there is no law for a
special election.
In circuit court yesterday after
noon Judge Gautney overruled a
motion made by Judge Light, at
torney for Mayor Middleton. to dis
miss the contest proceedings on the
allegation they were brought pre-
maturely. Judge Light said the
election was held on April 9Th, the
contest proceedings were filed on
April 10th, and Middleton was
sworn in as mayor on April 18th.
He therefore could not have been a
usurper Of the office on April 10th,
because he had not qualified as
mayor. Replying, Attorney Beauch-
amp, representing Mr.. Hester. said
Middleton accepted certificate of
election from the election commits
sioners on April 7th, and that I'M
der the law contestant has a right
to GUST usurper or to prevent the
usurpation of an office.
Judge Gautney agreed with Mr.
Beauchamp's views Of the law and
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Hon. w. G. Middleton: Dear
Sir I have just received your
proposition to run the race over
for mayor, and positively will not
accept your proposition, for I have
made the race for mayor fairly and
squarely and l honestly believe
was elected mayor by majority of
the legal voters of the city of Par
agould. If l was not, l do not
want the office. Therefore / am
willing to stand by the decision of
the recount of the ballots cast |;
call another election, you have no
law for it. I certainly would not
and, furthermore, if you were to
be candidate for reelection, as
I was in the race for mayor, and
if it is shown I received a majority
of votes, | will serve.
J. T. HESTER.
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Mr.. ]. T. Hester. Dear Sir
Fully conscious of the annoy
ances caused our friends, and the
injury done our city by the liti-
cation growing out of the recent
municipal election, l propose that
we refer the matter back to the
people for clear expression of
their will between us.
In the four-cornered race of April
sixth, the issue was not made
squarely between us, and a bare
plurality of two votes were given
me over my three competitors. I
prefer that my title to the office
be clearer than a majority Of two,
and that there be no controversy
as to what the popular will is in
the premises.
To the end that our friends be
no longer vexed, and the city cease
to be advertised as a lawless COM
munity, I propose that we submit
our claims to the office of mayor
to the People of Paragould at a
special election to be held at an
early date to be fixed by our friends
who shall arrange all the details Of
such election.
On behalf of myself and support
ers I pledge obedience to the SOW
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OBJECT TO ORGAN
in SCHOOL HOUSE
Patrons and Directors in District
No. 80, Near Marmaduke,
Divided Over Matter.

| (From Wednesdays Daily Press)
Ordinarily an organ is produc-
er of harmony calculated to "sooth
the breast of savages," but among
the patrons and directors of School
District No. 80, near Marmaduke,
that has played such an important
part in matters pertaining to re-
| ligious worship, and that has in
spired untild thousands of sin-tossed
souls to seek haven of rest in
the Great Beyond, has sounded a
discordant notes that threaten to
disturb the peace, quietude and the
tranquility of the community.
The Press is in receipt of a let
ter signed by one of the patrons of
the school that reads as follows:
II would like to know if a ma
jority of a school district can vote
for thing to be bought that is to
be paid for out of the school funds
when it is no benefit to the school.
There was vote taken here in
District No. 80 for an organ. The
vote was ten against and nineteen
for the organ. 1t is wanted by a
gang that holds singing and Sunday
school here. 1 think it should be
bought by those who want it, and
not by the county school fund,
or rather by the taxpayers"
A reporter for The Press sought
Prosecuting Attorney Huddleston
for legal advice on the matter, and
found that official busily engaged
debating an answer to another pat
ron of the school who had written
the prosecuting attorney for a rul-
ing. In the meantime the official
opened another letter from one of
the directors of the district, and
he, too, was all 'het up" over the
threatened purchase of an organ. He
said it was wanted by few fellows
who were interested in singing
class and who did not want to go
down in their own pockets and pay
for one. One man who was highly
in favor of the district purchasing
the organ had recently moved in
to the community; another was
not a property owner and paid only
poll tax.
Replying to both letters Mr.. Hud-
dleston said the patrons of the
school had a right to meet and
vote on the question if they so
desired, but such vote was not bind
ing on the directors. He further
advised that the directors were su-
preme in the management of the
school property and in the purchase
of supplies and paraphernalia If
majority of the directors decided the
school needed an organ, they had
the power to purchase it. If they
decided the school was not in need
OF an organ, they need not purchase
it, even though majority of the
taxpayers in the district might vote
for it.
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overruled the motion to dismiss the
contest. He further stated that the
matter was one of public interest
and ought to be settled at this
term of court.
No further action in the case has
been taken.
The communication addressed to
Mr. Hester by Mayor Middleton,
and the reply from Mr.. Hester, fol-
low:
The weekly soliphone. (Paragould, Greene County, Ark.) 1907-1918, 1915-05-21
(From Mondays Daily Press)

(From Mondays Daily Press)
Quincy B. Welch of Oran, Mo-,
and Miss Ida Bishop of st. Francis,
Ark, were married Saturday night
by Rev. w. G. Wood at his home
on North Third street.
w. }. Crutcher and Miss Lee
Crutcher of Essex, Mo-, motored to
Paragould yesterday and are spend
ing several days here visiting Miss
es Maud and Cora Hill.
w. d. Newsom returned last
night from Whiteville, Tennessee
where he was called last week by
the illness and death of his broth
err. j. R. Newsom, who resided on
The weekly soliphone. (Paragould, Greene County, Ark.) 1907-1918, 1915-05-21

WANTED-To supply pasture
for stock; plenty of range and wa
ter. Apply to ]. T. Neal. 3 miles
south OF town. Zip
The weekly soliphone. (Paragould, Greene County, Ark.) 1907-1918, 1915-05-21

Prof. c. E. Bond, who has been
teaching school at Fisher, has
moved back to Paragould.
P. E. House is having the Jeff
Field residence on Highland street
remodeled by adding another story
and rearranging the interior of the
building.
A large barn on Oscar Patton's
place, four miles northwest of the
city, was destroyed by fire at
two o'clock this morning. Mr.. Pat
ton lost three hundred bushels of
corn, some hay, farm implements
and harness. He carried a small
amount of insurance.
DR.. Charles Hale, son of Mrs.
Isabel Hale who died Thursday
afternoon and was buried yester-
day, returned last night to his
home at Jonesboro. Others from
Jonesboro who attended thefuneral
were Pick Gambille and Joe Gam
billie. brothers Of Mrs. Hale, and
John M. Gambille, cousin of Mrs.
Hale. The deceased was a first
cousin of Mesdames Mary Dickson
and H. S. Trice of this city. She
was "a years of gaze, and was born
in Craighead county. Funeral serv-
ices were conducted by Rev. w. C.
Wood and Rev. A. C. Griffin.
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LOCAL NEWS
tFrom Fridays Daily Press)

/ turned home last night from Glen
ems, Mich, where they spent sew
eral weeks for the benefit of Mrs
Bertig's health.
Miss Hilda Brown of ParagoulC
and Mr.. Chester L. Crutchfield OF
Martin, Tenn, were married last
night at eight O'Clock at the Bap-
fist parsonage, Rev. w. C. Wood Of
ficiating.
Mrs. Riley Dunn, wife of Riley
: B. Dunn, formerly editor of the
Marmaduke Cackler, died last Sat
urday at the home of her mother
at Arcadia, Mo. Mrs. Dunn had
been i'll of malaria fever for some
time.
Mrs. Isabel Hale, aged mother of
Mrs. John Bryant, and of DR.. Hale
of Jonesboro, died at six O'Clock yes
terday afternoon at the Bryant
home on Highland street. Funeral
services were held this afternoon
| by Rev. A. c. Griffin, followed by
interment at Linwood Cemetery.
The Press was in error yesterday
when it stated that Gov. Hays had
pardoned Sandy Mcdonald. A
party in possession of the facts
said this morning Mcdonald was
paroled by the penitentiary board
on condition that he return home
and refrain from further violation
of the law.
! Fred Paustian, accompanied by
his two daughters and one son,
passed through Paragould yester-
day en- route home at White, South
Dakota from Hot Springs. They
made the trip to Hot Springs in
their automobile and were return
ing home the same way. Mr.. Paus-
sian said the long journey had been
made without any serious trouble
and that he and his children had
thoroughly enjoyed it.
While Frank Cardwell was driv-
| ing his car toward the city on East
Lake street this morning a small
boy named Greathouse ran in front
| of the machine and was knocked
down. The car passed over the boy
without inflicting any injury except
small bruise made by the differen-
tials. The lad was interested in a
truck wagon loaded with straw
berries and failed to heed the sound
of the auto horn. Fortunately Mr..
Cardwell was driving very slowly
and was able to bring his car to a
full stop within a few feet of the
place where the boy collided with
him.
Earl Tansil, recently of this city,
now residing in Blytheville, made
a remarkable record in trap shoot
ing in the preliminary test of the
southern handicap at Memphis
Wednesday, as is shown in the fol-
lowing special sent out from Mem
phis and published in the Arkansas
Gazette of Thursday: Sc. R. Tan
sill of Blytheville was the highest
Arkansas shooter in the prelimi-
nary of the Southern handicap to-
day. He returned a score of 81,
shooting from the 1S-yard line for
tie for second place and won the
shoot-off, breaking 10 out Of 20
extra targets. He gets the second
place trophy"
(From Saturdays Daily Press)
Prof. c. E. Bond, who has been
teaching school at Fisher, has
moved back to Paragould.
P. e. House is having the jeff
The weekly soliphone. (Paragould, Greene County, Ark.) 1907-1918, 1915-05-21

MONEY TO LOAN on improved
farms at per cent. Terms l to 10
years. Our plan is new and good.
w. T. Cook, agent. Box 283, Jones'
bOrO Ark TT
The weekly soliphone. (Paragould, Greene County, Ark.) 1907-1918, 1915-05-21
How Mrs. Harrod Got Rid of Her
Stomach Trouble.

II suffered with stomach troU-
BILE for years and tried everything
] heard Of, but the only relief ]
got was temporary until last spring
l saw Chamberlain's Tablets adver-
tisad and procured bottle of them
at our drug store. / got immediate
relief from that dreadful heaviness
after eating and from pain in the
stomach" writes Mrs. Linda Har-
rod, Fort Wayne, Ind. For sale by
all dealers. *28