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The Carlisle independent., 1917-01-04
The Way to Cook Rice.

With the whole nation rebell. ing against high food prices, it has become the rule in every cir Gle to discuss food, and women consider it real triumph to dis. cover substitute for expensive viands that is good and comrara- lively cheap. Club women have turned down the page in Lltera: ture they were studying and picked up and eagerly read Five Hundred Ways to Cook Rice. Beating old H. c. of l.. has be: come the fashion. Housekeepers all over the land have awakened and the result should be that American women will no longer glory in being considered the most extyavagant cooks in the world.
 OYSTERS SCALLOPED IN RICE. Butter lightly a low roundpan. Press evenly but not too heavily nto the bottom a layer of rice warm from the boiling. Over it lay two dozen oysters drained of their juice. rolled in corn meal, dipped in eggs and rolled again. Lay them close together, put on a layer of rice, smooth over. Add a few spoonfuls of juice, scatter over bits of butter, salt and pep: per; put in the oven and bake twenty minutes.
 BROILED OYSTERS AND RICE: Dip oysters in beaten egg, then in corn meal; season with salt and pepper, then roll in slices of bacon with strips of red and green peppers. Pin together.
 
 Broil and serve on hot rice that has been boiled in milk.
 TANNED OYSTERS WITH RICE: To prepare these. heat a little butter in skillet. Then quihkly heat the oysters in it, until the edges begin to curl. Serve on boiled rice that has been season. ed to suit the taste and allowed to brown in the oven,
 MAPLE RICE; Two cups of boiled rice, one cup of milk, one half envelope of gelatine, one cup of chopped nuts, one half pint of cream, one cup of maple or brown sugar, a pinch of salt. Soften gelatine in milk, then place on stove in pan of hot wa: ter to dissolve. Add rice, sugar and salt. Whip the cream until it becomes thick and fold it with the nuts into the foregoing when it nas cooled. Flavor with vanilla or lemon and place on rice.
The Carlisle independent., 1917-01-04
Rice in Arkansas.

According to the final estimate of the Southern Rice Growers Association, Arkansas, which stands third in the amount of rice raised. is first in tf.e aver. age yield per acre. The acre production of the three leading states is as follows: Arkansas, 12 67, Texas, 10.50; Louisiana, 10. 49.
 If man is looking for place to raise rice he should come to Arkansas.
The Carlisle independent., 1917-01-04
For Rent

152 acres 5 miles north Of Gar. lisle, known as the Wigmore place, ? sets improvements plen- ty of water. About 70 acres in cultivation, 40 acres good pasture and all under hog wire fence. Also a small store doing a good business on place, would want man to continue Address c. E. Myers, Beebe. Ark.
The Carlisle independent., 1917-01-04

The warning of the fable a. gainst putting all your eggs in one basket has no meaning for the Chicago man who uses a cold storage plant instead of a basket.
The Carlisle independent., 1917-01-04

The length of time that Flu rope fingered on the verge of war" showed the kind of peace that is more than compensated for by the relentlessness of war when it arrived at last.
The Carlisle independent., 1917-01-04

Questions are constantly be. ing raised as to George Wash> ington'S right to D. p-pular reverss ence as kind of hero myth. Br t the 22nd ot Feb. will be cele- brated just the same.
Baxter Springs news., 1917-02-01

Pubilshed In The Baxter Springs N eWS
on Feb. Let, sth and 18th, l9IJ
In the District Court OF Cherokee County
Sitting ct Columbus.
J.H. Boswell, Plaintiff, 70. the unknown
heirs, executors, ,admlnistrators, deytseeo'
trustees and assigns of William +. TyneT'
deceased; 8. W. SEVERN and the unknown
heirs, ex ecutors, administrator. devtsees'
trustees and aHsiRns Of 8. W seveTtn'
PUBLICATION NOTICE.
The State of Kansas, To the shove
named Defendants;
You, and each of you, will take notice
that Won have been sued by the plotntln
named shove In the above named courttn
the above entitled action, and that plain:
tiff's petition 10 now on file In the ONCE OF
the clerk Of said court In the City OF
Columbus. That you must ane~er OF
demuE to the petitiOn OF plainIin On %
before the 18th day of March, A D., lVlI, or
the aanle will be taken 40 true and judR.
ment rendered against you and each OF
Vou decFeeing plaintiff the cole ana ex-
elusive owner In fee simple of the follow
ing described real property situate ~
Cherokee County. Kanrae, tO-Wtt'
Lots 4, 8 and 9, Block 2, bTewstere Second
Addition TO the City Of Baxter Springer
declaring any claim that you, or any OF
Won, may have of interest, title, right OF
entate In and to said real property nun
and void as against the plaintiff ;exclud ne
you, and each of you, from any interest
or estate In and TO said reel propertyi
ouietlnR the title of plaintiff IN end 20
said real prnpeTty md forever barring
and eujolniug you. ard each Of you, from
or asserting any right, title
interest or estate In and TO said Feei
sEAI III. BOSWELL.
Plaintiff.
ByR.E. Rosenptein, His Attorney.
At.sn,, FRED sIHGKIN.
Clerk Of the District Court.
ByR.H Hamilton, Deputy.
Baxter Springs news., 1917-02-01
HALF DE PAUW ALUMNAE WE'D
Statistics Issued Regarding Women
Graduates Of University In Last
Few YOarG

Greencastle, 1nd.-Almost One'haf
of the woman graduates Of De Pauw
university marry, according to statds-
tics Just made public. The exact per
centage, according 70 the report, 10
41.55. The record for classes since 1900
follows: 1900. 80 per cent: 1901. %
per cent; 1902. n per cent; 1908. 30
per cent; 1904, 20 per cent; 1905; SOB
per cent; 1909, ~ per cent; 1907, O
per cent; 1908 81 per cent; 1903 cI
per cent; 1910. 4e per cent; 1e11, %
per cent; 1912, 1913 per cent; 1913. 222
per cent; 1914. u per cent, and 1919.
S.1e per cent The low percentage OF
the last few years. classes u said 70
be caused By the fact that the girls
have not been out Of college long
enough 70 make the married number
larger.
Baxter Springs news., 1917-02-01
70 HELP SCOUT LEADERS
Famous Educators Join In orusnlzlne
Educational Department for hoy
Scout Movement

New York.-The National Council
Of tho Boy Scouts OF America hns Just
completed the organlEar"n OF an cd
ucational department Of The Boy Scout
movement which will:
]. Conduct conferences on Leader
Ship with scoutmasto1 and othG
scout ofactals throughout ths cOunry.
2. ppomOts and dsvGl0p oOursss top
iaAdsulhip N so0utine hcth IN ooanee
don win sgtahliIhsd edaafiooAl N
Stitu1onl and undr tha Huapisss e
local scout cUuneilA
Z Arrange Tor campaigns % pro
mote q better general understanding
0t the mSrits e the scout proUGn.
4 Present IN plea roe leaders -
various Stadsnt bodies an1 Gt 0onSsn-
tions and oeutSpsness q r6lipsas ~
SdasarOnal wUrksrh
& Develop enETo1poAA0oo oo1Doo
for tnutration and tnsnuatioa q
scout leaders.
9. Cultivate the interest e school
teachers and others particularly con
cerned with education matterN In the
value Of the activities prescribed In
the scout program
Mr.. Lorns W. Barclay has been
chosen to head this new department
Mr.. Barclays educational training and
experience particularly At him -
work In this new field he has an A.
B. degree Bethany college. CANADA |;
B. d. Yale school Of religions; and
was scout executive Manhattan-DrOnx
Boy Scout councilS iol6-lo10 During
these years hs lectured at Xale. Colum-
biA and Toronto university. on "eodal
Education"
Mr. Barclay Win b assisted hy .
COMMITTEES of eminent educators. con-
sisting Of Jeremiah W. JenkA IL. D.
director Of the division Of public If
fairs, New York university; Dr.. James
\. Russell. dean Of Teachers college.
Columbia university; Prof. Norman Z.
Richardson, head Of department Of 10
ligious education, Boston university, IN
which the courses In scouting and rec
rsatonal leadership Of Boston untvGr-
sity are given.
Baxter Springs news., 1917-02-01

In the District Court Of Cherokee County,
Kansas, sitting at 0alena.
W, d. Covey, Plaintiff, ~. Mre. klla
Wenta, Lola WentE 0oodson, Frank
Brewster, James Brewster. Arthur Brews.
ter. Edward Brewster. Robert Brewster,
L. d Brewster. Grace Brewster and jennie
Brewster, all living; william A. Wood.
/. q. Denton, B. +. Townsend. /. =. john
son, Mary L. Chase, 3. J. johnson, hliv.
ing, or II they be dead, then the unknown
heirs, ezecutora, administrators, dexieees'
trustees and assIgnS Of the said William
A. Wood, I. q. Denton, B. +. Townsend,
I, p. Johnson, Mary I. Chase and +. ].
Johnson, and the unknown helrs, execu-
tore, administrators, devisees, trustees
and assigns Of Andrew B. Clugston, J. Q.
Vents and Joel Brewster, all deceased
Defendants.
State of Kansas, Cherokee County, 90,
The State Of Kansas 20 each and every
one Of the above named defendants. ex-
cept I. d. Brewster, Greeting;
You and each Of you are hereby notified
that you have been sued In the above
entitled court In the above entitled Notion
by the above named plaintiff, W. d. Covey.
and you and each OF you must ON or before
the 18TH day Of March, 1917, anrWer the
petition Of the plaintiff herein or said
DIklkl0u Will 0G N9hgh - GoN e1S t~@O
ment will be rendered against you ana
each Of you wholly barring and excluding
you from any right, title or interest In
and TO the following described real estate
in Cherokee County. Kansas, TO witt
Lots eve ,bD and six IoJ In block thirty ts'l
In the original plat Of the city OF Baxter
Springs, according TO the recorded plat
thereof, and QuieiinR the title In and to
said real estate above describ"d In the
plniutih, W. d. Convey, and granting the
plaintiff such other and further relief as
the cnur' may deem equitable end just.
WITNESS, my hand and the seal Of
said court at my ONCE In the City OF
0aIeua, In said county this 9th day Of
January, 1917.
sRAL FRED sYMK1N.
Clerk of the District Court.
ByA.w. webber, Deputy.
sc. Weetcott.
Attorney for Plaintiff.
Baxter Springs news., 1917-02-01
First published in Baxter Springs N'~''
Ian. 8, la7.
Publication Notice.

3. Morris Micheuer, plaintiff, ". The
Hope Mining Company, Lawrence 1.
Coyle, Katie H Coyle, n Blanchard
Melvina Blanchard, Geo. Braun, Geo y.
Braun, n living, and the unknown heirn,
executors, administration, devioeos,
trustees, and aSsiRns. if they or any Of
them be dead, Defendants.
The state Of Kansas 20 The Hope Mining
Company, Lawrence L. Coyle, Katie y.
coyle.M Blanchard, ,Melvina Blenchard.
Geo. Braun, Geo. +. Braun. II flivlng, ano
the unknown heirs. exscutors. adminie-
traitors, devisees, trusteee ana aseigns'
n they or any Of them be doadi
You and each Of you are hereby nottneo
that Won have been sued IN the District
Court Of Cherokee County, xansas, sitting
At oalena, by said piaintiff, Whose peti-
tion IL now on Ale In the once OF the CLERK
Of Oaid Court In Galena, Xansse. sud that
you must answer the said petition
on or before the eth day OF March,
1877, or said petition viii be tax - true
and iudRmeut will be taken ~ con.
fesOod aud rendered in favor OF eaio
plaintiff and Against you, the said do
fendants, Of the following nature. to-wit;
Plaintiff will be decTeed to be the legal
and equitable owner Of the real estate
described In said petition, to.wtt;
Vne U0utneoUt ouuttcI 70. -. ~ U 80
tion twenty-five 1871, Township thirty.four
[Sll, Range twenty.four l2l east OF the
Sixth Principal Meridian leth P. MI ex'
ceptiuR therefrom Q strip OF land one
hundred 100. feet wide across the South
east corner thereof, now used and occu'
pied for right. t.of-way TOR rnilroad purposes
and reserved In the original deed from
the Missouri River. Fort Scott and Gulf
Railroad Company, dated July 18th. ls!Ai
and his title 10 said real estate Will DO
ouieted IN him. and you and each OF you
~ill be wholly excluded from any interest
therein and you will be forever barred ana
stopped from setting up or claiming any
right, title or interest IN and to the said
real estate or any part thereof. and the
plaintiff will be given such other Tehef
as he may be entitled to In Law ana
equity, including the costa Of this sction:
Dared. at Galena. Kansas, this ~ deY OF
January, 1917.
By @. W. EsTnShaw, his attorney.
A'' FRED SINKIN.
Clerk OF the District Count.
By A. ". Webber, Deputy.
SEAL
Baxter Springs news., 1917-02-01
First Published In The Baxter Springs
NewD, February let. 1917.
PUBLICATION SUMMONS.

PUBLICATION bUMnVNS.
In the District Court of Cherokee County.
Ranaas, Sitting at Galena.
I. C. Hooker. Plaintiff, v. Eta Gleason
LathTop, Jessie L. Cr0well. F. d. Crowell'
Arthur 81. Crowell, Elisabeth Crowen'
Douglas CTowell, Bertha Tinsley, kowena
CroWell ..". ''''' '''. ':.'''wnVss
surname 10 unknown, and Frank u
EdrinRtou, all living; and John 3. Vaneps,
n. q. Hale, ChaR. II Hoyt, John c. Water.
man, Mollle ]. Birum, Robert I. Birum'
81. II. Hickman. A. X. MAJ feld and J. b.
Watkins II living, or II they be Dead then
the unknown heiIS. executors, admins:
trators, devisees, trustees and assigns OF
Iohn 8, Vanepe, II. L. Hale, Chas. n.
Hoyt, John {. Waterman, MOllie J. BiTum,
RobertL. Birum. H H. Hickman, a. n
Maxfield and ]. b. Watkins; and the I'M
known heirs. executors, administration,
deviaees, trustees and assigns OF Robert
C. Crowell, deceased; and keet q
Rountree Mercantile Company, II
partnership, and the unknown members
thereof, II living. or " dead the unknown
heiTs, executors. administrators, deviseee'
trustees and assigns Of the unknown
members Of said Keet & RouutTee
Mercantile Company, II q partnership;
and Keet & ROuntree Mercantile CON-
pany, II q corporation and In existence.
or II Il be not in existence. the succeesoFs.
trustees or assigns of said keet q Roun-
tree Mercantile Company, III corporation,
Defendants.
State of Kansas, Cherokee County, 90.
The state Of Kansas 10 each and every
one of the above named DEFENDANTS e1'
cent Ieasie L Crowell, Frank c. Burlington
and Eta GIeas"n Lath'Op. Greeting;
You and each Of yOu are hereby notineo
that YOU have been sued In the bboVe
entitled court in the above entitled action
bv the above named plaintiff. G Hooker
and Won and each Of you must On or before
the 18th day of March, 1917, answer the
Defition of the plaintiff herein or said
netItion will be taken a. true and 1udg.
aeut viii be rendered against you and
each OF YOU wholly barring and excluding
vou from any right, title or interest in ana
10 the following described real estate IN
Cherokee County, Kansas, to-Wtt:-Lots
one ~, two I2l and nine loD In blnck
thirteen 1881 In Vaneps Addition 20 the
CITY of Batter SpriuRs, according tn the
recorded plat thereof, and quieIing the
title In and to said real estate above de.
ecribed In the plaintiff, L c. Hooker, and
granting the plaintiff such other and
further relief AZ the court may deem
equitable and just,
WITNESS, my hand and the seal OF
aaid court at my ONCE In the City Oi
Gaiena IN Oaid county this 9Th day Of
SEAL FRED slHIK1N,
cIerk Of the District Court.
By A. ". WebbeT. Deputy.
8, c. WESTCOTT,
Atturney for Pluintin.
Baxter Springs news., 1917-02-01
lndIa,n Tallee Rlrd.

The tailor bird of India, tiny yel'
low creature. makes q most curious
nest 10 escape snakes and monkeys
this bird takes q dead leaf, nies up
into 4 tree, and, with . 6ber for O
thread and Its blu for q needle, sews
the Ieaf to Q green one hanging from
the tree, an opening to the nest thus
formed being left at the top. The
leaf, apparently hanging from . twig,
would never b taken for q nest
Baxter Springs news., 1917-02-01

A letter from q Babylonlan master
to his servant 200 years before
Christ, has been translated at the Uni-
verslty Of Pennsylvania. An accurate
report Of tn contents has not Jet
reached this once. but this Ii the tenor
Of it: NY Good Man: Owing TO the
present high prices In raw materials.
and incidentally the consequent ex-
penses Of operation. Il 10 impossible
at present to give you the increase In
salary yOu asked for. Do not despair,
however. Good service never goes IN
rewarded.-The Boss"
Baxter Springs news., 1917-02-01
BethlehemIs BID On Shells
for the United States Navy

10 As AMaisaR Psapb:
Ths Secretary q ths Navy Aas awesAsd
ountracaS amounting 70 0v9 400, zoe
% 9 Briiiah hiddR loR u end le-inoA
Rojscsilo tG ths Navy beoanso 9 vG1
nueA loV9 Pdso earSd ~ ~ kAeAsA
hidAAn.
Weknou noGhing e Shs bads upon WhilA
thO BEitiaA hds W9s made. but d. pub
70 4 oniitlSd b knoW the facts 0poA
Vhlch VO Oarsslva I'D iar tbs Wunk.
Two ysars aa0 We tSOk OsAisaSeS
. make l,10o lt-inch ShG1ls % Q
sries a q, ,GlS,Oo0. Up - nSW
not q dlnglO ahel has bosa -.
osptoa b ths Covssnmsns, a.
thouGh Ws have oEpsnAsa, in
Waeos, naatsriAls, ess., oa thsss
srtsss 0aa1, ,eol, and Ne have nas
rssslvoA Q SrNoL3 DOLLAR -
aAaDO O0mteaStB.
Z :..,.:a ~. - -. !ss:Is'Is;ss;';c-; :. -: e
UnGlli0 0mN6iias - oo1o.olA
IN n. Lit q eur GPGienee, and hav.
inr n oehaR haale, We hid Isr lelneh
ohSh anoeonlmatoly the samo EatO pr
oouna q that Whiah ~ Navy Depart
moat a0tually evardsd . M-iaah SAaA
osalraCt 60 year go.
Dsthlsham Steal Company
ESAAHA ESAAHAAI \ Z scSEA SSz -. e:.':s
Baxter Springs news., 1917-02-01

A recent study Of this subject mas
brought out evidence that people o.
one-eyed, mOnOcular vision are not
troubled with eye headache. Whether
one eye be disabled or whether its use
has slmply been abandoned, either
constantly or alternately, the fact that
seeing 10 done wholly By one eye elm
mates the struggle to make two un-
equal eyes work In perfect unison.
Freed from the strain Of that struggle,
the subject nndS that the reflex inau-
ence upOn the cranlal nerves V no
longer Q matter Of pain.
Baxter Springs news., 1917-02-01
GKIddInor ths AnclsrA

Two recently converted neophytes to
the gentle art u angling. on the way
to the stream where they proposed %
Try their luck, paused In astonishmsnt
at the sight Of q small urchin Staggef.
ing under the burden Of q huge nshs
almost On large a. himself. Approach
ing him, the stout member said: Good
gracious, bOyi That's q good catchr
The youngster slowly sized him up
from his cOnsplcuOusly new shoes 70
the latest style Of "Alpine" hat which
adorned his head. spat disgustedly. and
said: -Aw, this amt the catch. itS the
baltI"
Baxter Springs news., 1917-02-01
rnnspIansIns KIdnsysL

The transplanting Of kidneys has
been done BY Enderlen, BorSt and On
ger. Unger has succeeded IN removing
both kidneys from q bulldog and ip-
mediately substituting the kidneys Of
q fox terrier. The new kidneys took
up their function promptly and the dog
seemed to suffer little from the shock.
In Berlin q diseased kidney was ~
moved IRON q young woman and the
kidney of an anthropold aDs sd
Attnled gleaalLfhIlg.
Baxter Springs news., 1917-02-01

New York.-It's easy to set Q free
trip to New York these days Just
confess you are the slayer Of Police
man william McAulIffe, who was myS-
teriously murdered on the street here.
Six men have already been brought to
this city after having admitted the
crime was committed By then. A de-
tective was Just on the point OF Start
ing for Weston. W. Va. 70 bring back
the seventh prospect for ire trans'
poFtadOn. when e aas laAEnad tne
prissnR cVui1 ~ . - UmUNl1s4
Baxter Springs news., 1917-02-01

Ths tranplantation Of bits Of skin
to cover injured parts was pcAentsa
by tAs Hlndns ages ago. Il was ~
discovered In comparatively recent
tines and has proved q great blessing
% mank1nd Il n now held hat ne
transplantsd Gktn does not actually
take root. but b used By the body 90
Q baSls for growing its own nv sh1n
Baxter Springs news., 1917-02-01
Effect Of Tldsa.

For q long time It has been known
that the tides act a. a brake on the ro-
tatInR earth and that they tend to
lenEthen the day. The effect iS, how
ever, 20 Slight that II cannot be meas
ured In any length Of time at mans
disposal. Macmillan has made the
necessary computation By the formula
used ~ engineers. BE 0nds for the
increase Of the length Of the day one
second In 100000 yearA
Baxter Springs news., 1917-02-01
l,ako.up Of the Human Body.

II the normal human body were
tnken lust a. Il 10 and all Of the ele-
mentS extracted from II there would
be found enough iron to make seven
large naIlA enough fat for IL one
pound candles. enough carbon to make
the lead for o5 gross Of pencils and
phosphoruI enough to ip 10000
matches. Besides all this would Be
found 20 teaspoonfuls Of salt 30 Jumps
Of Surar ana IS quarts Of water. Thus
Il n evident that a human being u
q great chemical factory and the Valne
q q nan actual material y conad-
Oahl9
Baxter Springs news., 1917-02-01

Freddie Welsh IL one Of the shiftiest
and hardest to hit persons In the nght
game. He fights not only with his
fists but with his brain.
To q friend who recently asked why
the dancing champeen" did not stand
ND once in q while and take q lacng.
Freddie replied that he must win-tor
three reasons:
IT must win for three reasOnB," he
said smiling. "0ne Is Mrs. WelSh ana
the other two are the two little
Welshes."
The photograph shows the 'three
reasons" as they recently appeared
on the sands at Los Angeles.
Baxter Springs news., 1917-02-01
, n,,l,,n In Peculiar 1lounSr.

6o0 DFeASu W TSSei'aT N's
10 SufbcR q broken leg By being hit
% ne head was the queer experiences
Of TIE 0yFaeuse nan who got Into one
controvorU TO many the other eay,
ths strnneoneSs q the caso not being
Ia.snsd o. ths fact hat Ne lsg Was
ulindal
Baxter Springs news., 1917-02-01

Mr.. McCallum of Joplin has
accepted q position as stenog-
rapher with the Vinegar Hill
Mining Company.
Baxter Springs news., 1917-02-01
THE COST OF A
SEWER SYSTEM
Kansas City Engineering Firm
Will Prepare Estimate
and Make Plans.

Baxter Springs, we're taken Mon
day night when q portion Of the
city council gave to W. B. Collins
& Co.,; consulting engineers OF
Kansas City, an order to make q
preliminary survey to determine
the cost. The order was condi-
tional upon its being ratified at
the next regular meeting OF the
city council.
The proposition Of the engin-
eering company was that q
typographical survey should be
made showing where the trunk
line sewers and laterals should be
run to best serve the city, sound
ingS made to determine the char
acter Of digging, whether rock or
soft earth, and a map made OF
the entire survey. For this
service the company is to charge
500. In case the city should
then decide to put in the sewers
the Rollins company would be-
come an applicant for the Job OF
doing all the necessary engineer
inc work and experimenting the
construction in the city's interests.
For this work q fee Of five per
cent OF the contract price would
be charged, and the 500 paid In
advance would be credited to the
city.
The engineering company was
represented ct the meeting by w.
B. Collins, who gave a short talk
on the method of procedure as
required by the state laws. He
said that the city would likely
need two trunk lines OF sewers,
the cost of which would be paid
by taxing all property in the city
for a general fund. The laterals
would be laid at the expense OF
the abuttlng property owners
The city should be divided into
benefit districts and all property
in each district would be taxed
alike according to square feet OF
land, and not on improvements
He thought the cost to the city
for the trunk lines would be about
$4,000. The laterals would cost
about 80 cents a lineal foot, or 40
cents a foot to each side. Thus
the cost of a sewer along a fifty
foot lot would be about $4,000.
This might all be paid at once or
could be strung out over a period
of ten years at a low rate OF
interest. The cost of sewers MIR.
Rollins said, would not prove a
hardship to any property owner.
The preliminary work will be
made early this month and 1t is
the purpose of Mayor Willard to
have the proposition in shape to
present to the voters of the city
at the regular spring election in
April. 1t is almost a certainty
that if put to a vote the people
would decide overwhelmingly for
sewers. Present at the meeting
were Mayor Willard and Alder
men Connor, Shields and Barnes.
Mayor Willard was strongly IN
favor of prompt action and he
was supported by all the alder
men.
At the present time forty or
fifty houses are under construc-
ton. All investors are anxious
to have sewers now with which to
connect, thereby saving the cost
Of digging cesspools only to be
abandoned a little later.
A petition, headed by J. W.
Grantham, L. M. andI F. M
Perkins and other heavy property
holders, followed by others to
the number Of rs, was presented
to the councilmen, asking athat
preliminary steps be taken.