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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-01-22
NOTICE OF MEE1!SG OF srocKHoLD:
Richmond. ". January IL 1ali

EichMond, va. January II, 1918.
You are hereby notified that the annual
meeting Of the stockholders of the Life In
a, me home ONCE Of ths company. corner
Va. on W:DN ESDAY. JANUARY 30. 1918
AZ Q clock r. ~, for the purpose OF elect
ing directors OF said company. and specially
for the consideration and action OF tho
stockholders upon certain amendments
the company. recommended b. the board Of
directors OF the company to the stockho6-
els by resolution adopted the llth dag
OF January. 1918. and for the transaction o.
such other hus!nesa may pTonerly coma
before said meeting. including receiving tho
annual report OF the board oil directors ana
the ra tification OF the acts OF the said board
since the last annual meeting OF stoclsEold-
crs.f II il desirable that all stockholdtr rs
proxy.
BY order OF the board of directors
A. CARLTON MCKINNEY
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ciitNCEny RELEASE DEEDS.

=. w. Bowl"s. il. trustee to Rex ..
Jones 81 uN. 80 90 i06X - "a feet north
iilc stuart Avenue. 3tl 49, 40 feet west
"i West Street. January II. 1918: $3.50
W. y. Purcell. Jr trustee. to j. g.
ana Mario l.. Phaup 80 5-l2Xl79 81
i""', lsu"wn As 20l2 Grove Avenue. Sep
temh"r .. 1872; s3,5s7.35.
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STOCKS STRONG FROM
BEGINNING TO THE END
Sugar Leads the List. With Oils ami
Tobarcos Following in
Close Order.
NET GAINS IN sEvERA
business Done Under Disadvantages,
as No Heat ur Light Was AVAIL
able Because OF HcatICsS Monday.
Petroleum Secs Big Future.
ny nRoAnAN wall.

NUW YORK. January .l.-Stoch, were
strorE TO-DAY from the beginning 10 ihc
cnd OF the marhct under leadership Of the
sugars. oils sud tohaccos. Net gains in som"
were important. Most issues were dull. hn,
no weakness dcvclored ia any quarter, eA-
Striking spoil on an uncontirmcd fumor that
thr dcai Tor selling ships Had been so.-n-
ucncd.
BUSINESS was done under great disad.
vantage. thcS" W.: practically no neat
hight, and the attendance ot brokers MS
light snd Of customers almost none. Tho
movements were chiefly due 10 pool opera
lions
PERSISTS in many quarters OF tn. ma ical
world. this idea being appSrCuily based Oh
reports coming out q: Austria, and the
closing Of The German frontiers
Most careful Investigation fails 20 dis
cover any specific new development regard
.ns Mexican affairs tu account for thc
strength .: MEXICAN Petroleum. american
Smc!I,rs and IN" United States SmcitinG
fhosc stociSs Stood out strong "a market
!-ad"-S. Every street ruiT!oT connected with
,h.m has been run down until uniouna"t.
SUI 1. - not necessary :" account Tor their
=trcaI th--rathcT one should seek reasons
tor their WcENucSs. Tor an Of th"!a az"
selling far below th.i~ real worth ev"n
when measured ON the luost conservative
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RICHMOND LIVE STOCK NARkI.r
lSalcs VI l-nlnn Monk Aurl. i

Richmond, Va. January y 1875
ho!cn steers .!',Gl.: medium 10 good
onu; common to fair. 6dst.. Choice
.cif.rs. iOism!i: medium 10 good. 81 To-
onimon TO i-!r. iTs'2. Choice cows. SJ.
.cdIum I good. s2. Ics; common to fair . !.
TO-. be*t oxen ?Nfl5: medium to GOOD
=. % ~; common 20 fair. e.. 91i-J Rest
~! nU!Is So 49,. itSht. tiarTS BE-,
-iNcS. -" co!nmon to fair. HAS BE-,
'r-Ey hogs, -: iacdium weight. i7fi L.:
gnu, lnT lH',: SpwS AMI s:aga. $50 H. E-st
hcep, sFic; common to fair Gas j.. {;
-iHbS = H!e, medium 20 good ~, ga!
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Southern Railway system

4r".l.s 1870 inchmond--..ain -. station
SCnvuu!e LsUrcs not huafaHteed. For tus
soutn-Da!ly. 1880 A. 81. Observation par.
Tor. Caio Car. sou l.. NJ. Sleeper TO Atlanta
ll:lj 4. NJ, Siecpcrs 10 DaHv!i!e and h.n..
Nile. open 800 +. 81: $3.50 T.. 81. ioc4i ~,
KeysSiils. Chase City and Oxtord-r.cx
York River I.in.-7:35 A. VI and al;
+. Nj daily local 10 West Point: $40 r.
daily. e1ccp; sunday. steamer Train con.
meeting 10: baltimore.
1902 \. ~; i::t y. ~; $50 r.. ~, daily:
Point. a:io a. NJ. and s:lJ T.. n dtiiy
Steamer Train s:t5 A. u. DAILY. excep, iion.
ori,tc oo5 r. Main St. rhon. Madison e7e.
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CHARTER ISSUED.

Tho following charter was ISSUED By
tcrday:
Hoycr-Duncan Company. Iucovporat
cd. Newport News. VA. Capital stock.
Il; Rowe. president; II. Il. Boyer. sec
rctary and treasurer, both OF Newport
News Va
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-01-22

@iH ,ia co.. .i5SG; b 1.e: 81 :;
a. FlS.'.: missed %i6!5n si,S,; heavy. sisi5n
~, rough. SlflJl ~ 3!j.,v pigs. S!@.T5lt3l5 90
- ;i.e; receipts, .O.cHJ. wr.k; native strr?.
J, t"W fl".'o; sto"kcrS aud fced,r- s. e n
5! &c II SlG.e ~ ''''
Sh.cp: receipts $3.50. rc.k: vcth.-,
81 a. u WEE, IL :,lhs. % n
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IIENRlCO TRANSFER.

W. {. Lassitcr 81 ux. to Elizabeth V
Lee acres upper end OF IIenrico
1ouHty. between Patterson Avenue ana
Three Chopt Road. January Is, 1915:
tax $50; $40
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RICHMOND HAY MARKET.
hoIc-ntr Quotations ON Exchpnr.
NEW NNKk. LIVE Srnck MARKET

~" ORR. January .-Eccves. steady;
leers. :l95ci, $3.50; bulls 5000 ,i.co: cows
40 y !lyCc. hr.irrs, Ss.t0G SlIrj
'.iErs, ilrin: N,ais. si5.G, n 1890; cuils
F'-vG Sncti BARNARD calves. $50 S95o
*hecp and lambs. strong; sheep $otoa
,;-.@' lamb Sl>pof 5000; culis. $1,000
Ing lowsr :: Ms.:5a $3.50; common PIGS
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iIENHICO uI:LEAS: DEED.

L.. II. Kemp, trustee. 10 Ernest T..
AdieE.r ct UX. SO - acres south side
Of btrbvtown Road, about miles from
klCMmOmd. .la!IMnrN 4. l4lN: 5000.
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Thursday, January "a, 1918,
az l O'clock L. 81.

al O'clock T. 81,
the property in plan OF Brookdaie and
described as follows: Lot ~ block j:
lot :. block -; lot 4. block L: lots IL;
l6. - and IS. block +: lots II and "
in block III: lots II and IL. block J:
lots -, cs. 20. so. 81. 30. 90. "a. 80. So
3. Is. 30. 40, Al, -. t3 and a.. blocI;
=; lots 8. 6. :. 8. 2, 10. IL. -. IL. u.
II. lG, IL. IS, -. 20. 81 az. So, 81.
block y: lots II. Is. IS and 20 In V;
lot 30 in block II.
The auctioncers have plat Of thi,
property, and will be glad 10 show
the plat or show the property at any
time before the sale.
TERMS: Enough in cash 10 pay cost
OF sale. any taxes that may he due, In
Guiding the pro rata portion of take.
tor 1918. note for $4,000, with inter
est thereon tho residue al one and two
years from date OF sale. tho deferred
payments 20 be evidenced by notes
with interest added. and secured by
deed OF trust on the property.
RICHMOND BASk AND TRUST
COMPANY
Trustee
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HUsTINGS TnIS 81 DEED.

John II. Stanchfield ct ux. to y. u.
tdamSon, trustee, lots - and Is. square
20: Richmond and Manchester Land
Company. january is, 1915; S334.TO.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-01-22

Richmond. Va. January Is. 1918
Tho annual meeting OF tn. stockholders
Of the Jefferson Realty Corporation Will
be held u; the Jefferson Hotel Richmond.
Va. February u. 1915. at l. o'clock.
O. i. WEISIGER,
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-01-22

WIrd *'ant Prices closed steady at tho
I - a. Saturday. finish 10 sc lower, with
o ,,,g i.>ISs. ana Nay i.c5t, {; l.2-i. The
..u'oOUilr lot oats ranged from SO decline
:" nn' .dvsncc. aud for provisions from
- Gown Ia rise OF ~ cents ~
" i !ifih IL or"i. NhSn Low Close.
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AIAKh.f InNi,il.ln.

.ouIifY i.arh't-I! 'u4 moro pItni.tul and
iu.. Hturk"t lover, OUTLOOK lover: chickens
ere!pis iiEht out -" Gcnano: ma!Ecl re.
.".na .HlrN aciih" l.S%a-iEcceiprs eI-
lSnrr- Buttci-M-v.et ns.u, receipts Ilsht:
I. iA-"H n,"Ny. ouu0oN higher. Rabbits =
.s-ttlI'H .u"Lt equal to demand r'i MR.
80 :-in-!ns steady. uid-S-Nl..h.i un-
n"n-"G bGt Guil, outlook lower r.Ceit,i,
moderate. Ic.l,-EXtrcn,ly scarce Ind
: -r;'a. C.tuc-Marhc; bare. dern.nd
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-01-22

y Special connunic. lion OF Rich
M, nond Lodge. No 10. \. l.. ~ A. NJ
NJ will bo held in the Masonic Temple,
corner Broad and Adams Street.
THIS (TUESDAY) EVENING al & o'clock
Members OF sister lodges and transient
brethrcn fraternaily Invited.
By order Of the Worshpfui Master
ROBERT T.. WINEHf,E
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Seaboard Air Line Railway ComDany

''Thc Progressive Hallway Of the South"
Trains leave daily: A. NJ. Nor!cnu loca,
1910 i. NJ. Sccpers Atlanta and jackson
vile: $50 T.. NJ. Atlanta Birrninrbnn
Special: ll:+o r. AZ. slccpcrs Jacksonvli,,
Tampa; ~: \. NJ. Florida Limited. Train,
arrive $3.50 A. NJ. S:l5 a. 81. 90. l.. n
GO y. NJ. a:lh 80
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Atlantic Coast Line

The STANDARD Rnilrosd OF the Soutb
,THAlNs LEAVE EicHMo%D Daily.
For flor!dn and South: $40 A. ~ and
G:!s !. NJ. 2:ts 4. ~.
r NJ. 800 l.. -.
ron =; q ". ny, west: $50 A. NJ.
For re.cEshnr=: 1870 a. II. sos A. ST..
s:;2o y n, 800 A ~ $40 a. NJ. 500 II.
W, -" a. f5:f' l.. NJ. S.;i =. NJ.
For Goaa0oro and Fayetteville: 1900
r. NJ
Train, arrive nichmo1d daily: SEQ A. 81.
So r. ", Tsp a 81. $40 a. ~. 1905 A.
90, T. NJ. $50 Z. NJ. 49, =. ~. I'll;
Except sunday. tSunday only.
Time or arrival and departure and CON
ncCtionE not guaranteed.
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- 90
MEETINGS

TIE annu4! meeting OF the stockhoider,
OF tho H. Is. Taylor Company Will ba
held e the. office OF the company, 1911
East Aiain Street. Richmond, Ma. Tues.
DAY. January -. 1915. at . e. ~.
w. F.. HENDERSON.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-01-22

Richmond; Washington Local. Iv. ,,i5
JIG; .XM. daiiy. fTcdefich SSnrrays; ar Ar,
w xsst,r day.: od IN sti3 Pm: Ar. is.iS All.
$40 IN: Ar: 1876 AN. $50 PM "M'
. atElba ticket and baggage Offices not onc,
for this train. .Mai, =, oHeh
tLtyrd ST STA. lstoppinE at Elba" t:i,,. 81 81
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HIC,,,O nHhIN m,RkII

CUfCtGp. January Il W,th primary -.
crip,s IN. -r.ts' got thir to. on. the corn
market to-day ahowcd noticeable down
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PETROLEUM COMPANY
CAS- SCI EIt; PROFITS

rho, Mexican Petroleum Company ..n LOOK
~Ec1G twenty years and see constantly IN
.,-,asinS profits under contracts already ~
hand The American Smelling Company Is
ga much the same position.
Wh'!c Mexican Petroleum IS p-rtcularly
fa'orCa, I'll The oil stocks are IN line for
Improvement because the experience with
this winter will convert til" last hest
aiiHc shipping man TO the use ~ oil
fuci or ocean scirg steamers.
copper stocks were strong because tho
COMPANIES are really, making large profits
~. cents pound. ThHr" - some talis
OF increase OF that price to - cents. but
.nc biz companies do not think 1t Will he
done.
Western rnou is acting we'll. and ,hcr.
.-c persistent predictions that i: Will cross
N'n ,rcan Te!cphone before long Wilson
Ina; a 30 rcr cent stock dividend VIII be
paid.
NEW YORK. January -L--MerC.ntil. va
-, :, = 81, Sterling: StHty day bins, $50.
.ui,ncrCi.I s!At!-d. bills ou hanks, itIli.:
"mmcrcial a:>ty-d.y hiis. $t5I', demand.
sf.;3',; ysries. - 7-!6: bar silver. S.Ss,
"e>iS-a G9ii"rs ~, Eoycrnni.m. bone.
Arm, s!A'y Guys ninety i.ya and six
months. y.Ts: cal! invnc: nrm rul.na;
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CHESAPEAKE &OHIO raul WAY
Norfolk 4 Western Railway

OELT ALI-NAIL. LINE TO NOKFOLk
Leave BIRD street station. Richmond.
$500 =. n. '5:b5 p. VI.
FOR LYScHBUKG AND THE WEST:
'9.eo ~ N. % 90 +. ~. 'S:aJ L. 81
Arrive Rich mond from Norfolk: 'il.lo
A. NJ. 's:ij +. IS. From the West: '7:3i
a. NJ. ta:lO j. NJ. - $50 r. ~, ss.lJ T. NJ
'Da!iy. fDa!iy. except SUNDAY. :Sund a..
orIc. s3s r.. Main 81. Phone Mad az
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-01-22

Mrs John L. LiEhttoot. 81 Yves;
/ C;racn Strcct. Richmonh. Va Is The
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Ei' ~ NoND lEtiI MARKET.
" hUir-aic QuutaI,un,,
Orange. Grapefruit. 1angtrIne

i|crtsa Grange .............. a 90
F'iori1. .F-Gc:r!.t ........... o. ~ 5r
California orange .-....-..... - n,
f!uE!1a tsuac-.nCs -......-... So u
Baxter Springs news., 1918-02-15
BAXTER-P|CHER
HIGHWAY CLOSED
Conditions on Main Highway To
Picher Are In Serious Con-
ditiOn and Road Has
Been Closed

Conditions on the main road leading
west from Baxter Springs 10 Picher
caused Ben Malang, who Ia in charge
of repairing the highway, to close the
road to traffic. It In expected that
three or four days viii elapse before
the highway Is again opened.
The road has been in almost impas-
sable condition the entire winter, and
when the heavy snow melted recently
and the ground thawed, traffic vir-
tually was tied up. A few days Of
warm sunshine and south wind, how
ever, dried up much Of the mud and
vehicles were using the road the last
few days-those that could battle
their way through the mire-but the
rain of yesterday and last night only
made it the worse, and Malang
blocked the highway to traffic.
Three places in the road especially
are 80 bad that vehicles could not get
through. Great holes are in the road
at Blue Mound, at a school house west
Of this city and also on West River
street out Of here. Those places
must be repaired before the highway
can be used.
Hundreds of motor vehicles have
been mired along the road in the last
several days. It was said last night
that cars and trucks Of many models
are sunk in the mud at various points,
having been abandoned by their driv-
ers. Men with teams have been en-
ployed at all hours Of the day and
night for a week pulling mired cars
from holes in the road.
Baxter Springs news., 1918-02-15
TELLING IT IN RHYME

The following letter was received
from one of the soldier boys in Camp
Doniphan:
I am sitting and I'm thinking Of the
things l left behind,
And / hate to put on paper what is
running thru my mind.
We have dug a million trenches Ger
q dozen miles Of ground,
And a meaner place this side Of hell
it simply can't be found.
But there's still one consolation, SO
gather closely while / tell:
When we die we're bound for heaven,
for we've done our hitch in hell!
We've built q hundred kitchens in
which to stew our beans;
We have stood a hundred guard
mounts, and cleaned the camp
latrines;
We've washed million mess KITS
and peeled q million spuds;
We've strapped q million blanket
rolls and washed q million duds;
The number of parades we've made
is really hard to tell
But we'll not parade in heaven, for
we've done our hitch in hell.
We've killed a million rattlesnakes
that tried to take our cots,
And shaken a hundred centipedes
from out our army socks;
We've marched q hundred thousand
miles and made a thousand
camps,
And pulled a million cactus plants
from out our army pants;
But when our work on earth is done
the friends we leave will tell r
When they died they went to heav'
en-, for they'd done their hitch ii
hell.
When the final taps are sounded anC
we lay aside our cares,
And we take part in the last parade
right up the golden stairs
And the angels bid US welcome, ant
the harps begin to play,
WeIl draw q million canteen checki
and spend them in one day.
II IL then well hear st. Peter tell III
loudly with q yell
"Just take q front seat, Mister, 10
you've done your hitch in hell"
Baxter Springs news., 1918-02-15
BIC GERMAN OFFENSIVE
ON western FRONT
German Officers Predict Great
Offensive and Winning Of
War With Tremendous
Spring Drive

New York, Feb. 12-Open prophecy
that Hindenburg would underaks .
great general offensive in the west
this spring in an endeavOr to crush
the British, French and American
armies and end the war, was made by
Major Won oldberg Of the German
general staff, speaking before the
German Colonial Socisty at Berlin
recently. According to an aeeounf
of his address, printed in Gernnn
papers which have reached here
Major van olberg said that - II hnd
been ''the year Of revenge, 11s would
be the year Of decisiOn-". Germans
were 10 turn their eyes and hearts %
the west front from Flandsn 70
Venetia, ignoring the peace nsgOtia-
tons, in the east, the outcome g
which was 'tmilitarily without impoE-
tance."
To-day" said Major Won OLbers,
aOur back iS free and We have TIE -
serves which we lacked IN 1914 N1ee
we had to defend aSt.PIuslA egainst
the Russians. Ths great ols,1lss cra
now start and then Gel hslp A1icl
Baxter Springs news., 1918-02-15
A RECITAL

Miss Mildred Popplewell entertained
her music class "The Sharps and
Flats Music Club" and their parents
in the form of q Valentine party at
the home of her parents, Rev. and
Mrs. 7. H. Popplewell Thursday even
ing. The house was tastefully decorat-
ed in cupids and hearts and the fol-
lowing program was presented;
Nearer My God to Thee" with
variations-Greta Hooker.
Waltz-John Milton Cooper and
Hazel Love.
"Jolly Little RaindrOps" Rosa
mund RathbOne.
"Over the Waves"-Faye Johnson.
"A Little Bit Of Heaven"-Arley
Shields.
Birds Morning SOnga- Edna
Howard.
Duet-Edna May Swinney and Miss
Popplewell.
Second valse, GOdard-Evelyn
Finefeld.
Clarinet Solo-G. T. Mckee.
"The Shepherd BOy"-Hazel Love.
Ice cream and heart shaped cakes
were the refreshments served. The
next meeting of the Club will be held
March7.
Baxter Springs news., 1918-02-15
KANSAS CITY LIVE
STOCK MARKET SLOW

Kansas City Stock Yards, Feb. IL
Receipts of cattle are moderate today,
$1,000 on sale here today. The top
corn-fed steers sold at $13. The fat
cattle market is slow and dull and we
cannot see much chance for any sharp
advance in prices this month. When
your cattle and hogs are ready for
market, we advise you to let them
come, and let the men who are telling
you to feed high priced corn, try 1t
and see how their patriotic ardor
holds out on the present prices of fat
cattle and hogs. AS the old man said'
'It can't be did"
We quote good to choice corn
steers SIP to $1S.75; medium to fair,
s9.76 to $11.4O. Good to choice cows,
Ss.45 to $1O.7O; medium to fair, $7.4O
to $500. Good to choice fat heifers,
$s.65 to $11.15; medium to fair, $7.46
to So. Gamers, $3.50 to $7.25. Bulls
S7.55 to SO. Good to choice veals,
$13 to $14.
Good to choice feeders, $1,000 to
$3.50; medium to fair, $3.50 to $3.50
Good to choice stock steets, 30 to
S1O.65; medium to fair, $7.75 to $3.50
Good to choice stock cows and heifers
S7.26 to 1925; medium to fair, $6.OO
TO S7.85. Good to choice stock calves
Ss.25 to Ss.75; medium to fair, $7.bC
to $3.50.
With 10000 hogs here today and
800 holdovers from Saturday, Oui
market opened 10 to l5 cents lower
and closed 25 cents lower. Chicag'
had $1,000 today, which was the cause
Of the drop here. Top today, $l6.2o
The bulk Of sales ranged from $lb.S'
to $500. Best lights brought $3.50
The pig market is steady prieel
ranging from S11bO to $14.50.
There are 1000 sheep here today
Market il is to rs cents lower. LAmb'
Sl7.1s. GREER 4 co.
Baxter Springs news., 1918-02-15
NO PAY REQUIRED TO JOIN

Topeka, Kan, Feb. 12-NO boy has
to nav a cent to enlist in the United
States Boys Working Reserve, now
being organized in Kansas as well as
in other states. Statements that q
fee of 81 is charged Of the boy or his
parents have been circulated but are
erroneous.
Voluntary contributions for carry
ing ON the work have been received,
but no money whatever is required
from any Onsin joining the reserve.
Much interest In being shown
Throughout the state in the reserve. the
purpose of which il to enroll bOyS
from ls to 21 years old for farm ser
vice in the coming season
Baxter Springs news., 1918-02-15
BROTHERS UNITED
AFTER LONG YEARS
Particulars Of Accident Given
Wide Circulation In Daily
Press Unites Brothers
After Many Years

Because Of an accident, near Galena
last week in which Alfred Murck was
slightly injured when the auto In
which he was riding was struck by q
Frisco engine and completely de-
molished, publicity Of which was CIV
en- wide circulation by the daily press
Of the middle west; Alfred and
George Murck, brothers have found
each other after a separation Of near
ly thirty years. The brothers lived
at Minneapolis, Minn., their mother
having died when they were children,
and their father seven years after
their parting.
George Murck Is working at the
Diamond Joe mine, two miles south
of here. His family is living near
Sarcoxie, Mo. Alfred Murck has
large mining interests here and his
family is living at Ardmore, Okla.
For many years Alfred Murck was
sales manager for the international
Harvester Company, his territory EN-
bracing northern Europe. He has
travelled in the Scandinavian cOun-
tries, Germany, Russia, England,
Italy, France, Belgium, a part of
Turkey and other countries. Finally
he resigned his position and became
interested in oil leases in Oklahoma.
Then he came here and acquired sew
eral pieces of good mining property.
His brother George came to this
district last November and was work.
ing at the carpenter trade. Several
times his letters were handed to Al
fred by the Baxter postmaster, but
each time he refused them and never
suspected they might belong to his
brother.
81 had an idea," said Alfred Murck
to his brother, "that you were some
where on the Pacific coast and never
dreamed that you were SO near"
az had given up all hope Of ever
finding yOu," George said.
Baxter Springs news., 1918-02-15

A good many false stories have
been circulated calculated to prejudice
the person who will not read for him
self against the reform in city gov
ernment. It has been told freely that
besides drawing his salary for looking
after the city work, city manager,
if he were an engineer, would have to
be paid per cent extra for engineer
ing work if there should be any to do.
That is not a fact: The engineering
work would be q part Of the city man.
ayers duties and would constitute
q large part of his time and it would
be done for the one salary. This
story is circulated, no doubt, as a
means of excusing the mistake OF
paying a Joplin man $12,50O for engi-
neering work this year, when a good
engineer hired in the beginning fol
not over $500 a month, might have
done all the work and saved the city
several thousands of dollars. Even
without the managerial form OF gov
ernment most cities hire their engin'
eers by the month. They don't waste
the Taxpayers money, ten thousands
of dollars at a time, like what has
been done in Baxter. If matters &c
on as they have been going you peo'
pie who are SO afraid of high taxes
surely will have to pay high taxes.
Baxter Springs news., 1918-02-15
Tit for Tat

A showily dressed woman was sit
ting In a car. when q quiet looking sol
der In getting in accidentally trot
on her dress.
She talked at him for about ten min
utes and wound up by saying:
"A gentleman would have apollo
gized."
saluting the young man bowed and
said:
"A lady would have given me .
chance"
Baxter Springs news., 1918-02-15
WIao Old Man.

cage brings wisdom" said Arthur j
Balfour at q Washington luncheon
"we have been In the war thres
years longer than you.
Perhaps you have heard the story
Of the septuagenarian who courtec
the dancing girl.
any dear child he said. 7 love you
and will prove my love by deeds, moi
words
$50 saying. he handed her q wallet
filed with 0fficial-looking documents,
and they lived happily ever after. Age
brings wisdom"
Baxter Springs news., 1918-02-15
A Bad Precedent.

"why do you want a divorce from
your husband2" asked a friend Of the
family.
Because he isn't the man ! thought
he was when married him." sobbed
the young wife.
my dear child, a general applica-
tion Of that principle would break up
nearly every home in the country"